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Top research institutions in Australia

UNSW Sydney ranks first in Australia on research quality in 2022–2025 (#67 worldwide), followed by Monash University and The University of Queensland.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionWorld rankTop-10% rateWorksAll time
1UNSW SydneyUniversity · Sydney #67 26.8% 16,925 #4
2Monash UniversityUniversity · Melbourne #72 28.7% 16,806 #6
3The University of QueenslandUniversity · Brisbane #74 27.4% 16,612 #3
4The University of MelbourneUniversity · Melbourne #75 26.2% 19,580 #2
5The University of SydneyUniversity · Sydney #78 24.9% 19,925 #5
6The University of AdelaideUniversity · Adelaide #167 26.2% 8,742 #7
7Australian National UniversityUniversity · Canberra #226 23.9% 10,051 #1
8University of Technology SydneyUniversity · Sydney #235 29.4% 9,208 #12
9RMIT UniversityUniversity · Melbourne #237 31.2% 7,274 #17
10The University of Western AustraliaUniversity · Perth #312 26.2% 8,079 #8
11Queensland University of TechnologyUniversity · Brisbane #321 30.0% 7,052 #14
12Griffith UniversityUniversity · Brisbane #325 29.9% 7,917 #15
13Deakin UniversityUniversity · Burwood #330 30.7% 9,281 #19
14Curtin UniversityUniversity · Perth #332 28.8% 6,462 #16
15University of WollongongUniversity · Wollongong #360 26.7% 5,490 #11
16Macquarie UniversityUniversity · Sydney #393 28.0% 7,301 #13
17Swinburne University of TechnologyUniversity · Melbourne #429 23.9% 5,387 #20
18University of Newcastle AustraliaUniversity · Newcastle #542 26.5% 4,493 #18
19La Trobe UniversityUniversity · Melbourne #587 24.9% 6,172 #21
20Flinders UniversityUniversity · Adelaide #707 25.9% 4,524 #23
21Edith Cowan UniversityUniversity · Perth #722 34.8% 2,812 #31
22University of Southern QueenslandUniversity · Toowoomba #725 34.1% 2,767 #36
23Division of Materials Science and EngineeringResearch facility · Canberra #735 22.1% 1,577 #24
24Western Sydney UniversityUniversity · Richmond #780 28.2% 4,989 #27
25University of TasmaniaUniversity · Hobart #787 26.4% 4,374 #22
26Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationGovernment institution · Canberra #838 29.5% 2,829 #9
27Charles Sturt UniversityUniversity · Bathurst #907 27.6% 2,743 #32
28University of South AustraliaUniversity · Adelaide #915 27.0% 4,503 #25
29James Cook UniversityUniversity · Townsville #1,005 27.6% 2,708 #26
30Central Queensland UniversityUniversity · Rockhampton #1,244 28.2% 2,137 #51
31University of CanberraUniversity · Canberra #1,305 22.7% 3,242 #39
32Murdoch UniversityUniversity · Perth #1,436 28.1% 2,199 #30
33Australian Research CouncilGovernment institution · Canberra #1,444 31.6% 614 #37
34Australian Catholic UniversityUniversity · Brisbane #1,482 30.3% 2,136 #53
35Australian Regenerative Medicine InstituteResearch facility · Clayton #1,496 19.1% 1,805 #49
36Monash HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne #1,672 23.1% 1,674 #80
37Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreHospital / health system · Melbourne #1,723 22.3% 1,062 #35
38Peter Doherty InstituteResearch facility · Melbourne #1,745 31.4% 437 #63
39Agriculture and FoodResearch facility · Canberra #1,848 32.0% 1,277 #60
40University of the Sunshine CoastUniversity · Sunshine Coast #1,976 27.7% 1,978 #77
41Southern Cross UniversityUniversity · Lismore #1,980 29.8% 1,367 #57
42Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchNonprofit · Melbourne #2,007 31.2% 447 #10
43University of New EnglandUniversity · Armidale #2,074 28.8% 1,703 #34
44Victoria UniversityUniversity · Melbourne #2,183 31.7% 1,715 #40
45Bond UniversityUniversity · Gold Coast #2,314 25.9% 1,304 #82
46The Royal Melbourne HospitalFunder · Melbourne #2,340 20.9% 1,486 #28
47Australian Nuclear Science and Technology OrganisationGovernment institution · Sydney #2,508 18.4% 544 #42
48Murdoch Children's Research InstituteNonprofit · Melbourne #2,520 27.9% 976 #61
49Charles Darwin UniversityUniversity · Darwin #2,734 29.1% 1,466 #76
50Federation UniversityUniversity · Ballarat #2,738 26.5% 1,305 #81
51Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthResearch facility · Melbourne #2,768 25.3% 486 #64
52Westmead HospitalHospital / health system · Sydney #3,093 17.2% 931 #65
53The University of Notre Dame AustraliaUniversity · Fremantle #3,124 22.3% 988 #122
54CSIRO ManufacturingResearch facility · Canberra #3,147 27.5% 385 #29
55Royal Prince Alfred HospitalHospital / health system · Sydney #3,304 17.4% 1,065 #52
56Australian SynchrotronResearch facility · Melbourne #3,329 23.8% 226 #95
57The Alfred HospitalHospital / health system · Melbourne #3,510 18.8% 688 #56
58Garvan Institute of Medical ResearchNonprofit · Darlinghurst #3,516 27.7% 328 #41
59Royal North Shore HospitalHospital / health system · St Leonards #3,520 17.7% 940 #68
60Royal Children's HospitalHospital / health system · Melbourne #3,540 20.8% 879 #48
