UNSW is cementing its reputation at the head of the pack of Australia’s leading universities, with a 25-year analysis showing a dramatic increase in publications and citations.

The analysis from global research and development scrutineers Thomson Scientific shows that UNSW is one of the top three institutions in the country, in terms of leading in particular fields, with the University dominating in Mathematics, Psychiatry and Psychology.

In addition, Australian universities overall have done well, with four times as many publications and citations as in the early 1980s.

That makes Australia among the top ten nations in the world for the influence of its scientific papers.