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Charles Sturt University ranked 28th in Australia, 782nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 152 research topics. Charles Sturt University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,705 academic publications and 533,356 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 33 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#782 of 14,131 In the World
#34 of 59 In Oceania
#28 of 40 In Australia
#37 of 1,005 For Early Childhood Education
#43 of 1,011 For Publishing
#81 of 1,036 For Social Work
#1247 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#655 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 149 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 27th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 743rd in the World with 14,152 publications made and 295,640 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
#743 of 7,081 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 41 35
1993 54 37
1994 38 65
1995 54 87
1996 75 110
1997 105 164
1998 122 223
1999 118 314
2000 127 460
2001 141 574
2002 149 784
2003 176 1121
2004 189 1238
2005 238 1789
2006 294 2268
2007 333 2934
2008 316 3336
2009 411 4360
2010 448 5378
2011 513 6625
2012 572 7943
2013 618 9387
2014 684 10582
2015 697 12116
2016 824 13632
2017 770 15155
2018 852 17828
2019 798 21669
2020 889 25655
2021 911 30682
2022 798 29499
2023 909 31539
2024 760 27382

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 17 18 43
Social Work 8 9 81
Education Majors 19 22 193
Communications and Public Relations 25 30 262
Criminology and Criminal Justice 22 25 271
Military science 19 20 319
Anthropology 24 30 320
Gender Studies 23 30 326
Media Studies 27 34 357
Human Rights Law 23 28 383
Special Education 28 33 415
Sports / Exercise science 28 32 422
Law Enforcement 24 28 430
Sociology 24 30 430
International Law 23 28 442
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 24 26 465
Public Policy / Administration 26 32 471
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 24 30 473
Forensic Science 28 32 500
Journalism and Digital Media 26 33 513
Library and Information science 25 31 518
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 31 38 523
Political Economy 27 33 547
Genealogy 29 35 549
Law 28 35 553
Art History 24 30 567
Broadcast Journalism 28 35 578
Archaeology 27 33 606
Aesthetics 28 35 619
History 27 33 619
Political Science 27 34 634
Radio and Television broadcasting 31 37 636
Occupational Safety and Health 35 42 664
Demography 30 37 727
Urban and Regional planning 30 37 816
Linguistics 27 34 826
Classics and Ancient History 28 34 901
Philosophy 25 32 970

Biology rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 27th for Biology in Australia and 1080th in the World with 11,056 publications made and 296,118 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#33 of 54 In Oceania
#1080 of 6,833 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 15 27
1993 23 38
1994 17 57
1995 32 82
1996 47 83
1997 59 144
1998 60 180
1999 82 265
2000 87 423
2001 107 569
2002 107 791
2003 125 1086
2004 148 1382
2005 182 1876
2006 246 2395
2007 276 3026
2008 279 3625
2009 315 4438
2010 358 5515
2011 386 6679
2012 465 7929
2013 464 9372
2014 538 10647
2015 554 11683
2016 653 13383
2017 627 14966
2018 677 17643
2019 631 20915
2020 735 26285
2021 769 31842
2022 610 31009
2023 703 32276
2024 604 29169

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 16 265
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 21 294
Agricultural Science 15 18 350
Horticulture 12 15 374
Entomology 16 19 398
Nutrition and Food Science 10 13 439
Animal Science 15 19 443
Zoology 21 27 575
Botany 23 28 617
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 36 837
Paleontology 28 35 901
Neuroscience 29 35 939
Evolutionary Biology 28 35 991
Toxicology 26 30 1002
Microbiology 27 32 1024
Biotechnology 27 31 1031
Virology 28 32 1136
Immunology 26 29 1184
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 34 1279
Biochemistry 28 34 1360
Genetics 29 35 1415
Pharmacology 28 33 1438
Molecular Biology 28 34 1613
Oncology and Cancer research 31 36 1727
Biophysics 28 34 1729
Nanotechnology 34 41 2851

Environmental Science rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 27th for Environmental Science in Australia and 802nd in the World with 10,647 publications made and 267,804 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
#802 of 6,876 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 19 18
1993 28 29
1994 22 53
1995 36 69
1996 47 80
1997 59 119
1998 64 171
1999 74 252
2000 98 412
2001 106 516
2002 107 644
2003 113 960
2004 149 1185
2005 161 1612
2006 211 2104
2007 259 2691
2008 259 3127
2009 316 3899
2010 316 4934
2011 384 5917
2012 442 7109
2013 455 8420
2014 516 9584
2015 529 10263
2016 631 12244
2017 589 13522
2018 680 16274
2019 592 19533
2020 695 23425
2021 735 28548
2022 627 27736
2023 706 29267
2024 559 27115

