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Quantum (Australia)

In research, Quantum (Australia) stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#1,384 of 1,417 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,660 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physics and Astronomy and Artificial Intelligence (Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 39.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,368
of 22,385 · #34,760 all time
Rank in Australia
#270
of 270
Research works
985
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
Quantum (Australia)

What is Quantum (Australia) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physics and AstronomyField #1,384 of 1,417 9.6%76 #2828
Physical SciencesDomain #10,660 of 10,670 9.6%180 #17398

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Quantum (Australia) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Quantum (Australia) work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Quantum (Australia) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (36%), Computer Science (19%), Engineering (16%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 203 fractional works · 83.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 86 fractional works · 35.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 68 fractional works · 28.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 46 fractional works · 19.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 31 fractional works · 12.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 15.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 22 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKQuantum(Australia)242fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences84%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy8635.8%
    2. Computer Science4619.2%
    3. Engineering3815.9%
    4. Materials Science229.1%
    5. Chemistry41.7%
    6. Environmental Science20.9%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Energy10.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences52.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting41.7%
    3. Psychology31.2%
    4. Decision Sciences20.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.7%
    1. Medicine93.8%
    2. Health Professions21.0%
    3. Dentistry10.4%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Quantum (Australia) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 39.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 67.8 works39×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 86.4 works16×
  3. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 31.1 works5.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.47× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.62× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 16.08× its world share, 86 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 16.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy16.08×86 works
  2. Materials Science2.62×22 works
  3. Computer Science2.47×46 works
  4. Chemistry1.08×4 works
  5. Engineering1.06×38 works
  6. Veterinary1.02×0 works
  7. Dentistry0.92×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.79×2 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×4 works
  10. Energy0.46×1 works
  11. Nursing0.41×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×5 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.38×1 works
  14. Mathematics0.38×1 works
  15. Psychology0.38×3 works
  16. Health Professions0.37×2 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×2 works
  18. Neuroscience0.28×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.25×2 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×1 works
  21. Medicine0.20×9 works
  22. Environmental Science0.18×2 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.17×0 works
  24. Social Sciences0.16×5 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×1 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.10×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Quantum (Australia)?

The most cited paper from Quantum (Australia) is "Bridging the gap: is Chlamydia trachomatis a risk factor for developing adenomyosis?" (Melinda Doyle, Martina Jelocnik, Bess Nayda et al., 2026), with 0 citations. Next come "$λ$-PSD: Scalable Approximate SNR-Optimised Polynomial Stein Discrepancies" (0) and "Machine Failure Detection Based on Projected Quantum Models" (0).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Bridging the gap: is Chlamydia trachomatis a risk factor for developing adenomyosis? Melinda Doyle, Martina Jelocnik, Bess Nayda et al. · BMC Women s Health Open access 21 Aug 2026 0
2 $λ$-PSD: Scalable Approximate SNR-Optimised Polynomial Stein Discrepancies Minh-Long Nguyen, Thanh-Long Vu, Christopher Drovandi et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) PreprintOpen access 25 Jun 2026 0
3 Machine Failure Detection Based on Projected Quantum Models Larry Bowden, Qi Chu, Bernard Cena et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) PreprintOpen access 22 Jan 2026 0
All 3 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Quantum (Australia)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Quantum Information, Quantum Simulation, Security, Superconducting Circuits, Communication, Cryptography and Measurement.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Entanglement30▲ 83×4 topics
  2. Quantum Information25▲ 89×3 topics
  3. Quantum Simulation19▲ 97×2 topics
  4. Security17▲ 10×11 topics
  5. Superconducting Circuits16▲ 99×2 topics
  6. Communication16▲ 21×2 topics
  7. Cryptography16▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Computation16▲ 90×2 topics
  9. Measurement16▲ 79×2 topics
  10. Metrology16▲ 108×1 topic
  11. Quantum16▲ 82×1 topic
  12. Superfluidity13▲ 131×2 topics
  13. Bose-Einstein Condensation12▲ 144×2 topics
  14. Biosensors12▲ 9.6×7 topics
  15. Machine Learning12▲ 1.42×36 topics
  16. Optical Lattices11▲ 72×3 topics
  17. Fermi Gases10▲ 155×1 topic
  18. Ultracold Gases10▲ 155×1 topic
  19. Quantum Algorithms9▲ 70×1 topic
  20. Quantum Computation9▲ 70×1 topic
  21. Spintronics9▲ 29×4 topics
  22. Quantum Computing8▲ 34×4 topics
  23. Optical Modulators7▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Electronic Structure6▲ 15×8 topics
  25. Nonlinear Optics6▲ 25×4 topics
  26. Electron Spin6▲ 74×1 topic
  27. Semiconductor Quantum Dots6▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Bell Inequality6▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Decoherence6▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Microresonators6▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Two-Dimensional Materials5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Slow Light5▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Topological Order5▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Superconductivity5▲ 12×9 topics
  35. Quantum Entanglement5▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Microcavities5▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Nanomechanical Systems5▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Optomechanics5▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Electronic Structure Calculations5▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Photonic Crystals4▲ 15×5 topics

Which research topics does Quantum (Australia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Quantum Information and Cryptography, Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture and Quantum and electron transport phenomena.

Quantum Information and …16Quantum Information and Cryptography: 16 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 10 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 9 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 6 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 6 fractional worksMechanical and Optical R…5Mechanical and Optical Resonators: 5 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 4 fractional worksQuantum optics and atomic interactions: 4 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter PhysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  2. 2 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 works
  3. 3 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  4. 4 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  5. 5 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  6. 6 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  7. 7 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  8. 8 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  9. 9 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 4 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available60.7%not open39.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.6%domestic only54.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Quantum (Australia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Quantum (Australia) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Quantum (Australia)0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Quantum (Australia) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Quantum (Australia)9.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.9% in 2003.

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