Top research institutions in Australia
The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia on research quality in 2022-now (#40 worldwide), followed by UNSW Sydney and Monash University.
Ranked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of MelbourneUniversity · Melbourne | #40 | 14.9% | 23,158 | #2 |
| 2 | UNSW SydneyUniversity · Sydney | #41 | 15.7% | 18,911 | #3 |
| 3 | Monash UniversityUniversity · Melbourne | #50 | 16.1% | 20,251 | #1 |
| 4 | The University of QueenslandUniversity · Brisbane | #69 | 15.0% | 19,789 | #4 |
| 5 | The University of SydneyUniversity · Sydney | #79 | 14.4% | 25,440 | #5 |
| 6 | Australian National UniversityUniversity · Canberra | #151 | 13.7% | 10,598 | #6 |
| 7 | Queensland University of TechnologyUniversity · Brisbane | #186 | 17.3% | 7,068 | #7 |
| 8 | RMIT UniversityUniversity · Melbourne | #230 | 17.9% | 8,010 | #10 |
| 9 | The University of AdelaideUniversity · Adelaide | #238 | 15.2% | 8,742 | #13 |
| 10 | University of Technology SydneyUniversity · Sydney | #240 | 18.0% | 9,208 | #8 |
| 11 | The University of Western AustraliaUniversity · Perth | #287 | 13.9% | 8,848 | #11 |
| 12 | La Trobe UniversityUniversity · Melbourne | #330 | 13.9% | 6,172 | #14 |
| 13 | Macquarie UniversityUniversity · Sydney | #373 | 15.9% | 7,637 | #15 |
| 14 | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationGovernment institution · Canberra | #388 | 14.6% | 9,923 | #16 |
| 15 | Deakin UniversityUniversity · Burwood | #428 | 17.5% | 9,281 | #22 |
| 16 | Griffith UniversityUniversity · Brisbane | #432 | 16.3% | 8,783 | #17 |
| 17 | University of WollongongUniversity · Wollongong | #450 | 15.8% | 6,159 | #21 |
| 18 | Curtin UniversityUniversity · Perth | #464 | 16.7% | 6,462 | #9 |
| 19 | University of TasmaniaUniversity · Hobart | #493 | 14.2% | 4,885 | #18 |
| 20 | University of South AustraliaUniversity · Adelaide | #516 | 15.0% | 4,503 | #20 |
| 21 | Flinders UniversityUniversity · Adelaide | #538 | 13.9% | 5,605 | #28 |
| 22 | University of Newcastle AustraliaUniversity · Newcastle | #542 | 15.2% | 5,156 | #24 |
| 23 | University of Southern QueenslandUniversity · Toowoomba | #652 | 19.8% | 2,767 | #32 |
| 24 | Swinburne University of TechnologyUniversity · Melbourne | #658 | 17.7% | 5,945 | #19 |
| 25 | Edith Cowan UniversityUniversity · Perth | #672 | 21.3% | 2,812 | #30 |
| 26 | Western Sydney UniversityUniversity · Richmond | #699 | 15.4% | 5,798 | #23 |
| 27 | Melbourne HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne | #785 | 15.0% | 2,101 | #35 |
| 28 | Australian Research CouncilGovernment institution · Canberra | #846 | 17.8% | 614 | #12 |
| 29 | James Cook UniversityUniversity · Townsville | #856 | 15.5% | 3,119 | #25 |
| 30 | Murdoch UniversityUniversity · Perth | #877 | 16.4% | 2,204 | #37 |
| 31 | The George Institute for Global HealthResearch facility · Sydney | #908 | 19.6% | 1,065 | #27 |
| 32 | Monash HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne | #925 | 14.1% | 1,953 | #34 |
| 33 | Victoria UniversityUniversity · Melbourne | #952 | 18.1% | 1,715 | #40 |
| 34 | Australian Catholic UniversityUniversity · Brisbane | #969 | 17.8% | 2,136 | #29 |
| 35 | University of CanberraUniversity · Canberra | #974 | 16.6% | 3,242 | #33 |
| 36 | Charles Darwin UniversityUniversity · Darwin | #1,027 | 17.1% | 1,466 | #43 |