61Quantum (Australia)Company · Essendon #3,575 21.2% 215 #72
62Australian Antarctic DivisionGovernment institution · Hobart #3,584 25.5% 198 #93
63Data61Institution · Sydney #3,609 34.3% 682 #59
64Royal Brisbane and Women's HospitalHospital / health system · Brisbane #3,647 18.1% 944 #79
65Baker Heart and Diabetes InstituteNonprofit · Melbourne #3,722 23.1% 595 #58
66Austin HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne #3,790 19.0% 927 #96
67QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteResearch facility · Brisbane #3,828 25.5% 520 #38
68The George Institute for Global HealthResearch facility · Sydney #3,856 29.2% 647 #100
69Bureau of MeteorologyGovernment institution · Melbourne #3,859 24.6% 223 #46
70ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular ImagingResearch facility · Clayton #4,032 35.0% 159 #44
71ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System ScienceResearch facility · Sydney #4,087 33.2% 130 #86
72Torrens University AustraliaUniversity · Adelaide #4,106 38.3% 505 #174
73St Vincent's Hospital MelbourneHospital / health system · Melbourne #4,114 18.4% 853 #70
74Princess Alexandra HospitalHospital / health system · Brisbane #4,115 18.4% 758 #78
75Children's Hospital at WestmeadHospital / health system · Sydney #4,164 23.0% 567 #91
76Melbourne HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne #4,169 30.3% 615 #123
77ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics TechnologiesNonprofit · Clayton #4,222 27.4% 83 #148
78CSIRO Oceans and AtmosphereResearch facility · Canberra #4,258 28.4% 284 #33
79ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum SystemsResearch facility · Brisbane #4,278 32.5% 74 #73
80Alfred HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne #4,301 20.0% 838 #144
81Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchNonprofit · Clayton #4,322 26.5% 269 #124
82Sydney Local Health DistrictGovernment institution · Camperdown #4,418 24.6% 613 #164
83Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication TechnologyResearch facility · Sydney #4,419 28.4% 115 #45
84Hunter Medical Research InstituteResearch facility · Newcastle #4,526 27.3% 602 #103
85Translational Research InstituteResearch facility · Woolloongabba #4,578 32.0% 412 #107
86Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchResearch facility · Sydney #4,585 23.4% 302 #137
87ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky AstrophysicsResearch facility · Sydney #4,859 38.2% 121 #153
88Neuroscience Research AustraliaResearch facility · Sydney #4,935 26.9% 392 #99
89Environmental Earth SciencesInstitution · Sydney #4,943 30.2% 405 #87
90South Australian Health and Medical Research InstituteHospital / health system · Adelaide #4,945 30.8% 490 #129
91ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical SystemsResearch facility · Canberra #5,033 17.0% 138 #160
92Royal Adelaide HospitalHospital / health system · Adelaide #5,137 17.1% 788 #83
93St Vincent's ClinicHospital / health system · Darlinghurst #5,296 27.4% 227 #105
94Concord Repatriation General HospitalHospital / health system · Sydney #5,373 17.9% 475 #133
95The Kids Research Institute AustraliaNonprofit · West Perth #5,452 27.0% 473 #102
96St Vincent's Hospital SydneyHospital / health system · Darlinghurst #5,498 16.9% 458 #75
97New South Wales Department of Primary IndustriesGovernment institution · Orange #5,641 25.2% 511 #98
98Australian Institute of Tropical Health and MedicineResearch facility · Townsville #6,018 29.7% 267 #132
99Ecosystem SciencesResearch facility · Canberra #6,076 29.7% 366 #110
100Flinders Medical CentreHospital / health system · Bedford Park #6,092 17.9% 590 #88
101Monash Medical CentreHospital / health system · Clayton #6,112 18.6% 278 #85
102Astronomy and SpaceResearch facility · Marsfield #6,120 15.4% 409 #66
103New South Wales Department of HealthGovernment institution · North Sydney #6,172 20.4% 549 #166
104Children's Medical Research InstituteResearch facility · Sydney #6,230 30.6% 145 #143
105ASTRO-3DResearch facility · Australind #6,303 40.4% 91 #243
106Eastern HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne #6,394 16.1% 562 #184
107Centenary InstituteResearch facility · Sydney #6,402 27.2% 156 #90
108National Health and Medical Research CouncilGovernment institution · Canberra #6,459 32.7% 322 #112
109Mineral ResourcesResearch facility · Canberra #6,477 13.3% 492 #109
110Victorian Curriculum and Assessment AuthorityGovernment institution · Melbourne #6,657 39.0% 317 #175
111International Centre for Radio Astronomy ResearchInstitution · Crawley #6,659 29.2% 160 #157
112Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalHospital / health system · Perth #6,708 13.4% 491 #128
113Queensland HealthGovernment institution · Brisbane #6,858 17.1% 584 #147
114Department of CommerceGovernment institution · Canberra #7,020 5.2% 2,402 #234
115Fiona Stanley HospitalHospital / health system · Perth #7,076 12.5% 601 #221
