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