| 37 | Charles Sturt UniversityUniversity · Bathurst | #1,095 | 14.8% | 2,743 | #52 |
| 38 | Central Queensland UniversityUniversity · Rockhampton | #1,109 | 17.8% | 2,137 | #71 |
| 39 | Southern Cross UniversityUniversity · Lismore | #1,142 | 15.6% | 1,367 | #31 |
| 40 | Royal Children's HospitalHospital / health system · Melbourne | #1,159 | 13.5% | 879 | #41 |
| 41 | Alfred HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne | #1,197 | 14.8% | 1,022 | #45 |
| 42 | Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreHospital / health system · Melbourne | #1,201 | 15.5% | 1,062 | #39 |
| 43 | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchNonprofit · Melbourne | #1,339 | 19.5% | 447 | #26 |
| 44 | Government of Western AustraliaGovernment institution · Perth | #1,341 | 6.3% | 4,298 | #49 |
| 45 | University of the Sunshine CoastUniversity · Sunshine Coast | #1,453 | 15.0% | 1,978 | #48 |
| 46 | QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteResearch facility · Brisbane | #1,526 | 15.6% | 520 | #36 |
| 47 | Queensland HealthGovernment institution · Brisbane | #1,597 | 10.4% | 1,721 | #50 |
| 48 | Bond UniversityUniversity · Gold Coast | #1,648 | 17.1% | 1,304 | #57 |
| 49 | Federation UniversityUniversity · Ballarat | #1,667 | 14.2% | 1,305 | #55 |
| 50 | Queensland GovernmentGovernment institution · Brisbane | #1,721 | 15.2% | 862 | #56 |
| 51 | Australian Nuclear Science and Technology OrganisationGovernment institution · Sydney | #1,855 | 12.4% | 771 | #38 |
| 52 | Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalHospital / health system · Perth | #1,921 | 11.9% | 1,480 | #62 |
| 53 | University of New EnglandUniversity · Armidale | #2,008 | 14.5% | 1,703 | #69 |
| 54 | South Australian Health and Medical Research InstituteHospital / health system · Adelaide | #2,010 | 17.9% | 490 | #46 |
| 55 | Torrens University AustraliaUniversity · Adelaide | #2,126 | 25.2% | 505 | #88 |
| 56 | Austin HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne | #2,152 | 12.2% | 937 | #60 |
| 57 | The Kids Research Institute AustraliaNonprofit · West Perth | #2,326 | 15.3% | 473 | #59 |
| 58 | Department of Agriculture, Water and the EnvironmentGovernment institution · Canberra | #2,420 | 12.7% | 388 | #61 |
| 59 | Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchNonprofit · Darlinghurst | #2,524 | 19.4% | 328 | #42 |
| 60 | South Australia PathologyNonprofit · Adelaide | #2,556 | 9.4% | 598 | #68 |
| 61 | Neuroscience Research AustraliaResearch facility · Sydney | #3,052 | 16.7% | 392 | #51 |
| 62 | Sydney Local Health DistrictGovernment institution · Camperdown | #3,082 | 14.2% | 613 | #81 |
| 63 | Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthResearch facility · Melbourne | #3,162 | 15.5% | 486 | #47 |
| 64 | Baker Heart and Diabetes InstituteNonprofit · Melbourne | #3,266 | 14.8% | 595 | #54 |
| 65 | National Health and Medical Research CouncilGovernment institution · Canberra | #3,319 | 21.0% | 330 | #53 |
| 66 | Hunter Medical Research InstituteResearch facility · Newcastle | #3,331 | 16.4% | 602 | #65 |
| 67 | New South Wales Department of HealthGovernment institution · North Sydney | #3,337 | 11.7% | 549 | #94 |
| 68 | Princess Margaret Hospital for ChildrenHospital / health system · Perth | #3,367 | 11.4% | 501 | #74 |
| 69 | Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchResearch facility · Sydney | #3,771 | 15.1% | 302 | #67 |
| 70 | Royal Adelaide HospitalHospital / health system · Adelaide | #3,879 | 11.8% | 788 | #78 |
| 71 | St Vincent's ClinicHospital / health system · Darlinghurst | #3,940 | 18.2% | 227 | #44 |
| 72 | St Vincent's Hospital SydneyHospital / health system · Darlinghurst | #4,102 | 12.7% | 458 | #80 |
| 73 | Sax InstituteResearch facility · Sydney | #4,315 | 3.1% | 601 | #76 |
| 74 | Menzies School of Health ResearchFunder · Darwin | #4,382 | 14.5% | 327 | #58 |
| 75 | Prince of Wales HospitalHospital / health system · Sydney | #4,514 | 11.6% | 508 | #86 |
| 76 | Environmental Earth SciencesInstitution · Sydney | #4,544 | 14.6% | 405 | #84 |
| 77 | Westmead InstituteResearch facility · Westmeadows | #4,595 | 14.8% | 268 | #92 |
| 78 | Burnet InstituteNonprofit · Melbourne | #4,671 | 17.9% | 266 | #73 |
| 79 | Department of Veterans AffairsGovernment institution · Brisbane | #4,698 | 11.3% | 250 | #75 |
| 80 | Geoscience AustraliaGovernment institution · Canberra | #4,738 | 5.5% | 408 | #104 |
| 81 | Royal Women's HospitalHospital / health system · Melbourne | #4,988 | 16.5% | 308 | #77 |
| 82 | Mater Health ServicesHospital / health system · Brisbane | #5,227 | 8.9% | 448 | #101 |
| 83 | Australian Institute of Tropical Health and MedicineResearch facility · Townsville | #5,600 | 16.1% | 267 | #64 |
| 84 | IP AustraliaGovernment institution · Canberra | #5,736 | 11.0% | 395 | #135 |
| 85 | Eastern HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne | #5,877 | 10.2% | 562 | #110 |
| 86 | Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchNonprofit · Clayton | #5,965 | 17.0% | 269 | #66 |
| 87 | Services AustraliaGovernment institution · Canberra | #6,017 | 11.0% | 273 | #120 |
| 88 | Diabetes AustraliaNonprofit · Canberra | #6,075 | 9.9% | 334 | #72 |
| 89 | Western HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne | #6,117 | 11.5% | 429 | #103 |
| 90 | Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-OncologyInstitution · Camperdown | #6,470 | 13.5% | 226 | #87 |
| 91 | Defence Science and Technology GroupGovernment institution · Canberra | #6,473 | 7.1% | 464 | #93 |
| 92 | Northern Sydney Local Health DistrictGovernment institution · St Leonards | #6,539 | 14.2% | 321 | #115 |
| 93 | Australian Centre for Robotic VisionResearch facility · Brisbane | #6,552 | 17.8% | 191 | #95 |
| 94 | Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health ServiceHospital / health system · Brisbane | #6,665 | 12.4% | 346 | #112 |
| 95 | Migration Institute of AustraliaInstitution · Sydney | #6,908 | 2.5% | 262 | #172 |
| 96 | Prince Charles HospitalHospital / health system · Brisbane | #7,012 | 10.3% | 405 | #122 |
| 97 | New South Wales Department of Primary IndustriesGovernment institution · Orange | #7,049 | 12.3% | 511 | #106 |
| 98 | Mater ResearchResearch facility · Brisbane | #7,209 | 15.8% | 209 | #96 |
| 99 | Taronga Conservation Society AustraliaNonprofit · Mosman | #7,323 | 17.6% | 152 | #119 |
| 100 | Australian Institute of Marine ScienceResearch facility · Townsville | #7,621 | 23.5% | 205 | #63 |
| 101 | University of DivinityUniversity · Kew East | #7,736 | 7.4% | 325 | #166 |
| 102 | Metro South HealthHospital / health system · Woolloongabba | #7,740 | 15.8% | 309 | #127 |