116Mater ResearchResearch facility · Brisbane #7,162 27.0% 209 #118
117Westmead InstituteResearch facility · Westmeadows #7,170 21.8% 268 #125
118Burnet InstituteNonprofit · Melbourne #7,203 29.0% 266 #97
119IP AustraliaGovernment institution · Canberra #7,269 17.9% 395 #185
120Royal Perth HospitalHospital / health system · Perth #7,478 17.1% 439 #67
121Barwon HealthHospital / health system · Geelong #7,519 21.1% 269 #165
122Gold Coast HospitalHospital / health system · Southport #7,599 13.9% 564 #212
123Taronga Conservation Society AustraliaNonprofit · Mosman #7,687 30.1% 152 #270
124Park Centre for Mental HealthHospital / health system · Wacol #7,767 41.2% 71 #182
125Camden and Campbelltown HospitalsHospital / health system · Campbelltown #7,770 21.5% 331 #179
126Australian Institute of Marine ScienceResearch facility · Townsville #7,779 38.8% 205 #84
127Prince of Wales HospitalHospital / health system · Sydney #7,794 16.6% 508 #69
128Illawarra Health and Medical Research InstituteResearch facility · Keiraville #7,902 25.6% 166 #154
129Northern Sydney Local Health DistrictGovernment institution · St Leonards #7,965 21.9% 321 #192
130ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials ScienceResearch facility · Wollongong #7,990 24.0% 87 #74
131CSIRO Land and WaterResearch facility · Canberra #8,077 31.5% 202 #62
132South Australia PathologyNonprofit · Adelaide #8,152 11.6% 467 #104
133Metro South HealthHospital / health system · Woolloongabba #8,181 25.1% 309 #277
134Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research CentreHospital / health system · Heidelberg #8,287 20.3% 138 #224
135Australian Resources Research CentreResearch facility · Kensington #8,329 21.7% 195 #220
136Ingham InstituteNonprofit · Sydney #8,362 25.2% 268 #201
137Menzies School of Health ResearchFunder · Darwin #8,449 25.1% 327 #135
138Melanoma Institute AustraliaNonprofit · Sydney #8,450 20.6% 144 #130
139Royal Women's HospitalHospital / health system · Melbourne #8,472 24.4% 308 #126
140Peninsula HealthHospital / health system · Frankston #8,475 21.4% 227 #280
141Victor Chang Cardiac Research InstituteNonprofit · Sydney #8,508 21.4% 163 #170
142Sunshine Coast University HospitalHospital / health system · Birtinya #8,525 14.3% 281 #329
143Geoscience AustraliaGovernment institution · Canberra #8,580 11.7% 408 #116
144ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and AgricultureResearch facility · Brisbane #8,604 32.8% 219 #249
145St George HospitalHospital / health system · Sydney #8,777 13.9% 436 #140
146Australian Centre for Robotic VisionResearch facility · Brisbane #8,813 32.9% 191 #134
147Department of Health and Aged CareGovernment institution · Canberra #8,870 21.0% 96 #246
148ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic BiologyResearch facility · Sydney #8,916 27.6% 141 #373
149John Hunter HospitalHospital / health system · Newcastle #8,923 15.6% 407 #149
150Sax InstituteResearch facility · Sydney #9,010 11.3% 601 #271
151Adelaide Institute for Sleep HealthResearch facility · Adelaide #9,093 25.7% 197 #340
152Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centreResearch facility · Melbourne #9,136 27.8% 146 #167
153Harry Perkins Institute of Medical ResearchHospital / health system · Nedlands #9,243 24.0% 156 #186
154Western HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne #9,270 17.7% 429 #215
155St Vincents Institute of Medical ResearchNonprofit · Fitzroy #9,283 27.5% 129 #115
156Australian e-Health Research CentreResearch facility · Brisbane #9,303 29.8% 163 #219
157Sydney Dental HospitalHospital / health system · Sydney #9,308 23.9% 80 #248
158University of DivinityUniversity · Kew East #9,380 13.8% 325 #233
159Centre for Cancer BiologyResearch facility · Adelaide #9,435 28.6% 123 #111
160Townsville HospitalHospital / health system · Townsville #9,454 14.9% 329 #222
161Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health ServiceHospital / health system · Brisbane #9,455 16.8% 346 #331
162Diabetes AustraliaNonprofit · Canberra #9,793 14.2% 334 #108
163Gold Coast HealthHospital / health system · Southport #9,799 24.0% 201 #225
164Prince Charles HospitalHospital / health system · Brisbane #9,825 15.0% 405 #181
165Liverpool HospitalHospital / health system · Liverpool #9,904 10.8% 477 #145
166CSIRO Health and BiosecurityResearch facility · Clayton South #10,045 27.0% 208 #240
167Nepean HospitalHospital / health system · Penrith #10,047 12.2% 398 #161
168ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein ScienceResearch facility · Brisbane #10,061 28.6% 84 #436
169Services AustraliaGovernment institution · Canberra #10,123 16.0% 273 #200
170Defence Science and Technology GroupGovernment institution · Canberra #10,131 18.3% 464 #43
171Australian Mathematical Sciences InstituteInstitution · Parkville #10,183 21.1% 102 #177
172Princess Margaret Hospital for ChildrenHospital / health system · Perth #10,213 18.6% 302 #146
