Best Universities for Publishing 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 Publishing. A graph of 125K citations received by 18.4K academic papers made by 46 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#1 in Australia

#1 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#2 in Australia

#2 in the World

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

3. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Publishing

#3 in Australia

#4 in the World

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

4. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Publishing

#4 in Australia

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Publishing

#5 in Australia

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Publishing

#6 in Australia

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

7. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#7 in Australia

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Publishing

#8 in Australia

#15 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Publishing

#9 in Australia

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#10 in Australia

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#11 in Australia

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Publishing

#12 in Australia

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

13. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Publishing

#13 in Australia

#33 in the World

Founded: 1966

14. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Publishing

#14 in Australia

#34 in the World

Founded: 1965

15. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Publishing

#15 in Australia

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

16. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Publishing

#16 in Australia

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

17. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Publishing

#1 in New Zealand

#45 in the World

Founded: 1883

18. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Publishing

#17 in Australia

#49 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Publishing

#18 in Australia

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

20. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#19 in Australia

#56 in the World

Founded: 1887

21. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Publishing

#20 in Australia

#58 in the World

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

22. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Publishing

#21 in Australia

#62 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Publishing

#22 in Australia

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

24. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Publishing

#23 in Australia

#73 in the World

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

25. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Publishing

#24 in Australia

#85 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Publishing

#2 in New Zealand

#91 in the World

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

27. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Publishing

#25 in Australia

#93 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Publishing

#26 in Australia

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Publishing

#27 in Australia

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Publishing

#28 in Australia

#120 in the World

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

31. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Publishing

#3 in New Zealand

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

32. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Publishing

#4 in New Zealand

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

33. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Publishing

#29 in Australia

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

34. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Publishing

#5 in New Zealand

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

35. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Publishing

#30 in Australia

#148 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Publishing

#31 in Australia

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Publishing

#32 in Australia

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Publishing

#6 in New Zealand

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

39. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Publishing

#7 in New Zealand

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

40. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Publishing

#33 in Australia

#182 in the World

Founded: 1990

41. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Publishing

#34 in Australia

#195 in the World

Founded: 1908

42. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Publishing

#35 in Australia

#217 in the World

Founded: 1989

43. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Publishing

#36 in Australia

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

44. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Publishing

#37 in Australia

#316 in the World

Founded: 1870

45. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Publishing

#38 in Australia

#432 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Publishing

#39 in Australia

#442 in the World

Founded: 1987

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Oceania

Broadcast Journalism40

Classics and Ancient History49

Communications and Public Relations49

Criminology and Criminal Justice46

Early Childhood Education46

Education Majors50

Forensic Science38

Gender Studies48

Human Rights Law44

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law41

International Relations and Diplomacy37

Journalism and Digital Media46

Law Enforcement42

Library and Information science49

Media Studies47

Military science40

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health47

Political Economy43

Political Science53

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting40

Special Education44

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning44