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Griffith University ranked 11th in Australia, 315th in the global 2024 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 70,237 academic publications and 1,644,195 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 63 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#315 of 14,131 In the World
#13 of 59 In Oceania
#11 of 40 In Australia
#2 of 2 In Brisbane
#15 of 1,016 For Publishing
#32 of 3,255 For Communications and Public Relations
#39 of 1,027 For Occupational Safety and Health
#920 of 7,738 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 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 195th in the World with 43,194 publications made and 939,627 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 54 In Oceania
#195 of 7,020 In the World

Griffith University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 155 374
1992 133 391
1993 134 404
1994 172 437
1995 200 539
1996 241 607
1997 277 771
1998 310 938
1999 337 1091
2000 362 1663
2001 454 1914
2002 549 2533
2003 574 3286
2004 600 4175
2005 666 5346
2006 810 6915
2007 871 8559
2008 982 10304
2009 1097 13028
2010 1246 16101
2011 1455 19457
2012 1787 22875
2013 2162 30085
2014 2028 35944
2015 2301 42384
2016 2582 46011
2017 2689 50171
2018 2510 57449
2019 2791 70376
2020 2936 86877
2021 2973 103327
2022 2975 109792
2023 2799 109936

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 427th in the World with 37,466 publications made and 999,475 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 54 In Oceania
#427 of 6,770 In the World

Griffith University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 95 760
1992 103 890
1993 104 893
1994 130 878
1995 158 1111
1996 174 1147
1997 191 1267
1998 202 1454
1999 227 1588
2000 257 2248
2001 328 2599
2002 366 3058
2003 416 4265
2004 447 4600
2005 531 5880
2006 648 7370
2007 691 9103
2008 759 10685
2009 836 13120
2010 1007 16351
2011 1260 20262
2012 1421 23366
2013 1751 30799
2014 1840 37788
2015 2025 45061
2016 2192 51672
2017 2346 58985
2018 2373 69652
2019 2505 83298
2020 2791 101962
2021 2857 121028
2022 2757 128340
2023 2619 128951

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 11 13 124
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 19 235
Forestry 14 16 249
Zoology 16 20 312
Paleontology 13 16 316
Agricultural Science 14 17 323
Entomology 12 14 331
Toxicology 9 10 357
Neuroscience 13 15 360
Microbiology 10 13 404
Botany 14 18 412
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 14 413
Virology 12 14 424
Animal Science 17 21 443
Evolutionary Biology 17 22 450
Oncology and Cancer research 9 11 486
Immunology 12 14 540
Genetics 12 14 544
Nanotechnology 17 18 546
Biochemistry 13 16 574
Pharmacology 12 14 587
Molecular Biology 13 15 616
Astrobiology 18 24 712
Biotechnology 21 24 725
Biophysics 19 22 788
Horticulture 21 26 823
Nutrition and Food Science 25 30 855

Medicine rankings

Griffith University ranked 10th for Medicine in Australia and 359th in the World with 33,641 publications made and 822,757 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 53 In Oceania
#359 of 6,680 In the World

Griffith University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 47 353
1992 53 368
1993 65 386
1994 73 433
1995 91 593
1996 113 597
1997 139 682
1998 157 826
1999 178 966
2000 183 1428
2001 233 1712
2002 273 2086
2003 288 2559
2004 357 3071
2005 418 4098
2006 539 5373
2007 578 6797
2008 622 7886
2009 713 10186
2010 873 12692
2011 1091 15623
2012 1285 18821
2013 1586 25194
2014 1628 31568
2015 1859 38806
2016 2109 43786
2017 2206 48233
2018 2143 54551
2019 2451 63895
2020 2678 79957
2021 2763 95110
2022 2754 101836
2023 2555 101707

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 5 6 63
Nursing 8 9 114
Health Science 7 8 115
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 9 117
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 11 121
Occupational Therapy 9 12 124
Clinical Psychology 7 8 124
Physical Therapy 13 16 180
Sports / Exercise science 17 20 181
Sports Medicine 13 16 181
Public Health 11 13 198
Gerontology 15 17 224
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 19 235
Family medicine 11 13 240
Psychiatry 12 14 268
Critical Care Nursing 11 13 300
Forensic Science 21 22 301
Orthodontics 9 10 314
Epidemiology 16 19 321
Dentistry 9 10 332
Toxicology 9 10 357
Respiratory Therapy 12 16 361
Plastic Surgery 9 10 373
Pathology 12 14 392
Biomedical Engineering 11 14 410
Virology 12 14 424
Audiology 20 23 456
Surgery 12 14 469
Pediatrics 18 20 477
Oncology and Cancer research 9 11 486
Anatomy and Physiology 15 18 499
Anesthesiology 13 15 512
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 15 536
Immunology 12 14 540
Veterinary 17 20 559
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 16 564
Optometry 21 24 580
Cardiology 13 15 584
Pharmacology 12 14 587
Ophthalmology 17 19 601
Pharmacy 11 14 633
Medical Physics 21 24 639
Dermatology 11 13 650
Radiation Therapy 15 17 679
Sonography and Ultrasound 14 16 679
Urology 14 16 700
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 12 15 746
Neurosurgery 14 16 808
Cosmetology 17 19 837

