The University of Adelaide (Adelaide Uni)

Australia

The University of Adelaide is a world-class research and teaching institution situated in the heart of one of the world’s most liveable cities. Founded in 1874, we are Australia’s third oldest university, South Australia’s clear research leader, and consistently rank inside the world’s top 140.

Our reputation for breaking new ground has been forged by a continuous stream of exceptional people. We count among our alumni five Nobel Laureates, over 140 Fulbright Scholars and more than 100 Rhodes Scholars, including Australia’s first female Indigenous recipient. The country’s first female prime minister and Supreme Court judge were also University of Adelaide graduates.

We currently have 12 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers (2019), and, since 2001 our academics have received 11 coveted Australian Research Council Federation and Laureate Fellowships.

Today, our high-achieving culture continues to attract the world’s best and brightest- discipline leaders from around the globe and close to 8,000 international students from more than 90 countries, representing around 29% of our near-27,000 total student body.

Research impact

The University of Adelaide is committed to conducting future-making research with global impact. A member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) research-intensive universities, we address the world’s greatest challenges.

Our researchers work closely across multiple disciplines and in productive partnership with industry, government and leading institutions around the globe.

The resulting outputs are universally rated ‘world standard or above’ by the Australian Government’s Excellence in Research for Australia assessment (2018). This includes the highest possible rating in 41 distinct fields, spanning engineering, mathematics, science, medical and health sciences, agriculture and artificial intelligence.

Importantly, our work generates tangible community benefit. A London Economics report commissioned by the Go8 in 2018 valued our total contribution to South Australia’s economy at over AUS$4.23 billion.

* 2018 Times Higher Education world university rankings and the QS rankings

1 April 2019 - 31 March 2020

Region: Global
Subject/journal group: All

The table to the right includes counts of all research outputs for The University of Adelaide (Adelaide Uni) published between 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2020 which are tracked by the Nature Index.

Hover over the donut graph to view the FC output for each subject. Below, the same research outputs are grouped by subject. Click on the subject to drill-down into a list of articles organized by journal, and then by title.

Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area.

Count	Share
231	40.88

Outputs by subject (Share)

Subject	Count	Share
Life Sciences	64	8.31
Chemistry	50	20.33
Physical Sciences	95	8.89
Earth & Environmental Sciences	43	8.62

Highlight of the month

Lasting nourishment in a grain of wheat

The gene responsible for increasing the longevity of an important nutrient in bread wheat has been identified. This gene could be used to improve the nutritional value of different wheat varieties and other crops.

The nutrient, lutein, is a carotenoid with roles in cognitive health. Carotenoids are responsible for the bright colours of many fruits and vegetables and are also important micronutrients, but they degrade during post-harvest storage. The degradation can be delayed by esterification, a chemical reaction which increases carotenoid stability.

Researchers at the University of Adelaide in South Australia have identified a gene in bread wheat responsible for esterifying lutein in the grain.

Surprisingly, the enzyme encoded by the gene accumulates outside the cell rather than in the compartments containing lutein and other carotenoids. The team hypothesizes that this separation controls the timing of esterification, ensuring that it occurs only once the cells die as the grain matures.

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