Subfield · Artificial Intelligence · Australia
Artificial Intelligence research in Australia
The University of Sydney ranks first in Australia for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022–2025 (#39 worldwide), followed by University of Technology Sydney and Monash University.
- Australia's world rank
- #6 of 90 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 7.7k
- Top-10% rate
- 28.8%
- Ranked institutions
- 27
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Artificial Intelligence in Australia?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of SydneySydney | #39 | 51.4 | 28.3% | 563 |
| 2 | University of Technology SydneySydney | #44 | 49.8 | 32.5% | 578 |
| 3 | Monash UniversityMelbourne | #56 | 46.6 | 35.1% | 403 |
| 4 | UNSW SydneySydney | #74 | 42.9 | 26.1% | 529 |
| 5 | The University of QueenslandBrisbane | #78 | 42.2 | 32.2% | 321 |
| 6 | Deakin UniversityBurwood | #79 | 42.1 | 33.6% | 334 |
| 7 | The University of MelbourneMelbourne | #97 | 39.3 | 25.2% | 467 |
| 8 | Macquarie UniversitySydney | #139 | 34.6 | 28.8% | 302 |
| 9 | Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane | #141 | 34.4 | 32.3% | 200 |
| 10 | RMIT UniversityMelbourne | #160 | 32.7 | 33.3% | 242 |
| 11 | Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne | #209 | 29.2 | 28.3% | 156 |
| 12 | The University of AdelaideAdelaide | #217 | 28.7 | 28.3% | 223 |
| 13 | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberra | #229 | 28.0 | 33.8% | 198 |
| 14 | Australian National UniversityCanberra | #252 | 26.7 | 19.1% | 334 |
| 15 | Griffith UniversityBrisbane | #275 | 25.5 | 34.6% | 166 |
| 16 | Data61Sydney | #326 | 23.3 | 35.3% | 148 |
| 17 | University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba | #392 | 20.8 | 41.0% | 71 |
| 18 | The University of Western AustraliaPerth | #435 | 19.4 | 24.1% | 152 |
| 19 | La Trobe UniversityMelbourne | #438 | 19.4 | 32.5% | 106 |
| 20 | University of WollongongWollongong | #469 | 18.4 | 23.6% | 192 |
| 21 | Curtin UniversityPerth | #518 | 17.1 | 26.5% | 128 |
| 22 | University of South AustraliaAdelaide | #538 | 16.6 | 31.2% | 104 |
| 23 | Charles Sturt UniversityBathurst | #556 | 16.2 | 37.6% | 76 |
| 24 | University of CanberraCanberra | #616 | 14.8 | 25.4% | 95 |
| 25 | University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle | #642 | 14.3 | 28.3% | 85 |
| 26 | Western Sydney UniversityRichmond | #1,308 | 4.8 | 19.7% | 74 |
| 27 | Department of CommerceCanberra | #1,833 | 36.0 | 3.7% | 65 |
Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Artificial Intelligence, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Artificial Intelligence researchers in Australia?
Wei Liu, Seyedali Mirjalili and Rajkumar Buyya rank highest among researchers based in Australia.
- 1Wei Liu#55 worldwide overall9.7k citations · 59 works
- 2Seyedali Mirjalili#98 worldwide overall7.6k citations · 85 works
- 3Rajkumar Buyya#240 worldwide overall7.8k citations · 34 works
- 4Marimuthu Palaniswami#339 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 29 works
- 5Chunhua Shen#859 worldwide overall5.9k citations · 53 works
- 6David Powers#3,796 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 37 works
- 7Ian Reid#3,894 worldwide overall3k citations · 39 works
- 8Yang Song#5,833 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 29 works
- 9Amir H. Gandomi#6,687 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 52 works
- 10Wanli Ouyang#7,283 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 43 works
- 11Colin Boyd#8,161 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 31 works
- 12Jinjun Chen#8,494 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 29 works
- 13Peng Shi#9,681 worldwide overall5k citations · 40 works
- 14Mark Johnson#10,769 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 60 works
- 15Steven Bird#12,956 worldwide overall668 citations · 34 works
How Australia compares with other countries in Artificial Intelligence