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Which institutions in Australia have the most top-cited scientists in Public Health & Health Services?

463 researchers in Australia whose main field is Public Health & Health Services are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 5.2% of all listed authors in Australia, and 3rd of 71 countries in the field. 173 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). La Trobe University has the most (35), followed by Monash University (26) and The University of Queensland (23). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
463
5.2% of all in Australia
In the global top 100,000
173
37.4% of them
Country rank in the field
#3
of 71 countries in Public Health & Health Services
Highest-ranked
#642
Lupton, Deborah A.
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1La Trobe University3521#2Khalil, Dr Hanan #5,881
2Monash University266#10Ponsford, Jennie L. #13,338
3The University of Queensland2310#15Hall, Wayne D. #2,146
4Deakin University207#20Paradies, Yin C. #5,177
5The University of Sydney187#27Jackson, Debra E. #10,750
6UNSW Sydney147#36Lupton, Deborah A. #642
7Griffith University146#37Polit, Denise F. #8,425
8Curtin University144#38Tuckett, Anthony G. #60,179
9University of Technology Sydney132#43Levett-Jones, Tracy Louise #20,478
10Flinders University127#52King, Daniel L. #12,303
11Southern Cross University123#61Happell, Brenda Mary #34,133
12Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences117#48Munn, Zachary #1,189
13Western Sydney University100#89Schmied, Virginia A. #129,259
14University of Wollongong93#99Halcomb, Elizabeth Jane #36,161
15Australian Catholic University83#102Sallis, James F. #1,028
16Faculty of Medicine and Health83#90Bauman, Adrian Ernest #2,977
17The Australian National University82#112Friel, Sharon #17,333
18Macquarie University83#120Harrison, Reema #49,387
19The University of Newcastle, Australia84#121Wolfenden, Luke #49,559
20Queensland University of Technology81#126Graves, Nicholas #83,922
21National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre74#130Degenhardt, Louisa J. #1,790
22University of Melbourne73#146Francis, Jill J. #33,968
23University of South Australia61#153Peters, Micah D.J. #965
24The University of Sydney School of Health Sciences61#158Emerson, Eric B. #8,690
25Griffith Health62#159Pallant, Julie F. #9,921
26RMIT University63#160Duff, Cameron #15,492
27University of Southern Queensland62#162Alam, Khorshed #18,863
28The University of Adelaide62#163Delfabbro, Paul Howard #19,309
29CQUniversity Australia63#174Browne, Matthew #64,601
30The University of Sydney School of Public Health54#193Ding, Ding M. #15,353
31Charles Sturt University52#205McLeod, Sharynne Lindy #30,149
32Edith Cowan University52#207Whitehead, Lisa Claire #30,804
33Melbourne School of Population and Global Health52#208Devlin, Nancy Joy #31,154
34Swinburne University of Technology43#234Owen, Neville #6,696
35The University of Western Australia41#238Giles-Corti, Billie #11,205
36University of New England Australia42#247Cleary, Michelle #23,185
37The Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition43#261Maddison, Ralph #35,616
38Federation University Australia42#264Cant, Robyn P. #42,282
39University of the Sunshine Coast40#303Meredith, Pamela Joy #149,586
40The Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences32#312Braithwaite, Jeffrey #4,419
41Bond University31#366Brown, Wendy J. #51,070
42Faculty of Fine Arts and Music31#384Baker, Felicity A. #76,345
43University of Tasmania30#418Campbell, Steven J. #119,238
44College of Nursing and Health Sciences30#298Coveney, John D. #121,693

