The rankings metric mavens’ read are out, with publication of Leiden University’s measures of research publishing. The university’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (“meaningful metrics”) uses Web of Science data to crunch research impact of publications, adjusted for the number and proportion that are highly cited. Yes there are anomalies and opportunities for endless analysis of the data, but that way madness lies and at least the Leiden results are not based on surveys of people’s perceptions.

This year’s figures cover 2013-16 and 25 Australian universities make the top 1000 for total publications, (collaborative papers are allocated fractionally – no CMM does not not know how, refer to above remark about the path to madness).

 

Impact rating for all publications

Last year’s ANZ universities that made the world ranking were: UniSyd 29, UniMelb 31, UoQ 35, Monash 64, UNSW 68, UWA 153, UniAdelaide 182, ANU 191, UniAuckland 201, UniOtago 275, Griffith 351, Curtin U 355, QUT 364, Uni Newcastle 371, Deakin U 383, Uni Wollongong 405, Macquarie U 423, UniSA 478, UTas 507, UTS 510, RMIT 520, Flinders 524, James Cook U 536, Massey U 574, La Trobe U 588, Western Sydney U 612, Canterbury U 691, Victoria U of Wellington 711, Swinburne U 772 and Murdoch U 900.

 

This year’s are : UniSyd 30, UniMeb 33, UoQ 37, UNSW 58, Monash U 64, UWA 151, UniAdelaide 169, UniAuckland 199, ANU 201, UniOtago 284, Curtin U 316, Griffith U 325, QUT 349, Deakin U 358, UniNewcastle 361, UniWollongong 369, Macquarie U 419, UniSA 471, UniTas 473,  UTS 476, RMIT 480, Flinders U 516, James Cook U 549, La Trobe U 575, Massey U 590, Western Sydney U 609, UniCanterbury 735, Victoria U of Wellington 736, Swinburne U 739, Murdoch U 876 and UNE 936

 

ANZ top ten impact ratings for all publications, with no minimum number (world ranking this year, world ranking last) by discipline group 

 

Biomedical sciences

UniSyd (24, 24), UniMelb (26, 21), UoQ (53, 50), Monash U (63, 61), UNSW (87, 87), UWA (166, 178), UniAdelaide (169, 170), UniAuckland (200,200), UniOtago (207, 202), UniNewcastle (278, 281)

 

Life and earth sciences

UoQ (8, 8), UniMelb (39, 43), UniSydney (55, 47), UWA (60, 59), UNSW (70, 88), UniAdelaide (74, 83), ANU (84, 80), James Cook U (87, 85), Monash U (113, 111), UniTas (127, 133)

 

Maths and computer sciences

UNSW (52, 65), UniSydney (135, 140), UniMelb (142, 127), Monash U (195, 183), UoQ (203, 211),  UTS (209, 244), ANU (211, 200), Uni Auckland (217, 202),  UniWollongong (242, 322), QUT (298, 312)

 

Physical sciences and engineering

UNSW (76, 94 ), UoQ (115, 108, ), Monash U (116, 112),  UniSydney (163, 148), ANU (200, 185), UniMelb (218, 208), UniWollongong (274, 309), Curtin U (308, 343), U Adelaide (321, 352) UWA (324, 316)

 

Social sciences and humanities

UoQ (14, 16), UniSyd (23, 23) UniMelb (25,31), Monash U (36, 38),  UNSW (41, 44), ANU (54, 60), Griffith U (60, 65), UniAuckland (88, 97), Macquarie U (109, 123), Deakin U (113, 125)