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Flinders University ranked 21st in Australia, 457th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 201 research topics. Flinders University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 59,101 academic publications and 1,610,986 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 67 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#457 of 14,131 In the World
#24 of 59 In Oceania
#21 of 40 In Australia
#3 of 4 In Adelaide
#25 of 1,029 For Publishing
#34 of 1,038 For Forensic Science
#56 of 1,002 For Genealogy
#1180 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#560 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 198 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Flinders University ranked 11th for Medicine in Australia and 357th in the World with 35,255 publications made and 1,108,031 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 39 In Australia
#13 of 54 In Oceania
#357 of 6,793 In the World

Flinders University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 168 3285
1994 153 3358
1995 216 3569
1996 212 3565
1997 233 3779
1998 283 4356
1999 282 4740
2000 331 5317
2001 352 5987
2002 403 6331
2003 384 7264
2004 408 8053
2005 486 9147
2006 572 10410
2007 539 11652
2008 649 13653
2009 683 15591
2010 791 17867
2011 924 20315
2012 1026 24070
2013 1298 30029
2014 1306 35342
2015 1461 40172
2016 1657 44419
2017 1673 48805
2018 1727 54656
2019 1827 62176
2020 2145 79040
2021 2477 93472
2022 2405 93470
2023 2270 95887
2024 2061 91428
2025 1914 88314

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forensic Science 3 3 34
Optometry 8 9 88
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 9 109
Occupational Therapy 8 10 109
Nursing 9 10 115
Social Work 16 18 137
Clinical Psychology 10 11 150
Health Science 13 15 159
Gerontology 11 13 162
Ophthalmology 7 8 180
Sports / Exercise science 21 24 201
Plastic Surgery 5 5 215
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 16 217
Family medicine 10 12 217
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 18 218
Physical Therapy 17 20 246
Psychiatry 9 11 246
Public Health 17 19 251
Critical Care Nursing 8 10 259
Audiology 11 13 270
Respiratory Therapy 11 14 293
Anesthesiology 8 10 293
Sports Medicine 21 24 304
Epidemiology 15 18 314
Pharmacology 9 11 341
Medical Physics 14 16 348
Anatomy and Physiology 10 12 366
Pediatrics 13 15 373
Pathology 12 14 377
Cardiology 8 10 379
Surgery 8 10 387
Cosmetology 8 9 413
Urology 9 11 465
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 10 466
Oncology and Cancer research 11 13 491
Immunology 10 12 498
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 14 517
Veterinary 15 18 557
Radiation Therapy 11 13 566
Neurosurgery 9 11 580
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 14 16 585
Toxicology 16 18 594
Virology 16 19 595
Dermatology 8 10 597
Biomedical Engineering 19 22 616
Dentistry 16 20 729
Orthodontics 17 21 763
Sonography and Ultrasound 17 20 824
Pharmacy 16 19 900

Biology rankings

Flinders University ranked 19th for Biology in Australia and 522nd in the World with 33,911 publications made and 1,052,624 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#19 of 39 In Australia
#22 of 54 In Oceania
#522 of 6,841 In the World

Flinders University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 200 3870
1994 204 3979
1995 249 4225
1996 217 4189
1997 234 4451
1998 322 5091
1999 321 5554
2000 360 6007
2001 357 6607
2002 417 7160
2003 420 8014
2004 419 8847
2005 462 9911
2006 591 11292
2007 554 12519
2008 664 14327
2009 671 16181
2010 789 18119
2011 849 20755
2012 963 23789
2013 1209 28830
2014 1255 33845
2015 1336 38629
2016 1561 43087
2017 1600 47811
2018 1630 52891
2019 1683 60772
2020 1957 75616
2021 2173 89847
2022 2182 90312
2023 2065 92943
2024 1829 87056
2025 1547 82022

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 18 218
Neuroscience 10 12 291
Zoology 16 20 301
Pharmacology 9 11 341
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 19 345
Evolutionary Biology 17 22 453
Animal Science 16 20 453
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 16 465
Biophysics 11 14 474
Oncology and Cancer research 11 13 491
Immunology 10 12 498
Paleontology 21 26 499
Genetics 11 13 516
Molecular Biology 10 12 521
Botany 21 26 546
Biochemistry 13 16 573
Microbiology 16 19 576
Astrobiology 17 22 582
Biotechnology 15 18 587
Toxicology 16 18 594
Virology 16 19 595
Entomology 20 26 660
Nutrition and Food Science 20 24 689
Nanotechnology 20 21 886
Agricultural Science 28 34 913
Horticulture 25 30 943
Forestry 33 40 1072

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Flinders University ranked 19th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 406th in the World with 31,935 publications made and 814,731 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#19 of 39 In Australia
#22 of 54 In Oceania
#406 of 7,088 In the World

Flinders University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 150 1408
1994 191 1487
1995 232 1553
1996 216 1644
1997 231 1733
1998 271 2137
1999 286 2281
2000 330 2828
2001 341 3290
2002 398 3878
2003 368 4433
2004 380 5030
2005 412 6105
2006 483 7172
2007 493 8252
2008 605 9628
2009 602 11012
2010 737 12613
2011 869 14418
2012 968 17262
2013 1139 21819
2014 1320 25368
2015 1315 29012
2016 1478 31671
2017 1553 35028
2018 1609 39206
2019 1709 46150
2020 1919 58027
2021 2096 69045
2022 2151 68772
2023 1943 72851
2024 1658 64541
2025 1426 61068

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

Environmental Science rankings

Flinders University ranked 23rd for Environmental Science in Australia and 509th in the World with 22,913 publications made and 587,681 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#23 of 39 In Australia
#28 of 54 In Oceania
#509 of 6,888 In the World

Flinders University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 118 1207
1994 126 1343
1995 144 1266
1996 150 1421
1997 144 1452
1998 206 1779
1999 192 1976
2000 227 2285
2001 222 2621
2002 251 3071
2003 287 3312
2004 294 3837
2005 295 4716
2006 367 5651
2007 366 6432
2008 442 7275
2009 469 8317
2010 528 9705
2011 589 11278
2012 696 13083
2013 900 16464
2014 998 19296
2015 996 21882
2016 1107 24455
2017 1110 27387
2018 1127 31294
2019 1248 36297
2020 1376 44209
2021 1503 54881
2022 1550 54147
2023 1282 56397
2024 1160 52070
2025 887 48971

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

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 14 14 195
Geotechnical Engineering 14 16 278
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 19 345
Oceanography 20 24 446
Ecology 25 30 481
Paleontology 21 26 499
Geology 21 26 507
Geography and Cartography 23 28 510
Environmental Engineering 22 25 627
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 22 26 643
Earth science and Geophysics 23 29 661
Urban and Regional planning 26 32 679
Environmental Management 28 34 727
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 33 772
Mining Engineering 28 32 883
Environmental Chemistry 23 28 891
Agricultural Science 28 34 913
Forestry 33 40 1072

Psychology rankings

Flinders University ranked 14th for Psychology in Australia and 258th in the World with 21,981 publications made and 677,912 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 53 In Oceania
#258 of 6,663 In the World

Flinders University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 107 2519
1994 145 2587
1995 149 2788
1996 130 2663
1997 160 2799
1998 176 3147
1999 176 3303
2000 173 3521
2001 232 3816
2002 259 4379
2003 243 4799
2004 243 5193
2005 293 5899
2006 332 6622
2007 322 7441
2008 402 8689
2009 453 10083
2010 483 11323
2011 575 12723
2012 615 15321
2013 790 18423
2014 806 21564
2015 887 24385
2016 1053 26738
2017 1079 29477
2018 1076 33495
2019 1126 37939
2020 1280 48778
2021 1477 57131
2022 1595 56751
2023 1386 58969
2024 1192 52980
2025 1154 51452

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 8 10 109
Social Work 16 18 137
Clinical Psychology 10 11 150
Sexology 11 13 174
Child Psychology 12 14 177
Special Education 17 18 216
Social Psychology 14 16 223
Psychiatry 9 11 246
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 23 27 254
Education Majors 24 30 276
Neuroscience 10 12 291
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 22 26 339
Cognitive Science 15 18 360

Chemistry rankings

Flinders University ranked 21st for Chemistry in Australia and 679th in the World with 21,390 publications made and 697,997 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#24 of 52 In Oceania
#679 of 6,561 In the World

Flinders University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 163 3342
1994 177 3471
1995 220 3752
1996 201 3629
1997 191 3983
1998 271 4386
1999 271 4870
2000 264 5032
2001 275 5626
2002 271 5665
2003 295 6247
2004 307 6853
2005 274 7449
2006 349 8156
2007 363 8829
2008 426 9661
2009 430 10713
2010 477 11940
2011 532 13428
2012 580 15344
2013 740 18341
2014 766 21380
2015 815 24403
2016 866 26999
2017 943 30533
2018 935 33509
2019 976 38095
2020 1035 45921
2021 1132 54208
2022 1349 55294
2023 1121 55926
2024 995 53596
2025 834 49590

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 10 12 368
Biochemistry 13 16 573
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 17 652
Nutrition and Food Science 20 24 689
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 33 772
Organic Chemistry 20 24 795
Nanotechnology 20 21 886
Environmental Chemistry 23 28 891
Pharmacy 16 19 900
Chemical Engineering 20 23 940
Physical chemistry 23 27 980
Materials Science 21 26 1007
Computational Chemistry 22 27 1049
Inorganic Chemistry 22 26 1168
Radiochemistry 20 24 1501

