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Flinders University ranked 21st in Australia, 474th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 203 research topics. Flinders University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 49,344 academic publications and 1,105,502 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 52 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#474 of 14,131 In the World
#25 of 59 In Oceania
#21 of 40 In Australia
#3 of 4 In Adelaide
#33 of 1,016 For Publishing
#45 of 1,000 For Forensic Science
#49 of 1,187 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#1188 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#551 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 200 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Flinders University ranked 9th for Medicine in Australia and 356th in the World with 30,163 publications made and 772,737 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 53 In Oceania
#356 of 6,680 In the World

Flinders University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 149 2501
1992 158 2536
1993 162 2740
1994 149 2864
1995 205 3030
1996 203 2982
1997 229 3190
1998 266 3699
1999 256 3961
2000 308 4416
2001 330 4947
2002 378 5180
2003 348 5876
2004 376 6656
2005 426 7463
2006 538 8560
2007 507 9662
2008 619 11119
2009 641 12848
2010 759 15063
2011 835 17106
2012 961 19979
2013 1215 24786
2014 1242 29428
2015 1395 33922
2016 1582 37067
2017 1596 40090
2018 1650 45058
2019 1768 51169
2020 2068 63146
2021 2385 75693
2022 2355 81295
2023 2157 82186

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 45
Optometry 8 9 96
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 9 110
Occupational Therapy 7 10 117
Nursing 11 12 125
Social Work 16 18 143
Clinical Psychology 11 12 154
Gerontology 11 13 155
Health Science 12 14 163
Ophthalmology 8 9 184
Sports / Exercise science 18 21 187
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 16 207
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 18 213
Plastic Surgery 5 5 219
Family medicine 10 12 219
Physical Therapy 16 19 241
Public Health 17 19 251
Psychiatry 9 11 251
Critical Care Nursing 8 10 254
Anesthesiology 8 10 275
Respiratory Therapy 10 13 282
Epidemiology 13 16 286
Audiology 10 12 291
Pharmacology 8 10 309
Sports Medicine 20 23 314
Cosmetology 6 7 341
Anatomy and Physiology 10 12 349
Medical Physics 13 15 364
Pediatrics 13 15 365
Surgery 8 10 371
Cardiology 8 10 379
Pathology 11 13 380
Urology 9 11 463
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 10 471
Immunology 10 12 481
Oncology and Cancer research 11 13 501
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 14 504
Neurosurgery 9 11 504
Toxicology 14 16 525
Veterinary 15 18 531
Radiation Therapy 11 13 567
Virology 15 18 584
Dermatology 8 10 595
Biomedical Engineering 18 21 614
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 16 18 617
Dentistry 15 19 687
Orthodontics 19 23 744
Sonography and Ultrasound 16 20 758
Pharmacy 16 20 880

Biology rankings

Flinders University ranked 18th for Biology in Australia and 518th in the World with 29,342 publications made and 762,101 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 39 In Australia
#21 of 54 In Oceania
#518 of 6,770 In the World

Flinders University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 188 2946
1992 183 2985
1993 191 3184
1994 193 3286
1995 228 3514
1996 203 3463
1997 223 3644
1998 298 4289
1999 296 4602
2000 328 4946
2001 332 5413
2002 380 5790
2003 379 6455
2004 391 7263
2005 410 8107
2006 552 9136
2007 502 10299
2008 624 11522
2009 628 13095
2010 759 15357
2011 790 17449
2012 897 20002
2013 1123 23906
2014 1163 28191
2015 1293 32591
2016 1497 36192
2017 1546 39761
2018 1598 44642
2019 1618 51228
2020 1899 61599
2021 2145 73781
2022 2130 79772
2023 1956 80580

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 18 213
Neuroscience 10 12 292
Zoology 15 19 301
Pharmacology 8 10 309
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 20 375
Animal Science 15 19 394
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 15 443
Biophysics 10 13 443
Evolutionary Biology 18 23 459
Immunology 10 12 481
Molecular Biology 10 12 492
Oncology and Cancer research 11 13 501
Paleontology 21 26 503
Genetics 10 12 506
Toxicology 14 16 525
Botany 20 25 548
Microbiology 16 19 556
Biochemistry 11 14 559
Biotechnology 13 16 562
Virology 15 18 584
Entomology 20 25 617
Nutrition and Food Science 20 24 646
Astrobiology 19 25 724
Agricultural Science 28 34 861
Nanotechnology 20 21 862
Horticulture 25 30 913
Forestry 32 39 1006

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Flinders University ranked 18th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 396th in the World with 27,161 publications made and 548,498 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#18 of 39 In Australia
#21 of 54 In Oceania
#396 of 7,020 In the World

