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Federation University Australia ranked 38th in Australia, 1445th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 103 research topics. Federation University Australia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,243 academic publications and 139,038 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 21 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1445 of 14,131 In the World
#46 of 59 In Oceania
#38 of 40 In Australia
#271 of 1,027 For Occupational Safety and Health
#313 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#316 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#2358 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1561 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 100 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 38th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 1382nd in the World with 5,885 publications made and 85,034 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#46 of 54 In Oceania
#1382 of 7,020 In the World

Federation University Australia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 9 8
1992 6 5
1993 6 11
1994 4 14
1995 6 13
1996 13 16
1997 22 21
1998 22 28
1999 39 50
2000 28 72
2001 32 123
2002 47 182
2003 57 202
2004 45 217
2005 59 325
2006 79 476
2007 91 561
2008 144 683
2009 182 914
2010 177 1085
2011 181 1466
2012 194 1805
2013 223 2135
2014 372 2682
2015 346 3209
2016 347 3801
2017 425 4271
2018 380 5443
2019 390 6667
2020 434 8660
2021 531 11255
2022 478 12113
2023 473 12840

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 21 25 271
Sports / Exercise science 25 28 316
Publishing 37 44 316
Social Work 26 30 409
Early Childhood Education 33 39 426
Gender Studies 31 38 494
Communications and Public Relations 38 45 661
Education Majors 35 42 707
Media Studies 36 43 732
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 36 43 766
Anthropology 37 44 766
Special Education 37 44 793
Criminology and Criminal Justice 35 42 803
Political Economy 32 39 841
Public Policy / Administration 35 43 912
Genealogy 36 46 921
Forensic Science 31 38 976
Law 37 44 1019
Sociology 38 45 1053
Journalism and Digital Media 37 44 1110
Political Science 37 44 1147
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 37 44 1163
Archaeology 37 45 1201
History 37 45 1208
Aesthetics 36 44 1277
Linguistics 35 42 1419
Classics and Ancient History 36 44 1427
Library and Information science 37 45 1434
Art History 37 44 1435
Demography 38 46 1440
Philosophy 35 42 1589

Environmental Science rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 37th for Environmental Science in Australia and 1650th in the World with 4,410 publications made and 72,229 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 53 In Oceania
#1650 of 6,798 In the World

Federation University Australia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 2 9
1992 2 12
1993 3 14
1994 7 20
1995 8 12
1996 5 20
1997 9 13
1998 11 33
1999 23 52
2000 14 62
2001 23 107
2002 29 128
2003 35 119
2004 27 150
2005 42 206
2006 54 296
2007 54 359
2008 75 386
2009 114 560
2010 131 698
2011 127 953
2012 142 1236
2013 181 1579
2014 245 2011
2015 256 2484
2016 291 3157
2017 314 3547
2018 287 4492
2019 310 5430
2020 348 7202
2021 438 9336
2022 387 10061
2023 379 10871

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

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 18 20 313
Forestry 35 42 1182
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 39 1282
Geotechnical Engineering 33 40 1330
Geography and Cartography 37 45 1433
Geology 36 44 1669
Paleontology 37 45 1683
Ecology 36 45 1684
Environmental Management 36 45 1698
Oceanography 36 45 1811
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 35 44 1851
Agricultural Science 36 44 1896
Earth science and Geophysics 36 45 1989
Environmental Engineering 36 44 2080
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 47 2251
Environmental Chemistry 36 44 2663

Computer Science rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 34th for Computer Science in Australia and 1433rd in the World with 4,280 publications made and 60,896 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#34 of 39 In Australia
#41 of 53 In Oceania
#1433 of 6,752 In the World

Federation University Australia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 3
1992 2 2
1993 3 7
1994 5 13
1995 3 6
1996 11 8
1997 22 6
1998 17 16
1999 36 35
2000 20 57
2001 24 97
2002 30 142
2003 51 195
2004 34 197
2005 64 284
2006 66 380
2007 65 386
2008 96 526
2009 113 671
2010 118 747
2011 130 1023
2012 135 1151
2013 151 1414
2014 243 1858
2015 232 2116
2016 208 2629
2017 268 2991
2018 249 3856
2019 293 4661
2020 339 6437
2021 441 8597
2022 394 10148
2023 381 10682