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 12 181
Forestry 14 16 265
Agricultural Science 15 18 350
Ecology 26 33 655
Geography and Cartography 28 34 741
Environmental Management 30 37 781
Urban and Regional planning 30 37 816
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 36 837
Paleontology 28 35 901
Geology 29 36 962
Geotechnical Engineering 30 37 980
Oceanography 34 41 1057
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 32 39 1497
Environmental Engineering 32 39 1525
Earth science and Geophysics 33 41 1585
Environmental Chemistry 30 37 1654
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 42 1671

Medicine rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 29th for Medicine in Australia and 962nd in the World with 10,151 publications made and 224,571 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
#962 of 6,775 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 14 29
1993 19 31
1994 16 43
1995 24 62
1996 36 73
1997 45 116
1998 55 136
1999 67 190
2000 71 293
2001 84 385
2002 101 554
2003 107 717
2004 129 932
2005 131 1209
2006 193 1577
2007 203 2028
2008 228 2532
2009 258 3109
2010 294 3902
2011 378 4760
2012 431 5801
2013 429 6880
2014 505 7960
2015 483 9007
2016 573 9874
2017 544 11362
2018 583 13062
2019 600 15269
2020 676 19734
2021 730 23914
2022 632 23566
2023 760 24485
2024 674 21307

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 8 9 81
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 21 294
Occupational Therapy 21 25 302
Health Science 27 29 401
Sports / Exercise science 28 32 422
Veterinary 12 14 452
Medical Physics 15 17 487
Forensic Science 28 32 500
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 33 503
Physical Therapy 29 33 533
Nursing 29 34 533
Sports Medicine 31 35 556
Audiology 25 28 667
Clinical Psychology 33 39 692
Respiratory Therapy 26 30 695
Public Health 30 36 724
Family medicine 28 31 760
Gerontology 32 37 768
Sonography and Ultrasound 16 18 780
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 34 40 787
Psychiatry 31 37 889
Critical Care Nursing 29 33 890
Optometry 26 29 915
Anesthesiology 25 30 952
Cardiology 24 27 956
Epidemiology 33 37 979
Toxicology 26 30 1002
Dermatology 23 26 1017
Pathology 32 37 1060
Anatomy and Physiology 30 35 1082
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 29 34 1103
Virology 28 32 1136
Immunology 26 29 1184
Pediatrics 31 38 1186
Surgery 32 37 1197
Ophthalmology 30 36 1248
Biomedical Engineering 27 32 1284
Orthodontics 26 33 1304
Dentistry 27 33 1305
Urology 28 33 1308
Pharmacology 28 33 1438
Radiation Therapy 29 33 1489
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 33 41 1527
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 30 35 1564
Oncology and Cancer research 31 36 1727
Pharmacy 28 34 1920

Computer Science rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 29th for Computer Science in Australia and 984th in the World with 8,682 publications made and 250,980 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
#984 of 6,845 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 16 14
1993 27 19
1994 22 38
1995 16 45
1996 35 58
1997 58 86
1998 65 118
1999 62 155
2000 66 254
2001 74 297
2002 78 441
2003 104 564
2004 123 689
2005 128 1020
2006 181 1295
2007 221 1798
2008 214 2171
2009 262 2723
2010 256 3623
2011 316 4218
2012 365 5280
2013 377 6151
2014 442 6801
2015 459 7758
2016 556 10171
2017 485 12218
2018 523 16153
2019 515 19104
2020 547 21730
2021 554 27191
2022 483 24038
2023 527 26105
2024 463 22048

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 24 326
Multimedia 22 28 439
Game Design and Development 23 29 464
Management Information Systems 26 32 472
Library and Information science 25 31 518
Cognitive Science 24 29 664
Data Science 26 33 673
Human-Computer Interaction 26 33 708
Cyber Security 26 33 739
Software Engineering 27 34 832
Computational Linguistics 23 29 837
Neuroscience 29 35 939
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 29 36 1058
Machine Learning 31 38 1064
Computer Graphics 26 33 1124
Computer Vision 27 34 1138
Computer Networking 30 37 1227
Blockchain and Cryptography 28 35 1273
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 29 34 1279
Computer Engineering 29 36 1428
Telecommunications 31 38 1567

Psychology rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 27th for Psychology in Australia and 669th in the World with 7,825 publications made and 168,921 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Education Majors, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 52 In Oceania
#669 of 6,645 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 18 29
1993 21 31
1994 16 35
1995 21 47
1996 30 75
1997 44 91
1998 32 121
1999 65 165
2000 72 236
2001 71 304
2002 70 405
2003 90 526
2004 108 635
2005 114 887
2006 160 1136
2007 190 1538
2008 161 1794
2009 208 2281
2010 263 3041
2011 296 3616
2012 353 4510
2013 374 5551
2014 427 6073
2015 413 7032
2016 468 7580
2017 426 8592
2018 438 9739
2019 418 11195
2020 484 13679
2021 469 16262
2022 463 15738
2023 523 16513
2024 445 14063

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 8 9 81
Education Majors 19 22 193
Occupational Therapy 21 25 302
Special Education 28 33 415
Child Psychology 26 31 482
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 31 38 523
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 29 36 547
Sexology 30 37 550
Social Psychology 29 36 597
Cognitive Science 24 29 664
Clinical Psychology 33 39 692
Psychiatry 31 37 889
Neuroscience 29 35 939

Engineering rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 32nd for Engineering in Australia and 1473rd in the World with 7,026 publications made and 240,505 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
#1473 of 6,782 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 10 18
1993 10 23
1994 13 27
1995 18 57
1996 27 53
1997 43 102
1998 44 112
1999 48 144
2000 69 275
2001 64 349
2002 65 477
2003 82 589
2004 89 731
2005 108 1028
2006 122 1380
2007 162 1725
2008 177 2125
2009 230 2716
2010 211 3530
2011 263 4207
2012 290 4868
2013 294 5781
2014 378 6530
2015 365 7311
2016 466 10005
2017 414 11948
2018 430 15579
2019 422 18430
2020 419 21224
2021 474 26197
2022 377 23193
2023 462 24538
2024 343 21515

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 1591st in the World with 5,890 publications made and 210,842 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
#1591 of 6,713 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 8 19
1993 16 19
1994 16 30
1995 20 49
1996 22 47
1997 33 91
1998 43 114
1999 37 131
2000 57 236
2001 58 276
2002 63 415
2003 73 533
2004 89 667
2005 98 834
2006 121 1092
2007 140 1479
2008 139 1768
2009 172 2257
2010 162 2887
2011 224 3508
2012 257 4123
2013 246 4910
2014 326 5616
2015 306 6286
2016 371 8821
2017 357 11028
2018 381 15910
2019 314 18428
2020 347 20366
2021 378 24424
2022 318 20629
2023 355 22262
2024 305 20081

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 17 487
Acoustical Engineering 31 38 1282
Astrophysics and Astronomy 33 40 1528
Optical Engineering 30 37 1611
Quantum and Particle physics 32 39 1662
Biophysics 28 34 1729
Theoretical Physics 31 38 2090
Nuclear Physics 32 39 2270
Materials Science 33 41 2412
Condensed Matter Physics 32 38 2716
Nanotechnology 34 41 2851

Chemistry rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 30th for Chemistry in Australia and 1538th in the World with 5,546 publications made and 150,622 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
#1538 of 6,545 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 9 19
1993 6 24
1994 7 28
1995 17 46
1996 19 51
1997 26 94
1998 27 102
1999 31 150
2000 43 250
2001 48 318
2002 60 449
2003 64 597
2004 72 778
2005 95 1001
2006 110 1238
2007 140 1527
2008 127 1925
2009 160 2342
2010 172 2978
2011 206 3629
2012 225 4206
2013 235 4908
2014 271 5675
2015 288 6357
2016 352 7426
2017 322 8327
2018 341 10436
2019 314 11826
2020 349 14951
2021 385 18225
2022 309 17681
2023 361 18123
2024 321 16520

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 13 439
Biochemistry 28 34 1360
Environmental Chemistry 30 37 1654
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 42 1671
Organic Chemistry 29 36 1689
Computational Chemistry 29 35 1746
Pharmacy 28 34 1920
Physical chemistry 32 38 1983
Radiochemistry 27 33 2056
Inorganic Chemistry 32 39 2197
Materials Science 33 41 2412
Chemical Engineering 33 41 2517
Nanotechnology 34 41 2851

Mathematics rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 31st for Mathematics in Australia and 990th in the World with 4,610 publications made and 104,940 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
#990 of 6,418 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 12 9
1993 19 32
1994 15 30
1995 13 47
1996 13 54
1997 23 70
1998 37 91
1999 36 111
2000 41 158
2001 36 178
2002 36 234
2003 50 327
2004 65 401
2005 79 615
2006 81 642
2007 115 945
2008 85 1116
2009 145 1500
2010 156 1806
2011 186 2221
2012 190 2754
2013 228 3362
2014 243 3765
2015 247 4451
2016 300 4993
2017 267 5575
2018 291 6786
2019 261 7959
2020 278 9412
2021 290 11523
2022 251 10913
2023 284 11575
2024 206 8651

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 27 277
Statistics 33 40 1174
Blockchain and Cryptography 28 35 1273
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 32 40 1493
Operations Research 35 42 2017
Applied Mathematics 33 40 2568

Business rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 32nd for Business in Australia and 807th in the World with 4,586 publications made and 103,868 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
#807 of 6,339 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 18 5
1993 21 14
1994 13 26
1995 17 35
1996 29 41
1997 40 66
1998 44 87
1999 42 146
2000 50 200
2001 30 239
2002 48 295
2003 56 370
2004 75 462
2005 76 667
2006 108 807
2007 119 1060
2008 104 1226
2009 157 1634
2010 157 2032
2011 195 2405
2012 203 2930
2013 232 3379
2014 230 3711
2015 236 4281
2016 264 4800
2017 235 5789
2018 271 6830
2019 252 7821
2020 281 9301
2021 254 11015
2022 235 10342
2023 269 10721
2024 204 8137

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 42 375
Human Resource Management 25 30 415
Public Policy / Administration 26 32 471
Management Information Systems 26 32 472
Risk Management 25 32 619
Engineering Management 27 32 627
Occupational Safety and Health 35 42 664
Marketing 29 36 725
Entertainment Industry Business 34 41 752
Advertising 32 39 759
Project Management 31 38 818
Accounting 34 42 922
Management 32 39 947
International Trade 32 40 1004
International Business 32 41 1061
Finance 33 41 1118
Operations Research 35 42 2017

Economics rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 27th for Economics in Australia and 618th in the World with 4,410 publications made and 96,071 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
#618 of 6,167 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 10 8
1993 19 14
1994 14 29
1995 22 33
1996 18 38
1997 36 53
1998 32 85
1999 32 114
2000 38 163
2001 43 210
2002 36 220
2003 57 297
2004 54 355
2005 69 506
2006 94 667
2007 108 837
2008 99 1009
2009 147 1395
2010 171 1732
2011 164 2032
2012 170 2726
2013 218 3091
2014 261 3422
2015 226 4027
2016 260 4473
2017 213 5160
2018 236 6047
2019 204 7039
2020 279 8667
2021 264 10094
2022 255 9217
2023 278 9670
2024 241 7340

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 30 385
Agricultural Economics 16 21 398
Political Economy 27 33 547
International Trade 32 40 1004
International Economics 30 38 1025
Finance 33 41 1118
Environmental Economics 35 43 1452
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 32 40 1493

Art & Design rankings

Charles Sturt University ranked 25th for Art & Design in Australia and 534th in the World with 3,112 publications made and 59,855 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Art History.

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
#534 of 5,966 In the World

Charles Sturt University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 5 7
1993 14 1
1994 12 18
1995 13 15
1996 17 18
1997 24 31
1998 27 54
1999 32 56
2000 41 111
2001 38 96
2002 50 150
2003 41 217
2004 41 277
2005 57 381
2006 66 476
2007 87 661
2008 67 723
2009 97 833
2010 112 1101
2011 141 1417
2012 129 1705
2013 156 2000
2014 154 2118
2015 153 2361
2016 182 2659
2017 155 2830
2018 178 3198
2019 171 3940
2020 176 4389
2021 182 5341
2022 161 4965
2023 174 5166
2024 135 4391

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 13 15 209
Creative Writing 26 33 410
Multimedia 22 28 439
Game Design and Development 23 29 464
Literature 23 29 481
Photography 23 28 528
Art History 24 30 567
Landscape Architecture 26 33 594
Fashion Design 26 32 599
Aesthetics 28 35 619
Cinematography 28 34 673
Entertainment Industry Business 34 41 752
Graphic Design 32 39 860
Computer Graphics 26 33 1124