Twenty seven Monash University researchers have been named among the most influential in their fields, as part of Clarivate's 2025 list of Highly Cited Researchers.
The annual list of Highly Cited Researchers acknowledges influential researchers across a broad range of disciplines whose academic papers are most often cited by other researchers around the world. When a researcher's work has been consistently referenced by peers in their field, it makes an impact on the direction and progress of research worldwide.
Professor Helena Teede AM, Director of the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, was named on the list for the first time this year, and said the honour is a reflection of Australia's collegiate research environment.
"This reflects not only the calibre of the team who I have worked with and developed over decades, but also reflects the Australian research and funding environment that has evolved to focus more on engagement and impactful research which benefits the community and aligns to our work," said Professor Teede.
"It is also important for me to acknowledge the role of the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), a Partnership Centre across Monash Health and Monash University, with this partnership ultimately serving to generate important research questions, facilitate high-quality research, and enable translation back into practice for health benefits."
Professor Rob Hyndman of the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics is also a new addition to the list, and said he was honoured to be on the list this year. "I'm delighted that people find my work useful," said Professor Hyndman.
Associate Professor Kelly Wyres, co-lead of the Monash Infectious Diseases Genomic research program, and Monash Research Talent Accelerator Fellow, achieved HiCi status for the second year running.
"It's a privilege and something that has been really gratifying to me to know that I've done work that other people have found useful, and that might have had an influence hopefully to the betterment of research," said Associate Professor Wyres.
Monash has maintained a strong presence on the yearly list of highly cited researchers, illustrating the university's commitment to research excellence and impact.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) and Senior Vice-President, Professor Robyn Ward AM, said the growing number of HiCi's at Monash represent the university's long-standing commitment to research excellence.
"Highly Cited researchers are synonymous with excellence. This year's result, with 27 Monash researchers identified on the Clarivate list, continues a trend of growing our HiCi cohort, increasing from 23 in 2024 and 17 in 2023," said Professor Ward.
"This speaks to both Monash's growth and ambitions in the area of research excellence, and illustrates the world-leading impact of our brilliant research community."
The full list of highly-cited researchers with Monash University as a primary affiliation includes:
- Professor Huanting Wang, Chemistry
- Professor Rinaldo Bellomo AO, Clinical Medicine
- Professor Stephen Nicholls, Clinical Medicine
- Professor Andrew Wei, Clinical Medicine
- Doctor Sue Brennan, Cross-Field
- Professor Rachelle Buchbinder, Cross-Field
- Professor Chai Siang Piao, Cross-Field
- Professor Peter Gibson, Cross-Field
- Professor Rob Hyndman, Cross-Field
- Professor Doug MacFarlane, Cross-Field
- Professor Stefan Maier, Cross-Field
- Professor Benjamin Marsland, Cross-Field
- Professor Seth Masters, Cross-Field
- Professor Joanne McKenzie, Cross-Field
- Professor Ranjith Pathegama Gamage, Cross-Field
- Professor Jamie Rossjohn, Cross-Field
- Professor Wei Shi, Cross-Field
- Professor Helena Teede, Cross-Field
- Professor Peter Cawood, Geosciences
- Associate Professor Alison Thorburn, Immunology
- Associate Professor Kelly Wyres, Microbiology
- Professor Alex Fornito, Neuroscience and Behaviour
- Professor Arthur Christopolous, Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Professor Patrick Sexton, Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Doctor Steve McDonald, Social Sciences
- Associate Professor Matthew Page, Social Sciences
- Professor Ilya Mandel, Space Science
Monash acknowledges the recent passing of Professor Rinaldo Bellamo AO, named on the Clarivate Highly Cited list. A longtime stalwart of Monash University, Professor Bellamo was one of the most decorated medical researchers in Australia's history, and was particularly influential in the areas of intensive care and renal health. Professor Bellamo's work, leadership and longstanding dedication earned him an appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2018.
Monash University extends its sincerest condolences to Professor Bellamo's family, colleagues and all who knew him.
Read Professor Bellamo's tribute in full.
