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Edith Cowan University ranked 26th in Australia, 672nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 160 research topics. Edith Cowan University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,927 academic publications and 446,986 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 48 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#672 of 14,131 In the World
#32 of 59 In Oceania
#26 of 40 In Australia
#68 of 1,039 For Information Technology
#85 of 1,016 For Publishing
#122 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#791 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#549 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 157 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 29th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 770th in the World with 12,755 publications made and 245,249 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
#770 of 7,020 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 17 2
1992 22 2
1993 41 9
1994 55 17
1995 54 44
1996 92 85
1997 118 159
1998 122 223
1999 157 295
2000 147 448
2001 203 660
2002 240 924
2003 242 1189
2004 205 1526
2005 263 1978
2006 301 2460
2007 240 2911
2008 308 3658
2009 260 4194
2010 369 4867
2011 447 5851
2012 399 6870
2013 483 8229
2014 471 9252
2015 490 9681
2016 543 10408
2017 639 11039
2018 774 13321
2019 882 16594
2020 1010 21648
2021 1030 28369
2022 1031 31224
2023 1010 34007

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 24 25 85
Sports / Exercise science 12 15 122
Early Childhood Education 18 21 162
Education Majors 24 29 259
Occupational Safety and Health 23 27 295
Communications and Public Relations 26 32 313
Special Education 21 25 328
Anthropology 25 32 328
Social Work 23 27 352
Genealogy 24 30 385
Media Studies 28 35 389
Forensic Science 24 28 396
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 27 33 399
International Relations and Diplomacy 25 29 444
Criminology and Criminal Justice 28 34 451
Gender Studies 30 37 466
Human Rights Law 27 33 492
Sociology 27 34 514
Journalism and Digital Media 26 33 534
Law Enforcement 27 32 541
Law 29 36 552
Broadcast Journalism 29 36 575
Political Science 29 36 628
Archaeology 28 34 638
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 27 33 672
History 28 34 676
Demography 28 34 681
Public Policy / Administration 32 39 685
Aesthetics 31 38 697
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 30 37 716
Political Economy 31 38 797
Military science 30 34 864
Library and Information science 30 36 894
Linguistics 30 37 895
Radio and Television broadcasting 33 40 900
Art History 33 40 969
Philosophy 29 36 1018
Urban and Regional planning 33 41 1020
Classics and Ancient History 29 35 1021

Biology rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 28th for Biology in Australia and 1170th in the World with 11,215 publications made and 292,807 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 54 In Oceania
#1170 of 6,770 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 4 1
1992 10 0
1993 23 6
1994 20 21
1995 31 36
1996 40 54
1997 55 109
1998 56 144
1999 92 265
2000 88 383
2001 102 628
2002 132 712
2003 142 946
2004 131 1160
2005 185 1551
2006 226 1988
2007 165 2262
2008 247 2941
2009 229 3354
2010 284 4128
2011 341 5225
2012 355 6150
2013 352 7819
2014 391 8967
2015 433 9890
2016 505 11107
2017 621 13032
2018 794 16751
2019 914 21346
2020 1041 28447
2021 1054 36462
2022 1049 41022
2023 1004 43918

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 35 652
Animal Science 25 31 654
Forestry 28 34 726
Neuroscience 25 30 788
Oncology and Cancer research 19 21 815
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 37 846
Paleontology 30 37 1026
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 25 30 1029
Botany 28 35 1089
Zoology 31 38 1156
Evolutionary Biology 33 40 1201
Biotechnology 28 34 1275
Agricultural Science 35 42 1295
Genetics 28 34 1295
Molecular Biology 26 32 1328
Immunology 29 34 1338
Pharmacology 28 33 1423
Nutrition and Food Science 30 37 1473
Biochemistry 29 36 1485
Virology 34 39 1587
Nanotechnology 27 32 1631
Horticulture 34 41 1742
Microbiology 34 41 1971

Medicine rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 26th for Medicine in Australia and 843rd in the World with 10,630 publications made and 250,889 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#26 of 39 In Australia
#31 of 53 In Oceania
#843 of 6,680 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 10 2
1992 7 0
1993 26 4
1994 24 18
1995 27 27
1996 49 57
1997 57 99
1998 63 171
1999 75 259
2000 70 342
2001 106 579
2002 111 631
2003 127 875
2004 141 1025
2005 167 1401
2006 191 1838
2007 168 2083
2008 238 2779
2009 200 3282
2010 281 3933
2011 343 5075
2012 368 6157
2013 369 7903
2014 426 9371
2015 452 10192
2016 526 11357
2017 600 12611
2018 733 15587
2019 813 19127
2020 910 25097
2021 977 31613
2022 982 32855
2023 921 34286

