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Edith Cowan University ranked 25th in Australia, 623rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 169 research topics. Edith Cowan University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 25,287 academic publications and 706,108 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 57 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#623 of 14,131 In the World
#30 of 59 In Oceania
#25 of 40 In Australia
#61 of 1,014 For Information Technology
#91 of 1,029 For Publishing
#109 of 1,346 For Sports / Exercise science
#797 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#449 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 166 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 29th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 790th in the World with 15,055 publications made and 389,370 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#36 of 54 In Oceania
#790 of 7,088 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 40 47
1994 53 42
1995 60 65
1996 91 124
1997 113 197
1998 122 258
1999 165 364
2000 146 548
2001 216 783
2002 254 1079
2003 247 1347
2004 212 1797
2005 279 2334
2006 308 2826
2007 265 3490
2008 323 4394
2009 270 5029
2010 407 5890
2011 501 7152
2012 425 8296
2013 503 9839
2014 499 11160
2015 527 11834
2016 586 12750
2017 690 14356
2018 818 16668
2019 916 20452
2020 1101 27518
2021 1131 35500
2022 1071 38038
2023 1139 43930
2024 874 42656
2025 796 40192

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Publishing 26 28 91
Sports / Exercise science 12 14 109
Early Childhood Education 18 22 172
Special Education 19 21 277
Education Majors 25 31 281
Communications and Public Relations 26 32 298
Occupational Safety and Health 24 28 308
Forensic Science 20 22 328
Social Work 23 27 330
Anthropology 25 32 343
Genealogy 23 29 348
Media Studies 29 36 377
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 28 34 425
Criminology and Criminal Justice 28 34 452
Gender Studies 31 38 473
Journalism and Digital Media 25 32 506
Sociology 29 36 522
Law 27 34 531
Military science 25 28 535
Human Rights Law 28 34 538
International Relations and Diplomacy 26 31 539
Law Enforcement 28 32 539
Political Science 29 36 627
Archaeology 29 35 630
History 29 35 653
Aesthetics 31 38 665
Broadcast Journalism 30 37 671
Demography 28 34 682
Public Policy / Administration 32 39 753
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 30 37 777
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 31 37 778
Political Economy 31 38 823
Library and Information science 29 36 848
Linguistics 30 37 902
Art History 32 39 935
Classics and Ancient History 29 35 1037
Philosophy 31 38 1077
Urban and Regional planning 34 42 1121

Biology rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 28th for Biology in Australia and 1163rd in the World with 13,008 publications made and 442,475 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 54 In Oceania
#1163 of 6,841 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 24 82
1994 20 91
1995 33 100
1996 41 151
1997 56 224
1998 59 228
1999 92 386
2000 90 532
2001 112 802
2002 134 883
2003 148 1125
2004 133 1425
2005 200 1869
2006 237 2251
2007 184 2732
2008 258 3797
2009 238 4199
2010 323 5266
2011 359 6370
2012 365 7357
2013 396 9239
2014 407 10606
2015 452 11646
2016 529 12838
2017 661 15577
2018 827 19576
2019 938 24523
2020 1062 33399
2021 1082 42879
2022 1111 45581
2023 1068 50108
2024 829 48079
2025 628 46214

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 29 36 677
Animal Science 25 30 681
Neuroscience 25 31 778
Forestry 29 35 786
Oncology and Cancer research 20 22 828
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 37 882
Paleontology 30 37 996
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 26 31 1092
Botany 28 35 1115
Evolutionary Biology 32 39 1181
Zoology 31 38 1183
Biotechnology 28 33 1240
Genetics 27 33 1289
Agricultural Science 35 42 1301
Molecular Biology 26 32 1319
Immunology 30 34 1377
Pharmacology 29 34 1452
Biochemistry 29 35 1470
Nutrition and Food Science 29 36 1500
Nanotechnology 26 31 1537
Virology 33 39 1580
Horticulture 32 39 1746
Microbiology 33 40 1957

Medicine rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 25th for Medicine in Australia and 818th in the World with 12,595 publications made and 385,395 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#25 of 39 In Australia
#30 of 54 In Oceania
#818 of 6,793 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 27 52
1994 23 92
1995 29 91
1996 48 147
1997 57 214
1998 65 251
1999 76 377
2000 71 509
2001 112 749
2002 120 796
2003 133 1050
2004 139 1248
2005 182 1614
2006 214 2158
2007 174 2520
2008 243 3625
2009 210 4088
2010 310 5096
2011 362 6424
2012 360 7558
2013 406 9533
2014 435 11261
2015 475 12276
2016 554 13496
2017 645 15598
2018 772 18621
2019 810 22207
2020 952 30110
2021 1008 37404
2022 1036 37805
2023 970 40639
2024 915 40838
2025 770 40207

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 12 14 109
Sports Medicine 11 14 145
Physical Therapy 13 16 196
Forensic Science 20 22 328
Social Work 23 27 330
Health Science 26 28 358
Nursing 25 28 376
Gerontology 23 26 385
Occupational Therapy 24 28 410
Healthcare Management (MHA) 26 30 446
Clinical Psychology 27 32 548
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 27 33 568
Pediatrics 19 21 592
Anatomy and Physiology 19 22 622
Public Health 28 34 640
Epidemiology 26 30 665
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 29 36 677
Family medicine 27 30 697
Psychiatry 26 31 733
Critical Care Nursing 27 30 794
Pathology 25 29 809
Oncology and Cancer research 20 22 828
Sonography and Ultrasound 18 21 832
Audiology 27 32 909
Urology 22 25 943
Surgery 26 30 970
Respiratory Therapy 30 36 984
Cardiology 28 32 1045
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 28 33 1073
Anesthesiology 29 34 1145
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 26 30 1210
Ophthalmology 29 35 1232
Biomedical Engineering 26 31 1253
Radiation Therapy 27 30 1286
Orthodontics 27 34 1311
Immunology 30 34 1377
Pharmacology 29 34 1452
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 32 36 1558
Virology 33 39 1580
Dentistry 31 38 1750
Dermatology 32 37 1827
Veterinary 33 40 1986

Computer Science rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 27th for Computer Science in Australia and 842nd in the World with 11,394 publications made and 316,944 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 53 In Oceania
#842 of 6,855 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 22 13
1994 27 27
1995 42 55
1996 56 88
1997 79 118
1998 64 197
1999 86 245
2000 110 418
2001 159 543
2002 240 765
2003 219 986
2004 195 1255
2005 238 1705
2006 269 2117
2007 224 2485
2008 257 3064
2009 211 3637
2010 342 4280
2011 427 5299
2012 351 5989
2013 395 7323
2014 358 8518
2015 408 9202
2016 465 9829
2017 520 11293
2018 627 13719
2019 701 17242
2020 813 22907
2021 842 29634
2022 793 31488
2023 846 36622
2024 600 34055
2025 472 31698

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Information Technology 4 4 61
Management Information Systems 20 23 307
Multimedia 19 23 346
Software Engineering 19 23 471
Cyber Security 23 25 557
Web Design and Development 22 29 631
Game Design and Development 28 34 700
Data Science 27 34 721
Human-Computer Interaction 28 35 760
Neuroscience 25 31 778
Cognitive Science 28 35 818
Library and Information science 29 36 848
UX/UI Desgin 29 36 915
Machine Learning 30 37 943
Computer Networking 26 33 950
Computer Graphics 23 29 955
Computer Engineering 24 28 1011
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 28 35 1011
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 26 31 1092
Telecommunications 27 34 1124
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 31 1145
Computer Vision 28 35 1164
Computational Linguistics 30 37 1294

Environmental Science rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 29th for Environmental Science in Australia and 920th in the World with 11,159 publications made and 344,369 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#36 of 54 In Oceania
#920 of 6,888 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 25 27
1994 19 12
1995 26 24
1996 38 48
1997 51 84
1998 56 104
1999 85 165
2000 93 281
2001 128 410
2002 137 622
2003 148 738
2004 129 1076
2005 196 1465
2006 210 1686
2007 196 2118
2008 231 2677
2009 207 3108
2010 295 3788
2011 334 4643
2012 285 5479
2013 330 6557
2014 362 7385
2015 400 8488
2016 470 9421
2017 531 11421
2018 709 14449
2019 760 18184
2020 929 25599
2021 894 34083
2022 877 37540
2023 902 42989
2024 659 41692
2025 520 40051

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

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 21 24 432
Geotechnical Engineering 25 30 708
Geography and Cartography 29 35 786
Forestry 29 35 786
Ecology 31 38 852
Environmental Management 33 40 870
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 37 882
Petrology and Geochemistry 28 34 899
Oceanography 30 36 925
Geology 30 37 996
Paleontology 30 37 996
Urban and Regional planning 34 42 1121
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 29 35 1140
Environmental Engineering 31 37 1213
Agricultural Science 35 42 1301
Earth science and Geophysics 30 37 1354
Environmental Chemistry 31 38 1668

Engineering rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 29th for Engineering in Australia and 1186th in the World with 9,989 publications made and 301,057 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#36 of 52 In Oceania
#1186 of 6,795 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 14 20
1994 17 16
1995 27 32
1996 38 49
1997 43 86
1998 49 114
1999 63 149
2000 65 219
2001 100 300
2002 181 520
2003 153 641
2004 140 817
2005 203 1192
2006 240 1451
2007 162 1640
2008 233 2088
2009 184 2576
2010 262 3023
2011 330 3750
2012 253 4218
2013 300 5053
2014 303 5957
2015 305 6440
2016 401 7431
2017 498 9333
2018 609 12315
2019 718 16796
2020 774 23003
2021 805 30719
2022 775 34386
2023 823 39209
2024 598 40903
2025 374 39580

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

Psychology rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 26th for Psychology in Australia and 634th in the World with 9,244 publications made and 267,782 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#26 of 39 In Australia
#32 of 53 In Oceania
#634 of 6,663 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 22 21
1994 37 38
1995 35 49
1996 48 102
1997 68 126
1998 70 190
1999 79 251
2000 83 404
2001 111 530
2002 130 668
2003 133 874
2004 102 1012
2005 140 1382
2006 168 1837
2007 132 2100
2008 173 2631
2009 150 3061
2010 238 3697
2011 276 4590
2012 267 5475
2013 319 6841
2014 333 7927
2015 341 8553
2016 392 9074
2017 462 10143
2018 490 12045
2019 575 14486
2020 681 19101
2021 694 23979
2022 761 24963
2023 710 27764
2024 580 26290
2025 497 25694

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Special Education 19 21 277
Education Majors 25 31 281
Social Work 23 27 330
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 25 29 409
Occupational Therapy 24 28 410
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 28 34 425
Child Psychology 27 32 488
Sexology 28 35 495
Social Psychology 27 33 537
Clinical Psychology 27 32 548
Psychiatry 26 31 733
Neuroscience 25 31 778
Cognitive Science 28 35 818

Physics rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 28th for Physics in Australia and 1192nd in the World with 8,896 publications made and 290,927 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 52 In Oceania
#1192 of 6,729 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 11 17
1994 19 14
1995 28 30
1996 35 47
1997 39 80
1998 50 117
1999 59 151
2000 56 197
2001 102 294
2002 141 491
2003 139 573
2004 130 727
2005 177 1034
2006 199 1269
2007 136 1460
2008 203 1881
2009 177 2226
2010 229 2761
2011 285 3417
2012 212 3790
2013 267 4717
2014 278 5483
2015 294 6142
2016 385 7129
2017 460 9102
2018 564 11948
2019 649 15822
2020 687 21761
2021 704 28133
2022 678 31520
2023 715 35911
2024 509 36759
2025 326 35569

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 26 33 926
Quantum and Particle physics 27 33 1188
Acoustical Engineering 28 35 1239
Optical Engineering 27 33 1259
Applied/Engineering Physics 26 32 1364
Materials Science 28 34 1458
Nanotechnology 26 31 1537
Condensed Matter Physics 27 33 1815
Nuclear Physics 33 40 2338

Chemistry rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 28th for Chemistry in Australia and 1448th in the World with 8,279 publications made and 298,386 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 52 In Oceania
#1448 of 6,561 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 6 53
1994 8 64
1995 16 64
1996 16 98
1997 23 135
1998 25 151
1999 45 235
2000 39 333
2001 52 524
2002 100 538
2003 88 668
2004 86 783
2005 139 1070
2006 161 1240
2007 99 1406
2008 144 2023
2009 154 2207
2010 179 2721
2011 203 3281
2012 196 3765
2013 240 4730
2014 232 5290
2015 245 5852
2016 340 7039
2017 436 9060
2018 543 12324
2019 668 16300
2020 700 22852
2021 730 30046
2022 752 33662
2023 745 37790
2024 540 39421
2025 390 38818

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 28 34 899
Inorganic Chemistry 25 31 1386
Materials Science 28 34 1458
Biochemistry 29 35 1470
Physical chemistry 27 33 1498
Nutrition and Food Science 29 36 1500
Chemical Engineering 27 33 1521
Nanotechnology 26 31 1537
Environmental Chemistry 31 38 1668
Organic Chemistry 30 37 1749
Computational Chemistry 31 37 2056
Radiochemistry 30 36 2320

Business rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 25th for Business in Australia and 580th in the World with 6,623 publications made and 177,392 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

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

Edith Cowan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 10 7
1994 22 5
1995 23 26
1996 42 37
1997 49 57
1998 54 96
1999 77 111
2000 82 226
2001 116 285
2002 153 468
2003 131 646
2004 122 856
2005 147 1146
2006 171 1385
2007 139 1679
2008 181 2073
2009 143 2425
2010 204 2797
2011 271 3364
2012 188 3699
2013 227 4207
2014 210 4856
2015 220 5079
2016 260 5348
2017 302 5744
2018 344 6901
2019 379 8407
2020 471 11316
2021 472 15037
2022 404 16291
2023 435 18898
2024 334 17182
2025 277 15634

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 6 9 40
Management Information Systems 20 23 307
Occupational Safety and Health 24 28 308
Project Management 20 23 334
Human Resource Management 24 29 384
Advertising 24 31 406
Construction Management 21 26 438
Marketing 22 26 476
Risk Management 23 28 499
Engineering Management 22 26 511
Actuarial Science 24 29 586
Supply Chain Management 21 25 622
Investment Banking and Stock trading 22 28 625
Management 26 32 628
Accounting 29 36 654
Entertainment Industry Business 32 39 702
Entrepreneurship 23 30 736
Public Policy / Administration 32 39 753
Real Estate 24 29 821
Finance 29 36 823
International Trade 30 38 935
International Business 30 38 967
Tax Law 27 34 1002
Operations Research 25 31 1133

Mathematics rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 27th for Mathematics in Australia and 797th in the World with 6,450 publications made and 178,318 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 52 In Oceania
#797 of 6,434 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 19 11
1994 22 23
1995 28 30
1996 27 62
1997 43 76
1998 39 126
1999 63 137
2000 65 241
2001 87 279
2002 116 422
2003 100 565
2004 66 662
2005 133 965
2006 142 1203
2007 135 1459
2008 144 1770
2009 111 2106
2010 174 2395
2011 224 2913
2012 209 3465
2013 219 4023
2014 201 4639
2015 207 5099
2016 264 5371
2017 285 6264
2018 360 7332
2019 385 8901
2020 454 12130
2021 509 16119
2022 497 17144
2023 510 19602
2024 356 15761
2025 282 13939

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 25 31 319
Actuarial Science 24 29 586
Statistics 27 34 869
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 37 1086
Operations Research 25 31 1133
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 31 1145
Applied Mathematics 32 39 2472

Economics rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 30th for Economics in Australia and 633rd in the World with 4,655 publications made and 105,371 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 53 In Oceania
#633 of 6,188 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 14 2
1994 18 8
1995 20 26
1996 26 31
1997 28 66
1998 44 86
1999 47 111
2000 47 145
2001 90 215
2002 83 300
2003 82 374
2004 61 533
2005 94 689
2006 101 854
2007 80 1023
2008 102 1324
2009 84 1483
2010 122 1688
2011 188 2060
2012 154 2300
2013 164 2538
2014 155 2861
2015 155 3105
2016 197 3215
2017 202 3666
2018 236 4300
2019 273 5512
2020 346 7429
2021 336 9673
2022 310 10662
2023 364 12407
2024 249 10654
2025 206 9338

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 27 33 439
International Relations and Diplomacy 26 31 539
Actuarial Science 24 29 586
Investment Banking and Stock trading 22 28 625
Finance 29 36 823
Political Economy 31 38 823
Environmental Economics 28 36 846
International Trade 30 38 935
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 37 1086
International Economics 32 41 1098

Art & Design rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 27th for Art & Design in Australia and 611th in the World with 3,050 publications made and 63,406 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Creative Writing.

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
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 52 In Oceania
#611 of 6,010 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 14 3
1994 16 7
1995 22 17
1996 31 20
1997 30 48
1998 38 50
1999 51 61
2000 39 127
2001 57 174
2002 64 188
2003 83 276
2004 49 355
2005 58 451
2006 86 522
2007 75 599
2008 74 662
2009 75 932
2010 102 985
2011 112 1254
2012 77 1430
2013 127 1664
2014 122 1673
2015 98 1819
2016 138 2002
2017 170 1989
2018 146 2546
2019 159 3043
2020 167 3885
2021 165 5186
2022 184 5569
2023 177 6514
2024 143 6446
2025 106 6152

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Photography 10 10 143
Graphic Design 14 15 260
Multimedia 19 23 346
Creative Writing 24 31 384
Singing and Vocal Performance 19 23 449
Performing arts 24 30 469
Music 23 29 531
Fashion Design 25 30 554
Literature 28 35 588
Aesthetics 31 38 665
Game Design and Development 28 34 700
Entertainment Industry Business 32 39 702
Architecture 25 31 914
UX/UI Desgin 29 36 915
Art History 32 39 935
Cinematography 36 43 952
Computer Graphics 23 29 955