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Data Science 32 39 822
Cyber Security 31 38 982
Software Engineering 31 38 991
Management Information Systems 38 45 1075
Machine Learning 33 40 1154
Cognitive Science 35 42 1155
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 33 40 1254
Multimedia 37 44 1323
Library and Information science 37 45 1434
Neuroscience 37 44 1449
Computer Vision 33 40 1552
Computational Linguistics 32 39 1559
Computer Networking 33 40 1604
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 38 1644
Human-Computer Interaction 37 44 1815
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 37 45 1817
Computer Graphics 32 39 1893
Telecommunications 34 41 1942
Computer Engineering 32 40 1972

Medicine rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 38th for Medicine in Australia and 1398th in the World with 4,172 publications made and 77,329 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 53 In Oceania
#1398 of 6,680 In the World

Federation University Australia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 3 2
1992 1 4
1993 3 6
1994 10 15
1995 2 11
1996 6 14
1997 13 14
1998 17 22
1999 25 28
2000 20 74
2001 15 102
2002 23 131
2003 29 173
2004 27 205
2005 33 272
2006 48 422
2007 57 440
2008 67 617
2009 108 747
2010 114 948
2011 106 1163
2012 106 1359
2013 142 1609
2014 246 2058
2015 247 2571
2016 265 3221
2017 322 3784
2018 315 4782
2019 278 5996
2020 349 7977
2021 415 10473
2022 384 11315
2023 353 11783

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 25 28 316
Social Work 26 30 409
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 26 31 567
Sports Medicine 31 35 571
Physical Therapy 33 37 623
Healthcare Management (MHA) 35 40 648
Clinical Psychology 32 38 652
Nursing 37 43 730
Health Science 38 45 740
Gerontology 32 37 743
Forensic Science 31 38 976
Epidemiology 33 39 998
Public Health 37 45 1058
Critical Care Nursing 32 38 1064
Occupational Therapy 37 44 1093
Psychiatry 35 41 1111
Anatomy and Physiology 34 39 1316
Family medicine 39 46 1331
Pathology 39 46 1550
Surgery 37 44 1572
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 37 44 1593
Pediatrics 39 48 1727
Orthodontics 36 43 1749
Cardiology 38 45 1796
Veterinary 34 42 1870
Virology 36 44 1871
Immunology 36 44 1955
Dentistry 36 43 2004
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 39 47 2136
Anesthesiology 39 48 2332
Oncology and Cancer research 38 45 2499
Pharmacology 39 47 2562

Biology rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 38th for Biology in Australia and 2003rd in the World with 4,124 publications made and 75,180 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#46 of 54 In Oceania
#2003 of 6,770 In the World

Federation University Australia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 3 8
1992 3 5
1993 4 11
1994 12 21
1995 10 16
1996 10 26
1997 15 21
1998 15 45
1999 33 65
2000 23 80
2001 20 151
2002 27 175
2003 41 212
2004 30 266
2005 39 307
2006 54 404
2007 46 480
2008 75 545
2009 105 701
2010 108 850
2011 96 1115
2012 127 1232
2013 158 1626
2014 220 2140
2015 244 2533
2016 246 3315
2017 298 3802
2018 276 4626
2019 284 5830
2020 331 7848
2021 404 10063
2022 369 11223
2023 364 11966

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 30 37 1134
Forestry 35 42 1182
Neuroscience 37 44 1449
Zoology 34 42 1568
Nutrition and Food Science 32 39 1669
Paleontology 37 45 1683
Animal Science 37 45 1705
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 37 45 1817
Virology 36 44 1871
Agricultural Science 36 44 1896
Botany 36 44 1897
Immunology 36 44 1955
Horticulture 36 43 2049
Genetics 37 45 2123
Molecular Biology 36 44 2215
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 47 2251
Biochemistry 38 46 2338
Biotechnology 39 47 2450
Oncology and Cancer research 38 45 2499
Pharmacology 39 47 2562
Microbiology 38 48 2725
Nanotechnology 35 43 3234

