2022 tables: Institutions

The 2022 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.

Table criteria

# Institution Share 2020 Share 2021 Count 2021 Change in Adjusted Share* 2020–2021
1 The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia 161.24 156.25 470 -5.6%
2 University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia 155.50 150.60 491 -5.7%
3 Monash University, Australia 124.31 135.90 556 6.5%
4 The University of Melbourne (UniMelb), Australia 111.26 102.78 558 -10.0%
5 Australian National University (ANU), Australia 88.75 97.57 347 7.1%
6 The University of Sydney (USYD), Australia 75.01 77.13 367 0.2%
7 The University of Adelaide (Adelaide Uni), Australia 41.44 45.50 262 7.0%
8 The University of Western Australia (UWA), Australia 43.87 45.41 239 0.8%
9 Curtin University, Australia 35.27 33.08 149 -8.6%
10 The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia 42.96 32.66 193 -25.9%
11 Macquarie University, Australia 28.75 32.42 147 9.8%
12 Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia 28.10 30.40 123 5.4%
13 University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia 32.15 30.30 104 -8.2%
14 University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia 36.14 29.72 121 -19.9%
15 Deakin University, Australia 15.60 23.08 69 44.1%
16 University of Tasmania (UTAS), Australia 21.16 22.11 126 1.8%
17 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Australia 28.26 19.39 72 -33.2%
18 Griffith University, Australia 23.00 16.22 67 -31.3%
19 Swinburne University of Technology, Australia 17.26 16.11 107 -9.1%
20 Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI), Australia 12.29 14.75 81 17.0%
21 La Trobe University, Australia 10.13 14.45 83 38.9%
22 The University of Newcastle (UON), Australia 7.97 12.74 51 55.8%
23 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Australia 12.69 11.44 85 -12.2%
24 James Cook University (JCU), Australia 15.32 11.02 54 -29.9%
25 Flinders University, Australia 7.67 9.14 50 16.2%
26 The University of South Australia (UniSA), Australia 7.18 8.63 57 17.1%
27 QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia 12.29 7.93 60 -37.1%
28 Melbourne Health, Australia 6.36 7.92 81 21.3%
29 Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia 7.72 6.92 60 -12.7%
30 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac), Australia 4.72 6.86 53 41.5%
31 Southern Cross University (SCU), Australia 5.72 5.20 13 -11.5%
32 Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), Australia 5.21 5.06 30 -5.4%
33 University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia 2.49 4.23 22 65.4%
34 University of New England (UNE), Australia 1.79 3.93 16 114.0%
35 Western Sydney University, Australia 7.62 3.91 45 -50.0%
36 Murdoch University, Australia 1.41 3.58 26 147.7%
37 Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI), Australia 2.20 3.32 20 47.1%
38 Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Australia 3.68 3.13 24 -17.1%
39 Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (Baker IDI), Australia 1.91 2.77 18 41.5%
40 University of Canberra, Australia 0.52 2.26 11 325.4%
41 St Vincent's Health Australia, Australia 3.23 2.22 42 -33.1%
42 The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne (RCH), Australia 3.07 2.09 51 -33.7%
43 Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Australia 2.32 2.05 10 -14.0%
44 Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (AWE), Australia 1.60 1.87 24 13.9%
45 Edith Cowan University (ECU), Australia 2.29 1.85 13 -21.3%
46 Charles Darwin University (CDU), Australia 0.80 1.76 18 114.5%
47 Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Australia 1.36 1.55 11 11.0%
48 South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Australia 3.19 1.54 14 -52.9%
49 Children's Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA), Australia 1.14 1.50 14 28.4%
50 Museums Victoria, Australia 0.51 1.50 8 188.2%
51 Government of Western Australia, Australia 1.07 1.40 19 27.8%
52 University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australia 1.16 1.25 14 5.4%
53 Burnet Institute, Australia 1.12 1.04 12 -9.5%
54 Australian Museum, Australia 0.33 0.97 12 184.2%
55 Telethon Kids Institute, Australia 0.48 0.90 11 84.2%