Flinders University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 124 940
1992 145 1106
1993 144 1130
1994 188 1205
1995 196 1305
1996 207 1320
1997 221 1398
1998 249 1720
1999 275 1890
2000 294 2238
2001 325 2675
2002 360 3067
2003 329 3509
2004 369 4131
2005 361 4932
2006 451 5703
2007 456 6457
2008 570 7578
2009 568 8889
2010 694 10388
2011 778 11719
2012 892 13973
2013 1062 17563
2014 1204 21042
2015 1182 24005
2016 1399 25692
2017 1420 27785
2018 1473 31204
2019 1580 36676
2020 1795 45065
2021 1981 53208
2022 2034 56310
2023 1778 58103

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 512th in the World with 19,774 publications made and 410,231 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#23 of 39 In Australia
#28 of 53 In Oceania
#512 of 6,798 In the World

Flinders University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 94 861
1992 98 948
1993 103 965
1994 125 1068
1995 123 1015
1996 136 1190
1997 138 1129
1998 188 1431
1999 172 1594
2000 197 1793
2001 212 2111
2002 229 2431
2003 253 2656
2004 279 3148
2005 267 3838
2006 350 4552
2007 324 5148
2008 433 5851
2009 437 6680
2010 509 8276
2011 544 9465
2012 623 10927
2013 832 13545
2014 951 16211
2015 927 18386
2016 1050 20394
2017 1026 22499
2018 1053 25595
2019 1199 30502
2020 1303 35478
2021 1439 43476
2022 1504 46077
2023 1177 46518

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 14 194
Geotechnical Engineering 14 16 281
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 20 375
Oceanography 19 23 443
Ecology 25 29 480
Geology 21 26 498
Paleontology 21 26 503
Geography and Cartography 23 28 504
Urban and Regional planning 22 28 521
Environmental Engineering 22 26 636
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 22 25 645
Earth science and Geophysics 23 29 651
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 31 724
Environmental Management 28 34 742
Agricultural Science 28 34 861
Mining Engineering 27 32 907
Environmental Chemistry 24 29 920
Forestry 32 39 1006

Psychology rankings

Flinders University ranked 14th for Psychology in Australia and 269th in the World with 19,058 publications made and 472,461 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 52 In Oceania
#269 of 6,528 In the World

Flinders University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 115 1849
1992 119 1853
1993 110 2131
1994 139 2192
1995 147 2360
1996 126 2243
1997 156 2377
1998 168 2748
1999 163 2835
2000 159 3030
2001 219 3263
2002 242 3568
2003 226 3991
2004 223 4366
2005 258 4925
2006 322 5475
2007 298 6268
2008 386 7207
2009 403 8403
2010 473 9461
2011 517 10641
2012 579 12669
2013 753 15259
2014 764 17894
2015 846 20349
2016 1006 22322
2017 1017 24112
2018 1014 27620
2019 1112 31461
2020 1260 38927
2021 1432 46333
2022 1557 49175
2023 1339 50158

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 7 10 117
Sexology 10 12 136
Social Work 16 18 143
Clinical Psychology 11 12 154
Child Psychology 11 13 177
Social Psychology 14 16 220
Special Education 18 19 234
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 22 26 237
Education Majors 23 28 250
Psychiatry 9 11 251
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 17 20 269
Neuroscience 10 12 292
Cognitive Science 16 19 410

Chemistry rankings

Flinders University ranked 21st for Chemistry in Australia and 659th in the World with 18,897 publications made and 515,054 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
#659 of 6,447 In the World

Flinders University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 159 2742
1992 148 2700
1993 159 2816
1994 166 2881
1995 205 3167
1996 186 3070
1997 183 3342
1998 250 3760
1999 249 4137
2000 247 4205
2001 253 4657
2002 252 4670
2003 268 5062
2004 285 5711
2005 247 6193
2006 326 6747
2007 324 7410
2008 393 7966
2009 406 8723
2010 474 10266
2011 492 11497
2012 548 13060
2013 706 15330
2014 736 17780
2015 795 20994
2016 864 22835
2017 890 25911
2018 948 28742
2019 942 32648
2020 1027 38406
2021 1155 45676
2022 1331 49729
2023 1079 49844

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 17 19 491
Biochemistry 11 14 559
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 15 18 606
Nutrition and Food Science 20 24 646
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 31 724
Organic Chemistry 20 24 770
Nanotechnology 20 21 862
Pharmacy 16 20 880
Chemical Engineering 20 23 911
Environmental Chemistry 24 29 920
Physical chemistry 23 27 969
Materials Science 21 26 981
Computational Chemistry 23 28 1061
Inorganic Chemistry 22 26 1127
Radiochemistry 23 28 1550

