Julie Bishop is delighted to be named the most popular minister in the Abbott government, but isn’t looking to hog the limelight from her colleagues.

The foreign minister topped a poll by market research agency McNair Ingenuity Research, which ranked federal ministers’ popularity after a year in the job.

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Ms Bishop – the only woman in the 19-member cabinet – was rated by more than 1000 voters in August as the best-performing minister.

She’s chuffed but wants to share the glory around.

“I’m delighted to be considered in that light, but let’s focus on the team effort,” Ms Bishop told AAP on Tuesday.

“Our team have been delivering on those core promises that we took to the last election.”

Malcolm Turnbull was the crowd favourite when the survey was carried out six months ago, but the communications minister had to settle for second best this time.

Ms Bishop has been far more prominent at home and abroad this year, most notably spearheading Australia’s campaign at the United Nations to condemn the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17.

She has been tipped by pundits and party insiders as a future Liberal prime minister.