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Materials Science research in Australia

The University of Queensland ranks first in Australia for Materials Science research in 2022–2025 (#81 worldwide), followed by UNSW Sydney and RMIT University.

Australia's world rank
#7
of 90 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.8k
Top-10% rate
24.1%
Ranked institutions
25

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of QueenslandBrisbane #8143.729.7%426
2UNSW SydneySydney #10140.926.4%566
3RMIT UniversityMelbourne #10540.427.7%417
4Division of Materials Science and EngineeringCanberra #15635.319.5%499
5The University of AdelaideAdelaide #19532.528.4%232
6Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #20531.928.4%278
7The University of SydneySydney #24329.722.4%330
8University of Technology SydneySydney #25429.128.8%222
9Monash UniversityMelbourne #25529.118.7%367
10University of WollongongWollongong #28827.526.4%217
11The University of MelbourneMelbourne #30426.823.1%255
12University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba #31626.351.2%105
13Curtin UniversityPerth #32326.024.9%213
14Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne #41023.024.6%146
15Deakin UniversityBurwood #45821.623.0%254
16Australian National UniversityCanberra #46521.419.8%221
17University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #63317.422.3%142
18Griffith UniversityBrisbane #82314.124.8%112
19The University of Western AustraliaPerth #83713.818.4%126
20Macquarie UniversitySydney #98611.825.3%91
21Australian Nuclear Science and Technology OrganisationSydney #1,1829.413.7%127
22CSIRO ManufacturingCanberra #1,1929.324.4%67
23Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberra #1,1969.327.8%67
24University of South AustraliaAdelaide #1,4856.523.9%75
25Flinders UniversityAdelaide #1,9672.918.3%79

Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Materials Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Australia?

Julian D. Gale, Martin A. Green and Shi‐Zhang Qiao rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1Julian D. Gale#2,323 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 54 works
  2. 2Martin A. Green#4,037 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 45 works
  3. 3Shi‐Zhang Qiao#13,359 worldwide overall3k citations · 44 works
  4. 4Shaobin Wang#16,251 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 46 works
  5. 5Hao Wang#18,554 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 66 works
  6. 6Andrej Atrens#19,394 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 105 works
  7. 7N. Birbilis#20,899 worldwide overall2k citations · 97 works
  8. 8Guang‐Ling Song#24,525 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 70 works
  9. 9Pingan Song#26,830 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 85 works
  10. 10Gao Qing Lu#35,614 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 104 works
  11. 11David R. McKenzie#58,065 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 51 works
  12. 12Ma Qian#59,339 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 60 works
  13. 13Lai‐Chang Zhang#62,572 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 48 works
  14. 14Yuri S. Kivshar#65,639 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 77 works
  15. 15Paul Munroe#67,978 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 53 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Materials Science