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Griffith University ranked 11th in Australia, 316th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 33 research topics. Griffith University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 79,330 academic publications and 2,311,285 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 67 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#316 of 14,131 In the World
#13 of 59 In Oceania
#11 of 40 In Australia
#2 of 2 In Brisbane
#11 of 1,011 For Publishing
#36 of 3,540 For Communications and Public Relations
#36 of 1,028 For Occupational Safety and Health
#898 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#271 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 30 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Griffith University ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 197th in the World with 47,864 publications made and 1,347,590 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#9 of 54 In Oceania
#197 of 7,081 In the World

Griffith University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 153 533
1993 145 568
1994 186 683
1995 222 740
1996 258 840
1997 306 1019
1998 335 1185
1999 349 1392
2000 394 2213
2001 494 2405
2002 587 3159
2003 612 4096
2004 680 5238
2005 707 6705
2006 898 8879
2007 920 10606
2008 1066 13054
2009 1182 16274
2010 1378 19896
2011 1672 24475
2012 1915 28340
2013 2265 36807
2014 2196 43463
2015 2493 51775
2016 2637 57242
2017 2763 64521
2018 2650 73575
2019 2848 89705
2020 3103 113667
2021 3103 133730
2022 3057 137362
2023 2984 143973
2024 2183 127292

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

Biology rankings

Griffith University ranked 10th for Biology in Australia and 421st in the World with 41,433 publications made and 1,365,203 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 54 In Oceania
#421 of 6,833 In the World

Griffith University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 117 1145
1993 116 1131
1994 140 1166
1995 166 1423
1996 182 1464
1997 211 1664
1998 224 1820
1999 249 1979
2000 287 2834
2001 337 3117
2002 382 3761
2003 458 4849
2004 494 5743
2005 564 7008
2006 723 9197
2007 697 10967
2008 805 13485
2009 893 16241
2010 1074 19892
2011 1389 24514
2012 1508 28313
2013 1863 36712
2014 1958 44670
2015 2095 53504
2016 2218 61283
2017 2457 71184
2018 2463 83094
2019 2540 99121
2020 2895 124983
2021 2917 146461
2022 2890 148235
2023 2792 152579
2024 2198 139054

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 11 108
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 19 248
Forestry 12 14 256
Entomology 11 12 280
Zoology 15 19 294
Agricultural Science 11 14 299
Paleontology 13 15 314
Neuroscience 12 14 346
Microbiology 10 13 380
Virology 12 14 408
Toxicology 11 12 414
Botany 14 18 426
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 14 428
Evolutionary Biology 18 23 463
Oncology and Cancer research 11 13 495
Nanotechnology 17 18 527
Immunology 11 13 530
Genetics 13 15 539
Animal Science 18 22 540
Biochemistry 13 16 576
Pharmacology 12 14 588
Molecular Biology 13 15 614
Biophysics 17 20 682
Biotechnology 21 24 726
Astrobiology 20 26 782
Horticulture 21 26 870
Nutrition and Food Science 25 30 901

Medicine rankings

Griffith University ranked 9th for Medicine in Australia and 353rd in the World with 37,471 publications made and 1,135,434 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 54 In Oceania
#353 of 6,775 In the World

Griffith University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 61 577
1993 64 564
1994 79 620
1995 94 779
1996 122 806
1997 145 916
1998 173 1100
1999 182 1205
2000 195 1831
2001 247 2064
2002 288 2560
2003 313 3104
2004 391 3869
2005 456 4932
2006 614 6682
2007 583 8071
2008 676 9954
2009 763 12751
2010 945 15487
2011 1205 18990
2012 1351 22821
2013 1681 30414
2014 1737 37801
2015 1956 46243
2016 2151 52672
2017 2276 59348
2018 2194 66178
2019 2486 77776
2020 2758 101458
2021 2855 118638
2022 2864 120740
2023 2679 122649
2024 2282 111611

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 3 4 49
Nursing 7 8 106
Health Science 7 8 115
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 9 118
Occupational Therapy 9 12 119
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 10 121
Clinical Psychology 7 8 130
Physical Therapy 12 15 179
Sports Medicine 13 16 179
Sports / Exercise science 20 23 186
Public Health 11 13 195
Gerontology 16 18 231
Family medicine 11 13 233
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 19 248
Psychiatry 12 14 268
Critical Care Nursing 10 12 279
Forensic Science 19 20 295
Dentistry 9 10 311
Epidemiology 16 19 317
Orthodontics 9 10 327
Respiratory Therapy 12 16 367
Plastic Surgery 8 9 378
Pathology 12 14 382
Biomedical Engineering 11 14 397
Virology 12 14 408
Toxicology 11 12 414
Audiology 19 22 427
Surgery 11 13 459
Pediatrics 17 19 459
Anatomy and Physiology 15 17 495
Oncology and Cancer research 11 13 495
Anesthesiology 12 14 514
Immunology 11 13 530
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 13 544
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 16 573
Cardiology 12 14 577
Pharmacology 12 14 588
Pharmacy 10 12 595
Veterinary 16 19 595
Ophthalmology 17 19 616
Medical Physics 21 23 622
Sonography and Ultrasound 13 15 625
Dermatology 11 13 657
Optometry 24 27 680
Radiation Therapy 14 16 693
Urology 14 16 724
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 14 774
Neurosurgery 13 15 830
Cosmetology 18 20 923

Environmental Science rankings

Griffith University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Australia and 227th in the World with 36,956 publications made and 1,167,457 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 54 In Oceania
#227 of 6,876 In the World

Griffith University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 117 728
1993 109 683
1994 119 786
1995 158 960
1996 168 1038
1997 212 1188
1998 211 1343
1999 281 1579
2000 303 2250
2001 357 2417
2002 414 3108
2003 473 4011
2004 528 4932
2005 522 6148
2006 698 8057
2007 633 8916
2008 779 11170
2009 854 13666
2010 1016 16364
2011 1244 20275
2012 1401 23504
2013 1735 30328
2014 1711 36225
2015 1912 42905
2016 2037 48646
2017 2139 56417
2018 2162 66940
2019 2237 81794
2020 2440 102609
2021 2545 123391
2022 2361 127173
2023 2374 132913
2024 1740 122995

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

Computer Science rankings

Griffith University ranked 11th for Computer Science in Australia and 287th in the World with 30,944 publications made and 975,735 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 53 In Oceania
#287 of 6,845 In the World

Griffith University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 72 525
1993 75 516
1994 116 598
1995 135 665
1996 166 720
1997 186 811
1998 206 937
1999 217 1102
2000 235 1638
2001 281 1770
2002 490 2513
2003 398 3119
2004 450 3919
2005 500 4968
2006 645 6715
2007 618 7604
2008 714 9307
2009 755 11516
2010 871 14341
2011 1096 17212
2012 1190 19954
2013 1447 24539
2014 1489 29988
2015 1602 35279
2016 1653 39812
2017 1768 45839
2018 1835 54817
2019 1835 66179
2020 1983 84563
2021 1987 100741
2022 1970 104524
2023 1967 109330
2024 1389 93963

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Information Technology 6 7 71
Management Information Systems 8 8 74
Game Design and Development 10 12 158
Multimedia 13 14 172
Machine Learning 11 12 214
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 11 240
Software Engineering 11 13 264
Database Administration 11 13 268
Human-Computer Interaction 13 15 268
Library and Information science 11 13 284
Cognitive Science 12 14 309
Cyber Security 17 18 338
Web Design and Development 17 19 340
Neuroscience 12 14 346
Computational Linguistics 12 14 355
UX/UI Desgin 14 17 374
Data Science 19 22 394
Computer Networking 16 17 414
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 14 428
Computer Vision 18 20 508
Telecommunications 19 21 540
Robotics 16 20 602
Blockchain and Cryptography 19 20 612
Computer Engineering 17 19 621
Computer Graphics 18 22 629
Animation 20 25 847

Engineering rankings

Griffith University ranked 16th for Engineering in Australia and 463rd in the World with 29,889 publications made and 918,758 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#17 of 52 In Oceania
#463 of 6,782 In the World

Griffith University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 82 929
1993 81 782
1994 120 922
1995 162 1036
1996 184 1146
1997 202 1244
1998 198 1284
1999 241 1565
2000 235 1896
2001 280 2030
2002 448 2761
2003 433 3586
2004 450 4226
2005 499 5255
2006 558 6385
2007 552 7164
2008 686 8469
2009 647 10442
2010 805 12588
2011 998 15354
2012 1106 17888
2013 1322 22860
2014 1434 28084
2015 1528 33030
2016 1562 38880
2017 1737 45918
2018 1780 55211
2019 1708 67223
2020 1883 84046
2021 1934 101551
2022 1801 104406
2023 1887 109462
2024 1406 104115

