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Curtin University ranked 14th in Australia, 355th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 13 research topics. Curtin University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 65,977 academic publications and 1,551,961 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 48 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#355 of 14,131 In the World
#16 of 59 In Oceania
#14 of 40 In Australia
#26 of 2,713 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#31 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#40 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#1045 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#352 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Biology rankings

Curtin University ranked 15th for Biology in Australia and 476th in the World with 35,429 publications made and 1,018,772 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 54 In Oceania
#476 of 6,770 In the World

Curtin University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 76 130
1992 85 252
1993 119 325
1994 105 404
1995 126 561
1996 145 683
1997 187 752
1998 187 1046
1999 226 1289
2000 244 1645
2001 294 2085
2002 320 2532
2003 357 3473
2004 377 4279
2005 457 5185
2006 485 6811
2007 537 8237
2008 710 9393
2009 771 11876
2010 1012 14890
2011 1143 17744
2012 1239 22661
2013 1499 28180
2014 1707 34249
2015 1909 39394
2016 2291 46422
2017 2475 55857
2018 2523 67830
2019 2732 85744
2020 2700 106229
2021 2887 127223
2022 2580 136663
2023 2506 139214

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Astrobiology 7 7 190
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 15 17 211
Paleontology 10 12 251
Forestry 17 21 339
Agricultural Science 17 20 345
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 19 371
Evolutionary Biology 19 24 467
Botany 17 21 476
Entomology 18 23 477
Nutrition and Food Science 15 18 478
Nanotechnology 14 15 487
Neuroscience 18 20 490
Animal Science 19 23 504
Horticulture 16 21 524
Biotechnology 11 14 546
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 22 586
Zoology 23 30 601
Virology 16 19 605
Pharmacology 14 16 623
Biochemistry 18 21 658
Microbiology 19 22 692
Oncology and Cancer research 17 19 733
Genetics 22 25 747
Immunology 20 23 749
Toxicology 25 30 813
Biophysics 22 26 924
Molecular Biology 21 24 1006

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Curtin University ranked 16th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 327th in the World with 34,532 publications made and 718,120 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 54 In Oceania
#327 of 7,020 In the World

Curtin University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 74 142
1992 104 214
1993 133 274
1994 150 376
1995 148 495
1996 197 683
1997 225 708
1998 236 890
1999 240 1082
2000 282 1392
2001 346 1736
2002 440 2184
2003 417 2832
2004 381 3308
2005 538 4410
2006 571 5310
2007 655 6542
2008 774 7604
2009 896 9504
2010 1094 11450
2011 1217 14244
2012 1269 17417
2013 1546 22161
2014 1723 25009
2015 1871 28480
2016 2210 31692
2017 2261 36460
2018 2217 43574
2019 2295 54089
2020 2419 69717
2021 2460 84311
2022 2360 91126
2023 2344 95202

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

Environmental Science rankings

Curtin University ranked 13th for Environmental Science in Australia and 265th in the World with 33,586 publications made and 874,712 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 39 In Australia
#15 of 53 In Oceania
#265 of 6,798 In the World

Curtin University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 73 119
1992 92 212
1993 109 277
1994 98 351
1995 132 496
1996 155 577
1997 201 660
1998 214 896
1999 225 1057
2000 272 1446
2001 334 1850
2002 360 2217
2003 369 3074
2004 396 3760
2005 464 4532
2006 511 5888
2007 586 7279
2008 692 8256
2009 845 10513
2010 1104 13386
2011 1186 16010
2012 1257 20104
2013 1506 25523
2014 1659 30751
2015 1780 34711
2016 2131 40245
2017 2279 48239
2018 2268 57728
2019 2405 72459
2020 2463 89645
2021 2505 108613
2022 2366 117050
2023 2176 119808

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

Engineering rankings

Curtin University ranked 12th for Engineering in Australia and 360th in the World with 33,159 publications made and 838,788 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#13 of 52 In Oceania
#360 of 6,684 In the World

Curtin University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 77 96
1992 74 156
1993 88 182
1994 115 274
1995 123 340
1996 156 494
1997 192 532
1998 199 662
1999 224 841
2000 250 1147
2001 273 1352
2002 486 1940
2003 386 2316
2004 389 2799
2005 479 3545
2006 523 4726
2007 572 5480
2008 703 6735
2009 815 8392
2010 1055 11217
2011 1235 13974
2012 1369 17599
2013 1538 22792
2014 1689 28152
2015 1833 32785
2016 2107 39063
2017 2291 46847
2018 2216 56664
2019 2434 71503
2020 2322 87629
2021 2354 106060
2022 2210 116960
2023 2035 121152