| 103 | Institute for Musculoskeletal HealthResearch facility · Camperdown | #7,814 | 16.7% | 218 | #161 |
| 104 | Barwon HealthHospital / health system · Geelong | #8,160 | 14.5% | 269 | #113 |
| 105 | South Western Sydney Local Health DistrictGovernment institution · Sydney | #8,283 | 11.8% | 243 | #117 |
| 106 | Peninsula HealthHospital / health system · Frankston | #8,438 | 14.8% | 227 | #144 |
| 107 | Hunter WaterInstitution · Newcastle | #8,488 | 15.3% | 151 | #107 |
| 108 | Australian Institute of BusinessUniversity · Adelaide | #8,514 | 18.6% | 166 | #102 |
| 109 | Victor Chang Cardiac Research InstituteNonprofit · Sydney | #8,525 | 14.0% | 163 | #85 |
| 110 | OrygenInstitution · Parkville | #8,687 | 22.4% | 158 | #145 |
| 111 | Illawarra Health and Medical Research InstituteResearch facility · Keiraville | #8,803 | 14.5% | 166 | #70 |
| 112 | Gold Coast HealthHospital / health system · Southport | #8,807 | 14.5% | 201 | #134 |
| 113 | Australian MuseumArchive · Sydney | #8,812 | 6.8% | 346 | #98 |
| 114 | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical ResearchHospital / health system · Nedlands | #8,989 | 14.8% | 156 | #82 |
| 115 | SA HealthGovernment institution · Adelaide | #9,174 | 13.4% | 180 | #132 |
| 116 | Department of FinanceGovernment institution · Parkes | #9,315 | 8.8% | 225 | #129 |
| 117 | Adelaide Institute for Sleep HealthResearch facility · Adelaide | #9,386 | 19.0% | 197 | #167 |
| 118 | Cancer Council NSWFunder · Sydney | #9,570 | 19.7% | 131 | #130 |
| 119 | Australian GovernmentGovernment institution · Canberra | #9,810 | 10.7% | 183 | #176 |
| 120 | St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyHospital / health system · Sydney | #9,814 | 10.4% | 198 | #128 |
| 121 | Sydney Children’s Hospitals NetworkHospital / health system · Sydney | #9,962 | 15.6% | 173 | #155 |
| 122 | Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centreResearch facility · Melbourne | #10,584 | 19.2% | 146 | #90 |
| 123 | Ballarat Health ServicesHospital / health system · Ballarat | #10,610 | 8.4% | 187 | #180 |
| 124 | Melanoma Institute AustraliaNonprofit · Sydney | #10,676 | 15.7% | 144 | #121 |
| 125 | National Australia BankInstitution · Docklands | #10,696 | 10.0% | 193 | #209 |
| 126 | Queen Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system · Adelaide | #10,800 | 12.0% | 186 | #131 |
| 127 | Women's and Children's Health NetworkHospital / health system · North Adelaide | #10,809 | 14.1% | 172 | #146 |
| 128 | Hunter New England Local Health DistrictHospital / health system · Newcastle | #10,855 | 11.0% | 214 | #197 |
| 129 | Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research CentreHospital / health system · Heidelberg | #10,966 | 14.6% | 138 | #116 |
| 130 | Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care SocietyUniversity · Carlton | #10,970 | 14.7% | 127 | #124 |
| 131 | AgriBioResearch facility · Melbourne | #11,127 | 14.4% | 188 | #137 |
| 132 | Monash Institute of Medical ResearchHospital / health system · Clayton | #11,222 | 16.1% | 98 | #105 |
| 133 | CRC for Spatial informationResearch facility · Carlton | #11,316 | 16.9% | 121 | #123 |
| 134 | Northern HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne | #11,391 | 8.3% | 278 | #216 |
| 135 | Parks VictoriaGovernment institution · Melbourne | #11,572 | 8.9% | 109 | #111 |
