Top institutions in Australia for Biomedical Research

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Which institutions in Australia have the most top-cited scientists in Biomedical Research?

515 researchers in Australia whose main field is Biomedical Research are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 5.7% of all listed authors in Australia, and 8th of 105 countries in the field. 189 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Queensland has the most (51), followed by Monash University (48) and University of Melbourne (34). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
515
5.7% of all in Australia
In the global top 100,000
189
36.7% of them
Country rank in the field
#8
of 105 countries in Biomedical Research
Highest-ranked
#500
Smyth, Gordon K.
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1The University of Queensland5119#21Hugenholtz, Philip #5,856
2Monash University4820#30Holt, Kathryn Elizabeth #11,230
3University of Melbourne3414#64Komander, David #6,123
4The University of Sydney288#90Holmes, Edward C. #1,771
5UNSW Sydney2510#108Mattick, John S. #2,226
6La Trobe University176#204Simpson, Richard J. #16,027
7The University of Western Australia127#300Singh, Brajesh Kumar #725
8Macquarie University104#377Gillings, Michael R. #6,786
9Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research104#386Visvader, Jane E. #12,650
10Queensland University of Technology104#389Nyholt, Dale R. #16,877
11Murdoch University84#464Nicholson, Jeremy K. #5,143
12Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation81#496Pitt, John I. #32,433
13James Cook University84#506Bourne, David G. #48,818
14Deakin University83#513Clark, Timothy Darren #69,321
15The Australian National University80#522Otting, Gottfried #146,006
16Griffith University63#637Rehm, Bernd H.A. #14,131
17Murdoch Children's Research Institute63#676Little, Melissa Helen #48,046
18Department of Microbiology & Immunology51#726Seemann, Torsten #1,419
19ANU Research School of Biology52#749Bröer, Stefan #10,464
20The University of Adelaide54#767Turnidge, John D. #23,171
21Faculty of Medicine and Health53#652Errington, Jeff #23,765
22RMIT University52#777Ivanova, Elena P. #29,131
23The Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition52#779Lawrence, Mark Andrew #29,881
24Faculty of Science52#517Kertesz, Michael A. #82,337
25University of South Australia43#883Fenech, Michael Felix #3,883
26Department of Anatomy and Physiology41#928Hargreaves, Mark #22,921
27University of New England Australia41#947Geiser, Fritz #33,823
28Edith Cowan University42#977Bittles, Alan Holland #55,326
29School of Biosciences41#999McFadden, Geoffrey Ian #71,831
30Western Sydney University41#1,000Price, William S. #72,058
31University of Technology Sydney41#1,008Seymour, Justin R. #80,991
32The University of Newcastle, Australia41#1,013Neilan, Brett Anthony #84,793
33University of Wollongong40#1,030Oakley, Aaron J. #110,695
34Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute40#1,057Ross, Perran A. #160,459
35Burnet Institute40#1,069Wilson, David P. #236,995
36QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute31#1,096McManus, Donald Peter #10,703
37Curtin University32#1,131Newsholme, Philip N. #22,656
38UNSW Medicine31#1,140Martinac, Boris #28,837
39Westmead Hospital31#1,164Chen, Sharon Chih Ann #37,931
40University of Newcastle, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing32#1,184Collins, Clare E. #45,493
41Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health31#1,197Tapsell, Linda Clare #49,633
42Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences31#525Bi, Peng #65,690
43The University of Sydney School of Medicine31#1,284Beardsley, Justin #94,935
44The Kirby Institute30#1,350Khoury, David S. #131,865

The top 100 in Biomedical Research in Australia, in order

  1. 1
    Smyth, Gordon K.
    University of Melboure
  2. 2
    Singh, Brajesh Kumar
    The University of Western Australia
  3. 3
    Visscher, Peter M.
    The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience
  4. 4
    Seemann, Torsten
    Department of Microbiology & Immunology
  5. 5
    Holmes, Edward C.
    The University of Sydney
  6. 6
    Mattick, John S.
    UNSW Sydney
  7. 7
    Fenech, Michael Felix
    University of South Australia
  8. 8
    Nicholson, Jeremy K.
    Murdoch University
  9. 9
    Gandevia, Simon Charles
    Neuroscience Research Australia
  10. 10
    Hugenholtz, Philip
    The University of Queensland
  11. 11
    Komander, David
    University of Melbourne
  12. 12
    Gillings, Michael R.
    Macquarie University
  13. 13
    Parton, Robert G.
    The University of Queensland
  14. 14
    Bröer, Stefan
    ANU Research School of Biology
  15. 15
    McManus, Donald Peter
    QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
  16. 16
    Holt, Kathryn Elizabeth
    Monash University
  17. 17
    Craik, David J.
    The University of Queensland
  18. 18
  19. 19
    Ritchie, Matthew E.
    Melbourne Medical School
  20. 20
    Visvader, Jane E.
    Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
  21. 21
  22. 22
    Kumar, Sharad
    University of South Australia
  23. 23
    Rehm, Bernd H.A.
    Griffith University
  24. 24
    Wick, Ryan R.
    Monash University
  25. 25
  26. 26
    Richardson, Des Raymond
    Griffith University
  27. 27
    Simpson, Richard J.
    La Trobe University
  28. 28
    Nyholt, Dale R.
    Queensland University of Technology
  29. 29
    Satarug, Soisungwan
    Translational Research Institute Australia
  30. 30
    Subbarao, Kanta
    University of Melbourne
  31. 31
  32. 32
    Mathivanan, Suresh
    La Trobe University
  33. 33
    Paulsen, Ian T.
    Macquarie University
  34. 34
    Gasser, Robin B.
    University of Melbourne
  35. 35
    Ryan, Una M.
    Murdoch University
  36. 36
    Melrose, James
    UNSW Sydney
  37. 37
    Vollmer, Waldemar
    The University of Queensland
  38. 38
    Li, Jian
    Monash University
  39. 39
    Newsholme, Philip N.
    Curtin University
  40. 40
    Brand-Miller, Jennie C.
    The University of Sydney
  41. 41
    Hargreaves, Mark
    Department of Anatomy and Physiology
  42. 42
    Turnidge, John D.
    The University of Adelaide
  43. 43
    MacArthur, Daniel G.
    Garvan Institute of Medical Research
  44. 44
    Errington, Jeff
    Faculty of Medicine and Health
  45. 45
    Proud, Christopher Gregory
    South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
  46. 46
    Pires, Douglas E.V.
    School of Computing and Information Systems
  47. 47
    Seebacher, Frank
    The University of Sydney
  48. 48
    King, Glenn F.
    The University of Queensland
  49. 49
    Adams, Jerry M.
    Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
  50. 50
    Peleg, Anton Y.
    Monash University
  51. 51
    Tyson, Gene W.
    Queensland University of Technology
  52. 52
    Silke, John
    University of Melbourne
  53. 53
    Pretorius, Isak S.
    Macquarie University
  54. 54
    O’Neill, Scott Leslie
    Monash University
  55. 55
    Webster, Nicole Suzanne
    Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
  56. 56
    Martinac, Boris
    UNSW Medicine
  57. 57
    Ivanova, Elena P.
    RMIT University
  58. 58
    Lazarou, Michael
    Monash University
  59. 59
    Lawrence, Mark Andrew
    The Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  60. 60
    Moore, Robert J.
    RMIT University
  61. 61
    Edwards, Robert A.
    Flinders University
  62. 62
    Pitt, John I.
    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
  63. 63
    Montgomery, Grant W.
    The University of Queensland
  64. 64
    Lamb, Trevor D.
    ANU College of Health & Medicine
  65. 65
    Bowman, John P.
    Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
  66. 66
    Geiser, Fritz
    University of New England Australia
  67. 67
    Murphy, James M.
    University of Melbourne
  68. 68
    Holmes, Elaine C.
    Murdoch University
  69. 69
    Barr, Jeremy J.
    Monash University
  70. 70
    Inouye, Michael T.
    Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
  71. 71
    Chen, Sharon Chih Ann
    Westmead Hospital
  72. 72
    Palombo, Enzo A.
    Swinburne University of Technology
  73. 73
    Greening, Chris
    Monash University
  74. 74
    Czabotar, Peter E.
    University of Melbourne
  75. 75
    Harris, Patrick N.A.
    Faculty of Medicine
  76. 76
    Stocker, Roland
    Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
  77. 77
    Dickson, Barry J.
    The University of Queensland
  78. 78
    James, David Ernest
    The University of Sydney
  79. 79
    Graves, Jennifer A.Marshall
    La Trobe University
  80. 80
    Yengo, Loic
    The University of Queensland
  81. 81
    Collins, Clare E.
    University of Newcastle, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
  82. 82
    Kobe, Boštjan
    The University of Queensland
  83. 83
    Fry, Bryan G.
    The University of Queensland
  84. 84
    Walker, Peter J.
    The University of Queensland
  85. 85
    Gallegos, Danielle L.
    Queensland University of Technology
  86. 86
    Lister, Ryan
    The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
  87. 87
    Little, Melissa Helen
    Murdoch Children's Research Institute
  88. 88
    Coelho, Luis Pedro
    Queensland University of Technology
  89. 89
    Howden, Benjamin P.
    University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  90. 90
    Bourne, David G.
    James Cook University
  91. 91
    Tapsell, Linda Clare
    Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
  92. 92
    Allman-Farinelli, Margaret Anne
    Faculty of Medicine and Health
  93. 93
    Wu, Jason HY
    George Institute for Global Health
  94. 94
    Nation, Roger L.
    Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  95. 95
    Siervo, Mario H.N.
    Curtin University
  96. 96
    Partridge, Sally R.
    The Westmead Institute for Medical Research
  97. 97
    Velkov, Tony
    Monash University
  98. 98
    Greening, David W.
    Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
  99. 99
    Cunningham, Fiona
    Victorian Heart Hospital
  100. 100
    Mercer, Tim R.
    The University of Queensland

515 listed scientists in Biomedical Research in Australia

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