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Edith Cowan University ranked 26th in Australia, 677th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 163 research topics. Edith Cowan University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,631 academic publications and 635,791 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 54 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#677 of 14,131 In the World
#32 of 59 In Oceania
#26 of 40 In Australia
#60 of 1,009 For Information Technology
#91 of 1,011 For Publishing
#116 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#803 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#549 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 160 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 29th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 814th in the World with 14,090 publications made and 351,782 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
#814 of 7,081 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 19 16
1993 39 46
1994 53 42
1995 60 66
1996 91 124
1997 115 201
1998 122 259
1999 165 365
2000 146 548
2001 215 781
2002 251 1078
2003 247 1344
2004 212 1798
2005 279 2330
2006 307 2825
2007 265 3493
2008 323 4402
2009 270 5032
2010 407 5890
2011 498 7153
2012 415 8301
2013 492 9850
2014 495 11165
2015 510 11837
2016 573 12787
2017 674 14367
2018 798 16722
2019 889 20514
2020 1068 27695
2021 1066 35583
2022 1031 38117
2023 1109 44010
2024 817 42212

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 14 116
Early Childhood Education 18 22 167
Special Education 19 21 256
Education Majors 25 31 282
Communications and Public Relations 26 32 309
Occupational Safety and Health 23 27 313
Forensic Science 20 22 316
Social Work 23 27 336
Anthropology 25 32 345
Genealogy 22 28 390
Media Studies 29 36 398
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 28 34 438
Criminology and Criminal Justice 28 34 474
Gender Studies 30 37 499
Journalism and Digital Media 25 32 511
Sociology 27 34 534
Law Enforcement 28 32 539
International Relations and Diplomacy 26 31 545
Law 27 34 547
Military science 25 29 562
Human Rights Law 28 35 571
Political Science 28 35 645
Archaeology 28 34 646
Broadcast Journalism 30 37 670
History 29 35 680
Demography 28 34 682
Aesthetics 32 39 705
Public Policy / Administration 32 39 759
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 30 36 774
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 30 37 790
Political Economy 32 39 847
Library and Information science 29 36 887
Linguistics 30 37 921
Art History 33 40 1008
Classics and Ancient History 30 36 1113
Philosophy 31 38 1118
Urban and Regional planning 34 42 1144

Biology rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 28th for Biology in Australia and 1178th in the World with 12,429 publications made and 399,792 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 54 In Oceania
#1178 of 6,833 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 9 46
1993 23 81
1994 20 91
1995 33 100
1996 41 151
1997 56 223
1998 59 229
1999 92 386
2000 90 532
2001 112 801
2002 133 881
2003 148 1126
2004 133 1426
2005 200 1867
2006 237 2251
2007 184 2732
2008 257 3802
2009 239 4199
2010 323 5268
2011 361 6383
2012 360 7362
2013 389 9229
2014 405 10618
2015 450 11646
2016 521 12870
2017 656 15595
2018 819 19599
2019 928 24550
2020 1049 33508
2021 1069 43004
2022 1103 45701
2023 1069 50281
2024 806 47676

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Animal Science 26 31 688
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 29 36 707
Neuroscience 25 31 786
Forestry 29 35 797
Oncology and Cancer research 21 23 828
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 37 892
Paleontology 30 37 1016
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 26 31 1097
Botany 28 35 1130
Zoology 31 38 1182
Evolutionary Biology 32 39 1198
Biotechnology 28 33 1233
Agricultural Science 35 42 1295
Genetics 27 33 1297
Molecular Biology 26 32 1311
Immunology 30 35 1375
Pharmacology 29 34 1466
Biochemistry 29 35 1487
Nutrition and Food Science 30 37 1533
Nanotechnology 26 31 1578
Virology 34 39 1636
Horticulture 33 40 1792
Microbiology 34 41 1984

Medicine rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 25th for Medicine in Australia and 833rd in the World with 11,887 publications made and 349,879 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
#833 of 6,775 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 7 44
1993 27 52
1994 23 92
1995 29 91
1996 48 147
1997 57 213
1998 65 251
1999 76 378
2000 71 509
2001 112 746
2002 119 794
2003 133 1049
2004 139 1248
2005 182 1613
2006 213 2160
2007 174 2522
2008 243 3630
2009 210 4090
2010 310 5097
2011 363 6437
2012 357 7554
2013 401 9534
2014 432 11268
2015 473 12283
2016 548 13518
2017 642 15630
2018 764 18652
2019 805 22259
2020 933 30187
2021 985 37419
2022 1023 37884
2023 967 40709
2024 892 40236

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 14 116
Sports Medicine 11 14 154
Physical Therapy 15 18 203
Forensic Science 20 22 316
Social Work 23 27 336
Health Science 26 28 362
Nursing 25 28 382
Gerontology 22 25 394
Occupational Therapy 24 28 418
Healthcare Management (MHA) 26 30 456
Clinical Psychology 27 32 551
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 28 34 577
Pediatrics 19 21 593
Anatomy and Physiology 19 22 622
Public Health 28 34 649
Epidemiology 26 30 670
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 29 36 707
Family medicine 27 30 713
Psychiatry 26 32 745
Critical Care Nursing 27 30 791
Pathology 25 28 813
Oncology and Cancer research 21 23 828
Sonography and Ultrasound 18 22 833
Audiology 27 32 915
Urology 22 26 949
Surgery 26 30 967
Respiratory Therapy 29 35 976
Cardiology 28 32 1048
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 28 33 1073
Anesthesiology 29 34 1135
Ophthalmology 29 35 1230
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 30 1237
Biomedical Engineering 26 31 1264
Radiation Therapy 27 30 1291
Orthodontics 27 34 1326
Immunology 30 35 1375
Pharmacology 29 34 1466
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 31 36 1582
Virology 34 39 1636
Dentistry 32 39 1768
Dermatology 31 36 1781
Veterinary 33 40 1946

Computer Science rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 27th for Computer Science in Australia and 853rd in the World with 10,875 publications made and 287,377 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
#853 of 6,845 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 10 9
1993 21 11
1994 27 27
1995 42 55
1996 56 88
1997 80 121
1998 64 198
1999 86 245
2000 110 418
2001 158 544
2002 238 767
2003 219 984
2004 195 1255
2005 238 1705
2006 269 2116
2007 224 2487
2008 257 3068
2009 211 3643
2010 341 4280
2011 428 5321
2012 348 5994
2013 393 7334
2014 357 8540
2015 403 9221
2016 458 9835
2017 512 11313
2018 623 13725
2019 684 17278
2020 794 22982
2021 824 29724
2022 770 31573
2023 831 36725
2024 559 33578

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 60
Management Information Systems 20 23 303
Multimedia 19 24 338
Software Engineering 19 24 479
Cyber Security 24 29 596
Web Design and Development 22 29 631
Game Design and Development 27 33 682
Data Science 28 35 739
Human-Computer Interaction 29 36 771
Neuroscience 25 31 786
Cognitive Science 27 34 813
Library and Information science 29 36 887
Machine Learning 30 37 956
Computer Graphics 21 26 965
Computer Networking 26 33 967
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 28 35 1017
Computer Engineering 24 28 1019
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 26 31 1097
Telecommunications 27 34 1130
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 31 1138
Computer Vision 28 35 1157
Computational Linguistics 31 38 1355

Environmental Science rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 30th for Environmental Science in Australia and 940th in the World with 10,601 publications made and 310,319 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 54 In Oceania
#940 of 6,876 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 7 8
1993 25 27
1994 19 12
1995 26 24
1996 38 48
1997 52 84
1998 56 104
1999 85 165
2000 93 281
2001 127 411
2002 137 622
2003 148 739
2004 129 1077
2005 196 1462
2006 209 1678
2007 196 2118
2008 231 2677
2009 207 3106
2010 294 3790
2011 333 4656
2012 277 5477
2013 322 6548
2014 360 7384
2015 394 8474
2016 464 9436
2017 519 11422
2018 694 14441
2019 754 18223
2020 916 25676
2021 871 34107
2022 852 37597
2023 898 43076
2024 627 41356

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 24 456
Geotechnical Engineering 25 30 735
Forestry 29 35 797
Geography and Cartography 29 35 802
Ecology 31 38 865
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 37 892
Environmental Management 32 39 901
Petrology and Geochemistry 28 34 943
Oceanography 30 36 950
Geology 31 38 1010
Paleontology 30 37 1016
Urban and Regional planning 34 42 1144
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 29 35 1155
Environmental Engineering 31 37 1263
Agricultural Science 35 42 1295
Earth science and Geophysics 31 38 1388
Environmental Chemistry 31 38 1692

Engineering rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 29th for Engineering in Australia and 1206th in the World with 9,559 publications made and 267,011 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
#1206 of 6,782 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 7 10
1993 14 20
1994 17 16
1995 27 32
1996 38 49
1997 45 86
1998 49 114
1999 63 150
2000 65 219
2001 99 300
2002 180 519
2003 153 638
2004 140 818
2005 203 1190
2006 240 1449
2007 162 1641
2008 232 2089
2009 185 2578
2010 262 3025
2011 331 3764
2012 248 4211
2013 298 5056
2014 300 5953
2015 301 6440
2016 396 7431
2017 493 9315
2018 597 12338
2019 704 16750
2020 753 23000
2021 782 30786
2022 765 34440
2023 812 39269
2024 562 40606

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 649th in the World with 8,794 publications made and 242,437 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#26 of 39 In Australia
#32 of 52 In Oceania
#649 of 6,645 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 14 10
1993 21 20
1994 37 37
1995 35 49
1996 48 103
1997 69 129
1998 70 191
1999 79 251
2000 83 404
2001 110 530
2002 129 668
2003 133 872
2004 102 1011
2005 140 1382
2006 168 1840
2007 132 2102
2008 173 2639
2009 150 3065
2010 238 3702
2011 276 4613
2012 266 5486
2013 319 6846
2014 333 7948
2015 339 8576
2016 390 9088
2017 455 10158
2018 486 11970
2019 567 14530
2020 672 19251
2021 689 24114
2022 759 25048
2023 702 27831
2024 560 25929

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 21 256
Education Majors 25 31 282
Social Work 23 27 336
Occupational Therapy 24 28 418
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 26 30 420
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 28 34 438
Child Psychology 27 32 495
Sexology 29 36 535
Clinical Psychology 27 32 551
Social Psychology 27 34 557
Psychiatry 26 32 745
Neuroscience 25 31 786
Cognitive Science 27 34 813

Physics rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 28th for Physics in Australia and 1211th in the World with 8,564 publications made and 261,870 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
#1211 of 6,713 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 3 8
1993 11 17
1994 19 15
1995 28 30
1996 35 47
1997 41 83
1998 50 117
1999 59 151
2000 56 197
2001 101 293
2002 141 491
2003 139 573
2004 130 727
2005 177 1031
2006 199 1267
2007 136 1462
2008 202 1885
2009 178 2231
2010 229 2762
2011 286 3431
2012 209 3797
2013 267 4723
2014 277 5482
2015 292 6141
2016 383 7141
2017 457 9078
2018 559 11969
2019 641 15832
2020 682 21814
2021 689 28204
2022 671 31567
2023 706 35991
2024 484 36558

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 32 933
Quantum and Particle physics 27 33 1207
Acoustical Engineering 28 35 1249
Optical Engineering 27 34 1265
Applied/Engineering Physics 26 32 1378
Materials Science 29 35 1504
Nanotechnology 26 31 1578
Condensed Matter Physics 29 35 1849
Nuclear Physics 33 40 2375

Chemistry rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 28th for Chemistry in Australia and 1472nd in the World with 7,957 publications made and 266,088 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
#1472 of 6,545 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 37
1993 5 52
1994 8 64
1995 16 63
1996 16 96
1997 23 135
1998 25 151
1999 45 235
2000 39 333
2001 52 523
2002 99 538
2003 88 668
2004 86 782
2005 139 1070
2006 161 1240
2007 99 1406
2008 143 2022
2009 155 2212
2010 179 2725
2011 203 3288
2012 196 3768
2013 237 4730
2014 232 5300
2015 244 5849
2016 341 7053
2017 433 9085
2018 540 12382
2019 669 16309
2020 693 22957
2021 728 30180
2022 754 33830
2023 746 37955
2024 534 39351

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 34 943
Inorganic Chemistry 26 32 1420
Biochemistry 29 35 1487
Materials Science 29 35 1504
Nutrition and Food Science 30 37 1533
Physical chemistry 27 33 1539
Chemical Engineering 28 34 1549
Nanotechnology 26 31 1578
Environmental Chemistry 31 38 1692
Organic Chemistry 30 37 1787
Computational Chemistry 31 37 2059
Radiochemistry 31 37 2339

Business rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 26th for Business in Australia and 605th in the World with 6,283 publications made and 161,478 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#26 of 39 In Australia
#33 of 52 In Oceania
#605 of 6,339 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 4 2
1993 9 6
1994 22 5
1995 23 26
1996 42 37
1997 49 57
1998 54 96
1999 77 111
2000 82 226
2001 115 283
2002 151 468
2003 131 643
2004 122 857
2005 147 1146
2006 171 1385
2007 139 1680
2008 181 2082
2009 143 2429
2010 204 2797
2011 271 3365
2012 186 3703
2013 224 4214
2014 209 4847
2015 215 5099
2016 254 5367
2017 295 5762
2018 334 6908
2019 372 8425
2020 453 11399
2021 454 15074
2022 390 16386
2023 428 18997
2024 308 16942

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 41
Management Information Systems 20 23 303
Occupational Safety and Health 23 27 313
Project Management 20 23 326
Human Resource Management 24 29 386
Construction Management 21 25 439
Risk Management 23 28 482
Engineering Management 21 25 490
Marketing 22 26 490
Advertising 24 31 528
Actuarial Science 23 27 577
Investment Banking and Stock trading 22 28 622
Management 25 31 641
Accounting 28 35 655
Supply Chain Management 22 28 664
Entertainment Industry Business 33 40 706
Entrepreneurship 24 31 724
Public Policy / Administration 32 39 759
Finance 29 36 839
Real Estate 25 30 843
Tax Law 27 34 978
International Trade 30 38 982
International Business 31 40 1009
Operations Research 25 31 1160

Mathematics rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 27th for Mathematics in Australia and 809th in the World with 6,226 publications made and 160,725 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
#809 of 6,418 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 13 5
1993 18 10
1994 22 23
1995 28 30
1996 27 63
1997 43 76
1998 39 126
1999 63 138
2000 65 241
2001 86 279
2002 115 421
2003 100 562
2004 66 662
2005 133 964
2006 142 1206
2007 135 1460
2008 144 1781
2009 111 2113
2010 174 2399
2011 225 2936
2012 208 3472
2013 219 4046
2014 201 4656
2015 205 5132
2016 265 5410
2017 285 6299
2018 359 7400
2019 379 8963
2020 450 12300
2021 509 16302
2022 505 17353
2023 512 19788
2024 348 15568

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 24 30 327
Actuarial Science 23 27 577
Statistics 27 34 879
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 37 1096
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 31 1138
Operations Research 25 31 1160
Applied Mathematics 32 39 2462

Economics rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 30th for Economics in Australia and 650th in the World with 4,450 publications made and 94,441 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
#650 of 6,167 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 7 2
1993 14 2
1994 18 8
1995 20 26
1996 26 31
1997 29 66
1998 44 87
1999 47 112
2000 48 145
2001 90 215
2002 83 300
2003 82 373
2004 61 535
2005 94 690
2006 101 855
2007 80 1025
2008 102 1328
2009 84 1491
2010 122 1692
2011 188 2066
2012 152 2307
2013 163 2552
2014 155 2867
2015 154 3100
2016 193 3227
2017 200 3675
2018 230 4324
2019 268 5545
2020 348 7503
2021 329 9702
2022 304 10715
2023 354 12483
2024 241 10505

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 33 452
International Relations and Diplomacy 26 31 545
Actuarial Science 23 27 577
Investment Banking and Stock trading 22 28 622
Finance 29 36 839
Political Economy 32 39 847
Environmental Economics 30 38 949
International Trade 30 38 982
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 37 1096
International Economics 32 41 1114

Art & Design rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 27th for Art & Design in Australia and 625th in the World with 2,912 publications made and 58,086 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
#625 of 5,966 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 6 1
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 63 187
2003 83 274
2004 49 355
2005 58 451
2006 86 523
2007 75 598
2008 73 664
2009 76 940
2010 102 987
2011 111 1256
2012 77 1433
2013 126 1662
2014 122 1678
2015 99 1816
2016 138 2000
2017 164 1994
2018 146 2531
2019 151 3051
2020 158 3868
2021 156 5179
2022 175 5576
2023 171 6522
2024 135 6362

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 10 139
Graphic Design 12 13 249
Multimedia 19 24 338
Creative Writing 24 31 385
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 22 447
Performing arts 25 31 508
Music 23 29 550
Fashion Design 25 31 576
Literature 28 35 605
Game Design and Development 27 33 682
Aesthetics 32 39 705
Entertainment Industry Business 33 40 706
Architecture 25 31 897
Computer Graphics 21 26 965
Cinematography 36 43 1000
Art History 33 40 1008