Computer Science rankings

Flinders University ranked 21st for Computer Science in Australia and 527th in the World with 18,354 publications made and 439,234 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
#25 of 53 In Oceania
#527 of 6,752 In the World

Flinders University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 118 1880
1992 128 1811
1993 110 1992
1994 139 2078
1995 162 2242
1996 141 2134
1997 149 2280
1998 190 2708
1999 168 2774
2000 190 2863
2001 215 3178
2002 283 3523
2003 233 3918
2004 279 4330
2005 267 4839
2006 338 5252
2007 304 5967
2008 378 6600
2009 364 7433
2010 431 8348
2011 482 9547
2012 562 10900
2013 676 12905
2014 742 15378
2015 760 17655
2016 874 19373
2017 888 21169
2018 957 24730
2019 970 28317
2020 1123 34956
2021 1314 42244
2022 1466 45440
2023 1216 45969

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 18 219
Neuroscience 10 12 292
Library and Information science 13 16 341
Multimedia 18 23 365
Cognitive Science 16 19 410
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 15 443
Data Science 21 26 525
Animation 16 19 530
Machine Learning 22 28 641
Human-Computer Interaction 26 33 703
Computational Linguistics 21 26 703
Management Information Systems 30 37 714
Cyber Security 25 31 723
UX/UI Desgin 23 30 731
Information Technology 32 39 747
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 24 30 767
Software Engineering 25 32 804
Robotics 22 28 939
Computer Vision 26 32 1013
Computer Graphics 23 30 1020
Computer Networking 29 36 1086
Telecommunications 26 33 1088
Computer Engineering 28 35 1379
Blockchain and Cryptography 33 40 2029

Engineering rankings

Flinders University ranked 22nd for Engineering in Australia and 727th in the World with 15,892 publications made and 380,070 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#22 of 39 In Australia
#26 of 52 In Oceania
#727 of 6,684 In the World

Flinders University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 98 1275
1992 106 1245
1993 122 1356
1994 146 1425
1995 148 1506
1996 154 1743
1997 158 1809
1998 186 1927
1999 184 2182
2000 162 2334
2001 178 2473
2002 229 2735
2003 212 2967
2004 234 3251
2005 226 3912
2006 273 4037
2007 269 4791
2008 347 5357
2009 391 6109
2010 397 6881
2011 421 7875
2012 479 8895
2013 665 10873
2014 707 13096
2015 782 15610
2016 807 17198
2017 773 19704
2018 848 22363
2019 808 26047
2020 911 30340
2021 996 35996
2022 1020 38448
2023 922 38718

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 707th in the World with 14,868 publications made and 349,246 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
#26 of 52 In Oceania
#707 of 6,603 In the World

Flinders University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 111 1365
1992 140 1379
1993 114 1518
1994 150 1577
1995 157 1600
1996 150 1869
1997 162 2004
1998 197 2159
1999 191 2459
2000 166 2462
2001 183 2645
2002 210 2926
2003 206 3132
2004 232 3438
2005 234 4229
2006 277 4404
2007 268 4952
2008 328 5410
2009 363 6146
2010 394 6785
2011 397 7648
2012 434 8573
2013 578 10067
2014 642 11770
2015 664 13946
2016 719 15239
2017 674 17080
2018 701 19312
2019 709 21986
2020 755 25953
2021 877 30614
2022 906 32564
2023 832 32790

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 9 9 348
Medical Physics 13 15 364
Biophysics 10 13 443
Nuclear Physics 11 11 481
Theoretical Physics 12 15 575
Astrophysics and Astronomy 21 26 617
Optical Engineering 18 21 716
Astrobiology 19 25 724
Acoustical Engineering 23 28 742
Quantum and Particle physics 20 23 743
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 26 841
Nanotechnology 20 21 862
Materials Science 21 26 981
Condensed Matter Physics 19 24 1206

Mathematics rankings

Flinders University ranked 22nd for Mathematics in Australia and 525th in the World with 9,533 publications made and 255,182 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
#525 of 6,305 In the World

Flinders University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 44 312
1992 60 374
1993 47 374
1994 69 415
1995 60 405
1996 68 476
1997 62 614
1998 73 637
1999 55 682
2000 73 810
2001 94 981
2002 103 1206
2003 84 1250
2004 112 1492
2005 132 1842
2006 149 2100
2007 131 2368
2008 197 2834
2009 189 3230
2010 221 3803
2011 248 4349
2012 304 5132
2013 344 6500
2014 428 8355
2015 439 9747
2016 554 10794
2017 537 11441
2018 533 13019
2019 600 15386
2020 631 18929
2021 786 23589
2022 753 25911
2023 723 25933