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 15 122
Sports Medicine 11 14 153
Physical Therapy 15 18 202
Social Work 23 27 352
Health Science 25 27 365
Nursing 24 26 368
Forensic Science 24 28 396
Occupational Therapy 23 28 418
Gerontology 22 25 430
Healthcare Management (MHA) 26 30 451
Clinical Psychology 26 31 523
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 25 30 524
Anatomy and Physiology 19 22 618
Public Health 28 34 622
Pediatrics 22 24 625
Epidemiology 24 28 646
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 29 35 652
Family medicine 25 28 678
Psychiatry 26 30 740
Critical Care Nursing 28 34 790
Oncology and Cancer research 19 21 815
Pathology 25 28 830
Audiology 27 32 905
Surgery 25 29 933
Urology 22 25 938
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 32 1018
Anesthesiology 28 33 1027
Ophthalmology 27 32 1116
Cardiology 32 37 1129
Radiation Therapy 25 28 1161
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 29 1167
Biomedical Engineering 27 32 1254
Orthodontics 27 33 1261
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 25 28 1264
Immunology 29 34 1338
Pharmacology 28 33 1423
Virology 34 39 1587
Dentistry 30 37 1643
Veterinary 33 41 1821

Computer Science rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 26th for Computer Science in Australia and 851st in the World with 9,828 publications made and 205,210 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#26 of 39 In Australia
#33 of 53 In Oceania
#851 of 6,752 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 5 1
1992 11 0
1993 19 7
1994 31 15
1995 38 39
1996 55 66
1997 81 94
1998 62 173
1999 82 201
2000 106 349
2001 148 465
2002 228 677
2003 203 856
2004 193 1090
2005 217 1398
2006 259 1827
2007 210 2068
2008 250 2494
2009 203 2982
2010 293 3384
2011 361 4279
2012 351 4946
2013 376 6262
2014 347 7207
2015 393 7748
2016 443 8302
2017 482 9130
2018 597 11340
2019 676 14604
2020 770 18889
2021 795 25060
2022 730 27402
2023 752 30309

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 5 5 68
Multimedia 17 21 287
Management Information Systems 18 21 288
Software Engineering 19 23 445
Web Design and Development 22 29 598
Cyber Security 24 29 616
Data Science 29 36 713
Game Design and Development 29 35 741
Neuroscience 25 30 788
Cognitive Science 27 34 794
Human-Computer Interaction 29 36 804
UX/UI Desgin 26 33 859
Library and Information science 30 36 894
Machine Learning 30 37 947
Computer Networking 27 34 979
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 28 35 990
Computer Engineering 23 27 1007
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 25 30 1029
Computer Graphics 24 31 1054
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 30 1085
Computer Vision 27 34 1104
Telecommunications 28 35 1111
Computational Linguistics 31 38 1336

Environmental Science rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 29th for Environmental Science in Australia and 947th in the World with 9,535 publications made and 215,273 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#36 of 53 In Oceania
#947 of 6,798 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 1
1992 8 0
1993 23 6
1994 18 9
1995 24 20
1996 40 38
1997 54 80
1998 54 94
1999 89 146
2000 90 224
2001 115 360
2002 130 532
2003 140 638
2004 134 909
2005 178 1201
2006 201 1477
2007 182 1776
2008 203 2251
2009 205 2608
2010 256 3126
2011 307 3863
2012 269 4568
2013 305 5661
2014 332 6241
2015 370 6988
2016 442 7879
2017 473 9043
2018 662 12026
2019 719 15418
2020 878 20835
2021 850 28018
2022 854 32432
2023 834 35676

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 24 454
Forestry 28 34 726
Geotechnical Engineering 26 31 761
Geography and Cartography 29 36 809
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 37 846
Ecology 31 38 863
Environmental Management 33 40 883
Oceanography 30 36 943
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 35 967
Geology 31 38 1007
Urban and Regional planning 33 41 1020
Paleontology 30 37 1026
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 29 35 1225
Environmental Engineering 31 37 1267
Agricultural Science 35 42 1295
Earth science and Geophysics 29 36 1316
Environmental Chemistry 31 38 1704

Engineering rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 29th for Engineering in Australia and 1227th in the World with 8,568 publications made and 189,437 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 52 In Oceania
#1227 of 6,684 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 4 0
1992 7 1
1993 13 3
1994 19 5
1995 26 21
1996 36 38
1997 45 62
1998 47 100
1999 64 127
2000 63 181
2001 95 251
2002 173 444
2003 151 536
2004 137 686
2005 188 996
2006 229 1271
2007 145 1348
2008 220 1741
2009 165 2146
2010 222 2496
2011 291 3011
2012 255 3537
2013 286 4307
2014 276 5009
2015 291 5268
2016 383 6162
2017 447 7585
2018 559 10316
2019 676 14130
2020 724 18976
2021 767 25657
2022 727 30345
2023 756 33475

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

Psychology rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 25th for Psychology in Australia and 636th in the World with 8,068 publications made and 174,196 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#25 of 39 In Australia
#30 of 52 In Oceania
#636 of 6,528 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 15 2
1992 16 1
1993 22 6
1994 39 13
1995 35 31
1996 50 64
1997 74 88
1998 66 158
1999 78 201
2000 81 322
2001 103 447
2002 129 583
2003 132 750
2004 99 864
2005 135 1182
2006 169 1584
2007 125 1806
2008 175 2237
2009 147 2618
2010 216 3073
2011 262 3862
2012 272 4611
2013 298 5885
2014 328 6696
2015 331 7279
2016 383 7756
2017 442 8339
2018 476 9828
2019 567 12329
2020 661 15738
2021 685 20071
2022 737 21506
2023 674 22795

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Education Majors 24 29 259
Special Education 21 25 328
Social Work 23 27 352
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 25 30 373
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 27 33 399
Occupational Therapy 23 28 418
Child Psychology 26 31 476
Sexology 28 34 507
Clinical Psychology 26 31 523
Social Psychology 27 33 567
Psychiatry 26 30 740
Neuroscience 25 30 788
Cognitive Science 27 34 794

Physics rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 29th for Physics in Australia and 1236th in the World with 7,730 publications made and 187,105 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 52 In Oceania
#1236 of 6,603 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 3 0
1992 4 1
1993 11 4
1994 20 4
1995 29 18
1996 33 31
1997 41 59
1998 47 101
1999 61 124
2000 55 157
2001 100 265
2002 139 430
2003 135 488
2004 123 620
2005 170 877
2006 189 1117
2007 116 1200
2008 189 1559
2009 167 1801
2010 198 2173
2011 258 2702
2012 217 3106
2013 259 4013
2014 255 4642
2015 274 5009
2016 361 5831
2017 424 7227
2018 527 10094
2019 611 13475
2020 662 18326
2021 688 23808
2022 645 28084
2023 643 30868

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 33 982
Acoustical Engineering 28 35 1236
Quantum and Particle physics 28 34 1243
Optical Engineering 26 32 1280
Materials Science 29 35 1522
Nanotechnology 27 32 1631
Condensed Matter Physics 29 35 1846
Nuclear Physics 33 40 2403

Chemistry rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 28th for Chemistry in Australia and 1476th in the World with 7,213 publications made and 193,324 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 52 In Oceania
#1476 of 6,447 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 0
1992 2 0
1993 5 1
1994 7 13
1995 17 22
1996 14 22
1997 26 50
1998 27 85
1999 45 152
2000 36 245
2001 47 394
2002 96 404
2003 90 572
2004 90 635
2005 130 898
2006 155 1136
2007 86 1133
2008 136 1523
2009 141 1749
2010 161 2111
2011 199 2660
2012 196 3135
2013 212 3892
2014 233 4570
2015 238 5059
2016 314 6073
2017 404 7717
2018 524 10853
2019 655 14409
2020 683 19699
2021 733 25991
2022 723 30938
2023 710 34024

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 29 35 967
Nutrition and Food Science 30 37 1473
Biochemistry 29 36 1485
Materials Science 29 35 1522
Inorganic Chemistry 27 33 1533
Physical chemistry 27 33 1581
Chemical Engineering 28 34 1614
Nanotechnology 27 32 1631
Environmental Chemistry 31 38 1704
Organic Chemistry 31 38 1807
Computational Chemistry 31 37 2020
Radiochemistry 31 38 2418

Mathematics rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 27th for Mathematics in Australia and 812th in the World with 5,837 publications made and 116,630 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
#812 of 6,305 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 8 2
1992 14 1
1993 21 5
1994 21 12
1995 27 23
1996 27 44
1997 48 60
1998 40 105
1999 59 118
2000 66 190
2001 87 241
2002 114 365
2003 100 478
2004 71 582
2005 125 757
2006 139 1039
2007 126 1250
2008 136 1448
2009 117 1760
2010 163 1970
2011 207 2389
2012 222 2905
2013 215 3397
2014 189 3925
2015 203 4319
2016 254 4577
2017 276 5031
2018 370 6267
2019 405 7716
2020 451 10173
2021 515 13848
2022 507 15052
2023 476 16543

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 23 29 293
Actuarial Science 23 28 546
Statistics 28 35 899
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 37 1048
Blockchain and Cryptography 25 30 1085
Operations Research 26 32 1172

Business rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 25th for Business in Australia and 595th in the World with 5,810 publications made and 111,117 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#25 of 39 In Australia
#32 of 52 In Oceania
#595 of 6,187 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 4 1
1992 4 0
1993 11 3
1994 24 6
1995 21 19
1996 42 34
1997 57 54
1998 56 84
1999 77 104
2000 80 191
2001 113 252
2002 144 426
2003 122 570
2004 124 722
2005 139 971
2006 174 1202
2007 121 1450
2008 170 1734
2009 142 2096
2010 185 2360
2011 221 2780
2012 177 3087
2013 234 3723
2014 199 4150
2015 205 4194
2016 245 4498
2017 273 4449
2018 324 5488
2019 367 6878
2020 445 9079
2021 450 12237
2022 397 13352
2023 418 14797

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 8 12 47
Management Information Systems 18 21 288
Occupational Safety and Health 23 27 295
Project Management 19 22 312
Human Resource Management 23 26 322
Engineering Management 21 24 406
Construction Management 21 25 422
Marketing 22 26 467
Risk Management 23 28 474
Advertising 25 32 511
Actuarial Science 23 28 546
Investment Banking and Stock trading 22 28 575
Entertainment Industry Business 31 38 583
Accounting 28 35 591
Management 26 32 627
Supply Chain Management 20 26 645
Public Policy / Administration 32 39 685
Entrepreneurship 26 33 726
Finance 29 36 791
Tax Law 28 36 910
International Trade 32 40 1013
International Business 32 41 1015
Operations Research 26 32 1172

Economics rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 30th for Economics in Australia and 641st in the World with 4,117 publications made and 62,616 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 52 In Oceania
#641 of 5,995 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 5 1
1992 8 0
1993 15 3
1994 19 6
1995 18 21
1996 27 24
1997 29 55
1998 42 78
1999 47 103
2000 50 120
2001 87 185
2002 80 273
2003 82 334
2004 60 471
2005 97 569
2006 98 747
2007 72 843
2008 96 1117
2009 88 1333
2010 114 1443
2011 164 1731
2012 143 1934
2013 160 2229
2014 145 2405
2015 148 2573
2016 193 2675
2017 187 2806
2018 239 3401
2019 274 4463
2020 334 5812
2021 327 7635
2022 304 8737
2023 337 9592

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 25 29 444
Development Studies 27 33 470
Actuarial Science 23 28 546
Investment Banking and Stock trading 22 28 575
Finance 29 36 791
Political Economy 31 38 797
Environmental Economics 30 38 968
International Trade 32 40 1013
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 37 1048
International Economics 31 40 1063

Art & Design rankings

Edith Cowan University ranked 27th for Art & Design in Australia and 598th in the World with 2,658 publications made and 40,828 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
#33 of 51 In Oceania
#598 of 5,720 In the World

Edith Cowan University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 0
1992 6 0
1993 12 2
1994 16 4
1995 21 13
1996 32 13
1997 31 41
1998 36 52
1999 49 60
2000 41 108
2001 54 150
2002 61 168
2003 73 224
2004 48 278
2005 53 359
2006 86 454
2007 64 503
2008 73 576
2009 69 774
2010 85 864
2011 108 976
2012 79 1193
2013 132 1389
2014 108 1388
2015 104 1487
2016 132 1610
2017 146 1468
2018 153 2000
2019 139 2400
2020 148 2946
2021 148 3981
2022 169 4309
2023 164 4950

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 9 9 117
Graphic Design 9 10 192
Multimedia 17 21 287
Creative Writing 26 33 373
Singing and Vocal Performance 19 21 422
Fashion Design 25 31 557
Performing arts 26 32 565
Literature 27 33 575
Entertainment Industry Business 31 38 583
Music 24 30 660
Interior Design 28 35 687
Aesthetics 31 38 697
Cinematography 30 36 732
Game Design and Development 29 35 741
Architecture 23 29 789
UX/UI Desgin 26 33 859
Art History 33 40 969
Computer Graphics 24 31 1054