173Agriculture VictoriaGovernment institution · Melbourne #10,369 28.2% 185 #163
174Thales (Australia)Company · Sydney #10,432 11.5% 248 #156
175Department of Veterans AffairsGovernment institution · Brisbane #10,509 20.0% 250 #113
176Woolcock Institute of Medical ResearchResearch facility · Sydney #10,535 23.0% 173 #194
177AgriBioResearch facility · Melbourne #10,621 29.4% 188 #204
178Sydney Children's HospitalHospital / health system · Sydney #10,695 23.6% 276 #178
179Health Sciences and NutritionResearch facility · Adelaide #10,762 27.6% 202 #50
180ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave DiscoveryResearch facility · Melbourne #10,792 30.3% 106 #321
181Centre for Eye Research AustraliaResearch facility · East Melbourne #10,797 34.7% 176 #202
182Terrestrial Ecosystem Research NetworkResearch facility · Brisbane #10,914 22.8% 102 #317
183Institute for Musculoskeletal HealthResearch facility · Camperdown #10,933 26.0% 218 #355
184Australian Institute of BusinessUniversity · Adelaide #10,964 34.6% 166 #189
185Melbourne Sexual Health CentreHospital / health system · Carlton #11,196 27.7% 118 #263
186Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-OncologyInstitution · Camperdown #11,248 22.3% 226 #245
187Department of Mines and PetroleumGovernment institution · East Perth #11,285 19.2% 74 #261
188Women's and Children's HospitalHospital / health system · Adelaide #11,392 16.6% 229 #101
189Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentGovernment institution · South Perth #11,398 28.1% 162 #228
190Chris O’Brien LifehouseNonprofit · Camperdown #11,524 18.8% 181 #315
191Tharawal AboriginalInstitution · Campbelltown #11,756 20.4% 144 #314
192Canberra HospitalHospital / health system · Canberra #11,772 14.0% 280 #162
193Hunter WaterInstitution · Newcastle #11,788 29.2% 151 #203
194Australian National Fabrication FacilityResearch facility · Clayton #11,800 16.3% 72 #292
195Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal ScienceResearch facility · Saint Albans #11,864 35.9% 71 #356
196Government of Western Australia Department of HealthGovernment institution · East Perth #11,892 19.5% 271 #183
197South Western Sydney Local Health DistrictGovernment institution · Sydney #11,932 21.0% 237 #247
198Sydney Institute of Marine ScienceResearch facility · Mosman #11,955 32.3% 89 #267
199Melbourne School of TheologyUniversity · Melbourne #11,988 30.2% 85 #469
200Sydney WaterGovernment institution · Sydney #12,005 24.7% 84 #304
201NSW Department of Planning and EnvironmentGovernment institution · Sydney #12,006 20.4% 143 #235
202OrygenInstitution · Parkville #12,018 40.3% 158 #231
203Orygen Youth HealthHospital / health system · Footscray #12,028 38.5% 116 #142
204Monash Institute of Medical ResearchHospital / health system · Clayton #12,034 27.1% 98 #114
205Black Dog InstituteHospital / health system · Sydney #12,061 36.0% 164 #226
206St Vincent's HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne #12,117 24.1% 113 #389
207Queensland Department of Environment and ScienceGovernment institution · Brisbane #12,179 24.6% 160 #284
208Northern HospitalHospital / health system · Epping #12,313 13.7% 168 #345
209Austin HospitalHospital / health system · Melbourne #12,366 18.1% 214 #106
210AstraZeneca (Australia)Company · Macquarie Park #12,497 25.8% 75 #305
211Goulburn Valley HealthHospital / health system · Shepparton #12,503 13.8% 63 #492
212Cabrini HospitalHospital / health system · East Malvern #12,516 21.3% 153 #213
213Queen Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system · Adelaide #12,572 20.3% 186 #119
214Sutherland HospitalHospital / health system · Caringbah #12,620 23.4% 153 #326
215The Heart Research InstituteResearch facility · Newtown #12,686 21.3% 97 #117
216Blacktown & Mount Druitt HospitalHospital / health system · Blacktown #12,703 11.5% 199 #351
217Australian Maritime CollegeUniversity · Newnham #12,734 34.7% 123 #283
218Victorian Clinical Genetics ServicesResearch facility · Flemington #12,775 30.9% 77 #287
219Northern HealthHospital / health system · Melbourne #12,840 12.4% 278 #328
220Cairns HospitalHospital / health system · Cairns #12,909 11.8% 224 #195
221Sydney Children’s Hospitals NetworkHospital / health system · Sydney #12,982 24.8% 173 #398
222Melbourne Genomics Health AllianceNonprofit · Melbourne #12,988 32.5% 81 #392
223Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference LaboratoryResearch facility · Melbourne #13,043 22.3% 61 #188
224Australian GovernmentGovernment institution · Canberra #13,190 17.0% 183 #209
225Australian Wine Research InstituteResearch facility · Adelaide #13,236 28.6% 112 #127
226Calvary Mater Newcastle HospitalHospital / health system · Waratah #13,257 20.0% 102 #207
227St Vincent’s Private Hospital SydneyHospital / health system · Sydney #13,295 13.4% 198 #217
228Australian MuseumArchive · Sydney #13,305 13.7% 346 #155