| 136 | NSW Department of EducationFunder · Sydney | #11,614 | 14.8% | 114 | #214 |
| 137 | Melbourne Genomics Health AllianceNonprofit · Melbourne | #11,704 | 20.2% | 81 | #143 |
| 138 | O'Brien InstituteResearch facility · Melbourne | #11,755 | 15.1% | 108 | #148 |
| 139 | Cancer Council VictoriaFunder · Melbourne | #11,952 | 13.4% | 118 | #89 |
| 140 | Chris O’Brien LifehouseNonprofit · Camperdown | #12,012 | 14.1% | 181 | #177 |
| 141 | Orygen Youth HealthHospital / health system · Footscray | #12,489 | 20.1% | 116 | #99 |
| 142 | Tharawal AboriginalInstitution · Campbelltown | #12,777 | 9.5% | 144 | #217 |
| 143 | Rio Tinto (Australia)Company · Melbourne | #12,835 | 6.7% | 137 | #194 |
| 144 | Footscray HospitalHospital / health system · Footscray | #12,874 | 12.6% | 117 | #157 |
| 145 | Act HealthGovernment institution · Canberra | #12,911 | 9.7% | 137 | #256 |
| 146 | Boeing (Australia)Company · Brisbane | #13,085 | 2.1% | 193 | #83 |
| 147 | Museums VictoriaArchive · Melbourne | #13,134 | 3.9% | 220 | #174 |
| 148 | Australian College of OptometryUniversity · Melbourne | #13,168 | 13.2% | 122 | #181 |
| 149 | Cabrini HospitalHospital / health system · East Malvern | #13,193 | 15.1% | 153 | #163 |
| 150 | Smith FamilyNonprofit · Sydney | #13,426 | 8.4% | 93 | #91 |
| 151 | Bendigo HealthHospital / health system · Bendigo | #13,510 | 9.2% | 122 | #192 |
| 152 | Agriculture VictoriaGovernment institution · Melbourne | #13,581 | 14.0% | 185 | #149 |
| 153 | ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics TechnologiesNonprofit · Clayton | #13,690 | 15.0% | 83 | #97 |
| 154 | Woodside (Australia)Company · Perth | #13,739 | 3.7% | 145 | #182 |
| 155 | Mind AustraliaNonprofit · Heidelberg | #13,931 | 14.5% | 89 | #269 |
| 156 | Melbourne School of TheologyUniversity · Melbourne | #13,948 | 20.6% | 85 | #261 |
| 157 | St Vincent's HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne | #13,954 | 17.0% | 113 | #200 |
| 158 | Bureau of MeteorologyGovernment institution · Melbourne | #14,094 | 11.0% | 223 | #100 |
| 159 | Cancer Institute of New South WalesInstitution · Sydney | #14,099 | 15.9% | 97 | #136 |
| 160 | Institute of Industrial EngineeringInstitution · Canberra | #14,278 | 6.9% | 160 | #285 |
| 161 | Reef EcologicNonprofit · Townsville | #14,481 | 10.9% | 107 | #193 |
| 162 | Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineInstitution · Southbank | #14,595 | 9.5% | 129 | #186 |
| 163 | Albury Wodonga HealthHospital / health system · Albury | #14,711 | 10.4% | 106 | #257 |
| 164 | BHP (Australia)Company · Melbourne | #14,727 | 9.5% | 101 | #154 |
| 165 | Australian Wine Research InstituteResearch facility · Adelaide | #14,872 | 11.6% | 112 | #108 |
| 166 | Department of Health and Aged CareGovernment institution · Canberra | #15,087 | 11.8% | 96 | #211 |
| 167 | Victorian Clinical Genetics ServicesResearch facility · Flemington | #15,201 | 17.9% | 77 | #142 |
| 168 | NSW Department of Planning and EnvironmentGovernment institution · Sydney | #15,252 | 10.5% | 143 | #156 |
| 169 | Central Coast Local Health DistrictHospital / health system · Sydney | #15,379 | 10.9% | 116 | #247 |
| 170 | Healing FoundationInstitution · Canberra | #15,509 | 11.3% | 89 | #259 |
| 171 | Australian Centre for Heart HealthInstitution · North Melbourne | #15,510 | 7.3% | 151 | #364 |
| 172 | New South Wales Institute of PsychiatryUniversity · Parramatta | #15,794 | 13.9% | 61 | #175 |
| 173 | Sydney WaterGovernment institution · Sydney | #15,873 | 18.0% | 84 | #185 |
| 174 | Department of Primary IndustriesGovernment institution · Brisbane | #15,981 | 9.1% | 160 | #195 |
| 175 | The Heart Research InstituteResearch facility · Newtown | #16,059 | 15.9% | 97 | #114 |
| 176 | Australian Football LeagueInstitution · Melbourne | #16,061 | 11.2% | 98 | #221 |
| 177 | Pathwest Laboratory MedicineHospital / health system · Nedlands | #16,215 | 7.5% | 164 | #191 |
| 178 | CambiaNonprofit · Canberra | #16,358 | 9.1% | 66 | #229 |
| 179 | Collaborative Research GroupResearch facility · Sydney | #16,427 | 12.5% | 84 | #159 |
| 180 | St John of God HospitalHospital / health system · Warrnambool | #16,548 | 11.9% | 119 | #296 |
| 181 | Institute for Breathing and SleepNonprofit · Melbourne | #16,577 | 15.3% | 99 | #264 |
| 182 | South Eastern Sydney Local Health DistrictHospital / health system · Sydney | #16,628 | 11.6% | 90 | #233 |
| 183 | Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational ScienceResearch facility · Nedlands | #16,665 | 14.2% | 129 | #225 |
| 184 | Mercy Hospital for WomenHospital / health system · Melbourne | #16,721 | 12.7% | 113 | #165 |
| 185 | King Edward Memorial HospitalHospital / health system · Subiaco | #16,729 | 10.2% | 104 | #139 |
| 186 | Queen Elizabeth II Medical CentreHospital / health system · Nedlands | #16,740 | 13.9% | 75 | #141 |
| 187 | Family Court of AustraliaGovernment institution · Parramatta | #16,942 | 6.3% | 94 | #253 |
| 188 | Institute for Urban Indigenous HealthInstitution · Windsor | #16,978 | 10.8% | 83 | #306 |
| 189 | Australian College of Applied PsychologyUniversity · Sydney | #17,067 | 9.4% | 84 | #284 |
| 190 | Australian Human Rights CommissionGovernment institution · Sydney | #17,081 | 13.0% | 84 | #246 |
| 191 | Mental Health AustraliaNonprofit · Canberra | #17,403 | 15.8% | 84 | #178 |
| 192 | Sydney Institute of Marine ScienceResearch facility · Mosman | #17,430 | 17.6% | 89 | #169 |
| 193 | South Australian MuseumArchive · Adelaide | #17,482 | 8.9% | 110 | #118 |
| 194 | Telstra (Australia)Company · Melbourne | #17,563 | 11.1% | 64 | #140 |
| 195 | Lyell McEwin HospitalHospital / health system · Adelaide | #17,705 | 7.7% | 140 | #260 |
| 196 | Melbourne ClinicHospital / health system · Richmond | #17,749 | 13.0% | 84 | #204 |
| 197 | Western NSW Local Health DistrictGovernment institution · Dubbo | #17,783 | 11.2% | 97 | #335 |
| 198 | Indigenous Wellbeing CentreInstitution · Bundaberg | #17,805 | 9.9% | 66 | #278 |
| 199 | Australian National Fabrication FacilityResearch facility · Clayton | #17,825 | 12.5% | 72 | #160 |
| 200 | Ambulance VictoriaGovernment institution · Melbourne | #18,004 | 14.4% | 82 | #251 |
| 201 | Basil Hetzel InstituteResearch facility · Woodville | #18,008 | 18.7% | 86 | #301 |
| 202 | Tabor CollegeUniversity · Adelaide | #18,049 | 6.2% | 68 | #292 |
| 203 | Queensland MuseumArchive · Brisbane | #18,137 | 9.5% | 120 | #205 |
| 204 | Australian Psychological SocietyInstitution · Melbourne | #18,281 | 15.6% | 93 | #196 |
| 205 | Sports Medicine AustraliaUniversity · Melbourne | #18,282 | 12.6% | 81 | #231 |
| 206 | Legal Aid New South WalesGovernment institution · Sydney | #18,305 | 7.9% | 98 | #339 |
| 207 | UCL AustraliaUniversity · Adelaide | #18,578 | 10.9% | 67 | #109 |
| 208 | Calvary Mater Newcastle HospitalHospital / health system · Waratah | #18,628 | 12.6% | 102 | #179 |
| 209 | BirdLife AustraliaInstitution · Carlton | #18,659 | 9.4% | 71 | #293 |
| 210 | South Australian Research and Development InstituteResearch facility · Adelaide | #18,720 | 9.0% | 116 | #133 |
| 211 | National Heart Foundation of AustraliaNonprofit · Melbourne | #18,738 | 10.7% | 76 | #220 |
| 212 | Mental Health Research InstituteResearch facility · Melbourne | #18,762 | 6.0% | 115 | #236 |
| 213 | ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave DiscoveryResearch facility · Melbourne | #18,848 | 14.8% | 106 | #357 |
| 214 | Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health DistrictHospital / health system · Warrawong | #18,887 | 9.4% | 99 | #369 |
| 215 | Department of DefenceGovernment institution · Melbourne | #18,989 | 10.2% | 62 | #249 |
| 216 | The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear HospitalHospital / health system · East Melbourne | #19,032 | 10.8% | 118 | #170 |
| 217 | Australian Mathematical Sciences InstituteInstitution · Parkville | #19,057 | 12.5% | 102 | #279 |
| 218 | Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference LaboratoryResearch facility · Melbourne | #19,062 | 18.2% | 61 | #126 |
| 219 | Parliament of AustraliaGovernment institution · Canberra | #19,163 | 6.8% | 88 | #243 |
| 220 | Myer FoundationNonprofit · Melbourne | #19,254 | 14.6% | 67 | #218 |
| 221 | Alphacrucis University CollegeUniversity · Parramatta | #19,304 | 8.4% | 100 | #387 |
| 222 | Australian Physiotherapy AssociationInstitution · Camberwell | #19,381 | 9.9% | 75 | #258 |
| 223 | Cairnmillar InstituteUniversity · Hawthorn East | #19,460 | 12.9% | 86 | #427 |
| 224 | Cardinal Health (Australia)Company · Melbourne | #19,472 | 7.5% | 64 | #350 |
| 225 | Australian Red Cross LifebloodNonprofit · Sydney | #19,543 | 10.2% | 108 | #346 |
| 226 | Institute for Respiratory HealthResearch facility · Nedlands | #19,612 | 13.4% | 66 | #277 |
| 227 | Community Arts NetworkInstitution · Perth | #19,658 | 10.9% | 60 | #377 |
| 228 | Avondale UniversityUniversity · Cooranbong | #19,795 | 6.8% | 65 | #162 |
| 229 | Sydney Orthopaedic Research InstituteNonprofit · Chatswood | #19,913 | 13.8% | 82 | #210 |
| 230 | National Ageing Research InstituteNonprofit · Melbourne | #19,917 | 15.3% | 61 | #230 |
| 231 | Western Australian MuseumArchive · Perth | #19,929 | 8.7% | 74 | #152 |
| 232 | Royal Botanic Garden SydneyGovernment institution · Sydney | #19,980 | 10.4% | 115 | #173 |
| 233 | Thomas FoundationNonprofit · Noosa | #19,993 | 8.5% | 82 | #267 |
| 234 | Ridley CollegeUniversity · Melbourne | #20,010 | 7.2% | 60 | #273 |
| 235 | Cochlear (Australia)Company · Sydney | #20,128 | 7.5% | 98 | #315 |
| 236 | Australian HearingGovernment institution · Joondalup | #20,147 | 19.9% | 68 | #240 |
| 237 | Excelsia University CollegeUniversity · Sydney | #20,334 | 8.4% | 70 | #388 |
| 238 | Cerebral Palsy AllianceNonprofit · Allambie Heights | #20,458 | 20.3% | 71 | #276 |
| 239 | Alcohol and Drug FoundationNonprofit · North Melbourne | #20,462 | 10.7% | 64 | #238 |
| 240 | Water Technology (Australia)Company · Melbourne | #20,465 | 15.2% | 60 | #291 |
| 241 | NSW Department of Communities and JusticeGovernment institution · Sydney | #20,486 | 13.5% | 61 | #434 |
