top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in Australia

2025 single-year list · 8,971 listed authors · 5th of 170 countries

8,971 researchers whose current affiliation is in Australia are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 4,143 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Australia has 3.6% of everyone on the list, 5th of 170 countries.

Listed authors
8,971
3.6% of the list
In the global top 100,000
4,143
46.2% of its listed authors
Country rank
#5
of 170 countries by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#3
Mirjalili, Seyedali

Top institutions in Australia

  1. Monash University6677%
  2. The University of Queensland6117%
  3. The University of Sydney4635%
  4. UNSW Sydney4595%
  5. University of Melbourne4115%
  6. The Australian National University2673%
  7. The University of Western Australia2483%
  8. The University of Adelaide2323%
  9. University of Technology Sydney2242%
  10. RMIT University2202%

Top fields

  1. Clinical Medicine2,94033%
  2. Engineering6407%
  3. Enabling & Strategic Technologies6317%
  4. Biology6017%
  5. Information & Communication Technologies5646%
  6. Biomedical Research5156%
  7. Social Sciences4675%
  8. Public Health & Health Services4635%
  9. Physics & Astronomy3714%
  10. Earth & Environmental Sciences3624%

8,971 listed scientists in Australia

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