Best Universities for Nanotechnology in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Nanotechnology. A graph of 5.94M citations received by 133K academic papers made by 48 universities in Oceania was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Australia

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

2. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Australia

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Australia

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Australia

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Australia

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

6. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nanotechnology

#6 in Australia

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

7. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Nanotechnology

#7 in Australia

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

8. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#8 in Australia

#253 in the World

Founded: 1887

9. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nanotechnology

#9 in Australia

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

10. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nanotechnology

#10 in Australia

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

11. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#11 in Australia

#332 in the World

Founded: 1965

12. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Nanotechnology

#12 in Australia

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nanotechnology

#13 in Australia

#446 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Nanotechnology

#14 in Australia

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

15. University of Auckland

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Nanotechnology

#1 in New Zealand

#463 in the World

Founded: 1883

16. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nanotechnology

#15 in Australia

#476 in the World

Founded: 1908

17. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Nanotechnology

#16 in Australia

#514 in the World

Founded: 1971

18. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Nanotechnology

#17 in Australia

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

19. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nanotechnology

#18 in Australia

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

20. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#19 in Australia

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

21. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Nanotechnology

#20 in Australia

#886 in the World

Founded: 1966

22. University of Otago

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Nanotechnology

#2 in New Zealand

#894 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

23. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Wellington

For Nanotechnology

#3 in New Zealand

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

24. University of Canterbury

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Nanotechnology

#4 in New Zealand

#966 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

25. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Nanotechnology

#21 in Australia

#1094 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

26. Massey University

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Nanotechnology

#5 in New Zealand

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Nanotechnology

#22 in Australia

#1301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

28. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Nanotechnology

#23 in Australia

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

29. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#24 in Australia

#1356 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

30. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Nanotechnology

#25 in Australia

#1497 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Nanotechnology

#26 in Australia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Nanotechnology

#27 in Australia

#1596 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

33. University of Waikato

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Nanotechnology

#6 in New Zealand

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

34. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nanotechnology

#28 in Australia

#1857 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Nanotechnology

#29 in Australia

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

36. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Auckland

For Nanotechnology

#7 in New Zealand

#2313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Nanotechnology

#30 in Australia

#2315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

38. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Nanotechnology

#31 in Australia

#2397 in the World

Founded: 1989

39. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Nanotechnology

#32 in Australia

#2668 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Nanotechnology

#33 in Australia

#2723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

41. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Nanotechnology

#34 in Australia

#2846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

42. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Nanotechnology

#8 in New Zealand

#3120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

43. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Nanotechnology

#35 in Australia

#3273 in the World

Founded: 1870

44. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Nanotechnology

#36 in Australia

#3474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

45. University of the South Pacific

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Fiji

#3722 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

46. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Nanotechnology

#37 in Australia

#3804 in the World

Founded: 1991

47. Fiji National University

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Fiji

#4128 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

48. Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea | Lae

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#4199 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1965

Engineering subfields in Oceania

Acoustical Engineering51

Aerospace Engineering51

Agricultural Engineering31

Applied/Engineering Physics33

Architectural Engineering42

Automation and Control engineering37

Automotive Engineering44

Biochemical Engineering32

Biomedical Engineering36

Biotechnology49

Chemical Engineering49

Civil Engineering51

Computer Engineering40

Computer Networking51

Construction Management34

Electrical Engineering51

Electronic Engineering47

Engineering Management39

Environmental Engineering45

Firefighting and Fire Science40

Geotechnical Engineering50

Human-Computer Interaction47

Industrial Engineering30

Landscape Architecture38

Marine Engineering34

Materials Science51

Mechanical Engineering51

Metallurgical Engineering51

Mining Engineering34

Nuclear Engineering21

Operations Research42

Optical Engineering51

Petroleum Engineering35

Polymer science and Plastics engineering24

Product and Industrial Design30

Reliability and Quality Engineering43

Remote Sensing45

Renewable Energy Engineering43

Structural Engineering50

Systems Engineering47

Technical Drawing24

Telecommunications51

Transportation Engineering43