Best Universities for Petrology and Geochemistry in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Petrology and Geochemistry. A graph of 2.39M citations received by 68.5K academic papers made by 47 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. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Australia

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

2. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Australia

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

3. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in Australia

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

4. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in Australia

#26 in the World

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

5. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in Australia

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

6. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in Australia

#45 in the World

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

7. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#7 in Australia

#50 in the World

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

8. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#8 in Australia

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

9. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#9 in Australia

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

10. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#10 in Australia

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

11. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#11 in Australia

#86 in the World

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

12. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#12 in Australia

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in New Zealand

#153 in the World

Founded: 1883

14. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in New Zealand

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

15. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#13 in Australia

#187 in the World

Founded: 1970

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#14 in Australia

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in New Zealand

#202 in the World

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

18. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in New Zealand

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

19. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in New Zealand

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#15 in Australia

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#16 in Australia

#307 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#17 in Australia

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

23. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in New Zealand

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

24. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#18 in Australia

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

25. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#19 in Australia

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

26. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#20 in Australia

#441 in the World

Founded: 1965

27. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#21 in Australia

#500 in the World

Founded: 1887

28. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#22 in Australia

#639 in the World

Founded: 1971

29. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#23 in Australia

#683 in the World

Founded: 1908

30. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#24 in Australia

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

31. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#25 in Australia

#724 in the World

Founded: 1966

32. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#26 in Australia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

33. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#27 in Australia

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

34. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#28 in Australia

#958 in the World

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

35. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#29 in Australia

#967 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#7 in New Zealand

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

37. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#8 in New Zealand

#1098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

38. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#30 in Australia

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

39. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#31 in Australia

#1282 in the World

Founded: 1870

40. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#32 in Australia

#1536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

41. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#33 in Australia

#1603 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#34 in Australia

#1660 in the World

Founded: 1990

43. University of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#1713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

44. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#35 in Australia

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

45. University of the South Pacific

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Fiji

#2096 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

46. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#36 in Australia

#2116 in the World

Founded: 1987

47. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#37 in Australia

#2419 in the World

Founded: 1989

Environmental Science subfields in Oceania

Agricultural Science50

Earth science and Geophysics48

Environmental Chemistry45

Environmental Engineering45

Environmental Management51

Geography and Cartography52

Geotechnical Engineering47

Hydrology and Water resources management36

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science51

Mining Engineering32

Urban and Regional planning44

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation50