How does Australia rank in Urban Studies research?

Australia ranks #6 of 42 countries on research quality in Urban Studies (2022–2025), with 878 works.

Urban Studies research in Australia

The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia for Urban Studies research in 2022–2025 (#3 worldwide), followed by The University of Sydney.

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	The University of MelbourneMelbourne	#3	76.2	38.3%	122
2	The University of SydneySydney	#16	40.0	26.3%	65

Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Urban Studies, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Stephen Castles, David Throsby and Justin O’Connor rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

1Stephen Castles#10,321 worldwide overall498 citations · 4 works
2David Throsby#15,787 worldwide overall387 citations · 19 works
3Justin O’Connor#27,333 worldwide overall204 citations · 19 works
4Michele Acuto#30,139 worldwide overall308 citations · 11 works
5Sally Green#34,753 worldwide overall370 citations · 5 works
6Peter Hall#37,585 worldwide overall932 citations · 15 works
7Gordon Waitt#40,411 worldwide overall306 citations · 4 works
8Andy Bennett#47,737 worldwide overall193 citations · 5 works
9Tan Yiğitcanlar#52,971 worldwide overall841 citations · 14 works
10Guy M. Robinson#70,489 worldwide overall304 citations · 4 works
11Claire Smith#77,371 worldwide overall231 citations · 4 works
12Andrew Gorman‐Murray#85,311 worldwide overall188 citations · 5 works
13Carolyn Cartier#90,144 worldwide overall110 citations · 5 works
14Kim Dovey#103,399 worldwide overall178 citations · 12 works
15Patrick Brandful Cobbinah#106,062 worldwide overall312 citations · 26 works