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History and Philosophy of Science research in Australia

The University of Sydney ranks first in Australia for History and Philosophy of Science research in 2022–2025 (#9 worldwide), followed by .

Australia's world rank
#8
of 25 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
643
Top-10% rate
17.5%
Ranked institutions
1

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

What is the best university for History and Philosophy of Science in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of SydneySydney #944.920.2%76

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

Who are the top History and Philosophy of Science researchers in Australia?

David Hume, John Sutton and D. M. Armstrong rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1David Hume#1,397 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 6 works
  2. 2John Sutton#1,956 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 8 works
  3. 3D. M. Armstrong#31,061 worldwide overall333 citations · 12 works
  4. 4Graham Priest#31,448 worldwide overall554 citations · 5 works
  5. 5Stephen Jay Gould#33,797 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 9 works
  6. 6David G. Marr#66,209 worldwide overall77 citations · 4 works
  7. 7Peter Groenewegen#79,694 worldwide overall526 citations · 8 works
  8. 8John Wilkins#82,021 worldwide overall231 citations · 11 works
  9. 9Peter Harrison#104,210 worldwide overall98 citations · 11 works
  10. 10S. A. Barnett#130,976 worldwide overall165 citations · 5 works
  11. 11David P. Miller#137,146 worldwide overall92 citations · 8 works
  12. 12Peter Godfrey‐Smith#140,435 worldwide overall245 citations · 9 works
  13. 13Michael R. Matthews#140,559 worldwide overall166 citations · 10 works
  14. 14Richard Routley#142,795 worldwide overall133 citations · 5 works
  15. 15Mark Colyvan#147,667 worldwide overall168 citations · 9 works

How Australia compares with other countries in History and Philosophy of Science