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 2 2 31
Construction Management 3 3 40
Mining Engineering 6 6 41
Engineering Management 8 8 108
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 5 115
Remote Sensing 6 6 125
Landscape Architecture 8 9 135
Architectural Engineering 10 11 145
Firefighting and Fire Science 14 16 159
Geotechnical Engineering 10 11 177
Automotive Engineering 7 7 186
Product and Industrial Design 7 8 214
Civil Engineering 13 15 214
Marine Engineering 12 13 219
Systems Engineering 9 10 221
Reliability and Quality Engineering 7 7 224
Environmental Engineering 12 12 228
Transportation Engineering 10 11 253
Chemical Engineering 8 8 268
Structural Engineering 14 16 292
Architecture 13 14 297
Metallurgical Engineering 10 10 299
Human-Computer Interaction 15 17 310
Operations Research 12 13 324
Aerospace Engineering 12 13 362
Mechanical Engineering 13 14 371
Telecommunications 14 15 374
Electronic Engineering 11 12 375
Electrical Engineering 14 15 393
Materials Science 13 14 395
Nuclear Engineering 10 11 405
Acoustical Engineering 14 16 425
Industrial Engineering 13 14 433
Computer Networking 18 20 435
Automation and Control engineering 15 16 442
Nanotechnology 14 15 487
Aviation 22 27 494
Technical Drawing 15 16 508
Optical Engineering 14 16 524
Biotechnology 11 14 546
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 16 561
Robotics 15 18 583
Computer Engineering 16 18 584
Biomedical Engineering 17 20 608
Agricultural Engineering 24 29 626
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 21 726
Biochemical Engineering 24 28 743

Physics rankings

Curtin University ranked 11th for Physics in Australia and 384th in the World with 30,965 publications made and 839,008 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 52 In Oceania
#384 of 6,603 In the World

Curtin University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 72 100
1992 74 162
1993 81 179
1994 114 268
1995 109 352
1996 138 465
1997 160 533
1998 212 706
1999 204 892
2000 238 1135
2001 267 1463
2002 428 1924
2003 334 2359
2004 377 2914
2005 415 3596
2006 478 4858
2007 504 5827
2008 654 6927
2009 736 8708
2010 984 11444
2011 1163 14238
2012 1223 17995
2013 1422 23062
2014 1574 28686
2015 1681 32845
2016 1992 39232
2017 2110 47058
2018 2074 57027
2019 2271 70729
2020 2279 86188
2021 2254 101117
2022 2050 110782
2023 1951 114781

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Astrobiology 7 7 190
Nuclear Physics 9 9 309
Medical Physics 11 13 325
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 13 373
Materials Science 13 14 395
Acoustical Engineering 14 16 425
Quantum and Particle physics 12 13 433
Nanotechnology 14 15 487
Optical Engineering 14 16 524
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 17 634
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 21 726
Theoretical Physics 18 23 783
Condensed Matter Physics 17 20 844
Biophysics 22 26 924

Chemistry rankings

Curtin University ranked 10th for Chemistry in Australia and 478th in the World with 28,600 publications made and 867,651 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 52 In Oceania
#478 of 6,447 In the World

Curtin University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 73 127
1992 75 210
1993 77 258
1994 93 321
1995 97 420
1996 114 506
1997 135 532
1998 163 735
1999 174 891
2000 198 1262
2001 227 1521
2002 284 1831
2003 290 2567
2004 329 3161
2005 361 3758
2006 400 5136
2007 412 5979
2008 529 7076
2009 638 8817
2010 811 11522
2011 988 13883
2012 1094 17908
2013 1237 22527
2014 1390 28371
2015 1530 33070
2016 1840 39719
2017 1996 48703
2018 2006 59558
2019 2205 74550
2020 2145 91265
2021 2276 109904
2022 2078 120015
2023 1998 122407

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 4 26
Radiochemistry 4 4 257
Chemical Engineering 8 8 268
Physical chemistry 9 9 277
Inorganic Chemistry 8 8 288
Materials Science 13 14 395
Environmental Chemistry 15 15 434
Organic Chemistry 10 12 469
Nutrition and Food Science 15 18 478
Nanotechnology 14 15 487
Computational Chemistry 14 15 560
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 16 561
Biochemistry 18 21 658
Biochemical Engineering 24 28 743
Pharmacy 14 17 850

Computer Science rankings

Curtin University ranked 16th for Computer Science in Australia and 393rd in the World with 27,081 publications made and 572,317 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

