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8 June 2018

Õ¬Äе¼º½ is the top-ranked institution in Australia in this year’s Nature Index of high-quality research outputs.

Õ¬Äе¼º½ has climbed from third in Australia last year to regain first position on the 2018 Top institutions table.

The University’s global position jumped 17 places, to 110 in the world.

Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Aidan Byrne said Õ¬Äе¼º½ had consistently performed strongly in this influential index.

“Our leading research which contributed to this result illustrates the breadth of work being undertaken across our institutes, faculties and schools,” Professor Byrne said.

“From using peptides from spider venom to potentially reduce the impact of stroke, to investigating how climate change is affecting Antarctic habitat, Õ¬Äе¼º½ scientists are having an impact across a range of important disciplines.”

In addition to being number one in Australia on the Top institutions table, Õ¬Äе¼º½ is first in Australia in three other 2018 Nature tables – the Life Sciences subject table, the Nature and Science journal table and the Academic Institutions table.

“Õ¬Äе¼º½ is in the top 100 internationally in five tables, demonstrating our robust performance across disciplines ranging from neuroscience and genetics to ecology and astrophysics.

Õ¬Äе¼º½ was 60th in the world in Life Sciences, and 86th in the world in Earth and Environmental science subjects.

“This is an endorsement not only of Õ¬Äе¼º½, but of the excellent research by Queensland scientists who are making a difference the world over, in medicine, health and the environment.

The Nature Index tables are based on weighted fractional counts of high-quality natural sciences research outputs published in Nature Index journals for the previous calendar year.

The 2018 Nature tables are available at 


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