Engineering rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 35th for Engineering in Australia and 2136th in the World with 3,596 publications made and 51,816 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 52 In Oceania
#2136 of 6,684 In the World

Federation University Australia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 2 15
1992 4 7
1993 5 26
1994 6 16
1995 7 13
1996 9 14
1997 19 16
1998 11 35
1999 23 51
2000 17 57
2001 19 84
2002 21 121
2003 24 135
2004 25 161
2005 33 213
2006 45 270
2007 48 301
2008 81 382
2009 96 431
2010 96 583
2011 104 854
2012 133 949
2013 130 1280
2014 203 1647
2015 222 1987
2016 192 2275
2017 223 2913
2018 198 3385
2019 252 4372
2020 294 5825
2021 356 7578
2022 332 8885
2023 317 9383

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

Psychology rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 36th for Psychology in Australia and 1104th in the World with 3,394 publications made and 55,208 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 52 In Oceania
#1104 of 6,528 In the World

Federation University Australia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 3 3
1992 2 3
1993 4 8
1994 4 9
1995 1 5
1996 8 14
1997 14 11
1998 18 17
1999 24 26
2000 15 50
2001 14 78
2002 25 108
2003 32 137
2004 29 169
2005 32 227
2006 45 331
2007 58 381
2008 70 541
2009 95 639
2010 100 772
2011 99 931
2012 111 1164
2013 146 1334
2014 192 1584
2015 190 1980
2016 186 2442
2017 230 2541
2018 218 3299
2019 240 4130
2020 275 5430
2021 331 6993
2022 281 7551
2023 280 8060

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 26 30 409
Sexology 24 30 448
Clinical Psychology 32 38 652
Education Majors 35 42 707
Child Psychology 32 39 725
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 36 43 766
Special Education 37 44 793
Social Psychology 36 43 841
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 36 43 864
Occupational Therapy 37 44 1093
Psychiatry 35 41 1111
Cognitive Science 35 42 1155
Neuroscience 37 44 1449

Physics rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 36th for Physics in Australia and 2189th in the World with 3,053 publications made and 47,552 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#44 of 52 In Oceania
#2189 of 6,603 In the World

Federation University Australia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 3 14
1992 4 13
1993 2 23
1994 7 19
1995 6 12
1996 4 14
1997 13 17
1998 17 29
1999 18 43
2000 19 64
2001 17 95
2002 23 118
2003 25 134
2004 21 149
2005 30 185
2006 47 267
2007 49 292
2008 62 384
2009 84 453
2010 73 549
2011 92 757
2012 113 884
2013 118 1168
2014 175 1489
2015 193 1892
2016 170 2123
2017 200 2604
2018 175 3076
2019 202 3789
2020 235 5001
2021 289 6166
2022 267 7013
2023 256 7388

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 28 34 1680
Astrophysics and Astronomy 35 43 1736
Acoustical Engineering 34 41 1813
Quantum and Particle physics 35 43 2213
Materials Science 35 43 2640
Optical Engineering 36 44 2667
Nuclear Physics 36 44 3141
Nanotechnology 35 43 3234

Mathematics rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 35th for Mathematics in Australia and 1374th in the World with 2,660 publications made and 39,594 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 52 In Oceania
#1374 of 6,305 In the World

Federation University Australia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 4
1992 3 1
1993 2 2
1994 6 13
1995 0 14
1996 4 6
1997 10 8
1998 12 12
1999 22 26
2000 19 40
2001 15 81
2002 20 95
2003 28 124
2004 22 106
2005 26 175
2006 34 243
2007 44 312
2008 52 355
2009 78 455
2010 74 513
2011 68 633
2012 86 818
2013 97 938
2014 180 1186
2015 144 1452
2016 152 1670
2017 187 2000
2018 174 2536
2019 165 3084
2020 225 4205
2021 249 5456
2022 235 6339
2023 209 6715

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 22 27 944
Math Teachers 35 42 969
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 33 41 1359
Statistics 36 43 1483
Operations Research 31 38 1594
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 38 1644

Business rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 37th for Business in Australia and 1201st in the World with 2,498 publications made and 35,912 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Occupational Safety and Health.