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 24 30 321
Statistics 20 23 532
Actuarial Science 25 32 645
Applied Mathematics 18 22 742
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 32 789
Operations Research 27 34 1266
Blockchain and Cryptography 33 40 2029

Economics rankings

Flinders University ranked 21st for Economics in Australia and 308th in the World with 8,054 publications made and 174,730 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#24 of 52 In Oceania
#308 of 5,995 In the World

Flinders University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 27 271
1992 42 239
1993 38 265
1994 48 325
1995 54 338
1996 63 367
1997 67 400
1998 74 449
1999 82 512
2000 78 579
2001 93 779
2002 86 847
2003 103 956
2004 102 1050
2005 106 1301
2006 124 1498
2007 138 1680
2008 196 2002
2009 165 2359
2010 206 2699
2011 234 3169
2012 253 3725
2013 322 4889
2014 362 5983
2015 398 6795
2016 436 7227
2017 404 7707
2018 448 8752
2019 488 10350
2020 515 13183
2021 678 15571
2022 567 16505
2023 554 17015

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 16 170
Political Economy 20 24 304
International Relations and Diplomacy 22 26 364
Actuarial Science 25 32 645
Finance 23 30 681
International Trade 25 31 704
Agricultural Economics 30 38 718
Environmental Economics 28 35 733
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 32 789
International Economics 26 33 865
Investment Banking and Stock trading 30 38 1246

Business rankings

Flinders University ranked 22nd for Business in Australia and 468th in the World with 7,835 publications made and 162,195 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Public Policy / Administration, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#22 of 39 In Australia
#27 of 52 In Oceania
#468 of 6,187 In the World

Flinders University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 31 340
1992 36 280
1993 45 308
1994 45 326
1995 68 358
1996 57 443
1997 61 444
1998 79 562
1999 76 555
2000 74 658
2001 93 820
2002 114 1004
2003 103 1101
2004 109 1197
2005 94 1588
2006 137 1718
2007 129 1965
2008 216 2340
2009 160 2687
2010 209 3101
2011 230 3374
2012 260 4060
2013 334 4937
2014 368 5789
2015 352 6556
2016 401 6850
2017 409 7254
2018 428 8382
2019 460 9612
2020 497 12089
2021 571 14625
2022 563 15125
2023 514 15838

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 8 9 68
Occupational Safety and Health 14 16 137
Public Policy / Administration 15 18 216
Human Resource Management 21 24 285
Hospitality and Hotel Management 33 41 351
Advertising 21 28 365
Tax Law 18 21 388
Accounting 23 29 399
Marketing 23 28 496
Risk Management 24 30 550
Management 22 27 554
Actuarial Science 25 32 645
Finance 23 30 681
Real Estate 23 28 694
International Trade 25 31 704
Management Information Systems 30 37 714
International Business 25 31 754
Project Management 33 40 841
Engineering Management 29 36 876
Investment Banking and Stock trading 30 38 1246
Operations Research 27 34 1266

Art & Design rankings

Flinders University ranked 21st for Art & Design in Australia and 335th in the World with 4,743 publications made and 74,107 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
#21 of 39 In Australia
#24 of 51 In Oceania
#335 of 5,720 In the World

Flinders University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 19 134
1992 18 156
1993 32 166
1994 34 182
1995 42 160
1996 54 228
1997 48 217
1998 56 263
1999 72 257
2000 54 340
2001 74 381
2002 81 441
2003 76 539
2004 95 588
2005 76 735
2006 98 831
2007 112 1001
2008 110 1206
2009 129 1366
2010 139 1441
2011 137 1778
2012 158 1921
2013 196 2403
2014 222 2777
2015 187 3073
2016 248 3356
2017 252 3611
2018 262 4238
2019 239 4812
2020 277 5905
2021 277 6870
2022 253 6978
2023 252 7090

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Cinematography 6 6 44
Entertainment Industry Business 8 9 68
Creative Writing 15 19 172
Game Design and Development 16 18 219
Aesthetics 16 18 256
Literature 17 20 263
Art History 14 17 301
Performing arts 19 24 331
Photography 19 23 333
Multimedia 18 23 365
Singing and Vocal Performance 16 18 392
Fashion Design 23 28 428
Painting and Drawing 16 18 461
Sculpture 16 18 461
Illustration and Concept Art 17 19 467
Music 22 28 522
Animation 16 19 530
Landscape Architecture 29 36 652
Interior Design 24 31 662
Graphic Design 28 35 683
UX/UI Desgin 23 30 731
Computer Graphics 23 30 1020