Environmental Science rankings

Griffith University ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Australia and 235th in the World with 33,396 publications made and 843,699 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 53 In Oceania
#235 of 6,798 In the World

Griffith University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 97 448
1992 101 545
1993 97 527
1994 106 599
1995 147 761
1996 158 819
1997 185 941
1998 196 1096
1999 266 1300
2000 262 1782
2001 335 2010
2002 383 2532
2003 419 3501
2004 485 3928
2005 487 5053
2006 628 6476
2007 617 7416
2008 725 9074
2009 776 11236
2010 972 13695
2011 1077 16667
2012 1322 19599
2013 1645 25456
2014 1586 30554
2015 1797 35807
2016 1961 40352
2017 2073 45835
2018 2051 54871
2019 2185 67503
2020 2314 82548
2021 2479 100118
2022 2319 107229
2023 2194 107141

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 299th in the World with 28,103 publications made and 692,191 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 53 In Oceania
#299 of 6,752 In the World

Griffith University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 72 321
1992 63 359
1993 71 412
1994 110 426
1995 131 537
1996 162 543
1997 166 628
1998 192 746
1999 204 888
2000 228 1309
2001 264 1439
2002 475 2059
2003 372 2470
2004 406 3120
2005 466 4056
2006 579 5221
2007 599 6211
2008 668 7410
2009 717 9353
2010 760 11478
2011 968 14009
2012 1125 16300
2013 1362 20333
2014 1409 24937
2015 1526 28862
2016 1625 32618
2017 1685 36216
2018 1763 43994
2019 1827 54125
2020 1887 67556
2021 1945 81519
2022 1874 88395
2023 1809 87844

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 8 8 75
Information Technology 7 8 81
Game Design and Development 12 14 180
Multimedia 12 13 180
Machine Learning 11 12 209
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11 12 241
Human-Computer Interaction 12 14 287
Software Engineering 12 14 289
Cognitive Science 12 14 303
Web Design and Development 16 18 312
Database Administration 12 14 316
Computational Linguistics 11 13 320
Cyber Security 17 18 349
UX/UI Desgin 14 17 357
Neuroscience 13 15 360
Library and Information science 17 22 378
Computer Networking 17 18 410
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 14 413
Data Science 20 24 425
Computer Vision 18 20 524
Telecommunications 19 21 534
Computer Graphics 17 21 580
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 19 590
Robotics 16 19 614
Computer Engineering 18 21 625
Animation 20 24 786

Engineering rankings

Griffith University ranked 16th for Engineering in Australia and 471st in the World with 26,965 publications made and 673,585 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
#471 of 6,684 In the World

Griffith University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 71 570
1992 75 679
1993 75 609
1994 116 679
1995 150 760
1996 164 848
1997 181 939
1998 182 1006
1999 231 1264
2000 213 1522
2001 275 1669
2002 435 2280
2003 396 2821
2004 433 3488
2005 461 4281
2006 517 5219
2007 528 6077
2008 635 6964
2009 600 8718
2010 745 10445
2011 894 12798
2012 1026 14984
2013 1247 19425
2014 1299 23615
2015 1468 28049
2016 1534 32727
2017 1633 38023
2018 1664 45996
2019 1728 56465
2020 1738 69073
2021 1882 83986
2022 1737 90046
2023 1747 91135