| 242 | Royal Dental Hospital of MelbourneHospital / health system · Melbourne | #20,487 | 16.0% | 60 | #215 |
| 243 | Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal ScienceResearch facility · Saint Albans | #20,533 | 20.6% | 71 | #239 |
| 244 | Department of WaterGovernment institution · Perth | #20,578 | 8.2% | 76 | #321 |
| 245 | Cancer AustraliaGovernment institution · Sydney | #20,704 | 11.9% | 63 | #287 |
| 246 | Wesley HospitalHospital / health system · Brisbane | #20,717 | 11.9% | 63 | #224 |
| 247 | Sunshine HospitalHospital / health system · Saint Albans | #20,728 | 11.3% | 61 | #298 |
| 248 | Redcliffe HospitalHospital / health system · Redcliffe | #20,750 | 12.2% | 73 | #385 |
| 249 | Herbalife (Australia)Company · Sydney | #20,774 | 1.4% | 1,687 | #476 |
| 250 | Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaHospital / health system · Randwick | #20,802 | 17.3% | 61 | #228 |
| 251 | Australian Council for Educational ResearchUniversity · Camberwell | #20,828 | 13.0% | 73 | #158 |
| 252 | Cancer Council QueenslandNonprofit · Fortitude Valley | #20,865 | 13.0% | 62 | #281 |
| 253 | Tamworth HospitalHospital / health system · Tamworth | #20,925 | 6.3% | 61 | #286 |
| 254 | National Acoustic LaboratoriesResearch facility · Macquarie Park | #20,987 | 6.3% | 67 | #319 |
| 255 | Royal Australian College of General PractitionersUniversity · East Melbourne | #21,020 | 5.9% | 71 | #336 |
| 256 | Skin Health InstituteNonprofit · Carlton | #21,032 | 5.8% | 73 | #420 |
| 257 | Sullivan Nicolaides PathologyHospital / health system · Brisbane | #21,117 | 5.6% | 64 | #310 |
| 258 | NSW Forestry CorporationFunder · Coffs Harbour | #21,135 | 6.4% | 66 | #295 |
| 259 | National Centre for Immunisation Research & SurveillanceResearch facility · Westmeadows | #21,164 | 16.2% | 61 | #288 |
| 260 | Intensive Care FoundationNonprofit · Carlton | #21,222 | 7.1% | 76 | #212 |
| 261 | Royal College of Pathologists of AustralasiaInstitution · Sydney | #21,236 | 6.2% | 69 | #422 |
| 262 | Vision Eye InstituteUniversity · Chatswood | #21,353 | 9.5% | 83 | #328 |
| 263 | Goulburn Valley HealthHospital / health system · Shepparton | #21,540 | 6.9% | 63 | #425 |
| 264 | Greenslopes Private HospitalHospital / health system · Brisbane | #21,560 | 12.8% | 61 | #252 |
| 265 | Genetic Technologies (Australia)Company · Fitzroy | #21,629 | 7.2% | 86 | #344 |
| 266 | Respiratory Clinical TrialsInstitution · Fullarton | #21,747 | 8.5% | 63 | #223 |
| 267 | ASTRO-3DResearch facility · Australind | #21,891 | 17.9% | 91 | #454 |
| 268 | Epilepsy FoundationNonprofit · Surrey Hills | #21,939 | 8.5% | 61 | #274 |
| 269 | Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental ResearchGovernment institution · Melbourne | #22,223 | 10.9% | 67 | #324 |
| 270 | Quantum (Australia)Company · Essendon | #22,368 | 9.6% | 215 | #475 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Australia on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Australia
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
One dot per institution in the table above.
Questions people ask
What are the top universities in Australia for research?
The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia on research quality in 2022-now (#40 worldwide), followed by UNSW Sydney and Monash University.