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Physics and Astronomy research in Australia

UNSW Sydney ranks first in Australia for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#91 worldwide), followed by Australian National University and The University of Queensland.

Australia's world rank
#12
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.8k
Top-10% rate
12.5%
Ranked institutions
22

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in Australia?

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Australia?

R. W. Moore, L. Chytka and Eric Thrane rank highest among researchers based in Australia, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1R. W. Moore#50,945 worldwide overall546.5 of 2,129 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2L. Chytka#5,583 worldwide overall404.9 of 964 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Eric Thrane#1,391 worldwide overall183.2 of 330 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Karl Glazebrook#12,711 worldwide overall198.1 of 510 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5David E. McClelland#10,186 worldwide overall172.1 of 372 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6David J. Ottaway#1,984 worldwide overall163.3 of 285 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7L. Wen#571 worldwide overall158.1 of 266 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Aidan F. Brooks#412 worldwide overall151.8 of 240 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Bram J. J. Slagmolen#901 worldwide overall150.8 of 259 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10P. D. Lasky#931 worldwide overall149.4 of 266 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Conor M Mow-Lowry#1,026 worldwide overall146.3 of 246 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Susan M. Scott#3,985 worldwide overall146.1 of 246 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13K. Wette#420 worldwide overall143.3 of 226 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Chunnong Zhao#5,124 worldwide overall147.6 of 284 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Rory J E Smith#735 worldwide overall141.1 of 226 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Australia on their work in Physics and Astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy