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Computer Science research in Australia

Monash University ranks first in Australia for Computer Science research in 2022-now (#53 worldwide), followed by UNSW Sydney and The University of Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#6
of 128 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
20k
Top-10% rate
16.7%
Ranked institutions
41

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

What is the best university for Computer Science in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Monash UniversityMelbourne #5352.720.8%1,368
2UNSW SydneySydney #6749.914.7%1,491
3The University of SydneySydney #8547.115.8%1,556
4The University of MelbourneMelbourne #9246.114.8%1,198
5The University of QueenslandBrisbane #10644.416.9%839
6Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #11743.318.7%611
7University of Technology SydneySydney #12642.418.8%1,365
8Australian National UniversityCanberra #16539.213.1%777
9RMIT UniversityMelbourne #17938.217.0%764
10The University of AdelaideAdelaide #20836.417.1%600
11Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberra #22635.417.9%979
12Macquarie UniversitySydney #31231.614.9%675
13Deakin UniversityBurwood #31931.319.3%934
14University of WollongongWollongong #36029.913.4%553
15La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #36829.617.4%344
16The University of Western AustraliaPerth #41128.314.9%372
17Griffith UniversityBrisbane #43427.618.2%429
18Curtin UniversityPerth #43527.617.2%333
19Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne #50625.819.2%594
20University of South AustraliaAdelaide #53925.114.8%341
21University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #60423.719.4%266
22University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba #61023.623.1%197
23Edith Cowan UniversityPerth #67022.521.4%188
24Torrens University AustraliaAdelaide #84119.834.1%84
25University of TasmaniaHobart #85319.620.4%145
26Western Sydney UniversityRichmond #87619.315.1%252
27Charles Sturt UniversityBathurst #97018.118.4%233
28Charles Darwin UniversityDarwin #99417.832.5%95
29Central Queensland UniversityRockhampton #1,04417.218.7%137
30Victoria UniversityMelbourne #1,11516.420.7%137
31Federation UniversityBallarat #1,14416.118.2%135
32University of CanberraCanberra #1,14816.017.1%241
33James Cook UniversityTownsville #1,21215.415.9%132
34Murdoch UniversityPerth #1,42013.522.5%99
35Flinders UniversityAdelaide #1,59212.213.8%121
36Australian Catholic UniversityBrisbane #1,61012.024.3%71
37Australian Centre for Robotic VisionBrisbane #1,75711.015.3%72
38Government of Western AustraliaPerth #2,5776.44.6%258
39Migration Institute of AustraliaSydney #2,6156.20.9%77
40Defence Science and Technology GroupCanberra #2,7845.55.9%85
41University of the Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast #3,0544.418.4%66

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

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Australia?

Dacheng Tao, Rajkumar Buyya and Yi Ping Yang rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Computer Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Dacheng Tao#9,106 worldwide overall412.1 of 943 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Rajkumar Buyya#7,651 worldwide overall413.5 of 848 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yi Ping Yang#5,101 worldwide overall271.6 of 579 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Seyedali Mirjalili#9 worldwide overall228.8 of 318 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Dragan Gašević#3,091 worldwide overall178.8 of 455 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Mamoun Alazab#146 worldwide overall145.2 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Wanli Ouyang#788 worldwide overall149.0 of 270 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Albert Y. Zomaya#102,287 worldwide overall212.8 of 737 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Hongyu Zhang#88,500 worldwide overall157.1 of 383 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Peng Shi#46,106 worldwide overall213.2 of 461 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Amir H. Gandomi#5,486 worldwide overall131.6 of 240 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Shui Yu#112,699 worldwide overall197.5 of 572 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Hongzhi Yin#10,407 worldwide overall139.6 of 286 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Chunhua Shen#32,625 worldwide overall181.2 of 327 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Xiaojun Chang#12,815 worldwide overall117.8 of 277 papers here in the top 10%

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

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What are the best universities for computer science in Australia?

Monash University ranks first in Australia for Computer Science research in 2022-now (#53 worldwide), followed by UNSW Sydney and The University of Sydney.

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