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

Curtin University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 51 72
1992 72 115
1993 93 160
1994 97 223
1995 128 322
1996 132 475
1997 185 497
1998 178 629
1999 206 804
2000 203 999
2001 237 1254
2002 501 1845
2003 374 2162
2004 320 2524
2005 475 3313
2006 478 4033
2007 555 4929
2008 696 5726
2009 703 7146
2010 918 8757
2011 977 10792
2012 1039 13459
2013 1225 16600
2014 1338 19520
2015 1481 22360
2016 1634 25664
2017 1750 29641
2018 1706 35875
2019 1806 44678
2020 1865 57067
2021 1885 68168
2022 1761 74024
2023 1708 76425

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Information Technology 8 9 85
Management Information Systems 10 11 106
Animation 6 6 131
Web Design and Development 5 5 141
Multimedia 10 11 148
Game Design and Development 11 13 154
UX/UI Desgin 9 11 178
Data Science 13 16 264
Database Administration 11 13 278
Human-Computer Interaction 15 17 310
Library and Information science 12 14 333
Cyber Security 18 19 366
Machine Learning 14 16 371
Telecommunications 14 15 374
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 17 18 382
Software Engineering 16 20 390
Computer Vision 13 15 401
Computational Linguistics 16 19 433
Cognitive Science 17 20 434
Computer Networking 18 20 435
Computer Graphics 13 16 447
Neuroscience 18 20 490
Robotics 15 18 583
Computer Engineering 16 18 584
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 22 586
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 22 646

Medicine rankings

Curtin University ranked 16th for Medicine in Australia and 446th in the World with 26,719 publications made and 627,697 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 53 In Oceania
#446 of 6,680 In the World

Curtin University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 50 87
1992 58 124
1993 94 184
1994 80 250
1995 87 363
1996 92 421
1997 121 490
1998 143 643
1999 153 872
2000 166 1088
2001 186 1294
2002 230 1633
2003 248 2060
2004 236 2612
2005 317 3318
2006 358 4176
2007 398 5107
2008 517 6128
2009 569 7763
2010 738 9465
2011 797 11108
2012 878 13695
2013 1055 16980
2014 1307 19832
2015 1452 23450
2016 1773 27451
2017 1897 32071
2018 1877 38498
2019 1955 47697
2020 2086 63739
2021 2266 75423
2022 2102 81215
2023 2129 83352

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Sports Medicine 9 11 123
Sports / Exercise science 13 16 130
Occupational Therapy 11 14 142
Nursing 15 17 148
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 19 167
Physical Therapy 9 12 169
Social Work 18 20 187
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 13 191
Clinical Psychology 17 19 208
Health Science 17 19 209
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 15 17 211
Public Health 13 15 229
Gerontology 17 19 243
Epidemiology 11 13 263
Family medicine 13 15 271
Pediatrics 8 10 274
Optometry 13 15 314
Medical Physics 11 13 325
Forensic Science 22 23 333
Psychiatry 17 19 353
Respiratory Therapy 13 17 383
Pathology 15 17 436
Critical Care Nursing 17 19 449
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 10 12 506
Audiology 21 24 506
Surgery 15 17 515
Anatomy and Physiology 16 19 541
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 17 572
Virology 16 19 605
Biomedical Engineering 17 20 608
Dentistry 14 18 620
Pharmacology 14 16 623
Anesthesiology 16 19 627
Orthodontics 15 18 627
Sonography and Ultrasound 13 15 630
Veterinary 20 23 662
Ophthalmology 19 21 666
Radiation Therapy 17 19 698
Cardiology 18 20 704
Oncology and Cancer research 17 19 733
Immunology 20 23 749
Cosmetology 15 16 757
Toxicology 25 30 813
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 17 20 835
Urology 20 23 846
Pharmacy 14 17 850
Neurosurgery 17 19 929
Dermatology 24 27 1056

Psychology rankings

Curtin University ranked 16th for Psychology in Australia and 312th in the World with 19,272 publications made and 415,424 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 52 In Oceania
#312 of 6,528 In the World

Curtin University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 39 66
1992 47 121
1993 77 169
1994 71 228
1995 81 321
1996 95 426
1997 117 432
1998 130 575
1999 125 700
2000 137 880
2001 152 1145
2002 180 1386
2003 198 1619
2004 171 1929
2005 241 2574
2006 272 3045
2007 297 3817
2008 379 4462
2009 445 5607
2010 546 6660
2011 617 8188
2012 691 10188
2013 804 12581
2014 941 13996
2015 1081 16448
2016 1256 18797
2017 1286 21316
2018 1272 25405
2019 1372 31854
2020 1445 43082
2021 1539 49315
2022 1429 53076
2023 1497 55881

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Education Majors 10 11 100
Occupational Therapy 11 14 142
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 11 11 155
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 16 18 164
Child Psychology 14 16 186
Social Work 18 20 187
Special Education 15 15 191
Clinical Psychology 17 19 208
Social Psychology 16 18 222
Sexology 16 20 286
Psychiatry 17 19 353
Cognitive Science 17 20 434
Neuroscience 18 20 490

Mathematics rankings

Curtin University ranked 14th for Mathematics in Australia and 316th in the World with 17,075 publications made and 357,849 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 52 In Oceania
#316 of 6,305 In the World

Curtin University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 29 71
1992 42 107
1993 57 123
1994 58 200
1995 73 287
1996 70 293
1997 115 341
1998 118 433
1999 124 521
2000 142 659
2001 137 802
2002 252 1061
2003 239 1303
2004 224 1505
2005 276 2000
2006 285 2352
2007 339 2973
2008 412 3608
2009 454 4453
2010 527 5451
2011 618 6933
2012 649 8323
2013 780 10598
2014 851 11788
2015 909 13478
2016 1041 15136
2017 1033 16969
2018 1086 20922
2019 1141 25608
2020 1243 32582
2021 1237 39433
2022 1182 42831
2023 1144 44717

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 8 9 99
Operations Research 12 13 324
Statistics 15 17 361
Actuarial Science 17 21 384
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 20 397
Applied Mathematics 10 11 398
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 22 646

Business rankings

Curtin University ranked 13th for Business in Australia and 203rd in the World with 15,914 publications made and 299,645 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#13 of 39 In Australia
#14 of 52 In Oceania
#203 of 6,187 In the World

Curtin University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 31 49
1992 35 75
1993 51 98
1994 50 127
1995 77 159
1996 79 267
1997 100 281
1998 98 290
1999 119 388
2000 151 494
2001 167 614
2002 250 911
2003 212 1012
2004 209 1246
2005 274 1690
2006 283 2041
2007 364 2524
2008 429 3152
2009 491 4038
2010 592 4838
2011 675 6247
2012 670 7501
2013 777 9314
2014 844 10920
2015 883 11973
2016 999 13070
2017 1033 14895
2018 992 17891
2019 981 21829
2020 1052 28363
2021 976 33727
2022 913 35567
2023 902 36628

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

Economics rankings

Curtin University ranked 15th for Economics in Australia and 228th in the World with 11,274 publications made and 201,897 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#17 of 52 In Oceania
#228 of 5,995 In the World

Curtin University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 25 46
1992 27 60
1993 41 94
1994 42 125
1995 49 150
1996 57 197
1997 69 210
1998 81 219
1999 81 292
2000 109 405
2001 140 447
2002 153 599
2003 154 747
2004 136 785
2005 142 1123
2006 180 1349
2007 240 1754
2008 285 2072
2009 350 2815
2010 410 3164
2011 457 4168
2012 463 5011
2013 559 6400
2014 614 7387
2015 615 8224
2016 678 9251
2017 707 10425
2018 667 12530
2019 670 15553
2020 757 20445
2021 725 24084
2022 732 26311
2023 744 27846

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 18 19 175
Environmental Economics 12 12 186
Investment Banking and Stock trading 13 15 201
International Relations and Diplomacy 9 12 214
Agricultural Economics 15 19 262
Finance 15 16 270
International Trade 16 19 324
Actuarial Science 17 21 384
Political Economy 24 30 391
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 20 397
International Economics 14 16 416

Art & Design rankings

Curtin University ranked 17th for Art & Design in Australia and 290th in the World with 5,985 publications made and 113,092 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, 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
#17 of 39 In Australia
#19 of 51 In Oceania
#290 of 5,720 In the World

Curtin University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 10 28
1992 16 37
1993 25 40
1994 28 61
1995 32 94
1996 33 121
1997 47 104
1998 37 130
1999 58 210
2000 51 245
2001 71 305
2002 108 394
2003 102 488
2004 103 625
2005 98 743
2006 125 930
2007 116 1013
2008 155 1319
2009 183 1576
2010 189 1892
2011 215 2301
2012 250 2741
2013 286 3337
2014 317 3811
2015 327 4163
2016 391 4515
2017 406 5356
2018 368 6347
2019 383 7950
2020 387 9977
2021 380 11856
2022 317 12521
2023 303 12775

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Animation 6 6 131
Landscape Architecture 8 9 135
Multimedia 10 11 148
Game Design and Development 11 13 154
Entertainment Industry Business 14 15 156
Cinematography 17 19 162
UX/UI Desgin 9 11 178
Creative Writing 17 21 210
Photography 17 18 268
Aesthetics 19 21 278
Graphic Design 18 20 287
Fashion Design 16 18 293
Literature 19 22 294
Architecture 13 14 297
Singing and Vocal Performance 15 17 339
Art History 19 23 373
Music 18 23 400
Computer Graphics 13 16 447
Performing arts 28 34 595
Interior Design 25 32 670