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Australian National University ranked 6th in Australia, 87th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 95 research topics. Australian National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 141,894 academic publications and 4,393,983 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 256 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#87 of 14,131 In the World
#6 of 59 In Oceania
#6 of 40 In Australia
#1 of 2 In Canberra
#1 of 2,713 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#5 of 1,016 For Publishing
#6 of 1,024 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#338 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#71 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 92 other topics

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Biology rankings

Australian National University ranked 6th for Biology in Australia and 144th in the World with 71,675 publications made and 2,803,865 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Australia
#6 of 54 In Oceania
#144 of 6,770 In the World

Australian National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 557 13853
1992 623 14980
1993 662 13819
1994 700 14639
1995 744 15620
1996 912 16753
1997 906 17996
1998 991 20729
1999 1003 22219
2000 1057 25092
2001 1063 27628
2002 1190 31844
2003 1251 33659
2004 1429 38966
2005 1447 42004
2006 1821 48461
2007 1767 54908
2008 1794 58121
2009 1902 64201
2010 2019 70756
2011 1937 78790
2012 2122 86938
2013 2416 101584
2014 2494 108117
2015 2569 117229
2016 2750 126398
2017 2752 134676
2018 2836 151845
2019 3052 169993
2020 3395 196602
2021 3414 223706
2022 3099 221667
2023 2837 218549

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Zoology 4 4 32
Astrobiology 1 1 33
Paleontology 3 3 36
Forestry 3 3 44
Evolutionary Biology 2 2 53
Entomology 2 2 56
Botany 5 5 56
Agricultural Science 6 6 83
Horticulture 6 6 99
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 10 104
Biophysics 2 2 115
Virology 6 6 144
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 13 183
Nanotechnology 7 7 200
Neuroscience 7 9 203
Biochemistry 7 7 204
Genetics 8 8 205
Molecular Biology 5 5 223
Immunology 8 8 232
Microbiology 8 9 246
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 10 255
Animal Science 13 17 344
Biotechnology 8 10 375
Nutrition and Food Science 10 13 414
Pharmacology 11 13 448
Toxicology 13 15 478
Oncology and Cancer research 12 14 546

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Australian National University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 58th in the World with 70,431 publications made and 1,863,822 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Australia
#6 of 54 In Oceania
#58 of 7,020 In the World

Australian National University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 548 5336
1992 577 5664
1993 680 5569
1994 682 6065
1995 736 6593
1996 714 7451
1997 805 7985
1998 854 8722
1999 851 10005
2000 856 11828
2001 870 14113
2002 1084 17589
2003 1055 18351
2004 1263 22206
2005 1353 24647
2006 1620 28152
2007 1644 31913
2008 1627 36053
2009 1992 40438
2010 2079 45311
2011 2185 51255
2012 2396 57310
2013 2651 68186
2014 2795 74958
2015 2869 80736
2016 2920 84532
2017 2966 90662
2018 3100 103780
2019 3190 119761
2020 3538 138225
2021 3699 158008
2022 3214 149861
2023 3110 152521

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Physics rankings

Australian National University ranked 4th for Physics in Australia and 84th in the World with 68,108 publications made and 2,334,143 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 39 In Australia
#4 of 52 In Oceania
#84 of 6,603 In the World

Australian National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 559 9978
1992 612 10477
1993 682 10225
1994 685 10812
1995 817 11758
1996 956 13509
1997 981 14771
1998 1018 16649
1999 1079 18219
2000 1005 20311
2001 1035 22734
2002 1387 27448
2003 1278 28140
2004 1415 32182
2005 1475 35991
2006 1900 40325
2007 1734 44060
2008 1763 47964
2009 1882 52017
2010 1869 56699
2011 1952 62574
2012 2173 69553
2013 2269 80651
2014 2385 86298
2015 2437 94742
2016 2592 104375
2017 2643 110969
2018 2654 125502
2019 2717 138847
2020 3000 156492
2021 3006 177542
2022 2660 173224
2023 2436 173724

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Physics.

