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Griffith University ranked 14th in Australia, 335th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 35 research topics. Griffith University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 84,172 academic publications and 2,506,075 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 72 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#335 of 14,131 In the World
#16 of 59 In Oceania
#14 of 40 In Australia
#2 of 2 In Brisbane
#10 of 1,029 For Publishing
#31 of 3,581 For Communications and Public Relations
#35 of 1,513 For Criminology and Criminal Justice
#903 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#377 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 32 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Griffith University ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 185th in the World with 50,557 publications made and 1,449,492 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
#185 of 7,088 In the World

Griffith University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 145 568
1994 188 683
1995 222 743
1996 259 841
1997 306 1020
1998 335 1188
1999 349 1396
2000 395 2215
2001 495 2410
2002 587 3158
2003 612 4100
2004 680 5239
2005 707 6703
2006 898 8888
2007 921 10611
2008 1064 13052
2009 1179 16273
2010 1375 19891
2011 1700 24459
2012 1985 28315
2013 2348 36777
2014 2297 43406
2015 2598 51769
2016 2730 57210
2017 2836 64567
2018 2733 73513
2019 2895 89466
2020 3206 113130
2021 3205 133266
2022 3167 137033
2023 3077 143720
2024 2329 129156
2025 1883 117149

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 413th in the World with 43,191 publications made and 1,473,798 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 54 In Oceania
#413 of 6,841 In the World

Griffith University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 116 1132
1994 140 1167
1995 166 1425
1996 182 1467
1997 211 1672
1998 224 1819
1999 249 1996
2000 287 2840
2001 336 3125
2002 382 3765
2003 458 4854
2004 494 5749
2005 564 7005
2006 723 9200
2007 697 10965
2008 806 13488
2009 892 16286
2010 1073 19913
2011 1393 24497
2012 1516 28276
2013 1892 36696
2014 1969 44654
2015 2117 53490
2016 2236 61226
2017 2473 71188
2018 2486 82968
2019 2559 98983
2020 2953 124565
2021 2971 146190
2022 2926 148035
2023 2829 152327
2024 2242 140516
2025 1794 129016

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 9 10 100
Forestry 12 14 246
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 19 251
Entomology 10 11 271
Zoology 15 19 287
Agricultural Science 11 14 302
Paleontology 13 15 309
Neuroscience 12 14 340
Microbiology 10 13 378
Virology 11 13 391
Toxicology 10 11 405
Botany 14 18 418
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 14 419
Evolutionary Biology 18 23 459
Oncology and Cancer research 10 12 489
Nanotechnology 16 17 514
Immunology 11 13 525
Animal Science 19 23 534
Genetics 13 15 535
Biochemistry 12 15 567
Pharmacology 12 14 583
Molecular Biology 13 15 612
Biophysics 17 20 684
Biotechnology 21 24 718
Astrobiology 20 26 720
Horticulture 22 27 866
Nutrition and Food Science 25 29 891

Medicine rankings

Griffith University ranked 9th for Medicine in Australia and 343rd in the World with 39,493 publications made and 1,230,824 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

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

Griffith University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 64 566
1994 80 620
1995 94 778
1996 122 806
1997 145 915
1998 173 1098
1999 182 1208
2000 195 1833
2001 247 2067
2002 287 2560
2003 313 3105
2004 392 3872
2005 456 4930
2006 615 6687
2007 584 8071
2008 676 9961
2009 761 12759
2010 943 15496
2011 1208 18988
2012 1366 22807
2013 1700 30389
2014 1755 37799
2015 1967 46262
2016 2170 52590
2017 2290 59301
2018 2208 66098
2019 2490 77660
2020 2825 101181
2021 2902 118427
2022 2906 120597
2023 2696 122552
2024 2353 113214
2025 2153 106745

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 46
Nursing 7 8 104
Health Science 7 8 111
Occupational Therapy 9 12 115
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 9 116
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 10 116
Clinical Psychology 7 8 129
Sports Medicine 13 16 171
Physical Therapy 12 15 172
Sports / Exercise science 20 23 184
Public Health 11 13 191
Gerontology 16 18 226
Family medicine 11 13 229
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 19 251
Psychiatry 12 14 258
Critical Care Nursing 10 12 272
Forensic Science 19 20 286
Dentistry 9 10 301
Epidemiology 14 17 312
Orthodontics 9 10 319
Respiratory Therapy 12 15 353
Plastic Surgery 8 9 371
Pathology 11 13 373
Biomedical Engineering 11 14 387
Virology 11 13 391
Toxicology 10 11 405
Audiology 19 22 430
Pediatrics 17 19 446
Surgery 11 13 449
Anatomy and Physiology 15 17 484
Oncology and Cancer research 10 12 489
Anesthesiology 11 13 507
Immunology 11 13 525
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 13 527
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 16 563
Cardiology 12 14 579
Pharmacology 12 14 583
Veterinary 16 19 589
Pharmacy 10 12 591
Ophthalmology 17 19 609
Medical Physics 21 23 613
Optometry 24 27 616
Sonography and Ultrasound 13 15 625
Dermatology 10 12 653
Radiation Therapy 14 16 684
Urology 14 16 721
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 11 14 773
Neurosurgery 13 15 839
Cosmetology 19 21 937