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Aviation 5 6 82
Engineering Management 12 13 154
Product and Industrial Design 4 5 158
Marine Engineering 8 9 176
Civil Engineering 10 11 183
Environmental Engineering 9 9 189
Transportation Engineering 8 9 205
Geotechnical Engineering 13 14 240
Architectural Engineering 15 16 241
Landscape Architecture 13 17 257
Construction Management 13 14 260
Architecture 12 13 263
Human-Computer Interaction 12 14 287
Mining Engineering 19 21 331
Renewable Energy Engineering 18 20 361
Systems Engineering 18 19 364
Computer Networking 17 18 410
Biomedical Engineering 11 14 410
Structural Engineering 16 18 419
Mechanical Engineering 17 19 438
Acoustical Engineering 16 18 442
Operations Research 15 16 446
Biochemical Engineering 11 13 451
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 13 454
Reliability and Quality Engineering 16 18 503
Remote Sensing 20 23 510
Electrical Engineering 16 17 525
Telecommunications 19 21 534
Nanotechnology 17 18 546
Aerospace Engineering 17 20 547
Industrial Engineering 17 20 581
Electronic Engineering 17 19 584
Automotive Engineering 20 23 610
Automation and Control engineering 18 20 611
Optical Engineering 16 19 613
Robotics 16 19 614
Firefighting and Fire Science 27 30 619
Computer Engineering 18 21 625
Materials Science 19 21 633
Chemical Engineering 17 18 655
Petroleum Engineering 22 25 668
Technical Drawing 17 19 673
Metallurgical Engineering 20 23 679
Biotechnology 21 24 725
Agricultural Engineering 26 31 729

Psychology rankings

Griffith University ranked 9th for Psychology in Australia and 194th in the World with 25,562 publications made and 593,670 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
#194 of 6,528 In the World

Griffith University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 38 128
1992 44 209
1993 63 239
1994 79 289
1995 88 352
1996 109 389
1997 134 443
1998 143 592
1999 147 670
2000 174 1003
2001 210 1192
2002 290 1564
2003 283 2032
2004 337 2431
2005 360 3435
2006 449 4342
2007 501 5347
2008 562 6427
2009 606 8167
2010 703 10151
2011 841 12654
2012 1031 14763
2013 1288 19093
2014 1235 23119
2015 1417 27213
2016 1575 30477
2017 1690 32560
2018 1591 37087
2019 1779 44903
2020 1845 56312
2021 1874 65527
2022 1972 70812
2023 1814 70716

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Education Majors 6 6 48
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 7 52
Social Work 5 6 63
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 6 66
Social Psychology 7 8 117
Occupational Therapy 9 12 124
Clinical Psychology 7 8 124
Child Psychology 9 10 133
Special Education 14 14 169
Sexology 12 14 184
Psychiatry 12 14 268
Cognitive Science 12 14 303
Neuroscience 13 15 360

Chemistry rankings

Griffith University ranked 15th for Chemistry in Australia and 548th in the World with 24,010 publications made and 671,970 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#17 of 52 In Oceania
#548 of 6,447 In the World

Griffith University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 75 853
1992 96 970
1993 92 942
1994 101 956
1995 141 1134
1996 131 1169
1997 158 1203
1998 179 1325
1999 191 1517
2000 189 1929
2001 263 2149
2002 306 2571
2003 285 3179
2004 316 3597
2005 391 4318
2006 433 5401
2007 437 6450
2008 517 7285
2009 520 8796
2010 622 10640
2011 808 12992
2012 866 15146
2013 1076 19338
2014 1155 23554
2015 1286 28801
2016 1362 33677
2017 1456 38798
2018 1504 46716
2019 1519 56149
2020 1662 67536
2021 1683 80797
2022 1624 87921
2023 1592 88516

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 10 10 326
Biochemical Engineering 11 13 451
Computational Chemistry 12 12 521
Nanotechnology 17 18 546
Biochemistry 13 16 574
Physical chemistry 17 18 578
Organic Chemistry 16 19 620
Pharmacy 11 14 633
Materials Science 19 21 633
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 28 639
Chemical Engineering 17 18 655
Inorganic Chemistry 18 20 706
Nutrition and Food Science 25 30 855
Radiochemistry 17 20 1119

Physics rankings

Griffith University ranked 15th for Physics in Australia and 500th in the World with 23,885 publications made and 611,629 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 52 In Oceania
#500 of 6,603 In the World

Griffith University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 76 650
1992 79 766
1993 71 708
1994 121 767
1995 127 842
1996 146 887
1997 161 989
1998 163 1016
1999 217 1240
2000 192 1478
2001 276 1674
2002 394 2206
2003 355 2700
2004 376 3301
2005 417 4020
2006 463 4646
2007 463 5512
2008 552 6510
2009 523 7887
2010 633 9224
2011 800 11386
2012 937 13531
2013 1116 17134
2014 1158 20458
2015 1290 24464
2016 1364 28758
2017 1473 33217
2018 1472 40548
2019 1476 49210
2020 1528 60223
2021 1600 71601
2022 1442 76936
2023 1516 78274