Environmental Science rankings

Australian National University ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Australia and 52nd in the World with 65,774 publications made and 2,253,819 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 39 In Australia
#5 of 53 In Oceania
#52 of 6,798 In the World

Australian National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 519 9171
1992 559 9978
1993 599 9623
1994 617 10389
1995 656 11102
1996 722 11543
1997 769 12401
1998 819 14301
1999 855 15089
2000 905 18092
2001 913 20306
2002 1088 24281
2003 1103 25149
2004 1274 30110
2005 1332 32948
2006 1703 37986
2007 1602 43403
2008 1625 46634
2009 1812 52211
2010 1864 58039
2011 1969 64910
2012 2098 71913
2013 2305 86368
2014 2508 93105
2015 2584 100565
2016 2690 108824
2017 2690 115601
2018 2737 132170
2019 2847 150660
2020 3148 170726
2021 3286 195960
2022 2962 190844
2023 2734 190297

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Engineering rankings

Australian National University ranked 6th for Engineering in Australia and 123rd in the World with 63,310 publications made and 2,103,820 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Australia
#6 of 52 In Oceania
#123 of 6,684 In the World

Australian National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 493 8593
1992 544 9138
1993 600 8710
1994 630 9471
1995 732 9978
1996 855 11611
1997 832 12595
1998 915 14155
1999 915 15271
2000 876 17177
2001 863 19089
2002 1305 24042
2003 1177 23812
2004 1308 27300
2005 1345 30716
2006 1771 34768
2007 1631 38518
2008 1643 42031
2009 1803 46201
2010 1787 51397
2011 1889 56650
2012 2058 63487
2013 2183 74083
2014 2261 78904
2015 2319 87980
2016 2457 96277
2017 2505 102615
2018 2523 115021
2019 2626 130503
2020 3023 149188
2021 2984 171145
2022 2596 168591
2023 2440 169130

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 2 2 44
Optical Engineering 2 2 70
Landscape Architecture 3 4 89
Civil Engineering 6 6 89
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 2 98
Acoustical Engineering 5 5 99
Metallurgical Engineering 6 6 121
Telecommunications 4 4 123
Computer Networking 5 5 127
Electrical Engineering 3 3 127
Petroleum Engineering 10 11 131
Mining Engineering 11 11 134
Aerospace Engineering 6 6 141
Firefighting and Fire Science 13 15 147
Materials Science 6 6 152
Mechanical Engineering 6 7 155
Marine Engineering 6 7 158
Automation and Control engineering 3 3 161
Robotics 6 7 161
Systems Engineering 8 9 169
Geotechnical Engineering 9 10 171
Architectural Engineering 12 13 176
Renewable Energy Engineering 12 12 190
Nuclear Engineering 4 5 193
Nanotechnology 7 7 200
Structural Engineering 8 9 200
Electronic Engineering 6 6 209
Technical Drawing 5 6 215
Human-Computer Interaction 10 12 219
Aviation 10 13 227
Chemical Engineering 7 7 227
Agricultural Engineering 14 16 255
Construction Management 14 15 261
Environmental Engineering 15 16 276
Operations Research 10 11 287
Transportation Engineering 12 13 288
Engineering Management 17 18 299
Computer Engineering 7 7 303
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 10 350
Biochemical Engineering 10 12 357
Biotechnology 8 10 375
Industrial Engineering 11 12 395
Architecture 17 19 396
Reliability and Quality Engineering 18 20 531
Automotive Engineering 19 22 584
Biomedical Engineering 19 22 623
Product and Industrial Design 21 24 629

Chemistry rankings

Australian National University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Australia and 141st in the World with 61,732 publications made and 2,405,139 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Australia
#6 of 52 In Oceania
#141 of 6,447 In the World

Australian National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 542 13307
1992 658 13988
1993 660 13069
1994 677 13896
1995 769 14713
1996 910 16085
1997 910 17396
1998 1015 19965
1999 958 21046
2000 972 23413
2001 1007 25693
2002 1158 28739
2003 1210 30800
2004 1321 34769
2005 1344 37620
2006 1708 42696
2007 1598 47750
2008 1560 50396
2009 1607 54587
2010 1684 59841
2011 1659 65753
2012 1783 72519
2013 1918 83561
2014 1873 88580
2015 1991 96269
2016 2201 104676
2017 2179 111462
2018 2248 124123
2019 2362 138940
2020 2568 158863
2021 2543 180371
2022 2305 181079
2023 2035 179037

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 1 1
Computational Chemistry 1 1 60
Materials Science 6 6 152
Organic Chemistry 6 6 158
Pharmacy 3 3 179
Environmental Chemistry 3 3 183
Nanotechnology 7 7 200
Biochemistry 7 7 204
Physical chemistry 7 7 212
Chemical Engineering 7 7 227
Radiochemistry 6 6 269
Inorganic Chemistry 7 7 285
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 10 350
Biochemical Engineering 10 12 357
Nutrition and Food Science 10 13 414

Computer Science rankings

Australian National University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Australia and 106th in the World with 53,880 publications made and 1,692,931 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Australia
#6 of 53 In Oceania
#106 of 6,752 In the World

