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Physical Sciences research in Australia

UNSW Sydney ranks first in Australia for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#42 worldwide), followed by The University of Queensland and Monash University.

Australia's world rank
#6
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
106k
Top-10% rate
15.4%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1UNSW SydneySydney #4259.716.3%7,942
2The University of QueenslandBrisbane #8652.015.5%5,692
3Monash UniversityMelbourne #9750.716.8%5,725
4Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #13247.417.1%2,764
5The University of SydneySydney #14846.115.1%5,912
6The University of MelbourneMelbourne #15445.713.9%5,583
7RMIT UniversityMelbourne #15645.617.7%4,134
8Australian National UniversityCanberra #16944.713.4%3,883
9University of Technology SydneySydney #19243.319.6%4,901
10The University of AdelaideAdelaide #23141.317.0%3,488
11Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberra #28139.213.8%6,564
12University of WollongongWollongong #40435.315.7%2,949
13The University of Western AustraliaPerth #41035.113.3%3,026
14Curtin UniversityPerth #44434.316.2%2,899
15Deakin UniversityBurwood #51332.717.4%3,196
16Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne #53832.217.6%2,926
17Griffith UniversityBrisbane #55931.816.6%2,328
18La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #56631.713.2%1,288
19University of South AustraliaAdelaide #58931.215.0%1,421
20Macquarie UniversitySydney #64430.313.7%2,437
21University of TasmaniaHobart #68429.614.9%1,680
22University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #69929.416.4%1,704
23University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba #71629.120.9%1,066
24Australian Research CouncilCanberra #73328.916.6%309
25Edith Cowan UniversityPerth #79628.023.5%900
26Flinders UniversityAdelaide #86927.012.9%1,017
27Australian Nuclear Science and Technology OrganisationSydney #95126.113.1%634
28Western Sydney UniversityRichmond #1,06724.815.9%1,471
29University of CanberraCanberra #1,15124.017.4%952
30James Cook UniversityTownsville #1,29622.716.3%1,084
31Central Queensland UniversityRockhampton #1,31622.619.3%654
32Murdoch UniversityPerth #1,33022.516.2%761
33Department of Agriculture, Water and the EnvironmentCanberra #1,35822.212.8%234
34Victoria UniversityMelbourne #1,43621.619.2%570
35Southern Cross UniversityLismore #1,53720.912.0%390
36Charles Darwin UniversityDarwin #1,58820.517.1%508
37Queensland GovernmentBrisbane #1,74219.512.6%305
38Federation UniversityBallarat #1,79719.215.4%486
39Geoscience AustraliaCanberra #1,92818.56.5%297
40Monash HealthMelbourne #2,24116.813.7%105
41Torrens University AustraliaAdelaide #2,31516.530.4%165
42Australian Institute of Marine ScienceTownsville #2,36516.224.1%177
43Melbourne HealthMelbourne #2,64615.015.0%153
44University of the Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast #2,70114.814.3%498
45Australian Centre for Robotic VisionBrisbane #2,71214.816.0%146
46Government of Western AustraliaPerth #2,99713.77.3%994
47Defence Science and Technology GroupCanberra #3,01713.66.5%380
48ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics TechnologiesClayton #3,04913.515.3%80
49Environmental Earth SciencesSydney #3,06413.413.7%271
50Australian Catholic UniversityBrisbane #3,44012.221.4%167
51Queensland HealthBrisbane #3,51812.011.5%141
52Charles Sturt UniversityBathurst #3,75211.315.2%602
53University of New EnglandArmidale #3,90110.913.1%390
54Bond UniversityGold Coast #4,21910.017.1%164
55The George Institute for Global HealthSydney #4,5919.112.7%66
56IP AustraliaCanberra #4,9618.38.6%160
57Bureau of MeteorologyMelbourne #5,1467.910.3%203
58Services AustraliaCanberra #5,2777.611.9%92
59CRC for Spatial informationCarlton #5,3607.415.9%76
60Boeing (Australia)Brisbane #5,5097.12.0%167

Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Australia?

Huan Liu, Shi Xue Dou and Shaobin Wang rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Huan Liu#25,487 worldwide overall746.4 of 2,738 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Shi Xue Dou#14,905 worldwide overall705.9 of 2,364 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Shaobin Wang#495 worldwide overall522.2 of 1,040 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Guoxiu Wang#535 worldwide overall449.7 of 901 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Shi‐Zhang Qiao#130 worldwide overall414.2 of 750 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6R. W. Moore#50,945 worldwide overall566.5 of 2,316 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Dacheng Tao#9,106 worldwide overall520.5 of 1,195 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8L. Chytka#5,583 worldwide overall409.4 of 1,024 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Shulei Chou#90 worldwide overall357.9 of 620 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Peng Shi#46,106 worldwide overall628.1 of 1,462 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Seyedali Mirjalili#9 worldwide overall334.9 of 510 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Rajkumar Buyya#7,651 worldwide overall439.3 of 912 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Yuri S. Kivshar#55,760 worldwide overall432.1 of 1,846 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Xiaoguang Duan#220 worldwide overall288.4 of 494 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Yi Ping Yang#5,101 worldwide overall326.6 of 746 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Australia on their work in Physical Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Australia compares with other countries in Physical Sciences