Monash University
Australia
Time frame: 1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Monash University's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Monash University is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Monash University has the following research output in the current window (1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 959 | 206.46 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Monash University' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 122 | 33.82 |
| Biological sciences | 113 | 27.11 |
| Chemistry | 81 | 27.10 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 70 | 18.34 |
| Health sciences | 365 | 63.03 |
| Physical sciences | 165 | 20.64 |
| Social sciences | 43 | 16.41 |
Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.
Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Sciences | 101 | 16.80 |
| Organic Chemistry | 22 | 12.47 |
| Immunology | 43 | 9.79 |
| Astronomical Sciences | 64 | 7.84 |
| Chemical Engineering | 22 | 7.24 |
| Quantum Physics | 16 | 6.81 |
| Reproductive Medicine | 23 | 5.83 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 26 | 5.18 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 136 | 137 | 119 | 203 | 202 |
| Applied sciences | 15 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 32 |
| Health sciences | 42 | 50 | 54 | 65 | 66 |
| Natural sciences | 79 | 67 | 52 | 88 | 86 |
| Biological sciences | 24 | 23 | 15 | 28 | 24 |
| Chemistry | 25 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 27 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 16 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 14 |
| Physical sciences | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Social sciences | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 18 |
| Nature & Science | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Monash University.
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (294 institutions) | 28.1% |
| Domestic (191 institutions) | 71.9% |
Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.
Note: Hover over the graph to view collaboration by percentage of Share.
Top 5 domestic collaborators with Monash University by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Melbourne (UniMelb) | 42.23 / 41.58 | 83.81 |
| University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) | 19.48 / 14.32 | 33.80 |
| The University of Queensland (UQ) | 15.15 / 14.72 | 29.86 |
| The University of Sydney (USYD) | 12.47 / 12.78 | 25.24 |
| Australian National University (ANU) | 14.45 / 7.14 | 21.59 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Monash University by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | 5.88 / 5.81 | 11.70 |
| Monash University Malaysia Campus | 6.01 / 5.45 | 11.45 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 6.93 / 4.08 | 11.02 |
| Harvard University | 5.62 / 5.05 | 10.68 |
| Chongqing University (CQU) | 7.57 / 2.83 | 10.40 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Monash University. All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- ARC Centre for Complex Systems (ACCS)
- ARC Centre for Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Membrane Proteins (ARC CCeMMP)
- ARC Centre for Fragment-Based Design (ARC CFBD)
- ARC Centre for Green Chemistry
- ARC Centre for Perceptive and Intelligent Machines in Complex Environments
- ARC Centre for Personalised Therapeutics Technologies (ARC CPTT)
- ARC Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation (COE-CSI)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function (CIBF)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Tera-Scale (CoEPP)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Robotic Vision
- ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Optical Microcombs for Breakthrough Science (COMBS)
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics
- ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology
- ARC Research Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation
- ARC Training Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies (CTET)
- ARC Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy (GlobH2E)
- Alfred Research Alliance
- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS)
- Australian Collaboration for Accelerator Science (ACAS)
- Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)
- Australian Prostate Cancer BioResource (APCB)
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC)
- Australian and New Zealand International Ocean Discovery Program Consortium (ANZIC)
- Centre for Geometric Biology (CGB)
- China–Australia Joint Research Centre for Infectious Diseases
- Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC)
- Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub (ESCC)
- Epworth Monash Rehabilitation Medicine Unit
- Hill Applied Porous Materials Team
- IITB-Monash Research Academy
- International Tangible Interaction Design Lab (ITID Lab)
- International WaterCentre (IWC)
- Mental Health Research Institute (MHRI)
- Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (MERRC)
- Monash Health Translation Precinct Medical Genomics Facility (MHTP Medical Genomics Facility)
- Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre
- Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium (MCCC)
- Monash Warwick Alliance - Melbourne
- Monash Warwick Alliance - Warwick
- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence to Optimise Sleep in Brain Ageing and Neurodegeneration (CogSleep CRE)
- National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT)
- National Environmental Science Programme (NESP)
- National Imaging Facility (NIF)
- National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI)
- NuGrid Collaboration
- SEU-Monash Suzhou Research Institute
- SEU-Monash University Joint Graduate School
- Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF)
- Stem Cells Australia
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN)
- Victorian Bioinformatics Consortium (VBC)
- Victorian Heart Hospital
- Victorian Institute of Earth and Planetary Sciences (VIEPS)