Business ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 52 In Oceania
#1201 of 6,187 In the World

Federation University Australia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 4
1992 3 2
1993 4 5
1994 4 10
1995 4 5
1996 1 8
1997 10 3
1998 9 7
1999 16 13
2000 16 36
2001 10 30
2002 16 86
2003 23 78
2004 19 100
2005 31 154
2006 36 246
2007 43 244
2008 79 369
2009 90 441
2010 82 483
2011 90 695
2012 71 856
2013 99 1006
2014 161 1239
2015 129 1418
2016 147 1686
2017 176 1812
2018 164 2295
2019 146 2706
2020 165 3513
2021 223 4382
2022 207 4781
2023 202 5013

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 21 25 271
Hospitality and Hotel Management 35 44 391
Human Resource Management 35 42 684
Public Policy / Administration 35 43 912
Management Information Systems 38 45 1075
Accounting 35 43 1094
Finance 35 43 1178
Advertising 37 45 1236
Management 36 43 1293
Marketing 38 46 1318
Operations Research 31 38 1594
Project Management 38 47 1787

Chemistry rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 37th for Chemistry in Australia and 2505th in the World with 2,405 publications made and 41,213 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 52 In Oceania
#2505 of 6,447 In the World

Federation University Australia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 12
1992 3 11
1993 6 23
1994 6 15
1995 7 10
1996 6 13
1997 11 15
1998 8 41
1999 10 44
2000 10 55
2001 3 91
2002 15 104
2003 18 121
2004 12 132
2005 15 153
2006 24 216
2007 26 235
2008 30 287
2009 50 302
2010 52 438
2011 53 595
2012 75 625
2013 102 869
2014 119 1122
2015 148 1432
2016 152 1846
2017 163 2259
2018 165 2827
2019 168 3451
2020 199 4742
2021 274 6183
2022 224 7169
2023 218 7507

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 39 1282
Nutrition and Food Science 32 39 1669
Biochemistry 38 46 2338
Chemical Engineering 32 40 2363
Physical chemistry 35 43 2575
Materials Science 35 43 2640
Environmental Chemistry 36 44 2663
Organic Chemistry 36 44 2821
Nanotechnology 35 43 3234

Economics rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 38th for Economics in Australia and 1114th in the World with 1,892 publications made and 23,837 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 52 In Oceania
#1114 of 5,995 In the World

Federation University Australia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 1 3
1992 4 1
1993 3 7
1994 4 9
1995 3 3
1996 6 5
1997 6 3
1998 5 1
1999 14 16
2000 14 23
2001 7 40
2002 19 52
2003 23 49
2004 24 55
2005 18 86
2006 26 173
2007 33 194
2008 49 232
2009 62 313
2010 63 319
2011 56 417
2012 70 614
2013 72 638
2014 118 804
2015 98 893
2016 88 1018
2017 99 1121
2018 128 1436
2019 113 1873
2020 147 2270
2021 169 2975
2022 172 3259
2023 161 3514

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Political Economy 32 39 841
Development Studies 37 44 861
Finance 35 43 1178
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 33 41 1359

Art & Design rankings

Federation University Australia ranked 36th for Art & Design in Australia and 1206th in the World with 1,090 publications made and 12,795 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, 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
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 51 In Oceania
#1206 of 5,720 In the World

Federation University Australia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 3 2
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 2
1995 3 7
1996 1 2
1997 5 2
1998 4 2
1999 10 10
2000 7 21
2001 10 15
2002 9 32
2003 13 31
2004 6 31
2005 9 57
2006 14 70
2007 17 91
2008 25 103
2009 36 150
2010 35 186
2011 37 232
2012 44 321
2013 55 369
2014 78 447
2015 66 530
2016 65 570
2017 69 705
2018 63 874
2019 70 1036
2020 65 1257
2021 82 1627
2022 93 1597
2023 80 1691

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Creative Writing 36 43 825
Graphic Design 34 41 904
Cinematography 36 43 948
Literature 35 42 954
Landscape Architecture 33 41 1248
Aesthetics 36 44 1277
Multimedia 37 44 1323
Art History 37 44 1435
Fashion Design 36 44 1450
Computer Graphics 32 39 1893