Which institutions in Australia have the most top-cited scientists in Biology?
601 researchers in Australia whose main field is Biology are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 6.7% of all listed authors in Australia, and 4th of 104 countries in the field. 359 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Queensland has the most (50), followed by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (45) and The University of Western Australia (44). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
601
6.7% of all in Australia
In the global top 100,000
359
59.7% of them
Country rank in the field
#4
of 104 countries in Biology
Highest-ranked
#707
Nakagawa, Shinichi
No institution matches.
The top 100 in Biology in Australia, in order
- 1Nakagawa, ShinichiUNSW Sydney
- 2Lambers, HansThe University of Western Australia
- 3Lindenmayer, David B.The Fenner School of Environment & Society
- 4Varshney, Rajeev KumarMurdoch University
- 5Laurance, William F.James Cook University
- 6Westoby, MarkMacquarie University
- 7Munns, Rana E.CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Brisbane
- 8Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove I.The University of Queensland
- 9Shabala, Sergey NikolayevichThe University of Western Australia
- 10Hughes, Terence P.James Cook University
- 11Hoffmann, Ary A.School of Biosciences
- 12Frankham, Richard R.Macquarie University
- 13Elith, JaneFaculty of Science
- 14Alongi, Daniel M.Tropical Coastal & Mangrove Consultants
- 15Shine, Richard D.Macquarie University
- 16Watson, James E.M.The University of Queensland
- 17Farquhar, Graham DouglasANU Research School of Biology
- 18Mumby, Peter J.The University of Queensland
- 19Lanfear, RobertANU Research School of Biology
- 20Brodribb, Timothy J.University of Tasmania
- 21Lovelock, Catherine E.The University of Queensland
- 22Hobbs, Richard J.The University of Western Australia
- 23Ruan, Yong-LingThe Australian National University
- 24Moritz, Craig C.ANU Research School of Biology
- 25Hays, Graeme CliveDeakin University
- 26Bellwood, David R.James Cook University
- 27Bowman, David M.J.S.University of Tasmania
- 28Hobday, Alistair JamesCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 29Kazan, KemalThe University of Queensland
- 30Cumming, Graeme S.The University of Western Australia
- 31Richardson, Anthony J.The University of Queensland
- 32Evans, John R.ANU Research School of Biology
- 33Minh, Bui QuangThe Australian National University
- 34Kearney, Michael R.University of Melbourne
- 35Walker, Brian H.Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 36Colmer, Timothy DavidThe University of Western Australia
- 37Eldridge, David J.UNSW Sydney
- 38Endler, John A.James Cook University
- 39Wright, Ian J.Macquarie University
- 40Faith, Daniel P.The University of Sydney
- 41Lin, Brenda B.Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 42Cinner, Joshua E.James Cook University
- 43Chown, Steven L.Monash University
- 44Bowman, John L.Monash University
- 45Warton, David I.UNSW Sydney
- 46Pyke, Graham H.Macquarie University
- 47Bradshaw, Corey J.A.Flinders University
- 48Meiri, ShaiUniversity of Melbourne
- 49Ferrier, SimonCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 50Pratchett, Morgan StuartJames Cook University
- 51Brundrett, Mark C.The University of Western Australia
- 52Stork, N. E.Griffith University
- 53Fry, Brian D.Griffith University
- 54Henry, Robert J.The University of Queensland
- 55Borowitzka, Michael A.Murdoch University
- 56Bradstock, Ross A.the Environment and Water (NSW DCCEEW)
- 57Byrne, MariaThe University of Sydney
- 58Simpfendorfer, Colin AshleyJames Cook University
- 59Fabricius, Katharina E.Australian Institute of Marine Science
- 60Farine, Damien R.ANU Research School of Biology
- 61Edgar, Graham J.University of Tasmania
- 62Jones, Roger A.C.The University of Western Australia
- 63Dickman, Chris R.The University of Sydney
- 64Davidson, Nick C.Charles Sturt University
- 65Medlyn, Belinda E.Western Sydney University
- 66Raubenheimer, David R.Faculty of Medicine and Health
- 67Peakall, RodANU Research School of Biology
- 68Possingham, Hugh P.The University of Queensland
- 69von Caemmerer, SusanneANU Research School of Biology
- 70Moles, Angela T.UNSW Sydney
- 71Arthington, Angela HelenGriffith University
- 72Hallegraeff, G. M.Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
- 73Terborgh, John W.James Cook University
- 74Browne, Mark AnthonyUNSW Sydney
- 75Fuller, Richard A.The University of Queensland
- 76Simmons, Leigh W.The University of Western Australia
- 77Johnson, Chris N.University of Tasmania
- 78Dodds, Peter N.Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 79Munday, Philip L.James Cook University
- 80Lamont, Byron B.Curtin University
- 81Wyborn, Carina A.The Fenner School of Environment & Society
- 82Passioura, John B.The Australian National University
- 83Smith, Sally E.The University of Adelaide
- 84Duke, Norman C.James Cook University
- 85Bonduriansky, RussellUNSW Sydney
- 86Ralph, Peter J.University of Technology Sydney
- 87Guillera-Arroita, GurutzetaUniversity of Melbourne
- 88Macreadie, Peter I.RMIT University
- 89Murray, Nicholas J.James Cook University
- 90Pandolfi, John M.The University of Queensland
- 91Pickering, Catherine MarinaGriffith University
- 92Furbank, Robert T.ANU Research School of Biology
- 93Duursma, Remko A.Western Sydney University
- 94Simpson, Stephen JamesFaculty of Medicine and Health
- 95Alroy, JohnMacquarie University
- 96Hayward, Matt W.The University of Newcastle, Australia
- 97Pecl, Gretta TatyanaInstitute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
- 98Connolly, Rod M.Griffith University
- 99Levin, NoamThe University of Queensland, Remote Sensing Research Centre
- 100Warren, Dan L.Charles Sturt University
601 listed scientists in Biology in Australia
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