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Aviation 6 7 88
Engineering Management 10 11 129
Product and Industrial Design 3 4 160
Environmental Engineering 9 9 181
Civil Engineering 10 11 185
Marine Engineering 10 11 205
Transportation Engineering 8 9 209
Landscape Architecture 12 15 223
Architectural Engineering 14 15 226
Geotechnical Engineering 13 14 236
Architecture 12 14 268
Human-Computer Interaction 13 15 268
Construction Management 15 16 271
Renewable Energy Engineering 17 19 346
Mining Engineering 20 22 369
Systems Engineering 18 19 370
Biomedical Engineering 11 14 397
Structural Engineering 16 18 410
Computer Networking 16 17 414
Mechanical Engineering 16 17 415
Reliability and Quality Engineering 16 18 417
Acoustical Engineering 16 18 435
Operations Research 16 17 451
Biochemical Engineering 10 12 453
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 15 456
Remote Sensing 15 17 470
Technical Drawing 16 17 472
Electrical Engineering 17 18 514
Nanotechnology 17 18 527
Telecommunications 19 21 540
Aerospace Engineering 17 20 541
Electronic Engineering 19 21 591
Robotics 16 20 602
Optical Engineering 16 18 607
Automotive Engineering 19 22 612
Computer Engineering 17 19 621
Materials Science 19 21 624
Automation and Control engineering 17 19 633
Firefighting and Fire Science 27 30 636
Industrial Engineering 17 21 639
Chemical Engineering 18 19 645
Metallurgical Engineering 20 23 661
Petroleum Engineering 22 25 695
Biotechnology 21 24 726
Agricultural Engineering 25 30 733

Psychology rankings

Griffith University ranked 9th for Psychology in Australia and 195th in the World with 27,858 publications made and 829,066 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 52 In Oceania
#195 of 6,645 In the World

Griffith University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 45 329
1993 62 343
1994 81 446
1995 94 482
1996 118 534
1997 138 563
1998 150 756
1999 155 818
2000 170 1281
2001 227 1454
2002 305 1932
2003 302 2500
2004 373 3153
2005 373 4172
2006 504 5449
2007 513 6404
2008 605 7933
2009 633 10096
2010 758 12411
2011 933 15577
2012 1058 18034
2013 1327 22739
2014 1302 27847
2015 1498 33058
2016 1585 36786
2017 1734 40807
2018 1642 46217
2019 1765 55064
2020 1885 71540
2021 1933 82425
2022 1997 84634
2023 1855 86724
2024 1417 76199

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 3 4 49
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 7 52
Education Majors 6 7 54
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 6 66
Occupational Therapy 9 12 119
Social Psychology 7 8 123
Child Psychology 8 8 126
Clinical Psychology 7 8 130
Special Education 14 15 165
Sexology 12 14 215
Psychiatry 12 14 268
Cognitive Science 12 14 309
Neuroscience 12 14 346

Physics rankings

Griffith University ranked 16th for Physics in Australia and 492nd in the World with 26,564 publications made and 829,596 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#17 of 52 In Oceania
#492 of 6,713 In the World

Griffith University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 85 1049
1993 78 950
1994 127 1039
1995 138 1139
1996 167 1198
1997 185 1335
1998 179 1281
1999 230 1531
2000 218 1840
2001 279 2018
2002 411 2696
2003 386 3418
2004 401 3976
2005 449 4857
2006 505 5702
2007 474 6542
2008 613 7814
2009 567 9352
2010 683 11035
2011 891 13727
2012 1013 16004
2013 1176 20098
2014 1244 24214
2015 1343 28724
2016 1397 33664
2017 1548 40194
2018 1565 48338
2019 1488 58558
2020 1662 73308
2021 1672 86129
2022 1523 89214
2023 1633 93830
2024 1245 88399

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 16 18 435
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 15 456
Theoretical Physics 9 10 458
Quantum and Particle physics 16 17 480
Nanotechnology 17 18 527
Astrophysics and Astronomy 17 21 546
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 12 566
Optical Engineering 16 18 607
Medical Physics 21 23 622
Materials Science 19 21 624
Condensed Matter Physics 15 18 678
Biophysics 17 20 682
Nuclear Physics 18 20 686
Astrobiology 20 26 782

Chemistry rankings

Griffith University ranked 16th for Chemistry in Australia and 550th in the World with 26,495 publications made and 890,784 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 52 In Oceania
#550 of 6,545 In the World

Griffith University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 109 1302
1993 97 1200
1994 110 1243
1995 152 1476
1996 144 1509
1997 169 1563
1998 190 1638
1999 201 1853
2000 214 2352
2001 262 2549
2002 321 3121
2003 313 3822
2004 343 4348
2005 431 5205
2006 459 6435
2007 450 7601
2008 565 9048
2009 560 10658
2010 655 12624
2011 876 15533
2012 931 18064
2013 1162 22906
2014 1218 27829
2015 1309 33617
2016 1390 39136
2017 1489 45704
2018 1563 54546
2019 1532 65279
2020 1724 80893
2021 1724 95321
2022 1695 98550
2023 1699 101817
2024 1354 96895

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 9 9 322
Biochemical Engineering 10 12 453
Computational Chemistry 13 13 510
Nanotechnology 17 18 527
Physical chemistry 17 18 559
Biochemistry 13 16 576
Pharmacy 10 12 595
Organic Chemistry 16 19 616
Materials Science 19 21 624
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 28 636
Chemical Engineering 18 19 645
Inorganic Chemistry 17 19 678
Nutrition and Food Science 25 30 901
Radiochemistry 17 20 1104

