Monash University Tops 2024 Australian Research Rankings

Monash University

Monash University has been named Australia's top research institution by The Australian in its annual list of the country's top researchers and research institutions.

Of the 250 fields of academic endeavour identified by The Australian Research Magazine 2024 list, a Monash researcher was in first place in 32 of the fields, and Monash as a whole was the top research institution in 53 fields, an improvement on the 2023 edition in both areas.

Speaking to The Australian, Monash University Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Susan Elliott AM credited many factors for Monash's research success, including the decision to invest heavily in research infrastructure, as well as the move to build strength in medical research in the area of clinical research and clinical trials.

"Australian research is the lifeblood of our country's economy and helps to address the most significant global challenges of our time, and the Monash research community is proud to be leading the charge. It's vital that Australia's research institutions continue to get appropriate access to the necessary funds and resources for this work to continue in the future," said Professor Elliott.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Senior Vice-President Professor Rebekah Brown has overseen Monash University's massive research footprint.

"Monash is home to many outstanding researchers across a wide range of fields and disciplines, we're proud to work with our partners to solve global problems, create new technologies, and make discoveries for the betterment of people and the planet," said Professor Brown.

"This is a fantastic and well deserved recognition of the contribution our researchers continue to make each year."

This is the sixth year The Australian has compiled a list of the top 250 researchers and research institutions, using data based on the number of citations researchers have received for their publications over the past five years in top academic journals.

The list is accompanied by the publication's Research Magazine 2024, which features Monash academics who are leaders in their fields.

Fields led by Monash University

Business, Economics & Management (general)

Development Economics

Economic Policy

Economics

Finance

Game Theory and Decision Science

Human Resources & Organizations

International Business

Strategic Management

Analytical Chemistry

Biochemistry

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Computer Graphics

Educational Technology

Environmental & Geological Engineering

Software Systems

Technology Law

Theoretical Computer Science

Anesthesiology

Cardiology

Communicable Diseases

Critical Care

Diabetes

Emergency Medicine

Endocrinology

Epidemiology

Gynecology & Obstetrics

Health & Medical Sciences (general)

Hematology

Molecular Biology

Neurology

Neurosurgery

Obesity

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Physiology

Pulmonology

Rehabilitation Therapy

Reproductive Health

Rheumatology

Surgery

Vascular Medicine

Virology

Feminism & Women's Studies

Literature & Writing

Developmental Biology & Embryology

Proteomics, Peptides & Aminoacids

Discrete Mathematics

Probability & Statistics with Applications

Pure & Applied Mathematics

Environmental Law & Policy

Science & Engineering Education

Special Education

Teaching & Teacher Education

Fields led by Monash University researchers

Business, Economics & Management (general)

Rob Raven

Development Economics

Paul Raschky

Economic Policy

Paresh Narayan

Economics

Yves Zenou

International Business

Paresh Narayan

Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas

Ranjith Gamage

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Geoff Webb

Computer Graphics

Tim Dwyer

Data Mining & Analysis

Geoff Webb

Educational Technology

Dragan Gasevic

Mining & Mineral Resources

Ranjith Pathegama Gamage

Theoretical Computer Science

Nicholas Wormald

Diabetes

Dianna J Magliano

Endocrinology

Peter Ebeling

Gynecology & Obstetrics

Ben Willem Mol

Neurosurgery

Jeffrey Rosenfeld

Rehabilitation Therapy

Jennie Ponsford

Reproductive Health

Ben Willem Mol

Virology

David Jans

Sex & Sexuality

Eric Chow

Developmental Biology & Embryology

Rebecca Lim

Geology

Peter Cawood

Discrete Mathematics

David Wood

High Energy & Nuclear Physics

Peter Skands

Probability & Statistics with Applications

Rob J Hyndman

Pure & Applied Mathematics

David R. Wood

Criminology, Criminal Law & Policing

Bridget Harris

Environmental & Occupational Medicine

Yuming Guo

Environmental Law & Policy

Russell Smyth

Health Policy & Medical Law

Peter Bragge

Special Education

Umesh Sharma

Teaching & Teacher Education

Umesh Sharma

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