Reputation and Experience Research outcomes

Research outcomes

Excellence in Research for Australia

‘World class’ or higher in 83% of research fields

2018 Excellence in Research for Australia

‘World class’ or higher in 38 research fields

2018 Excellence in Research for Australia

‘Well above world class’ in 8 research fields

2018 Excellence in Research for Australia

Usage guide

Expressed as statement:

  • ‘World class’ or higher in 83% of research fields.
  • 'World class’ or higher in 38 fields of research.

Source: 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)

Expressed in sentence:

  • JCU achieved the ranking of ‘world class’ or higher in 83 percent of research fields, by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) for 2018.
  • JCU achieved the ranking of ‘world class’ or higher in 38 fields of research, by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) for 2018.

Web of Science

6 highly cited researchers

2022 Web of Science

Usage guide

Expressed as statement:

  • 6 highly cited researchers.

Source: 2022 Web of Science

Expressed in sentence:

  • JCU has 6 researchers who were recognised for producing multiple highly cited papers and rank in the top 1% for their field of research, by Web of Science for 2022.

Leiden Ranking

#107 in the world
for the proportion of published research in the top 1% most frequently cited

2023 Leiden Ranking

#8 in Australia
for the proportion of published research in the top 1% most frequently cited

2023 Leiden Ranking

#87 in the world
for the proportion of published research in the top 1% most frequently cited

2023 Leiden Ranking, Life and Earth Sciences

#2 in Australia
for the proportion of published research in the top 1% most frequently cited

2023 Leiden Ranking, Life and Earth Sciences

Usage guide

Expressed as statement:

  • #107 in the world for the proportion of published research in the top 1% most frequently cited
  • #8 in Australia for the proportion of published research in the top 1% most frequently cited

Source: 2023 Leiden Ranking

Expressed in sentence:

  • JCU ranked #107 in the world for the proportion of published research in the top 1% most frequently cited, by Leiden Ranking for 2023.
  • JCU ranked #8 in Australia for the proportion of published research in the top 1% most frequently cited, by Leiden Ranking for 2023.