229Basil Hetzel InstituteResearch facility · Woodville #13,443 30.6% 86 #426
230Wagga Wagga Base HospitalHospital / health system · Wagga Wagga #13,466 19.0% 119 #274
231Launceston General HospitalHospital / health system · Launceston #13,496 19.0% 131 #299
232Wollongong HospitalHospital / health system · Wollongong #13,554 13.1% 161 #255
233Ballarat Health ServicesHospital / health system · Ballarat #13,565 13.7% 187 #286
234South Australian Research and Development InstituteResearch facility · Adelaide #13,620 23.0% 116 #176
235Hunter New England Local Health DistrictHospital / health system · Newcastle #13,635 21.5% 214 #296
236Queensland GovernmentGovernment institution · Brisbane #13,650 23.0% 121 #281
237Australian College of OptometryUniversity · Melbourne #13,683 19.6% 122 #309
238Queensland Centre for Mental Health ResearchResearch facility · Wacol #13,871 33.5% 84 #208
239Australian Defence Force AcademyUniversity · Canberra #14,158 14.9% 212 #94
240Monash Children’s HospitalHospital / health system · Clayton South #14,202 19.2% 173 #395
241The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear HospitalHospital / health system · East Melbourne #14,253 14.1% 118 #282
242St John of God HospitalHospital / health system · Warrnambool #14,339 17.7% 119 #442
243Women's and Children's Health NetworkHospital / health system · North Adelaide #14,341 21.3% 172 #308
244Act HealthGovernment institution · Canberra #14,347 16.2% 137 #310
245CRC for Spatial informationResearch facility · Carlton #14,375 24.3% 121 #139
246Department of Primary IndustriesGovernment institution · Brisbane #14,427 16.3% 160 #252
247Queen Elizabeth II Medical CentreHospital / health system · Nedlands #14,702 22.2% 75 #172
248Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational ScienceResearch facility · Nedlands #14,834 22.3% 129 #354
249Department of the Premier and CabinetGovernment institution · West Perth #14,893 13.2% 97 #433
250SA HealthGovernment institution · Adelaide #14,980 20.8% 170 #383
251South Australian MuseumArchive · Adelaide #14,981 20.3% 110 #190
252Cochlear (Australia)Company · Sydney #15,039 6.7% 98 #259
253Collaborative Research GroupResearch facility · Sydney #15,105 19.0% 84 #294
254Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care SocietyUniversity · Carlton #15,135 20.1% 127 #327
255O'Brien InstituteResearch facility · Melbourne #15,225 21.2% 108 #250
256Epworth HospitalHospital / health system · Melbourne #15,428 15.9% 245 #238
257Royal Dental Hospital of MelbourneHospital / health system · Melbourne #15,450 23.8% 60 #236
258Sydney HospitalHospital / health system · Sydney #15,466 20.4% 105 #180
259Geological Survey of Western AustraliaGovernment institution · East Perth #15,467 18.1% 110 #159
260ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef StudiesResearch facility · Townsville #15,557 42.9% 86 #141
261Western NSW Local Health DistrictGovernment institution · Dubbo #15,564 17.8% 97 #467
262Toowoomba HospitalHospital / health system · Toowoomba #15,700 18.7% 156 #253
263Australian Centre for Heart HealthInstitution · North Melbourne #15,745 12.3% 151 #482
264Mater Health ServicesHospital / health system · Brisbane #16,341 13.9% 167 #218
265Cancer Institute of New South WalesInstitution · Sydney #16,369 23.6% 97 #276
266Pathwest Laboratory MedicineHospital / health system · Nedlands #16,385 12.4% 164 #311
267Institute for Respiratory HealthResearch facility · Nedlands #16,462 17.3% 66 #339
268Bendigo HealthHospital / health system · Bendigo #16,519 18.2% 122 #350
269Royal Hospital for WomenHospital / health system · Sydney #16,531 21.5% 84 #302
270Mercy Hospital for WomenHospital / health system · Melbourne #16,605 21.6% 113 #264
271NSW Department of EducationFunder · Sydney #16,608 29.6% 114 #325
272Footscray HospitalHospital / health system · Footscray #16,629 23.5% 117 #358
273Centre for Marine SocioecologyInstitution · Hobart #16,646 43.6% 87 #478
274Alphacrucis University CollegeUniversity · Parramatta #16,889 21.3% 100 #455
275Cancer Council VictoriaFunder · Melbourne #16,950 25.1% 118 #244
276ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of MineralsResearch facility · Newcastle #17,134 17.9% 92 #378
277Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health DistrictHospital / health system · Warrawong #17,176 16.8% 99 #458
278Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaHospital / health system · Randwick #17,189 19.1% 61 #291
279Victorian Institute of Forensic MedicineInstitution · Southbank #17,233 14.3% 129 #306
280Institute for Breathing and SleepNonprofit · Melbourne #17,242 23.4% 99 #441
281Australian College of Applied PsychologyUniversity · Sydney #17,245 32.1% 84 #516
282Royal Hobart HospitalHospital / health system · Hobart #17,296 12.6% 206 #242
283Australian Psychological SocietyInstitution · Melbourne #17,312 27.8% 93 #313
284ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy BiologyResearch facility · Perth #17,344 27.2% 65 #187
