The top researchers and institutions listed among 30 fields of life and earth sciences include Marine Sciences and Fisheries Field leader Professor Jianguang (Jian) Qin, from Flinders University’s College of Science and Engineering.

Australia’s top researchers and institutions within 66 fields of health and medical sciences include Flinders’ Professor Rob Baker, for Heart and Thoracic Surgery. Professor Baker is Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Quality and Outcomes Unit and Clinical Perfusion Department at Flinders Medical Centre, and an adjunct Professor with the College of Medicine and Public Health.

A category of Living Legends, recognising Academics in the Spotlight (being Australian academics, researchers and scholars who loom largest in public discourse worldwide) includes Flinders University author Mem Fox, who was mentioned alongside historian Geoffrey Blainey, author Thomas Keneally, scientists, researchers and other academics.

Flinders academic Dr Duncan Taylor, a distinguished alumnus who actively published this year with Flinders College of Science and Engineering experts, has been included in The Australian’s Research mag for the third consecutive year. Dr Taylor (who is also a Forensics SA scientist) is leader in the field of Forensic Science, and was ranked in the Top 29 fields of the social sciences.