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Charles Sturt University ranked 28th in Australia, 758th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 153 research topics. Charles Sturt University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,103 academic publications and 575,572 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 34 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#758 of 14,131 In the World
#34 of 59 In Oceania
#28 of 40 In Australia
#37 of 1,030 For Early Childhood Education
#44 of 1,029 For Publishing
#75 of 1,063 For Social Work
#1280 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#653 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 150 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 27th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 725th in the World with 15,027 publications made and 318,092 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 54 In Oceania
#725 of 7,088 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 54 37
1994 38 65
1995 54 88
1996 75 110
1997 105 165
1998 122 223
1999 118 315
2000 130 460
2001 141 578
2002 147 781
2003 176 1120
2004 190 1238
2005 238 1789
2006 294 2267
2007 333 2933
2008 316 3331
2009 411 4360
2010 447 5387
2011 523 6638
2012 592 7934
2013 632 9387
2014 700 10588
2015 738 12136
2016 852 13600
2017 806 15126
2018 891 17820
2019 816 21608
2020 908 25517
2021 931 30606
2022 831 29401
2023 947 31482
2024 814 27732
2025 650 25427

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 6 6 37
Publishing 18 19 44
Social Work 7 8 75
Education Majors 19 22 190
Communications and Public Relations 25 30 261
Criminology and Criminal Justice 23 26 264
Military science 19 20 307
Gender Studies 23 30 311
Anthropology 24 30 324
Human Rights Law 21 26 351
Media Studies 27 34 354
Law Enforcement 24 27 387
International Law 22 27 404
Sports / Exercise science 28 32 418
Special Education 28 33 424
Sociology 24 31 430
Public Policy / Administration 26 32 460
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 24 30 464
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 24 28 471
Library and Information science 25 31 503
Genealogy 30 36 508
Journalism and Digital Media 26 33 512
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 31 38 512
Forensic Science 29 33 516
Political Economy 27 33 537
Law 28 35 538
Art History 24 30 551
Broadcast Journalism 28 35 583
Archaeology 27 33 600
History 28 34 602
Political Science 26 33 606
Aesthetics 28 35 610
Radio and Television broadcasting 31 38 645
Occupational Safety and Health 34 41 656
Demography 30 37 725
Urban and Regional planning 30 37 800
Linguistics 27 34 820
Classics and Ancient History 28 34 869
Philosophy 26 33 949

Biology rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 27th for Biology in Australia and 1088th in the World with 11,567 publications made and 319,419 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#33 of 54 In Oceania
#1088 of 6,841 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 23 38
1994 17 57
1995 32 82
1996 47 83
1997 59 144
1998 60 181
1999 82 265
2000 87 423
2001 107 569
2002 107 789
2003 125 1086
2004 148 1383
2005 182 1877
2006 246 2396
2007 276 3026
2008 277 3622
2009 315 4443
2010 358 5514
2011 387 6705
2012 476 7938
2013 470 9381
2014 540 10656
2015 563 11719
2016 670 13382
2017 633 14974
2018 684 17657
2019 637 20910
2020 735 26198
2021 777 31827
2022 620 30969
2023 720 32216
2024 621 29440
2025 520 27448

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forestry 14 16 261
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 21 294
Agricultural Science 17 20 357
Horticulture 12 15 367
Entomology 16 19 393
Nutrition and Food Science 10 13 434
Animal Science 15 19 438
Zoology 21 27 571
Botany 23 28 620
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 35 795
Paleontology 28 34 897
Neuroscience 29 35 942
Evolutionary Biology 28 34 973
Toxicology 26 30 1039
Biotechnology 27 31 1046
Microbiology 27 32 1052
Virology 29 33 1127
Immunology 26 29 1186
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 30 35 1296
Biochemistry 28 34 1366
Genetics 30 36 1417
Pharmacology 28 33 1418
Molecular Biology 28 34 1605
Oncology and Cancer research 31 36 1725
Biophysics 28 34 1748
Nanotechnology 34 41 2846

Environmental Science rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 27th for Environmental Science in Australia and 794th in the World with 11,194 publications made and 288,465 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 54 In Oceania
#794 of 6,888 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 28 29
1994 22 53
1995 36 70
1996 47 80
1997 59 119
1998 65 172
1999 74 255
2000 99 412
2001 106 517
2002 107 645
2003 113 960
2004 150 1188
2005 161 1615
2006 211 2106
2007 259 2695
2008 257 3129
2009 316 3904
2010 317 4944
2011 384 5950
2012 463 7120
2013 462 8421
2014 524 9602
2015 552 10299
2016 650 12216
2017 612 13508
2018 697 16254
2019 603 19548
2020 706 23419
2021 750 28530
2022 640 27718
2023 725 29268
2024 588 27401
2025 426 25697

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 12 12 180
Forestry 14 16 261
Agricultural Science 17 20 357
Ecology 26 33 649
Geography and Cartography 28 34 735
Environmental Management 30 37 779
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 35 795
Urban and Regional planning 30 37 800
Paleontology 28 34 897
Geology 29 36 957
Geotechnical Engineering 30 37 987
Oceanography 34 41 1035
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 32 39 1502
Environmental Engineering 32 39 1524
Earth science and Geophysics 33 41 1561
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 42 1632
Environmental Chemistry 30 37 1664

Medicine rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 29th for Medicine in Australia and 957th in the World with 10,705 publications made and 243,752 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 54 In Oceania
#957 of 6,793 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 19 31
1994 16 43
1995 24 62
1996 36 73
1997 45 116
1998 55 137
1999 67 190
2000 73 293
2001 84 388
2002 99 551
2003 107 717
2004 130 932
2005 131 1208
2006 193 1577
2007 203 2028
2008 229 2531
2009 258 3106
2010 295 3901
2011 378 4766
2012 438 5797
2013 433 6883
2014 507 7967
2015 486 9004
2016 586 9856
2017 547 11328
2018 595 13054
2019 601 15225
2020 674 19609
2021 733 23808
2022 634 23443
2023 766 24447
2024 690 21572
2025 630 20340

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 7 8 75
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 21 294
Occupational Therapy 21 25 307
Health Science 27 29 400
Sports / Exercise science 28 32 418
Veterinary 12 14 446
Medical Physics 15 17 447
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 33 488
Forensic Science 29 33 516
Nursing 29 34 527
Physical Therapy 29 33 534
Sports Medicine 31 35 557
Audiology 25 28 669
Clinical Psychology 34 40 696
Respiratory Therapy 26 30 705
Public Health 30 36 726
Gerontology 31 36 747
Family medicine 28 31 758
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 34 40 771
Sonography and Ultrasound 16 18 776
Psychiatry 32 38 881
Critical Care Nursing 30 35 902
Optometry 26 30 908
Anesthesiology 25 30 938
Cardiology 24 27 963
Epidemiology 34 38 980
Dermatology 24 27 1035
Toxicology 26 30 1039
Pathology 32 37 1060
Anatomy and Physiology 30 35 1085
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 29 34 1086
Virology 29 33 1127
Pediatrics 31 38 1179
Immunology 26 29 1186
Surgery 32 37 1192
Ophthalmology 30 36 1270
Dentistry 27 33 1293
Orthodontics 26 33 1298
Urology 28 33 1302
Biomedical Engineering 27 32 1355
Pharmacology 28 33 1418
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 34 41 1503
Radiation Therapy 29 33 1517
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 31 35 1521
Oncology and Cancer research 31 36 1725
Pharmacy 28 34 1932

Computer Science rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 29th for Computer Science in Australia and 975th in the World with 9,072 publications made and 270,225 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#36 of 53 In Oceania
#975 of 6,855 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 27 20
1994 22 38
1995 16 45
1996 35 58
1997 58 86
1998 66 118
1999 62 156
2000 66 254
2001 74 298
2002 78 440
2003 104 564
2004 123 690
2005 128 1022
2006 181 1293
2007 221 1798
2008 214 2175
2009 262 2721
2010 256 3624
2011 320 4215
2012 370 5284
2013 379 6152
2014 447 6805
2015 470 7757
2016 557 10148
2017 493 12161
2018 530 16115
2019 515 19039
2020 548 21639
2021 559 27147
2022 487 23959
2023 537 26013
2024 497 22394
2025 384 19567

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Information Technology 20 24 323
Multimedia 22 28 436
Management Information Systems 26 32 472
Game Design and Development 23 29 481
Library and Information science 25 31 503
Data Science 26 33 665
Cognitive Science 24 29 665
Cyber Security 25 31 700
Human-Computer Interaction 27 34 723
Software Engineering 27 34 829
Computational Linguistics 23 29 835
Neuroscience 29 35 942
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 29 36 1048
Machine Learning 31 38 1057
Computer Vision 27 34 1140
Computer Graphics 27 34 1156
Computer Networking 30 37 1219
Blockchain and Cryptography 28 35 1248
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 30 35 1296
Computer Engineering 29 36 1428
Telecommunications 31 38 1568

Psychology rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 27th for Psychology in Australia and 669th in the World with 8,176 publications made and 181,704 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 53 In Oceania
#669 of 6,663 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 21 31
1994 16 35
1995 21 48
1996 30 75
1997 44 91
1998 32 121
1999 65 166
2000 74 236
2001 71 306
2002 68 401
2003 90 526
2004 109 637
2005 114 884
2006 160 1135
2007 190 1536
2008 159 1794
2009 208 2277
2010 263 3041
2011 297 3615
2012 354 4508
2013 375 5545
2014 431 6070
2015 416 7032
2016 476 7594
2017 431 8586
2018 446 9735
2019 420 11156
2020 485 13591
2021 469 16210
2022 465 15669
2023 523 16446
2024 461 14252
2025 395 13694

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 7 8 75
Education Majors 19 22 190
Occupational Therapy 21 25 307
Special Education 28 33 424
Child Psychology 26 31 480
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 31 38 512
Sexology 30 37 524
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 29 36 537
Social Psychology 29 36 595
Cognitive Science 24 29 665
Clinical Psychology 34 40 696
Psychiatry 32 38 881
Neuroscience 29 35 942

Engineering rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 32nd for Engineering in Australia and 1477th in the World with 7,315 publications made and 259,227 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#32 of 39 In Australia
#39 of 52 In Oceania
#1477 of 6,795 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 10 24
1994 13 27
1995 18 57
1996 27 53
1997 43 103
1998 44 112
1999 48 145
2000 70 275
2001 64 350
2002 64 476
2003 82 589
2004 89 732
2005 108 1030
2006 122 1382
2007 162 1726
2008 177 2123
2009 230 2715
2010 210 3532
2011 264 4215
2012 294 4868
2013 298 5780
2014 381 6520
2015 374 7305
2016 471 10010
2017 421 11916
2018 437 15554
2019 424 18397
2020 422 21140
2021 474 26144
2022 385 23125
2023 468 24523
2024 365 21793
2025 272 19277

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 32nd for Physics in Australia and 1595th in the World with 6,167 publications made and 226,483 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#32 of 39 In Australia
#39 of 52 In Oceania
#1595 of 6,729 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 16 20
1994 16 30
1995 20 49
1996 22 47
1997 33 92
1998 43 115
1999 37 131
2000 58 236
2001 58 276
2002 62 414
2003 73 533
2004 89 668
2005 98 834
2006 121 1095
2007 140 1477
2008 139 1768
2009 172 2260
2010 162 2889
2011 229 3503
2012 266 4117
2013 248 4903
2014 328 5606
2015 315 6285
2016 378 8826
2017 364 11040
2018 388 15886
2019 315 18423
2020 349 20338
2021 381 24407
2022 322 20588
2023 366 22256
2024 326 20311
2025 245 18203

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Medical Physics 15 17 447
Acoustical Engineering 31 38 1284
Astrophysics and Astronomy 33 40 1513
Optical Engineering 30 37 1599
Quantum and Particle physics 32 39 1665
Biophysics 28 34 1748
Theoretical Physics 31 38 2073
Nuclear Physics 32 39 2204
Materials Science 33 41 2393
Condensed Matter Physics 32 38 2729
Nanotechnology 34 41 2846

Chemistry rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 30th for Chemistry in Australia and 1545th in the World with 5,797 publications made and 162,043 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 52 In Oceania
#1545 of 6,561 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 6 25
1994 7 28
1995 17 46
1996 19 51
1997 26 94
1998 27 103
1999 31 150
2000 43 250
2001 48 318
2002 60 449
2003 64 597
2004 72 778
2005 95 1002
2006 110 1240
2007 140 1527
2008 127 1927
2009 160 2341
2010 172 2968
2011 207 3626
2012 227 4205
2013 238 4906
2014 271 5669
2015 291 6371
2016 358 7417
2017 327 8317
2018 341 10439
2019 314 11823
2020 349 14894
2021 385 18148
2022 311 17661
2023 362 18078
2024 331 16638
2025 278 15658

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 10 13 434
Biochemistry 28 34 1366
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 42 1632
Environmental Chemistry 30 37 1664
Organic Chemistry 29 36 1708
Computational Chemistry 29 35 1772
Pharmacy 28 34 1932
Physical chemistry 32 38 2018
Radiochemistry 27 33 2064
Inorganic Chemistry 31 38 2184
Materials Science 33 41 2393
Chemical Engineering 33 41 2533
Nanotechnology 34 41 2846

Business rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 32nd for Business in Australia and 799th in the World with 4,775 publications made and 110,683 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#32 of 39 In Australia
#39 of 52 In Oceania
#799 of 6,366 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 21 15
1994 13 26
1995 17 35
1996 29 41
1997 40 66
1998 44 87
1999 42 146
2000 51 200
2001 30 241
2002 47 295
2003 56 370
2004 75 463
2005 76 667
2006 108 808
2007 119 1060
2008 103 1223
2009 157 1634
2010 157 2027
2011 196 2404
2012 207 2927
2013 235 3378
2014 230 3705
2015 242 4259
2016 274 4795
2017 243 5786
2018 276 6812
2019 252 7801
2020 279 9226
2021 258 10932
2022 240 10231
2023 273 10661
2024 218 8259
2025 163 6972

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 33 42 382
Human Resource Management 25 30 404
Public Policy / Administration 26 32 460
Management Information Systems 26 32 472
Risk Management 28 35 635
Engineering Management 27 32 644
Occupational Safety and Health 34 41 656
Advertising 33 40 702
Marketing 29 36 726
Entertainment Industry Business 34 41 746
Project Management 30 37 805
Accounting 34 42 915
Management 32 39 951
International Trade 32 40 1025
International Business 32 41 1090
Finance 33 40 1109
Operations Research 35 42 2027

Mathematics rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 31st for Mathematics in Australia and 981st in the World with 4,761 publications made and 110,987 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#31 of 39 In Australia
#38 of 52 In Oceania
#981 of 6,434 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 19 32
1994 15 30
1995 13 47
1996 13 54
1997 23 71
1998 37 91
1999 36 112
2000 41 158
2001 36 179
2002 36 234
2003 50 327
2004 65 403
2005 79 614
2006 81 640
2007 115 943
2008 83 1113
2009 145 1497
2010 154 1800
2011 186 2223
2012 191 2752
2013 230 3355
2014 244 3757
2015 249 4455
2016 307 4983
2017 268 5540
2018 292 6738
2019 264 7926
2020 275 9307
2021 290 11462
2022 249 10822
2023 290 11488
2024 208 8746
2025 170 7187

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 21 27 268
Statistics 33 40 1172
Blockchain and Cryptography 28 35 1248
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 33 41 1507
Operations Research 35 42 2027
Applied Mathematics 33 41 2581

Economics rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 27th for Economics in Australia and 615th in the World with 4,613 publications made and 104,211 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 53 In Oceania
#615 of 6,188 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 19 14
1994 14 29
1995 22 33
1996 18 38
1997 36 54
1998 32 85
1999 32 114
2000 38 163
2001 43 212
2002 36 218
2003 57 296
2004 54 355
2005 69 505
2006 94 667
2007 108 838
2008 98 1009
2009 146 1393
2010 170 1730
2011 164 2033
2012 175 2725
2013 217 3083
2014 263 3419
2015 229 4030
2016 266 4472
2017 219 5155
2018 240 6054
2019 206 7008
2020 278 8618
2021 267 10067
2022 260 9110
2023 285 9620
2024 249 7443
2025 209 6800

The following table provides academic rankings for Charles Sturt University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 25 30 378
Agricultural Economics 18 23 388
Political Economy 27 33 537
International Trade 32 40 1025
International Economics 31 39 1031
Finance 33 40 1109
Environmental Economics 35 43 1446
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 33 41 1507

Art & Design rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 25th for Art & Design in Australia and 526th in the World with 3,221 publications made and 62,891 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

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
#25 of 39 In Australia
#31 of 52 In Oceania
#526 of 6,010 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 14 2
1994 12 18
1995 13 15
1996 17 18
1997 24 32
1998 28 54
1999 32 57
2000 42 111
2001 38 100
2002 49 150
2003 41 217
2004 42 276
2005 57 382
2006 66 476
2007 87 660
2008 67 722
2009 97 835
2010 112 1100
2011 141 1411
2012 132 1703
2013 157 1999
2014 155 2121
2015 155 2367
2016 184 2653
2017 156 2803
2018 178 3195
2019 172 3931
2020 180 4378
2021 184 5317
2022 166 4954
2023 177 5151
2024 140 4451
2025 101 4127

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Performing arts 14 16 208
Creative Writing 26 33 411
Multimedia 22 28 436
Literature 23 29 473
Game Design and Development 23 29 481
Photography 23 28 525
Art History 24 30 551
Landscape Architecture 26 33 591
Fashion Design 26 32 594
Aesthetics 28 35 610
Interior Design 24 31 611
Cinematography 29 36 680
Entertainment Industry Business 34 41 746
Graphic Design 32 39 885
Computer Graphics 27 34 1156
Architecture 28 35 1253