285Skin Health InstituteNonprofit · Carlton #17,356 10.7% 73 #515
286Water Technology (Australia)Company · Melbourne #17,533 20.1% 60 #424
287Royal Darwin HospitalHospital / health system · Darwin #17,554 12.7% 176 #273
288Royal Botanic Garden SydneyGovernment institution · Sydney #17,590 25.4% 115 #266
289Cancer Council NSWFunder · Sydney #17,628 29.0% 131 #347
290South Eastern Sydney Local Health DistrictHospital / health system · Sydney #17,733 20.3% 90 #320
291Parks VictoriaGovernment institution · Melbourne #17,742 15.6% 109 #205
292Institute of Industrial EngineeringInstitution · Canberra #17,763 7.4% 160 #450
293North Metropolitan Health ServiceHospital / health system · Nedlands #17,795 19.2% 90 #534
294Government of Western AustraliaGovernment institution · Perth #17,815 22.6% 85 #173
295Indigenous Wellbeing CentreInstitution · Bundaberg #17,845 16.7% 66 #462
296Queensland MuseumArchive · Brisbane #17,868 23.2% 120 #360
297Royal College of Pathologists of AustralasiaInstitution · Sydney #17,935 15.0% 69 #489
298Geelong HospitalHospital / health system · Geelong #17,973 12.1% 149 #275
299Lyell McEwin HospitalHospital / health system · Adelaide #18,055 11.9% 140 #399
300Department of DefenceGovernment institution · Melbourne #18,075 18.8% 62 #223

Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Australia on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — 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%.

0%20%40%mean 23.273%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →UNSW Sydney: 17k, 26.8%Monash University: 17k, 28.7%The University of Queensland: 17k, 27.4%The University of Melbourne: 20k, 26.2%The University of Sydney: 20k, 24.9%The University of Adelaide: 8,742, 26.2%Australian National University: 10k, 23.9%University of Technology Sydney: 9,208, 29.4%RMIT University: 7,274, 31.2%The University of Western Australia: 8,079, 26.2%Queensland University of Technology: 7,052, 30.0%Griffith University: 7,917, 29.9%Deakin University: 9,281, 30.7%Curtin University: 6,462, 28.8%University of Wollongong: 5,490, 26.7%Macquarie University: 7,301, 28.0%Swinburne University of Technology: 5,387, 23.9%University of Newcastle Australia: 4,493, 26.5%La Trobe University: 6,172, 24.9%Flinders University: 4,524, 25.9%Edith Cowan University: 2,812, 34.8%University of Southern Queensland: 2,767, 34.1%Division of Materials Science and Engineering: 1,577, 22.1%Western Sydney University: 4,989, 28.2%University of Tasmania: 4,374, 26.4%Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation: 2,829, 29.5%Charles Sturt University: 2,743, 27.6%University of South Australia: 4,503, 27.0%James Cook University: 2,708, 27.6%Central Queensland University: 2,137, 28.2%University of Canberra: 3,242, 22.7%Murdoch University: 2,199, 28.1%Australian Research Council: 614, 31.6%Australian Catholic University: 2,136, 30.3%Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute: 1,805, 19.1%Monash Health: 1,674, 23.1%Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre: 1,062, 22.3%Peter Doherty Institute: 437, 31.4%Agriculture and Food: 1,277, 32.0%University of the Sunshine Coast: 1,978, 27.7%Southern Cross University: 1,367, 29.8%Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research: 447, 31.2%University of New England: 1,703, 28.8%Victoria University: 1,715, 31.7%Bond University: 1,304, 25.9%The Royal Melbourne Hospital: 1,486, 20.9%Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation: 544, 18.4%Murdoch Children's Research Institute: 976, 27.9%Charles Darwin University: 1,466, 29.1%Federation University: 1,305, 26.5%Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health: 486, 25.3%Westmead Hospital: 931, 17.2%The University of Notre Dame Australia: 988, 22.3%CSIRO Manufacturing: 385, 27.5%Royal Prince Alfred Hospital: 1,065, 17.4%Australian Synchrotron: 226, 23.8%The Alfred Hospital: 688, 18.8%Garvan Institute of Medical Research: 328, 27.7%Royal North Shore Hospital: 940, 17.7%Royal Children's Hospital: 879, 20.8%Quantum (Australia): 215, 21.2%Australian Antarctic Division: 198, 25.5%Data61: 682, 34.3%Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital: 944, 18.1%Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute: 595, 23.1%Austin Health: 927, 19.0%QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute: 520, 25.5%The George Institute for Global Health: 647, 29.2%Bureau of Meteorology: 223, 24.6%ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging: 159, 35.0%ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science: 130, 33.2%Torrens University Australia: 505, 38.3%St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne: 853, 18.4%Princess Alexandra Hospital: 758, 18.4%Children's Hospital at Westmead: 567, 23.0%Melbourne Health: 615, 30.3%ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies: 83, 27.4%CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere: 284, 