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Mechanical Engineering research in Australia

RMIT University ranks first in Australia for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#51 worldwide), followed by UNSW Sydney and The University of Queensland.

Australia's world rank
#5
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4k
Top-10% rate
23.0%
Ranked institutions
19

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

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1RMIT UniversityMelbourne #5145.534.6%224
2UNSW SydneySydney #8538.428.5%284
3The University of QueenslandBrisbane #9636.722.2%291
4Monash UniversityMelbourne #12333.226.4%197
5University of Technology SydneySydney #14231.229.5%164
6The University of SydneySydney #14331.128.7%152
7University of WollongongWollongong #15130.426.4%182
8Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne #15430.121.9%165
9Deakin UniversityBurwood #19926.626.2%168
10The University of MelbourneMelbourne #22225.023.9%146
11Edith Cowan UniversityPerth #22824.747.6%62
12Division of Materials Science and EngineeringCanberra #26822.417.3%177
13Curtin UniversityPerth #27122.319.9%171
14Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCanberra #36518.125.5%87
15The University of AdelaideAdelaide #40616.717.0%136
16Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane #63810.422.5%83
17University of Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle #6739.722.4%74
18The University of Western AustraliaPerth #6759.620.0%83
19Australian National UniversityCanberra #7657.922.5%65

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in Australia?

Matthew Barnett, Robert B. Randall and Andrej Atrens rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1Matthew Barnett#8,959 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 36 works
  2. 2Robert B. Randall#11,979 worldwide overall801 citations · 27 works
  3. 3Andrej Atrens#19,394 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 24 works
  4. 4N. Birbilis#20,899 worldwide overall2k citations · 45 works
  5. 5Matthew S. Dargusch#25,234 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 41 works
  6. 6Martin Leary#25,310 worldwide overall874 citations · 24 works
  7. 7Yuri Estrin#26,773 worldwide overall870 citations · 26 works
  8. 8Xinhua Wu#28,889 worldwide overall777 citations · 32 works
  9. 9Milan Brandt#33,601 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 70 works
  10. 10Haiping Du#39,952 worldwide overall1k citations · 25 works
  11. 11Paul A. Webley#42,579 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 39 works
  12. 12C.H.J. Davies#51,267 worldwide overall739 citations · 23 works
  13. 13Gregory J. Hancock#56,147 worldwide overall687 citations · 32 works
  14. 14David H. StJohn#58,304 worldwide overall643 citations · 26 works
  15. 15Ma Qian#59,339 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 58 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Mechanical Engineering