Computer Science rankings

Flinders University ranked 21st for Computer Science in Australia and 528th in the World with 21,097 publications made and 637,116 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#24 of 53 In Oceania
#528 of 6,855 In the World

Flinders University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 107 2398
1994 143 2551
1995 172 2703
1996 142 2549
1997 151 2704
1998 194 3142
1999 172 3272
2000 206 3416
2001 219 3722
2002 298 4400
2003 240 4821
2004 287 5171
2005 307 5998
2006 361 6530
2007 323 7371
2008 410 8163
2009 399 9217
2010 433 10090
2011 523 11486
2012 590 13199
2013 718 15962
2014 793 18748
2015 805 21286
2016 919 23643
2017 976 26111
2018 1006 30251
2019 996 34783
2020 1153 43863
2021 1348 52715
2022 1531 52761
2023 1256 55320
2024 1125 49184
2025 954 45937

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 16 20 261
Neuroscience 10 12 291
Multimedia 18 22 323
Library and Information science 14 16 327
Cognitive Science 15 18 360
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 16 465
Computational Linguistics 20 24 551
Information Technology 27 33 609
Data Science 24 31 613
Animation 16 19 622
Machine Learning 23 29 683
Cyber Security 26 32 703
Human-Computer Interaction 25 32 704
Management Information Systems 29 36 708
UX/UI Desgin 24 31 744
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 24 30 766
Software Engineering 26 33 827
Robotics 22 28 924
Computer Vision 26 32 1021
Computer Networking 29 36 1049
Telecommunications 26 33 1066
Computer Graphics 26 33 1094
Computer Engineering 26 32 1235
Blockchain and Cryptography 34 41 1988

Engineering rankings

Flinders University ranked 22nd for Engineering in Australia and 733rd in the World with 18,332 publications made and 528,878 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#22 of 39 In Australia
#27 of 52 In Oceania
#733 of 6,795 In the World

Flinders University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 123 1600
1994 153 1723
1995 166 1815
1996 170 2073
1997 161 2189
1998 207 2284
1999 202 2596
2000 179 2782
2001 186 3023
2002 262 3451
2003 236 3764
2004 243 3956
2005 254 4810
2006 299 4950
2007 293 5847
2008 379 6574
2009 414 7464
2010 409 8134
2011 461 9420
2012 500 10722
2013 711 13163
2014 752 15758
2015 811 18210
2016 836 20608
2017 851 23545
2018 882 26403
2019 877 31025
2020 986 36955
2021 1048 44052
2022 1039 44238
2023 972 45539
2024 888 44070
2025 632 40858

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

Physics rankings

Flinders University ranked 22nd for Physics in Australia and 723rd in the World with 17,204 publications made and 476,746 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#22 of 39 In Australia
#27 of 52 In Oceania
#723 of 6,729 In the World

Flinders University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 118 1797
1994 158 1911
1995 182 1954
1996 164 2258
1997 170 2439
1998 218 2519
1999 207 2900
2000 191 2976
2001 197 3250
2002 245 3697
2003 231 4017
2004 244 4247
2005 263 5245
2006 299 5411
2007 293 6147
2008 362 6531
2009 390 7482
2010 403 8051
2011 431 9183
2012 448 10322
2013 626 12096
2014 668 14195
2015 721 16411
2016 741 18015
2017 747 20359
2018 723 22918
2019 741 26247
2020 822 31609
2021 915 37259
2022 957 37338
2023 889 39098
2024 784 38045
2025 598 34872

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 8 321
Medical Physics 14 16 348
Nuclear Physics 11 11 472
Biophysics 11 14 474
Astrobiology 17 22 582
Theoretical Physics 14 17 627
Astrophysics and Astronomy 21 26 632
Optical Engineering 18 21 719
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 23 721
Acoustical Engineering 22 27 725
Quantum and Particle physics 22 27 793
Nanotechnology 20 21 886
Materials Science 21 26 1007
Condensed Matter Physics 19 24 1259

Mathematics rankings

Flinders University ranked 22nd for Mathematics in Australia and 531st in the World with 10,443 publications made and 343,897 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

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

Flinders University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 52 489
1994 74 568
1995 68 533
1996 70 620
1997 63 740
1998 67 778
1999 63 862
2000 85 977
2001 92 1197
2002 108 1518
2003 92 1623
2004 108 1835
2005 144 2292
2006 152 2593
2007 144 2937
2008 204 3526
2009 201 3804
2010 222 4553
2011 259 5158
2012 314 6128
2013 361 7704
2014 415 9459
2015 449 11098
2016 536 12190
2017 549 13405
2018 522 15161
2019 577 17860
2020 633 22641
2021 780 28127
2022 723 27870
2023 717 28674
2024 513 22454
2025 448 20345

