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
2018 Rankings: fields where we excelled
| Well above world standard | Above world standard | At world standard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad disciplinary level | Physical Sciences Chemical Sciences Biological Sciences Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Mathematical Sciences Engineering Medical and Health Sciences Law and Legal Studies Language, Communication and Culture History and Archaeology | Environmental Sciences Information and Computing Sciences Education Economics Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services Studies in Human Society Studies in Creative Arts and Writing Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| Detailed disciplinary level | Condensed Matter Physics Optical Physics Analytical Chemistry Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry Soil Sciences Biochemistry and Cell Biology Ecology Genetics Microbiology Physiology Plant Biology Zoology Animal Production Crop and Pasture Production Veterinary Sciences Civil Engineering Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology Human Movement and Sports Science Nursing Nutrition and Dietetics Other Medical and Health Sciences Banking, Finance and Investment Psychology | Pure Mathematics Statistics Inorganic Chemistry Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural) Ecological Applications Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing Information Systems Neurosciences Oncology and Carcinogenesis Social Work Law Linguistics Archaeology Historical Studies | Applied Mathematics Organic Chemistry Clinical Sciences Specialist Studies in Education Applied Economics Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Business and Management Tourism Anthropology Policy and Administration Political Science Sociology Journalism and Professional Writing Performing Arts and Creative Writing Cultural Studies Literary Studies Philosophy |
Source: ERA