Excellence in Research for Australia
Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) is Australia’s national research evaluation framework. It identifies excellence in research, by comparing Australia's university research effort against international benchmarks, and highlights the research strengths of individual universities.
ERA utilises a five–point rating scale:
- well above world standard
- above world standard
- average performance at world standard
- below world standard
- well below world standard
Rankings
- Top rated/Well above world standard in 22 fields
Fields where we excelled
Well above world standard | Above world standard |
|---|---|
Statistics Physical Sciences Condensed Matter Physics Optical Physics Analytical Chemistry Biological Sciences Biochemistry and Cell Biology Ecology Microbiology Physiology Plant Biology Zoology Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Animal Production Crop and Pasture Production Veterinary Sciences Human Movement and Sports Science Neurosciences Nursing Nutrition and Dietetics Other Medical and Health Sciences Archaeology | Mathematical Sciences Pure Mathematics Chemical Sciences Inorganic Chemistry Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry Soil Sciences Genetics Banking, Finance and Investment Political Science Social Work Psychology Language, Communication and Culture Linguistics History and Archaeology Historical Studies |
Source: ERA