Australian National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 391 5892
1992 441 6190
1993 472 5659
1994 478 6004
1995 515 6438
1996 616 7430
1997 632 7880
1998 695 8832
1999 708 10063
2000 691 11101
2001 630 13015
2002 1055 17791
2003 847 17567
2004 972 19210
2005 1137 22305
2006 1355 25584
2007 1284 28043
2008 1291 30558
2009 1511 34950
2010 1616 39631
2011 1625 43051
2012 1730 48949
2013 1941 56074
2014 2088 62759
2015 2044 68690
2016 2201 74884
2017 2289 80784
2018 2386 94053
2019 2425 106949
2020 2705 123933
2021 2644 140367
2022 2340 135226
2023 2300 135815

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Computer Science.

Medicine rankings

Australian National University ranked 8th for Medicine in Australia and 235th in the World with 41,261 publications made and 1,417,896 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 53 In Oceania
#235 of 6,680 In the World

Australian National University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 301 6296
1992 327 6867
1993 302 6044
1994 341 6481
1995 400 6640
1996 409 7582
1997 453 8365
1998 499 9301
1999 451 10075
2000 539 11222
2001 497 12811
2002 504 14373
2003 579 15344
2004 720 17677
2005 798 19264
2006 907 22564
2007 929 25737
2008 927 27921
2009 1089 31650
2010 1202 35133
2011 1174 39271
2012 1295 44308
2013 1438 50589
2014 1550 55103
2015 1599 60337
2016 1658 63822
2017 1759 69510
2018 1774 76978
2019 1975 88076
2020 2269 105706
2021 2302 122893
2022 2087 122211
2023 1955 120831

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Public Health 6 6 61
Optometry 5 6 66
Epidemiology 7 9 115
Gerontology 8 9 119
Forensic Science 12 13 127
Virology 6 6 144
Nursing 14 16 146
Healthcare Management (MHA) 14 15 151
Clinical Psychology 10 11 151
Orthodontics 6 7 154
Ophthalmology 7 8 176
Pharmacy 3 3 179
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 13 183
Dentistry 7 8 190
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 15 17 224
Immunology 8 8 232
Psychiatry 8 10 238
Health Science 20 22 252
Pathology 8 10 254
Family medicine 12 14 264
Anatomy and Physiology 8 10 268
Veterinary 10 11 270
Critical Care Nursing 12 14 314
Pediatrics 10 12 323
Audiology 12 14 329
Sports / Exercise science 28 32 379
Social Work 24 28 381
Respiratory Therapy 14 18 428
Physical Therapy 25 29 440
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 10 440
Pharmacology 11 13 448
Surgery 13 15 475
Toxicology 13 15 478
Sports Medicine 28 32 516
Urology 10 12 527
Anesthesiology 15 17 544
Oncology and Cancer research 12 14 546
Cardiology 12 14 567
Plastic Surgery 14 15 571
Occupational Therapy 26 31 584
Medical Physics 19 21 603
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 12 613
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 15 17 616
Biomedical Engineering 19 22 623
Dermatology 14 16 708
Radiation Therapy 18 20 743
Cosmetology 16 17 789
Sonography and Ultrasound 21 26 854
Neurosurgery 15 17 861

Mathematics rankings

Australian National University ranked 6th for Mathematics in Australia and 99th in the World with 26,016 publications made and 800,960 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Australia
#6 of 52 In Oceania
#99 of 6,305 In the World

Australian National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 162 2277
1992 195 2371
1993 199 2352
1994 240 2564
1995 254 2959
1996 276 3247
1997 283 3487
1998 304 3770
1999 318 4344
2000 290 4844
2001 292 5346
2002 502 7652
2003 401 7864
2004 452 8363
2005 523 9715
2006 676 11406
2007 644 12444
2008 641 14047
2009 716 15737
2010 826 17986
2011 830 19963
2012 876 22479
2013 983 26264
2014 1039 29357
2015 1070 31498
2016 1138 34680
2017 1184 35653
2018 1189 40595
2019 1251 46820
2020 1367 54955
2021 1334 61929
2022 1205 59270
2023 1195 58901

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 1 41
Applied Mathematics 1 1 41
Actuarial Science 5 5 66
Statistics 6 6 94
Math Teachers 18 22 232
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 10 269
Operations Research 10 11 287

Psychology rankings

Australian National University ranked 7th for Psychology in Australia and 162nd in the World with 24,696 publications made and 766,357 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 39 In Australia
#8 of 52 In Oceania
#162 of 6,528 In the World

