- Australia's world rank
- #8 of 48 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 1.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 16.4%
- Ranked institutions
- 7
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Law in Australia?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of MelbourneMelbourne | #54 | 34.2 | 17.3% | 165 |
| 2 | The University of SydneySydney | #103 | 23.6 | 16.5% | 97 |
| 3 | Australian National UniversityCanberra | #122 | 20.8 | 24.2% | 85 |
| 4 | La Trobe UniversityMelbourne | #135 | 19.1 | 17.4% | 63 |
| 5 | UNSW SydneySydney | #138 | 18.8 | 19.6% | 104 |
| 6 | Monash UniversityMelbourne | #154 | 17.0 | 11.4% | 135 |
| 7 | The University of Western AustraliaPerth | #308 | 5.5 | 10.3% | 74 |
Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Law, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Law researchers in Australia?
David Hume, Kathleen Daly and Bruno Zeller rank highest among researchers based in Australia.
- 1David Hume#1,397 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 16 works
- 2Kathleen Daly#15,268 worldwide overall386 citations · 9 works
- 3Bruno Zeller#21,258 worldwide overall226 citations · 16 works
- 4Christine Parker#23,502 worldwide overall286 citations · 14 works
- 5Russell Smyth#34,999 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 10 works
- 6Mark Pearson#35,267 worldwide overall304 citations · 10 works
- 7David Spencer#90,359 worldwide overall82 citations · 10 works
- 8Andrew Stewart#93,170 worldwide overall177 citations · 18 works
- 9Julius Stone#132,802 worldwide overall51 citations · 9 works
- 10Sandra Hale#137,669 worldwide overall152 citations · 10 works
- 11Carlos Bernal Pulido#140,925 worldwide overall36 citations · 19 works
- 12Megan Richardson#145,314 worldwide overall106 citations · 15 works
- 13Jeannie Paterson#148,093 worldwide overall55 citations · 15 works
- 14Andrew Sinclair#148,435 worldwide overall203 citations · 10 works
- 15Daniel M. Häusermann#172,523 worldwide overall127 citations · 9 works