56 Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI), Australia 0.67 0.89 15 28.5%
57 Mater Health Services, Australia 1.36 0.74 13 -46.8%
58 SA Health, Australia 1.55 0.68 14 -57.3%
59 NSW Department of Industry, Australia 0.25 0.68 10 168.8%
60 Queensland Health, Australia 0.37 0.64 12 68.1%
61 Geoscience Australia, Australia 2.41 0.62 5 -74.7%
62 Metro South Health, Australia 1.01 0.62 14 -40.6%
63 Alfred Health, Australia 0.70 0.58 18 -18.6%
64 Monash Health, Australia 0.21 0.58 11 171.7%
65 South Australian Museum, Australia 0.77 0.58 7 -26.8%
66 Q-CTRL Pt Ltd., Australia 0.56 1 N/A
67 The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Australia 0.06 0.55 9 739.2%
68 NSW Ministry of Health, Australia 0.76 0.54 13 -31.0%
69 CSL Limited, Australia 0.80 0.53 4 -34.9%
70 Victoria University (VU), Australia 0.62 0.52 2 -17.6%
71 Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Australia 0.62 0.52 13 -18.3%
72 NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Australia 0.40 0.50 1 22.8%
73 Austin Health, Australia 0.39 0.50 19 23.2%
74 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH), Australia 0.27 0.49 16 76.9%
75 Perth Children's Hospital (PCH), Australia 0.17 0.47 9 160.7%
76 Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (Victorian DHHC), Australia 0.24 0.46 2 87.5%
77 Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Australia 0.59 0.43 7 -28.3%
78 Melanoma Institute Australia, Australia 0.58 0.43 7 -27.0%
79 Queensland Museum (QM), Australia 0.13 0.43 7 234.4%
80 Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), State Government Victoria, Australia 0.46 0.42 11 -10.3%
81 The Heart Research Institute (HRI), Australia 0.29 0.41 5 34.8%
82 Western Health, Australia 0.20 0.40 8 99.7%
83 Westmead Hospital (WSLHD), Australia 0.90 0.38 4 -58.3%
84 South East Water Corporation, Australia 0.40 0.38 8 -8.1%
85 Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG), Australia 0.02 0.37 1 1471.6%
86 Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE), Australia 0.48 0.37 2 -25.8%
87 Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), Australia 0.36 1 N/A
88 ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, Australia 0.35 1 N/A
89 Max Kelsen, Australia 0.35 2 N/A
90 Water Corporation, Australia 0.35 2 N/A
91 NSW South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), Australia 0.10 0.33 3 212.2%
92 Microbial Screening Technologies, Australia 0.83 0.33 1 -60.9%
92 Dulux Group Ltd., Australia 0.33 1 N/A
93 Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia 0.45 0.33 8 -29.3%
94 BHP Billiton Limited, Australia 0.35 0.33 2 -9.4%
95 Queensland Skin and Cancer Trust (QIDerm), Australia 0.07 0.32 3 323.6%
96 Water Research Australia Limited (WaterRA), Australia 0.31 4 N/A
97 Bioresource Processing Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Australia 0.67 0.30 1 -56.2%
97 Boron Molecular Inc., Australia 0.30 1 N/A
97 Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), Australia 0.30 1 N/A
98 Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals Group (FSFHG), Australia 0.58 0.30 17 -50.0%
99 Menzies School of Health Research, Australia 0.29 8 N/A
100 Barwon Health, Australia 0.60 0.25 5 -59.5%
101 Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM), Australia 0.25 1 N/A
101 Teck Australia Pty Ltd., Australia 0.25 1 N/A
102 Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Australia 0.30 0.25 6 -20.8%
103 Royal Perth Hospital, Australia 0.35 0.22 16 -38.5%
104 Melbourne Water Corporation, Australia 0.24 0.22 7 -10.7%
105 Department of Defence, Australia, Australia 0.78 0.21 2 -74.1%
106 South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Australia 0.10 0.20 3 107.1%
107 Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Australia 0.20 2 N/A
108 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Australia 0.01 0.20 1 3757.6%
108 Meteora Proprietary Limited, Australia 0.20 1 N/A
109 Trajan Scientific and Medical, Australia 0.61 0.19 1 -70.3%
110 Reserve Bank of Australia, Australia 0.09 0.17 1 78.6%
110 Sandfire Resources Limited, Australia 0.17 1 N/A
110 Victoria Police Forensic Services Department (FSD), Australia 0.17 1 N/A
110 Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC), Australia 0.17 1 N/A
