Science Explorer Interactive view Map

Environmental Engineering research in Australia

UNSW Sydney ranks first in Australia for Environmental Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#52 worldwide), followed by The University of Sydney and The University of Melbourne.

Australia's world rank
#7
of 65 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.9k
Top-10% rate
25.7%
Ranked institutions
9

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

What is the best university for Environmental Engineering in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1UNSW SydneySydney #5231.327.4%157
2The University of SydneySydney #9820.331.5%95
3The University of MelbourneMelbourne #10818.623.2%118
4University of Technology SydneySydney #13414.929.7%91
5The University of QueenslandBrisbane #17210.525.3%93
6Monash UniversityMelbourne #17310.426.0%75
7The University of AdelaideAdelaide #1889.028.2%65
8Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberra #1988.124.0%72
9RMIT UniversityMelbourne #2107.128.0%60

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

Who are the top Environmental Engineering researchers in Australia?

Lídia Morawska, Shanshan Li and Yuming Guo rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1Lídia Morawska#114 worldwide overall6.4k citations · 33 works
  2. 2Shanshan Li#263 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 9 works
  3. 3Yuming Guo#599 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 9 works
  4. 4Robert Costanza#1,631 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 7 works
  5. 5Nanthi Bolan#7,326 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 7 works
  6. 6Manfred Lenzen#7,952 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 21 works
  7. 7Stefan Iglauer#8,159 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 22 works
  8. 8Richard de Dear#9,965 worldwide overall1k citations · 9 works
  9. 9Tim R. McVicar#10,172 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 13 works
  10. 10M.S.A. Perera#15,294 worldwide overall639 citations · 9 works
  11. 11Graeme C. Dandy#19,085 worldwide overall671 citations · 10 works
  12. 12Alex B. McBratney#23,265 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 71 works
  13. 13Holger R. Maier#24,169 worldwide overall969 citations · 17 works
  14. 14Thomas Wiedmann#26,607 worldwide overall620 citations · 10 works
  15. 15Albert I. J. M. van Dijk#26,994 worldwide overall886 citations · 15 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Environmental Engineering