The top 100 in Public Health & Health Services in Australia, in order

  1. 1
  2. 2
    Peters, Micah D.J.
    University of South Australia
  3. 3
    Sallis, James F.
    Australian Catholic University
  4. 4
    Munn, Zachary
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  5. 5
    Degenhardt, Louisa J.
    National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
  6. 6
    Hall, Wayne D.
    The University of Queensland
  7. 7
    Nutbeam, Don
    Public Health Research & Practice
  8. 8
    Bauman, Adrian Ernest
    Faculty of Medicine and Health
  9. 9
    Braithwaite, Jeffrey
    The Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
  10. 10
    Paradies, Yin C.
    Deakin University
  11. 11
    Khalil, Dr Hanan
    La Trobe University
  12. 12
    Owen, Neville
    Swinburne University of Technology
  13. 13
    Aromataris, Edoardo Claudio
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  14. 14
    Polit, Denise F.
    Griffith University
  15. 15
    Emerson, Eric B.
    The University of Sydney School of Health Sciences
  16. 16
    Pallant, Julie F.
    Griffith Health
  17. 17
    Jackson, Debra E.
    The University of Sydney
  18. 18
    Giles-Corti, Billie
    The University of Western Australia
  19. 19
    King, Daniel L.
    Flinders University
  20. 20
    Kitson, A. L.
    Flinders University
  21. 21
    Ponsford, Jennie L.
    Monash University
  22. 22
    Astell–burt, Thomas
    The University of Sydney
  23. 23
    Morris, Meg E.
    La Trobe University
  24. 24
    Ward, Paul R.
    Torrens University Australia
  25. 25
    Ding, Ding M.
    The University of Sydney School of Public Health
  26. 26
    Duff, Cameron
    RMIT University
  27. 27
    Islam, M. Mofizul
    La Trobe University
  28. 28
    Friel, Sharon
    The Australian National University
  29. 29
    Leung, Janni K.Y.
    The University of Queensland
  30. 30
    Baum, Fran Elaine
    College of Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Public Health
  31. 31
    Dolan, Kate A.
    National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
  32. 32
    Alam, Khorshed
    University of Southern Queensland
  33. 33
    Delfabbro, Paul Howard
    The University of Adelaide
  34. 34
    Rhodes, Tim J.
    UNSW Sydney
  35. 35
    Levett-Jones, Tracy Louise
    University of Technology Sydney
  36. 36
    Cichero, Julie Ann Yvette
    Eat Drink Swallow Safe
  37. 37
    Bigby, Christine
    La Trobe University
  38. 38
    Saunders, John B.
    The University of Queensland
  39. 39
    Cleary, Michelle
    University of New England Australia
  40. 40
    McCormack, Brendan George
    The University of Sydney
  41. 41
    Feng, Xiaoqi Qi
    UNSW Sydney
  42. 42
    Assefa, Yibeltal Alemu
    The University of Queensland
  43. 43
    Hawe, Penelope
    The University of Sydney School of Public Health
  44. 44
    Moyle, Wendy
    Griffith Health
  45. 45
    Kenny, Dianna Theadora
    The University of Sydney
  46. 46
  47. 47
    Lockwood, Craig S.
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  48. 48
  49. 49
    McLeod, Sharynne Lindy
    Charles Sturt University
  50. 50
    Osborne, Richard H.
    La Trobe University
  51. 51
    Whitehead, Lisa Claire
    Edith Cowan University
  52. 52
    Devlin, Nancy Joy
    Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
  53. 53
    Darke, Shane G.
    National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
  54. 54
    Craig, Ashley R.
    The University of Sydney, John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research
  55. 55
    Usher, Kim J.
    University of New England Australia
  56. 56
    Vaismoradi, Mojtaba
    Charles Sturt University
  57. 57
    Francis, Jill J.
    University of Melbourne
  58. 58
    Happell, Brenda Mary
    Southern Cross University
  59. 59
    Maddison, Ralph
    The Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  60. 60
    Edvardsson, Jan David
    Swinburne University of Technology
  61. 61
    Halcomb, Elizabeth Jane
    University of Wollongong
  62. 62
    Ball, Kylie
    Deakin University
  63. 63
    Taylor, Nicholas F.
    La Trobe University
  64. 64
    Gainsbury, Sally M.
    Faculty of Science
  65. 65
    Russell, Trevor G.
    The University of Queensland
  66. 66
    Maher, Carol Ann
    The University of Adelaide
  67. 67
    Foster, Kim N.
    Australian Catholic University
  68. 68
    Lynch, John William
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  69. 69
    Shields, Nora
    La Trobe University
  70. 70
    Snow, Pamela Claire
    La Trobe University
  71. 71
    Cant, Robyn P.
    Federation University Australia
  72. 72
    Brown, Ted
    Monash University
  73. 73
    Pollock, Danielle Kelly
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  74. 74
    Salmon, Jo
    The Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  75. 75
    Carter, S. M.
    University of Wollongong
  76. 76
    Thom-Jones, Sandra Carol
    University of Wollongong
  77. 77
    de Morton, Natalie A.
    Donvale Rehabilitation Hospital
  78. 78
    McGrail, Matthew Richard
    The University of Queensland
  79. 79
    Harrison, Reema
    Macquarie University
  80. 80
    Wolfenden, Luke
    The University of Newcastle, Australia
  81. 81
    Manias, Elizabeth
    Monash University
  82. 82
    Aoun, Samar M.
    Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science
  83. 83
    Broom, Alex F.
    The University of Sydney
  84. 84
    Peden, Amy E.
    UNSW Sydney
  85. 85
    Brown, Wendy J.
    Bond University
  86. 86
    Douglas, Jacinta Mary
    La Trobe University
  87. 87
    Moseley, Anne M.
    Faculty of Medicine and Health
  88. 88
    Oates, Jennifer M.
    La Trobe University
  89. 89
    Fraser, Suzanne M.
    La Trobe University
  90. 90
  91. 91
    Mattick, Richard P.
    National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
  92. 92
    Barnett, Anthony
    Australian Catholic University
  93. 93
    Livingston, Michael J.
    La Trobe University
  94. 94
    Cooper, Simon Jr
    Edith Cowan University
  95. 95
    Barker, Timothy Hugh
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  96. 96
    Kuntsche, Emmanuel Nicolás
    La Trobe University
  97. 97
    van de Mortel, T. F.
    Griffith University
  98. 98
    Harvey, Lisa A.
    Kolling Institute of Medical Research
  99. 99
    Tuckett, Anthony G.
    Curtin University
  100. 100
    Waling, Andrea
    La Trobe University

463 listed scientists in Public Health & Health Services in Australia

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Data: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2026), ‘August 2026 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”’, Mendeley Data, v9, doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9. 2026 list, ranked by composite citation score (c) excluding self-citations.

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