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 18 442
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 13 454
Theoretical Physics 9 11 470
Quantum and Particle physics 15 16 498
Nanotechnology 17 18 546
Astrophysics and Astronomy 17 21 566
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 14 578
Optical Engineering 16 19 613
Materials Science 19 21 633
Medical Physics 21 24 639
Nuclear Physics 15 17 706
Astrobiology 18 24 712
Condensed Matter Physics 15 18 728
Biophysics 19 22 788

Business rankings

Griffith University ranked 8th for Business in Australia and 109th in the World with 19,153 publications made and 433,310 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
#109 of 6,187 In the World

Griffith University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 64 101
1992 34 91
1993 47 118
1994 76 147
1995 75 184
1996 97 228
1997 117 255
1998 133 361
1999 164 416
2000 168 570
2001 214 724
2002 265 1023
2003 303 1392
2004 312 1791
2005 327 2412
2006 436 3243
2007 440 3945
2008 535 4848
2009 523 6090
2010 635 7505
2011 739 8956
2012 852 10659
2013 999 13532
2014 941 15993
2015 1054 18532
2016 1165 19830
2017 1153 21746
2018 1078 25345
2019 1163 30796
2020 1176 38451
2021 1243 46163
2022 1227 48243
2023 1074 47976

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 301st in the World with 16,181 publications made and 396,999 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
#301 of 6,305 In the World

Griffith University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 28 141
1992 34 140
1993 37 161
1994 58 141
1995 69 225
1996 70 237
1997 86 288
1998 101 305
1999 102 446
2000 116 604
2001 126 666
2002 252 1030
2003 175 1164
2004 224 1530
2005 239 2097
2006 313 2739
2007 337 3271
2008 363 3849
2009 373 4963
2010 397 6057
2011 533 7498
2012 643 8896
2013 763 11552
2014 748 14382
2015 889 16911
2016 1013 18962
2017 992 20820
2018 1009 25171
2019 1099 30316
2020 1216 37834
2021 1235 45700
2022 1157 49290
2023 1101 49285

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 82
Actuarial Science 12 13 237
Statistics 13 15 335
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 17 342
Operations Research 15 16 446
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 19 590
Applied Mathematics 21 26 918

Economics rankings

Griffith University ranked 7th for Economics in Australia and 108th in the World with 15,358 publications made and 321,294 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 52 In Oceania
#108 of 5,995 In the World

Griffith University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 54 83
1992 32 86
1993 33 94
1994 57 108
1995 63 171
1996 60 194
1997 92 221
1998 95 259
1999 116 321
2000 114 422
2001 138 514
2002 158 688
2003 176 842
2004 211 1092
2005 218 1523
2006 335 2026
2007 312 2491
2008 355 3067
2009 393 4062
2010 527 4963
2011 588 6093
2012 692 7211
2013 806 9861
2014 770 11939
2015 873 13703
2016 979 14570
2017 943 15998
2018 883 18621
2019 954 22730
2020 1002 28557
2021 1034 34387
2022 1054 37075
2023 975 36992

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 63
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 7 86
Political Economy 7 7 130
Environmental Economics 10 10 142
Agricultural Economics 10 10 156
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 14 171
Finance 11 12 178
International Trade 8 9 180
International Economics 9 9 196
Actuarial Science 12 13 237
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 17 342

Art & Design rankings

Griffith University ranked 10th for Art & Design in Australia and 168th in the World with 8,352 publications made and 130,490 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 51 In Oceania
#168 of 5,720 In the World

Griffith University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 30 111
1992 27 127
1993 27 79
1994 42 142
1995 59 153
1996 65 122
1997 62 193
1998 76 185
1999 79 258
2000 84 300
2001 108 394
2002 131 457
2003 135 571
2004 169 765
2005 136 939
2006 160 1160
2007 163 1399
2008 231 1545
2009 239 2168
2010 227 2553
2011 293 3170
2012 336 3690
2013 414 4684
2014 425 5691
2015 421 6263
2016 503 7010
2017 509 7586
2018 486 8714
2019 495 10656
2020 526 13005
2021 487 15291
2022 495 15883
2023 490 15986

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 3 3 34
Cinematography 4 4 36
Entertainment Industry Business 7 7 60
Performing arts 4 4 68
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 5 68
Creative Writing 6 8 93
Aesthetics 9 10 126
Literature 10 11 162
Fashion Design 11 12 174
Art History 8 10 178
Illustration and Concept Art 9 9 179
Game Design and Development 12 14 180
Multimedia 12 13 180
Painting and Drawing 10 10 181
Sculpture 10 10 181
Photography 14 14 210
Graphic Design 12 13 231
Landscape Architecture 13 17 257
Architecture 12 13 263
UX/UI Desgin 14 17 357
Interior Design 18 22 359
Computer Graphics 17 21 580
Animation 20 24 786