36 Best universities for Nuclear Physics in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Nuclear Physics. A graph of 2.2M citations received by 74.7K academic papers made by 36 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 Nuclear Physics

#1 in Oceania

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#2 in Oceania

#134 in the World

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

3. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#3 in Oceania

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

4. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#4 in Oceania

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

5. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Physics

#5 in Oceania

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Nuclear Physics

#6 in Oceania

#226 in the World

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

7. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Nuclear Physics

#7 in Oceania

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

8. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Nuclear Physics

#8 in Oceania

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

9. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Nuclear Physics

#9 in Oceania

#309 in the World

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

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#10 in Oceania

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Physics

#11 in Oceania

#481 in the World

Founded: 1966

12. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Nuclear Physics

#12 in Oceania

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

13. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Nuclear Physics

#13 in Oceania

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

14. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Nuclear Physics

#16 in Oceania

#658 in the World

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

15. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Nuclear Physics

#17 in Oceania

#706 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Nuclear Physics

#18 in Oceania

#716 in the World

Founded: 1908

17. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Nuclear Physics

#19 in Oceania

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

18. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#20 in Oceania

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

19. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Nuclear Physics

#22 in Oceania

#778 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#23 in Oceania

#794 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Nuclear Physics

#25 in Oceania

#822 in the World

Founded: 1965

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Nuclear Physics

#26 in Oceania

#836 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Nuclear Physics

#29 in Oceania

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

24. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Nuclear Physics

#30 in Oceania

#1082 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Nuclear Physics

#31 in Oceania

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Nuclear Physics

#32 in Oceania

#1450 in the World

Founded: 1989

27. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Nuclear Physics

#33 in Oceania

#1489 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Nuclear Physics

#34 in Oceania

#1730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

29. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Nuclear Physics

#35 in Oceania

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

30. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Nuclear Physics

#37 in Oceania

#2132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

31. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Nuclear Physics

#38 in Oceania

#2139 in the World

Founded: 1990

32. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Nuclear Physics

#39 in Oceania

#2292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

33. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Nuclear Physics

#40 in Oceania

#2403 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Nuclear Physics

#41 in Oceania

#2538 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Nuclear Physics

#43 in Oceania

#3103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Nuclear Physics

#44 in Oceania

#3141 in the World

Founded: 1870

The best cities to study Nuclear Physics in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide.

Physics subfields in Australia

Acoustical Engineering39

Applied/Engineering Physics24

Astrobiology28

Astrophysics and Astronomy39

Atomic and Molecular physics28

Biophysics28

Condensed Matter Physics32

Materials Science39

Medical Physics29

Nanotechnology36

Optical Engineering39

Quantum and Particle physics39

Theoretical Physics30