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New ranking puts Adelaide in elite class

Tuesday, 25 July 2006

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide is in the elite class of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n universities when it comes to research, according to a paper published this week.

The paper, lists the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide in the top two national research rankings based on academic staff numbers.

Authors and ranked the research performance of 36 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n universities in a five-year period between 1998 and 2002, using a new formula. The article appears in the current issue of the .

Research performance was measured according to audited numbers of PhD completions, publications and grants and analysed in both total and per academic staff terms.

The (which includes the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide) outperformed all others in research performance. Based on academic staff output, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide was ranked second, below the and above the . In total research output terms, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ ranked seventh - the highest ranked South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n university on both measures.

A total of 1109 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide academics completed on average 172 PhDs, had 1236 papers published and attracted grants totalling $64 million per annum over the period 1998-2002.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) , said the findings confirm the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's reputation as a world class, research-intensive university.

"This is an outstanding result which demonstrates the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s commitment to excellence and its highly productive academic staff," Professor Johnson said.

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