29 Best universities for Atomic and Molecular physics in Australia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Atomic and Molecular physics. A graph of 1.07M citations received by 33.2K academic papers made by 29 universities in Australia 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#1 in Oceania

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#2 in Oceania

#148 in the World

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

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#3 in Oceania

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#4 in Oceania

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#5 in Oceania

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#6 in Oceania

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#7 in Oceania

#294 in the World

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

8. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#8 in Oceania

#316 in the World

Founded: 1966

9. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#9 in Oceania

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#11 in Oceania

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#12 in Oceania

#566 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#15 in Oceania

#594 in the World

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

13. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#16 in Oceania

#615 in the World

Founded: 1908

14. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#18 in Oceania

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#20 in Oceania

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#21 in Oceania

#765 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#22 in Oceania

#781 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#23 in Oceania

#800 in the World

Founded: 1965

19. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#24 in Oceania

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

20. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#25 in Oceania

#869 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

21. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#26 in Oceania

#881 in the World

Founded: 1989

22. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#27 in Oceania

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

23. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#29 in Oceania

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

24. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#30 in Oceania

#1096 in the World

Founded: 1970

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#31 in Oceania

#1194 in the World

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

26. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#32 in Oceania

#1334 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

27. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#33 in Oceania

#1439 in the World

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

28. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#34 in Oceania

#1580 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

29. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#35 in Oceania

#1993 in the World

Founded: 1990

The best cities to study Atomic and Molecular physics in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, and St Lucia.

Physics subfields in Australia

Acoustical Engineering39

Applied/Engineering Physics27

Astrobiology28

Astrophysics and Astronomy39

Biophysics28

Condensed Matter Physics32

Optical Engineering39

Quantum and Particle physics39

Theoretical Physics31