Australian National University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 145 3228
1992 136 3567
1993 162 3146
1994 175 3359
1995 203 3394
1996 197 3960
1997 256 4117
1998 248 4583
1999 255 4941
2000 305 5570
2001 225 6147
2002 300 7662
2003 323 7745
2004 413 9117
2005 437 10234
2006 533 11537
2007 511 13239
2008 528 14855
2009 658 16824
2010 773 19051
2011 803 21336
2012 834 23886
2013 957 27754
2014 977 30297
2015 1042 33411
2016 1109 35115
2017 1153 38070
2018 1229 42856
2019 1308 50446
2020 1438 62177
2021 1514 70582
2022 1307 68997
2023 1363 69687

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 6 40
Social Psychology 6 6 96
Cognitive Science 6 6 122
Clinical Psychology 10 11 151
Education Majors 15 16 154
Child Psychology 13 15 182
Sexology 14 16 187
Neuroscience 7 9 203
Psychiatry 8 10 238
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 16 19 267
Social Work 24 28 381
Special Education 27 32 382
Occupational Therapy 26 31 584

Economics rankings

Australian National University ranked 3rd for Economics in Australia and 38th in the World with 24,447 publications made and 557,753 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 52 In Oceania
#38 of 5,995 In the World

Australian National University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 157 1391
1992 167 1444
1993 208 1585
1994 176 1765
1995 236 1983
1996 241 2164
1997 264 2431
1998 261 2392
1999 290 2993
2000 310 3476
2001 311 4408
2002 394 5037
2003 407 5612
2004 467 6650
2005 470 7000
2006 593 8337
2007 602 9113
2008 627 10874
2009 736 12307
2010 820 13866
2011 854 15627
2012 894 17449
2013 927 20893
2014 1062 23928
2015 1101 24723
2016 1104 25303
2017 1097 26401
2018 1129 29764
2019 1148 34180
2020 1333 41297
2021 1282 47626
2022 1159 44789
2023 1133 46208

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Economics.

Business rankings

Australian National University ranked 6th for Business in Australia and 76th in the World with 24,252 publications made and 553,126 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Australia
#6 of 52 In Oceania
#76 of 6,187 In the World

Australian National University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 164 1362
1992 173 1412
1993 213 1506
1994 204 1705
1995 236 1963
1996 261 2137
1997 265 2372
1998 264 2403
1999 314 2903
2000 292 3289
2001 297 3955
2002 467 5649
2003 434 5633
2004 459 6183
2005 488 7075
2006 582 8263
2007 634 9310
2008 634 11099
2009 752 12485
2010 794 14188
2011 846 16081
2012 926 18603
2013 931 21922
2014 1009 24838
2015 1020 25895
2016 1080 26853
2017 1066 28323
2018 1066 31919
2019 1116 36531
2020 1275 43582
2021 1322 50053
2022 1179 47177
2023 1131 47348

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Business.

Art & Design rankings

Australian National University ranked 6th for Art & Design in Australia and 65th in the World with 12,770 publications made and 269,998 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Australia
#6 of 51 In Oceania
#65 of 5,720 In the World

Australian National University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 103 941
1992 94 859
1993 143 857
1994 141 1021
1995 150 1133
1996 158 1377
1997 158 1483
1998 197 1352
1999 188 1696
2000 174 1940
2001 168 2291
2002 195 2850
2003 192 3032
2004 259 3563
2005 255 4109
2006 296 4666
2007 283 5211
2008 321 6075
2009 353 6500
2010 370 7173
2011 410 8063
2012 440 9445
2013 518 10277
2014 529 11516
2015 513 11888
2016 526 12892
2017 523 13614
2018 549 15227
2019 592 17502
2020 582 20503
2021 612 22027
2022 521 20404
2023 549 21367

The following table provides academic rankings for Australian National University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Aesthetics 5 5 50
Painting and Drawing 3 3 59
Sculpture 3 3 59
Illustration and Concept Art 3 3 60
Fashion Design 5 5 64
Literature 6 6 73
Interior Design 3 4 76
Animation 2 2 78
Landscape Architecture 3 4 89
Art History 6 6 93
Computer Graphics 2 2 108
Performing arts 8 8 115
Creative Writing 11 13 117
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 10 123
Cinematography 19 21 205
Music 10 12 223
Entertainment Industry Business 22 26 260
Graphic Design 17 19 272
Photography 18 21 309
UX/UI Desgin 13 16 342
Architecture 17 19 396
Multimedia 19 24 396
Game Design and Development 24 30 495