Field · Engineering · Australia
Engineering research in Australia
UNSW Sydney ranks first in Australia for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#56 worldwide), followed by University of Technology Sydney and RMIT University.
- Australia's world rank
- #5 of 134 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 37k
- Top-10% rate
- 24.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 53
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Engineering in Australia?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNSW SydneySydney | #56 | 54.3 | 26.6% | 3,072 |
| 2 | University of Technology SydneySydney | #75 | 50.9 | 28.8% | 2,178 |
| 3 | RMIT UniversityMelbourne | #89 | 49.0 | 30.0% | 1,905 |
| 4 | The University of AdelaideAdelaide | #99 | 47.8 | 27.6% | 1,247 |
| 5 | The University of SydneySydney | #114 | 46.2 | 25.2% | 1,886 |
| 6 | Monash UniversityMelbourne | #126 | 45.0 | 27.7% | 1,731 |
| 7 | University of WollongongWollongong | #128 | 44.9 | 26.5% | 1,202 |
| 8 | Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne | #167 | 41.8 | 24.9% | 1,262 |
| 9 | The University of QueenslandBrisbane | #184 | 40.7 | 23.6% | 1,820 |
| 10 | The University of MelbourneMelbourne | #190 | 40.4 | 22.7% | 1,681 |
| 11 | Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane | #213 | 39.1 | 28.0% | 1,072 |
| 12 | Curtin UniversityPerth | #248 | 37.3 | 26.0% | 1,195 |
| 13 | Deakin UniversityBurwood | #258 | 36.9 | 26.2% | 1,197 |
| 14 | Griffith UniversityBrisbane | #377 | 32.6 | 25.0% | 771 |
| 15 | Division of Materials Science and EngineeringCanberra | #400 | 31.9 | 21.9% | 695 |
| 16 | Australian National UniversityCanberra | #445 | 30.7 | 19.3% | 836 |
| 17 | Edith Cowan UniversityPerth | #498 | 29.4 | 34.2% | 401 |
| 18 | Western Sydney UniversityRichmond | #540 | 28.5 | 28.4% | 606 |
| 19 | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberra | #544 | 28.4 | 23.9% | 516 |
| 20 | Macquarie UniversitySydney | #598 | 27.4 | 23.1% | 639 |
| 21 | The University of Western AustraliaPerth | #609 | 27.1 | 18.2% | 938 |
| 22 | University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba | #646 | 26.5 | 28.1% | 372 |
| 23 | University of CanberraCanberra | #660 | 26.2 | 28.1% | 375 |
| 24 | Central Queensland UniversityRockhampton | #711 | 25.4 | 22.8% | 299 |
| 25 | University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle | #764 | 24.6 | 22.6% | 589 |
| 26 | University of South AustraliaAdelaide | #804 | 24.0 | 24.8% | 558 |
| 27 | La Trobe UniversityMelbourne | #1,193 | 19.5 | 22.8% | 330 |
| 28 | University of TasmaniaHobart | #1,219 | 19.2 | 22.4% | 336 |
| 29 | Flinders UniversityAdelaide | #1,366 | 18.0 | 21.4% | 249 |
| 30 | Murdoch UniversityPerth | #1,616 | 16.0 | 22.6% | 217 |
| 31 | Australian SynchrotronMelbourne | #1,701 | 15.5 | 34.0% | 65 |
| 32 | CSIRO ManufacturingCanberra | #1,704 | 15.4 | 29.6% | 155 |
| 33 | Australian Nuclear Science and Technology OrganisationSydney | #1,705 | 15.4 | 26.9% | 125 |
| 34 | Victoria UniversityMelbourne | #1,714 | 15.4 | 29.7% | 199 |
| 35 | Federation UniversityBallarat | #1,910 | 14.1 | 24.0% | 219 |
| 36 | Data61Sydney | #1,933 | 14.0 | 30.4% | 110 |
| 37 | James Cook UniversityTownsville | #2,052 | 13.3 | 24.1% | 170 |
| 38 | University of the Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast | #2,468 | 11.2 | 24.2% | 152 |
| 39 | Charles Darwin UniversityDarwin | #2,485 | 11.2 | 24.6% | 134 |
| 40 | Defence Science and Technology GroupCanberra | #2,730 | 10.1 | 19.9% | 214 |
| 41 | Torrens University AustraliaAdelaide | #2,885 | 9.5 | 32.4% | 62 |
| 42 | Mineral ResourcesCanberra | #2,894 | 9.4 | 13.8% | 170 |
| 43 | Charles Sturt UniversityBathurst | #2,938 | 9.3 | 21.1% | 103 |
| 44 | Australian Research CouncilCanberra | #3,048 | 8.8 | 23.7% | 77 |
| 45 | Australian Maritime CollegeNewnham | #3,714 | 6.6 | 31.1% | 64 |
| 46 | Australian Resources Research CentreKensington | #4,293 | 4.9 | 20.2% | 68 |
| 47 | Australian Regenerative Medicine InstituteClayton | #4,377 | 4.7 | 12.4% | 101 |
| 48 | Boeing (Australia)Brisbane | #5,101 | 3.0 | 11.1% | 115 |
| 49 | Department of CommerceCanberra | #5,228 | 2.7 | 7.3% | 105 |
| 50 | Geoscience AustraliaCanberra | #5,283 | 2.6 | 9.8% | 107 |
| 51 | Astronomy and SpaceMarsfield | #5,678 | 1.8 | 10.0% | 60 |
| 52 | IP AustraliaCanberra | #5,823 | 149.0 | 6.7% | 77 |
| 53 | Institute of Industrial EngineeringCanberra | #6,241 | 70.0 | 5.9% | 61 |
Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Engineering researchers in Australia?
Martin A. Green, Qing‐Long Han and David J. Hill rank highest among researchers based in Australia.
- 1Martin A. Green#4,037 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 184 works
- 2Qing‐Long Han#4,594 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 162 works
- 3David J. Hill#7,456 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 193 works
- 4Tuan Ngo#8,999 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 161 works
- 5S. Kitipornchai#9,438 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 134 works
- 6Peng Shi#9,681 worldwide overall5k citations · 310 works
- 7Derrick Wing Kwan Ng#10,733 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 231 works
- 8Brian D. O. Anderson#14,201 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 185 works
- 9Vassilios G. Agelidis#15,130 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 156 works
- 10Xiao‐Ling Zhao#22,490 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 156 works
- 11Zhao Yang Dong#23,950 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 286 works
- 12Jie Yang#25,320 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 127 works
- 13Mark Randolph#27,577 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 250 works
- 14Zhejun Pan#27,579 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 108 works
- 15William Shieh#31,233 worldwide overall778 citations · 157 works