The University of Melbourne: #3 in the world for Arts & Humanities collaboration

The University of Melbourne stands at #3 of 1,195 universities worldwide on the Arts & Humanities collaboration index, the strongest of its 26 subject standings in the 2026 Research Collaboration Index, published today.

The standing rests on the open scholarly record: 1,171 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 306 collaborating institutions across 49 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 9.17.

The University of Melbourne holds Platinum standing overall, at #16 in the world.

The full index, all 26 subject rankings and complete methodology are now public.

Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.