28.4%ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems: 74, 32.5%Alfred Health: 838, 20.0%Hudson Institute of Medical Research: 269, 26.5%Sydney Local Health District: 613, 24.6%Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology: 115, 28.4%Hunter Medical Research Institute: 602, 27.3%Translational Research Institute: 412, 32.0%Westmead Institute for Medical Research: 302, 23.4%ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics: 121, 38.2%Neuroscience Research Australia: 392, 26.9%Environmental Earth Sciences: 405, 30.2%South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute: 490, 30.8%ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems: 138, 17.0%Royal Adelaide Hospital: 788, 17.1%St Vincent's Clinic: 227, 27.4%Concord Repatriation General Hospital: 475, 17.9%The Kids Research Institute Australia: 473, 27.0%St Vincent's Hospital Sydney: 458, 16.9%New South Wales Department of Primary Industries: 511, 25.2%Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine: 267, 29.7%Ecosystem Sciences: 366, 29.7%Flinders Medical Centre: 590, 17.9%Monash Medical Centre: 278, 18.6%Astronomy and Space: 409, 15.4%New South Wales Department of Health: 549, 20.4%Children's Medical Research Institute: 145, 30.6%ASTRO-3D: 91, 40.4%Eastern Health: 562, 16.1%Centenary Institute: 156, 27.2%National Health and Medical Research Council: 322, 32.7%Mineral Resources: 492, 13.3%Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority: 317, 39.0%International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research: 160, 29.2%Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: 491, 13.4%Queensland Health: 584, 17.1%Department of Commerce: 2,402, 5.2%Fiona Stanley Hospital: 601, 12.5%Mater Research: 209, 27.0%Westmead Institute: 268, 21.8%Burnet Institute: 266, 29.0%IP Australia: 395, 17.9%Royal Perth Hospital: 439, 17.1%Barwon Health: 269, 21.1%Gold Coast Hospital: 564, 13.9%Taronga Conservation Society Australia: 152, 30.1%Park Centre for Mental Health: 71, 41.2%Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals: 331, 21.5%Australian Institute of Marine Science: 205, 38.8%Prince of Wales Hospital: 508, 16.6%Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute: 166, 25.6%Northern Sydney Local Health District: 321, 21.9%ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science: 87, 24.0%CSIRO Land and Water: 202, 31.5%South Australia Pathology: 467, 11.6%Metro South Health: 309, 25.1%Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre: 138, 20.3%Australian Resources Research Centre: 195, 21.7%Ingham Institute: 268, 25.2%Menzies School of Health Research: 327, 25.1%Melanoma Institute Australia: 144, 20.6%Royal Women's Hospital: 308, 24.4%Peninsula Health: 227, 21.4%Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute: 163, 21.4%Sunshine Coast University Hospital: 281, 14.3%Geoscience Australia: 408, 11.7%ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture: 219, 32.8%St George Hospital: 436, 13.9%Australian Centre for Robotic Vision: 191, 32.9%Department of Health and Aged Care: 96, 21.0%ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology: 141, 27.6%John Hunter Hospital: 407, 15.6%Sax Institute: 601, 11.3%Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health: 197, 25.7%Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre: 146, 27.8%Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research: 156, 24.0%Western Health: 429, 17.7%St Vincents Institute of Medical Research: 129, 27.5%Australian e-Health Research Centre: 163, 29.8%Sydney Dental Hospital: 80, 23.9%University of Divinity: 325, 13.8%Centre for Cancer Biology: 123, 28.6%Townsville Hospital: 329, 14.9%Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service: 346, 16.8%Diabetes Australia: 334, 14.2%Gold Coast Health: 201, 24.0%Prince Charles Hospital: 405, 15.0%Liverpool Hospital: 477, 10.8%CSIRO Health and Biosecurity: 208, 27.0%Nepean Hospital: 398, 12.2%ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science: 84, 28.6%Services Australia: 273, 16.0%Defence Science and Technology Group: 464, 18.3%Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute: 102, 21.1%Princess Margaret Hospital for Children: 302, 18.6%Agriculture Victoria: 185, 28.2%Thales (Australia): 248, 11.5%Department of Veterans Affairs: 250, 20.0%Woolcock Institute of Medical Research: 173, 23.0%AgriBio: 188, 29.4%Sydney Children's Hospital: 276, 23.6%Health Sciences and Nutrition: 202, 27.6%ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery: 106, 30.3%Centre for Eye Research Australia: 176, 34.7%Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network: 102, 22.8%Institute for Musculoskeletal Health: 218, 26.0%Australian Institute of Business: 166, 34.6%Melbourne Sexual Health Centre: 118, 27.7%Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology: 226, 22.3%Department of Mines and Petroleum: 74, 19.2%Women's and Children's Hospital: 229, 