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Mathematics research in Australia

UNSW Sydney ranks first in Australia for Mathematics research in 2022–2025 (#88 worldwide), followed by The University of Melbourne and The University of Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#16
of 82 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.5k
Top-10% rate
18.9%
Ranked institutions
12

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1UNSW SydneySydney #8835.717.2%265
2The University of MelbourneMelbourne #13130.021.6%213
3The University of SydneySydney #26120.013.6%205
4The University of QueenslandBrisbane #32117.120.7%118
5Monash UniversityMelbourne #33516.517.1%162
6The University of Western AustraliaPerth #40613.721.3%83
7Australian National UniversityCanberra #44412.416.3%112
8Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #5439.519.9%69
9Macquarie UniversitySydney #7265.313.6%104
10The University of AdelaideAdelaide #7714.515.4%67
11La Trobe UniversityMelbourne #9142.09.4%74
12University of WollongongWollongong #976109.010.5%66

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

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Australia?

Brian D. O. Anderson, M. P. Wand and E. N. Dancer rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1Brian D. O. Anderson#14,201 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 28 works
  2. 2M. P. Wand#27,158 worldwide overall711 citations · 32 works
  3. 3E. N. Dancer#32,087 worldwide overall469 citations · 47 works
  4. 4Ross Street#36,780 worldwide overall397 citations · 43 works
  5. 5Peter Hall#37,585 worldwide overall932 citations · 39 works
  6. 6Ben Andrews#41,882 worldwide overall382 citations · 35 works
  7. 7G. Quispel#45,442 worldwide overall514 citations · 33 works
  8. 8A. F. Horadam#48,723 worldwide overall273 citations · 32 works
  9. 9Ian Turner#54,405 worldwide overall752 citations · 41 works
  10. 10Iain Raeburn#60,433 worldwide overall386 citations · 64 works
  11. 11Alan McIntosh#100,284 worldwide overall294 citations · 45 works
  12. 12David Pask#100,390 worldwide overall284 citations · 41 works
  13. 13Yihong Du#111,474 worldwide overall395 citations · 33 works
  14. 14Peter Hall#115,274 worldwide overall455 citations · 31 works
  15. 15Michael F. Barnsley#129,646 worldwide overall258 citations · 30 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Mathematics