111 Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia 0.00 0.16 4 3497.8%
112 Gertrude Biomedical Pty Ltd., Australia 0.15 1 N/A
112 Blue Minerals Consultancy (BMC), Australia 0.15 1 N/A
113 Central Queensland University (CQU), Australia 0.00 0.15 4 13312.4%
114 Federation University Australia, Australia 0.32 0.15 4 -55.6%
115 Ozgene Pty Ltd., Australia 0.08 0.14 1 67.0%
115 Metabolomics Australia (MA), Australia 0.38 0.14 1 -63.4%
116 Children's Health Queensland (CHQ), Australia 0.05 0.14 5 182.8%
117 SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Australia 0.10 0.14 3 33.9%
118 Microba, Australia 0.01 0.14 2 1347.7%
119 Dunkeld Pastoral Co., Pty. Ltd., Australia 0.10 0.13 1 21.8%
119 Hunter Water Corporation, Australia 0.22 0.13 1 -45.2%
119 ReefSense Pty Ltd., Australia 0.13 1 N/A
119 Hunter Pain Specialists, Australia 0.13 1 N/A
120 Victoria Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR), Australia 0.12 2 N/A
121 Myrio Therapeutics Pty, Ltd., Australia 0.12 2 N/A
122 Orygen Youth Health (OYH), Australia 0.12 2 N/A
123 NSW Health Pathology, Australia 0.24 0.11 10 -54.4%
124 Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Australia 0.12 0.11 5 -5.3%
125 The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA), Australia 0.21 0.10 4 -52.9%
126 South Australian Water Corporation (SA Water), Australia 0.57 0.10 1 -82.9%
126 RapidAIM Proprietary Limited, Australia 0.10 1 N/A
126 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), Queensland, Australia 0.10 1 N/A
126 Tasmanian Land Conservancy (TCL), Australia 0.10 1 N/A
127 Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM), Australia 0.00 0.10 1 4187.9%
128 Cancer Council Australia, Australia 0.16 0.10 8 -40.5%
129 ATRAD Pty Ltd., Australia 0.10 2 N/A
130 East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS), Australia 0.10 1 N/A
131 Broken Hill Observatory, Australia 0.09 1 N/A
132 NSW Sydney Local Health District (SLHD), Australia 0.26 0.09 5 -65.7%
133 CSIRO Scientific Computing, Australia 0.09 2 N/A
134 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP), Australia 0.08 2 N/A
135 ​Bocking Associates CBM Pty Ltd., Australia 0.11 0.08 1 -26.9%
135 Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE), Australia 0.30 0.08 1 -73.0%
135 Sherbrooke Lyrebird Survey Group, Australia 0.08 1 N/A
136 Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR), State Government of Victoria, Australia 0.08 2 N/A
137 TissuPath Pty Ltd., Australia 0.07 0.08 1 13.6%
138 Airservices Australia, Australia 0.08 0.08 1 -10.1%
138 Ventia Pty Ltd., Australia 0.08 0.08 1 -10.1%
138 Environmental Geochemistry International (EGI), Australia 0.08 1 N/A
138 Australia Zoo, Australia 0.08 1 N/A
138 Australian Agricultural Company Ltd,, Australia 0.08 1 N/A
139 Epworth HealthCare, Australia 0.01 0.08 2 497.3%
140 Cancer Trials Australia (CTA), Australia 0.08 1 N/A
141 Australian Defence Force (ADF), Australia 0.11 0.07 1 -37.1%
141 Casey & Lowe Pty Ltd., Australia 0.07 1 N/A
141 Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., Australia 0.07 1 N/A
141 Waters Australia Pty Ltd., Australia 0.07 1 N/A
142 PathWest Laboratory Medicine of Western Australia, Australia 0.36 0.07 3 -81.3%
143 WA Department of Health, Australia 0.09 0.07 1 -22.7%
144 SYNthesis Med Chem, Australia 0.07 1 N/A
144 Asbestos Diseases Research Institute (ADRI), Australia 0.07 1 N/A
144 East Sydney Doctors (ESD), Australia 0.07 1 N/A
144 Taylor Square Private Clinic (TSPC), Australia 0.07 1 N/A
144 Prahran Market Clinic, Australia 0.07 1 N/A
144 Holdsworth House Medical Practice, Australia 0.07 1 N/A
145 The Royal Women's Hospital, Australia 0.09 0.06 7 -30.2%
146 Global Carbon Project, Australia 0.05 0.06 1 28.9%
146 Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO), Australia 0.05 0.06 1 21.8%
146 Lettuce Create, Australia 0.10 0.06 1 -39.1%
146 Inventia Life Science Pty Ltd., Australia 0.06 1 N/A
146 Rock Art Australia, Australia 0.06 1 N/A
146 Risk Frontiers, Australia 0.06 1 N/A
147 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia 0.00 0.06 3 82275.1%
148 Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Australia 0.18 0.06 2 -68.5%
149 Deepdene Surgery, Australia 0.05 2 N/A