16.6%Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development: 162, 28.1%Chris O’Brien Lifehouse: 181, 18.8%Tharawal Aboriginal: 144, 20.4%Canberra Hospital: 280, 14.0%Hunter Water: 151, 29.2%Australian National Fabrication Facility: 72, 16.3%Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science: 71, 35.9%Government of Western Australia Department of Health: 271, 19.5%South Western Sydney Local Health District: 237, 21.0%Sydney Institute of Marine Science: 89, 32.3%Melbourne School of Theology: 85, 30.2%Sydney Water: 84, 24.7%NSW Department of Planning and Environment: 143, 20.4%Orygen: 158, 40.3%Orygen Youth Health: 116, 38.5%Monash Institute of Medical Research: 98, 27.1%Black Dog Institute: 164, 36.0%St Vincent's Health: 113, 24.1%Queensland Department of Environment and Science: 160, 24.6%Northern Hospital: 168, 13.7%Austin Hospital: 214, 18.1%AstraZeneca (Australia): 75, 25.8%Goulburn Valley Health: 63, 13.8%Cabrini Hospital: 153, 21.3%Queen Elizabeth Hospital: 186, 20.3%Sutherland Hospital: 153, 23.4%The Heart Research Institute: 97, 21.3%Blacktown & Mount Druitt Hospital: 199, 11.5%Australian Maritime College: 123, 34.7%Victorian Clinical Genetics Services: 77, 30.9%Northern Health: 278, 12.4%Cairns Hospital: 224, 11.8%Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network: 173, 24.8%Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance: 81, 32.5%Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory: 61, 22.3%Australian Government: 183, 17.0%Australian Wine Research Institute: 112, 28.6%Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital: 102, 20.0%St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney: 198, 13.4%Australian Museum: 346, 13.7%Basil Hetzel Institute: 86, 30.6%Wagga Wagga Base Hospital: 119, 19.0%Launceston General Hospital: 131, 19.0%Wollongong Hospital: 161, 13.1%Ballarat Health Services: 187, 13.7%South Australian Research and Development Institute: 116, 23.0%Hunter New England Local Health District: 214, 21.5%Queensland Government: 121, 23.0%Australian College of Optometry: 122, 19.6%Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research: 84, 33.5%Australian Defence Force Academy: 212, 14.9%Monash Children’s Hospital: 173, 19.2%The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital: 118, 14.1%St John of God Hospital: 119, 17.7%Women's and Children's Health Network: 172, 21.3%Act Health: 137, 16.2%CRC for Spatial information: 121, 24.3%Department of Primary Industries: 160, 16.3%Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre: 75, 22.2%Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science: 129, 22.3%Department of the Premier and Cabinet: 97, 13.2%SA Health: 170, 20.8%South Australian Museum: 110, 20.3%Cochlear (Australia): 98, 6.7%Collaborative Research Group: 84, 19.0%Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society: 127, 20.1%O'Brien Institute: 108, 21.2%Epworth Hospital: 245, 15.9%Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne: 60, 23.8%Sydney Hospital: 105, 20.4%Geological Survey of Western Australia: 110, 18.1%ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies: 86, 42.9%Western NSW Local Health District: 97, 17.8%Toowoomba Hospital: 156, 18.7%Australian Centre for Heart Health: 151, 12.3%Mater Health Services: 167, 13.9%Cancer Institute of New South Wales: 97, 23.6%Pathwest Laboratory Medicine: 164, 12.4%Institute for Respiratory Health: 66, 17.3%Bendigo Health: 122, 18.2%Royal Hospital for Women: 84, 21.5%Mercy Hospital for Women: 113, 21.6%NSW Department of Education: 114, 29.6%Footscray Hospital: 117, 23.5%Centre for Marine Socioecology: 87, 43.6%Alphacrucis University College: 100, 21.3%Cancer Council Victoria: 118, 25.1%ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals: 92, 17.9%Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District: 99, 16.8%Children's Cancer Institute Australia: 61, 19.1%Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine: 129, 14.3%Institute for Breathing and Sleep: 99, 23.4%Australian College of Applied Psychology: 84, 32.1%Royal Hobart Hospital: 206, 12.6%Australian Psychological Society: 93, 27.8%ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology: 65, 27.2%Skin Health Institute: 73, 10.7%Water Technology (Australia): 60, 20.1%Royal Darwin Hospital: 176, 12.7%Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: 115, 25.4%Cancer Council NSW: 131, 29.0%South Eastern Sydney Local Health District: 90, 20.3%Parks Victoria: 109, 15.6%Institute of Industrial Engineering: 160, 7.4%North Metropolitan Health Service: 90, 19.2%Government of Western Australia: 85, 22.6%Indigenous Wellbeing Centre: 66, 16.7%Queensland Museum: 120, 23.2%Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia: 69, 15.0%Geelong Hospital: 149, 12.1%Lyell McEwin Hospital: 140, 11.9%Department of Defence: 62, 18.8%Monash UniversityThe University of Qu…UNSW SydneyThe University of Me…
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