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

2023 Web of Science

Usage guide

Expressed as statement:

  • 6 highly cited researchers.

Source: 2023 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 2023.

Leiden Ranking

#1 in Australia
for the proportion of published research made available in an open access journal (gold open access)
2023 Leiden Ranking Open Edition
#5 in Australia
for the proportion of open access published research
2023 Leiden Ranking Open Edition
#5 in Australia
for the proportion of published research that was co-authored
2023 Leiden Ranking Open Edition
#1 in Australia
for the proportion of published research made available in an open access journal (gold open access)
2023 Leiden Ranking Open Edition, Biomedical and Health Sciences

#25 in the world
for the proportion of published research co-authored with organisations more than 5000 km away

2023 Leiden Ranking Open Edition, Life and Earth Sciences

#5 in Australia
for the proportion of published research made available in open access subscription journals with permission for reuse (hybrid open access)

2023 Leiden Ranking Open Edition, Life and Earth Sciences

#1 in Australia
for the proportion of published research made available in an open access journal (gold open access)
2023 Leiden Ranking Open Edition, Social Sciences and Humanities
#4 in Australia
for the proportion of open access published research
2023 Leiden Ranking Open Edition, Social Sciences and Humanities

Usage guide

Expressed as statement:

  • #1 in Australia for the proportion of published research made available in an open access journal (gold open access)
  • #25 in the world for the proportion of published research co-authored with organisations more than 5000 km away

Source: 2023 Leiden Ranking Open Edition

Expressed in sentence:

  • JCU ranked #1 in Australia for the proportion of published research made available in an open access journal (gold open access), by Leiden Ranking Open Edition for 2023.
  • JCU ranked #25 in the world for the proportion of published research co-authored with organisations more than 5000 km away, by Leiden Ranking Open Edition for 2023.