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Food Science research in Australia

UNSW Sydney ranks first in Australia for Food Science research in 2022–2025 (#78 worldwide), followed by The University of Queensland and RMIT University.

Australia's world rank
#6
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.5k
Top-10% rate
29.0%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Food Science in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1UNSW SydneySydney #7829.743.4%63
2The University of QueenslandBrisbane #8328.729.5%109
3RMIT UniversityMelbourne #9326.938.8%93
4The University of MelbourneMelbourne #10225.432.5%88
5Agriculture and FoodCanberra #11423.631.3%91
6The University of SydneySydney #21213.625.9%72

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

Who are the top Food Science researchers in Australia?

Bhesh Bhandari, Michael J. Gidley and Benu Adhikari rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1Bhesh Bhandari#38,237 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 85 works
  2. 2Michael J. Gidley#45,067 worldwide overall507 citations · 10 works
  3. 3Benu Adhikari#48,686 worldwide overall998 citations · 49 works
  4. 4Tony Howes#68,748 worldwide overall404 citations · 10 works
  5. 5Hilton C. Deeth#82,325 worldwide overall445 citations · 23 works
  6. 6Patrick J. Williams#82,595 worldwide overall387 citations · 11 works
  7. 7Zhongxiang Fang#86,410 worldwide overall566 citations · 19 works
  8. 8Les Copeland#103,125 worldwide overall396 citations · 12 works
  9. 9Paul A. Henschke#136,879 worldwide overall325 citations · 16 works
  10. 10Martyn Kirk#144,848 worldwide overall210 citations · 11 works
  11. 11Fengwei Xie#161,789 worldwide overall336 citations · 12 works
  12. 12Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria#162,258 worldwide overall436 citations · 12 works
  13. 13G.H. Fleet#186,432 worldwide overall241 citations · 8 works
  14. 14Kasipathy Kailasapathy#192,158 worldwide overall234 citations · 14 works
  15. 15Colin J. Barrow#203,389 worldwide overall521 citations · 14 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Food Science