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 27 33 349
Statistics 20 23 531
Actuarial Science 26 33 702
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 33 786
Applied Mathematics 20 24 844
Operations Research 27 33 1238
Blockchain and Cryptography 34 41 1988

Economics rankings

Flinders University ranked 21st for Economics in Australia and 310th in the World with 9,240 publications made and 257,147 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#25 of 53 In Oceania
#310 of 6,188 In the World

Flinders University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 41 331
1994 52 422
1995 63 398
1996 71 487
1997 63 510
1998 74 569
1999 91 663
2000 87 732
2001 98 973
2002 95 1074
2003 115 1229
2004 98 1293
2005 122 1620
2006 140 1854
2007 153 2164
2008 202 2481
2009 173 2885
2010 210 3257
2011 247 3937
2012 269 4678
2013 353 5936
2014 384 7161
2015 432 8163
2016 456 8968
2017 439 9673
2018 460 10857
2019 499 12980
2020 543 16525
2021 709 20143
2022 596 19781
2023 568 20913
2024 448 17412
2025 384 15810

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 15 16 167
Political Economy 20 24 311
International Relations and Diplomacy 22 27 402
Agricultural Economics 25 30 523
Actuarial Science 26 33 702
International Trade 26 33 725
Finance 28 35 743
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 33 786
Environmental Economics 30 38 912
International Economics 27 35 923
Investment Banking and Stock trading 32 40 1373

Business rankings

Flinders University ranked 23rd for Business in Australia and 483rd in the World with 8,904 publications made and 233,159 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Public Policy / Administration, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#23 of 39 In Australia
#28 of 52 In Oceania
#483 of 6,366 In the World

Flinders University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 49 373
1994 45 416
1995 75 469
1996 60 542
1997 61 550
1998 81 686
1999 86 681
2000 84 807
2001 98 1010
2002 123 1257
2003 109 1427
2004 117 1534
2005 104 1934
2006 155 2181
2007 145 2461
2008 206 2908
2009 172 3246
2010 215 3709
2011 249 4187
2012 282 5119
2013 349 5811
2014 387 6965
2015 401 7915
2016 427 8457
2017 432 9076
2018 433 10215
2019 443 11718
2020 533 15185
2021 598 18540
2022 584 17908
2023 524 19363
2024 411 15615
2025 344 14028

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 10 11 78
Occupational Safety and Health 16 18 164
Public Policy / Administration 17 20 232
Advertising 21 25 304
Human Resource Management 22 25 319
Hospitality and Hotel Management 29 38 349
Tax Law 17 20 355
Accounting 23 30 446
Marketing 24 30 528
Management 24 30 562
Risk Management 26 33 619
Actuarial Science 26 33 702
Management Information Systems 29 36 708
International Trade 26 33 725
Project Management 29 36 740
Finance 28 35 743
International Business 27 33 772
Real Estate 25 30 842
Engineering Management 29 36 904
Operations Research 27 33 1238
Investment Banking and Stock trading 32 40 1373

Art & Design rankings

Flinders University ranked 22nd for Art & Design in Australia and 326th in the World with 5,624 publications made and 116,048 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#22 of 39 In Australia
#25 of 52 In Oceania
#326 of 6,010 In the World

Flinders University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 38 202
1994 38 234
1995 54 234
1996 51 263
1997 56 284
1998 61 312
1999 77 319
2000 65 440
2001 79 509
2002 98 564
2003 88 664
2004 101 749
2005 88 918
2006 110 1053
2007 119 1292
2008 123 1551
2009 131 1715
2010 148 1819
2011 138 2224
2012 168 2462
2013 203 3102
2014 231 3493
2015 224 3922
2016 281 4274
2017 290 4704
2018 304 5441
2019 288 6443
2020 309 7711
2021 307 9162
2022 277 8995
2023 278 9523
2024 244 8550
2025 178 8101

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 10 11 78
Cinematography 10 11 79
Creative Writing 15 19 181
Aesthetics 17 20 250
Performing arts 17 20 260
Game Design and Development 16 20 261
Literature 18 21 266
Art History 16 19 294
Multimedia 18 22 323
Photography 21 25 369
Singing and Vocal Performance 17 20 388
Fashion Design 23 27 416
Music 24 30 566
Painting and Drawing 19 21 569
Sculpture 19 21 569
Landscape Architecture 25 32 570
Illustration and Concept Art 19 23 586
Interior Design 23 30 597
Animation 16 19 622
UX/UI Desgin 24 31 744
Graphic Design 30 37 765
Computer Graphics 26 33 1094
Architecture 27 34 1138