Research Collaboration Index · 2026

The University of Melbourne

Asia-Pacific · Platinum standing

#16World rank
93.9RCI score
1,185Collaborating institutions
80Partner countries
107,719Joint works, 5 yr
3.43FWCI

Strongest in Arts & Humanities, at #3 in the world.

The profile

Collaboration profile

96Influence
99Brokerage
100Reach
90Diversity
100Sustained
88Impact
85International

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Subject standings

World rank in each of the 26 subject indices; gold cards mark top-500 standings. Click through to any full subject ranking.

Featured academics

The researchers behind the standing

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Fiona Fidler

Fiona Fidler

Arts & Humanities · featured academic

Fiona Fidler, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science and Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne, leads the repliCATS project, whose multi-institution PLOS ONE study showed structured expert elicitation can reliably predict which social and behavioural science claims will replicate, strengthening trust in published research.

Meinir Krishnasamy

Meinir Krishnasamy

Nursing · featured academic

Professor Krishnasamy is Professor of Nursing at the University of Melbourne and an internationally recognised cancer nurse researcher. Her 2024 Supportive Care in Cancer study with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre colleagues tested the Nursing Equity Assessment Tool, helping nurses identify disadvantage in newly diagnosed cancer patients and advance equitable cancer care.

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