Business rankings

Griffith University ranked 8th for Business in Australia and 114th in the World with 20,814 publications made and 616,487 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#9 of 52 In Oceania
#114 of 6,339 In the World

Griffith University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 37 118
1993 50 166
1994 77 202
1995 83 254
1996 105 326
1997 128 330
1998 145 467
1999 170 549
2000 183 776
2001 226 916
2002 290 1270
2003 336 1810
2004 346 2297
2005 341 2962
2006 482 4058
2007 456 4781
2008 579 5900
2009 560 7335
2010 672 9101
2011 841 11150
2012 904 12954
2013 1044 15806
2014 1012 18932
2015 1166 22370
2016 1192 24323
2017 1213 27769
2018 1117 32096
2019 1171 38137
2020 1222 48769
2021 1260 57603
2022 1217 58988
2023 1130 61370
2024 728 51240

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

Mathematics rankings

Griffith University ranked 13th for Mathematics in Australia and 294th in the World with 17,379 publications made and 549,049 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 39 In Australia
#15 of 52 In Oceania
#294 of 6,418 In the World

Griffith University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 37 214
1993 41 229
1994 60 204
1995 70 307
1996 76 323
1997 96 362
1998 104 402
1999 112 544
2000 127 775
2001 138 814
2002 263 1247
2003 198 1499
2004 251 1912
2005 248 2584
2006 337 3364
2007 335 3860
2008 389 4736
2009 380 6099
2010 420 7313
2011 601 9122
2012 697 10677
2013 759 13431
2014 784 16795
2015 951 19895
2016 1002 22411
2017 1007 25625
2018 1036 30607
2019 1109 36539
2020 1228 46976
2021 1249 56246
2022 1126 57698
2023 1126 59812
2024 752 43505

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 7 8 93
Actuarial Science 11 12 238
Statistics 13 15 328
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 16 339
Operations Research 16 17 451
Blockchain and Cryptography 19 20 612
Applied Mathematics 22 26 898

Economics rankings

Griffith University ranked 7th for Economics in Australia and 113th in the World with 16,803 publications made and 460,524 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 39 In Australia
#8 of 53 In Oceania
#113 of 6,167 In the World

Griffith University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 34 118
1993 41 144
1994 63 155
1995 69 238
1996 63 251
1997 94 282
1998 109 336
1999 115 431
2000 122 588
2001 153 639
2002 173 839
2003 192 1115
2004 244 1419
2005 236 1950
2006 350 2503
2007 332 3052
2008 393 3888
2009 426 4906
2010 538 5986
2011 666 7560
2012 741 8929
2013 841 11695
2014 820 14295
2015 956 16779
2016 1007 18291
2017 983 20600
2018 898 23410
2019 974 28639
2020 1083 36778
2021 1071 43879
2022 1049 45200
2023 1006 46992
2024 667 35978

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 7 7 66
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 7 83
Political Economy 7 7 130
Environmental Economics 10 10 144
International Trade 8 9 165
Finance 10 11 173
Agricultural Economics 10 10 175
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 14 181
International Economics 8 8 194
Actuarial Science 11 12 238
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 16 339

Art & Design rankings

Griffith University ranked 10th for Art & Design in Australia and 170th in the World with 9,278 publications made and 189,770 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, 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
#10 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 52 In Oceania
#170 of 5,966 In the World

Griffith University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 29 158
1993 36 103
1994 49 188
1995 64 190
1996 70 181
1997 71 247
1998 78 228
1999 80 321
2000 90 424
2001 114 462
2002 142 596
2003 145 732
2004 179 989
2005 139 1154
2006 188 1514
2007 192 1780
2008 244 2022
2009 259 2682
2010 271 3266
2011 344 3996
2012 369 4641
2013 435 5774
2014 450 6929
2015 464 7987
2016 507 8792
2017 547 10117
2018 507 11230
2019 509 14077
2020 562 17245
2021 504 20215
2022 525 20573
2023 514 21573
2024 346 19600

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Music 4 4 37
Cinematography 5 5 53
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 5 57
Entertainment Industry Business 8 8 70
Performing arts 5 5 96
Creative Writing 7 8 99
Aesthetics 10 11 136
Game Design and Development 10 12 158
Literature 10 11 170
Fashion Design 10 11 172
Multimedia 13 14 172
Photography 15 15 186
Painting and Drawing 10 10 193
Sculpture 10 10 193
Illustration and Concept Art 10 10 197
Art History 11 14 208
Landscape Architecture 12 15 223
Graphic Design 13 14 257
Architecture 12 14 268
Interior Design 12 16 310
UX/UI Desgin 14 17 374
Computer Graphics 18 22 629
Animation 20 25 847