150 Australian Football League (AFL), Australia 0.05 1 N/A
151 Australian Genomics Health Alliance, Australia 0.02 0.05 2 163.2%
152 Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute (FECRI), Australia 0.05 1 N/A
153 Hazelwood Observatory, Australia 0.04 2 N/A
154 Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Australia 0.15 0.04 3 -73.3%
155 ALS Limited, Australia 0.04 1 N/A
155 Townsville Hospital, Australia 0.04 1 N/A
155 Barwon Region Water Corporation, Australia 0.04 1 N/A
156 Bioplatforms Australia Ltd., Australia 0.00 0.04 2 806.0%
156 Scarp Archaeology Pty Ltd, Australia 0.04 2 N/A
156 State Library of New South Wales, Australia 0.04 2 N/A
157 Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL), Australia 0.04 0.04 6 -6.1%
158 Halfmoon Biosciences, Australia 0.04 2 N/A
159 Cyto Labs Pty Ltd., Australia 0.04 1 N/A
160 The Park - Centre for Mental Health, Treatment, Research and Education, Australia 0.08 0.04 2 -56.6%
161 Prince of Wales Hospital, Australia 0.18 0.04 2 -80.2%
162 Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), Australia 0.04 1 N/A
162 ClinPath Pathology, Australia 0.04 1 N/A
162 Australia Plastic Surgery, Australia 0.04 1 N/A
162 Dr Jake Lim PLC, Australia 0.04 1 N/A
163 Perth Exoplanet Survey Telescope (PEST), Australia 0.06 0.03 2 -39.8%
164 Positive Life NSW, Australia 0.03 1 N/A
165 Launceston General Hospital, Australia 0.02 0.03 4 76.1%
166 Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Australia 0.03 2 N/A
167 Western Australian Museum, Australia 0.08 0.03 1 -64.6%
168 Ramsay Health Care, Australia 0.15 0.03 3 -80.3%
169 Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Research (CAR), Australia 0.03 1 N/A
169 Gravitational Wave Data Centre (GWDC), Australia 0.03 1 N/A
170 Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (WIMR), Australia 0.03 2 N/A
171 Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA), Australia 0.03 2 N/A
172 South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD), Australia 0.01 0.03 2 91.7%
173 Rhithroecology Pty. Ltd., Australia 0.03 2 N/A
174 Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA), Australia 0.14 0.03 1 -83.0%
174 Vaxxas (Australia), Australia 0.03 1 N/A
174 Phillip Island Nature Parks, Australia 0.03 1 N/A
175 Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australia 0.02 1 N/A
175 Hunter Genetics, Australia 0.02 1 N/A
176 Melbourne Bioinformatics, Australia 0.02 0.02 1 26.3%
177 Envoi Pathology, Australia 0.02 1 N/A
178 Biometric Research, Australia 0.02 1 N/A
179 Peanut Company of Australia Pty Ltd., Australia 0.02 1 N/A
180 Tasmanian Vaccine Trial Centre, Australia 0.02 2 N/A
181 EMM Consulting Pty Limited, Australia 0.02 1 N/A
182 The George Institute for Global Health (TGI), Australia 0.00 0.02 4 1059.5%
183 Australian Urology Associates (AUA Urology), Australia 0.02 1 N/A
184 Liverpool Hospital, Australia 0.03 0.02 1 -53.3%
185 BlueSky Genetics, Australia 0.02 1 N/A
186 West Moreton Health, Australia 0.01 1 N/A
186 Director of National Parks (DNP), Australia 0.03 0.01 1 -48.0%
186 Queensland Department of Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, Australia 0.03 0.01 1 -48.0%
186 Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES), Australia 0.14 0.01 1 -90.5%
187 Department of Industry, Australia 0.14 0.01 1 -91.2%
187 Cogstate Ltd., Australia 0.01 0.01 1 -0.1%
188 Nature North, Australia 0.01 1 N/A
188 Chisholm Institute, Australia 0.01 1 N/A
189 Western Australia Department of Fisheries, Australia 0.03 0.01 1 -62.9%
189 Australian Catholic University (ACU), Australia 0.66 0.01 1 -98.2%
190 Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital (BMDH), Australia 0.13 0.01 1 -92.2%
191 Eastern Health, Australia 0.01 1 N/A
192 Dimerix Limited, Australia 0.01 1 N/A
193 Australian Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, Australia 0.01 0.01 1 5.9%
193 Victorian Government, Australia 0.01 1 N/A
194 St John of God Health Care (SJGHC), Australia 0.00 0.01 1 195.9%
195 South West Healthcare (SWH), Australia 0.06 0.00 1 -91.9%
196 Cabrini Health, Australia 0.11 0.00 1 -96.0%
197 Calvary Health Care, Australia 0.00 1 N/A

Footnote

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