Environmental Science rankings

Griffith University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Australia and 220th in the World with 38,693 publications made and 1,259,616 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
#220 of 6,888 In the World

Griffith University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 109 683
1994 119 786
1995 159 965
1996 168 1039
1997 212 1194
1998 211 1342
1999 281 1598
2000 304 2259
2001 357 2427
2002 414 3110
2003 473 4017
2004 528 4938
2005 522 6153
2006 697 8062
2007 634 8918
2008 780 11174
2009 854 13707
2010 1015 16391
2011 1270 20261
2012 1428 23476
2013 1789 30304
2014 1767 36257
2015 1955 42920
2016 2080 48602
2017 2177 56485
2018 2213 66875
2019 2258 81624
2020 2496 102314
2021 2616 123189
2022 2422 127040
2023 2442 132956
2024 1828 124427
2025 1328 114227

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 275th in the World with 32,153 publications made and 1,056,636 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
#275 of 6,855 In the World

Griffith University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 75 517
1994 116 598
1995 134 669
1996 166 721
1997 186 812
1998 206 936
1999 217 1107
2000 236 1640
2001 281 1770
2002 491 2519
2003 398 3121
2004 452 3924
2005 499 4963
2006 645 6720
2007 618 7601
2008 713 9292
2009 753 11519
2010 870 14336
2011 1101 17195
2012 1199 19923
2013 1461 24512
2014 1506 29964
2015 1624 35214
2016 1667 39790
2017 1793 45764
2018 1842 54731
2019 1847 65965
2020 1996 84155
2021 2023 100365
2022 1986 104194
2023 1987 109181
2024 1452 95424
2025 1207 85406

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 6 67
Management Information Systems 8 8 72
Game Design and Development 10 12 148
Multimedia 13 14 168
Machine Learning 11 12 204
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 11 230
Database Administration 10 12 251
Software Engineering 11 13 257
Human-Computer Interaction 13 15 266
Library and Information science 11 13 280
Cognitive Science 12 14 304
Cyber Security 16 17 315
Neuroscience 12 14 340
Web Design and Development 17 19 340
Computational Linguistics 12 14 354
Data Science 18 21 358
UX/UI Desgin 14 17 385
Computer Networking 16 17 410
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 14 419
Computer Vision 18 20 505
Telecommunications 19 21 535
Robotics 16 19 576
Computer Engineering 17 19 610
Blockchain and Cryptography 19 20 611
Computer Graphics 19 23 636
Animation 20 25 859

Engineering rankings

Griffith University ranked 15th for Engineering in Australia and 453rd in the World with 31,132 publications made and 996,270 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 52 In Oceania
#453 of 6,795 In the World

Griffith University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 82 782
1994 120 923
1995 162 1038
1996 184 1149
1997 202 1250
1998 198 1283
1999 241 1568
2000 235 1903
2001 280 2034
2002 448 2765
2003 433 3591
2004 452 4231
2005 498 5258
2006 558 6390
2007 553 7170
2008 685 8468
2009 646 10450
2010 805 12592
2011 1008 15344
2012 1127 17874
2013 1345 22850
2014 1461 28062
2015 1558 33029
2016 1585 38882
2017 1758 45956
2018 1798 55138
2019 1714 67177
2020 1916 83940
2021 1976 101440
2022 1835 104243
2023 1914 109446
2024 1465 105167
2025 1136 96254

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 82
Engineering Management 10 11 129
Product and Industrial Design 3 4 166
Environmental Engineering 10 10 178
Civil Engineering 10 11 181
Transportation Engineering 8 9 198
Marine Engineering 10 11 202
Landscape Architecture 12 14 220
Architectural Engineering 15 16 220
Geotechnical Engineering 13 14 237
Architecture 12 14 266
Human-Computer Interaction 13 15 266
Construction Management 15 16 271
Renewable Energy Engineering 16 18 328
Mining Engineering 20 22 350
Systems Engineering 18 19 366
Biomedical Engineering 11 14 387
Structural Engineering 16 18 404
Mechanical Engineering 16 17 407
Computer Networking 16 17 410
Reliability and Quality Engineering 16 18 414
Acoustical Engineering 16 17 427
Operations Research 16 17 431
Biochemical Engineering 11 13 449
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 15 451
Remote Sensing 15 17 459
Technical Drawing 16 17 487
Electrical Engineering 17 18 513
Nanotechnology 16 17 514
Aerospace Engineering 17 20 526
Telecommunications 19 21 535
Robotics 16 19 576
Automotive Engineering 19 21 582
Electronic Engineering 19 21 595
Optical Engineering 16 18 601
Automation and Control engineering 17 19 609
Computer Engineering 17 19 610
Materials Science 19 21 610
Chemical Engineering 18 19 631
Firefighting and Fire Science 27 30 640
Industrial Engineering 17 21 641
Metallurgical Engineering 20 23 652
Petroleum Engineering 22 25 662
Biotechnology 21 24 718
Agricultural Engineering 25 30 732

Psychology rankings

Griffith University ranked 9th for Psychology in Australia and 189th in the World with 29,026 publications made and 889,540 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 53 In Oceania
#189 of 6,663 In the World

Griffith University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 62 344
1994 81 446
1995 94 482
1996 118 534
1997 138 563
1998 150 756
1999 155 819
2000 170 1286
2001 228 1458
2002 304 1933
2003 302 2503
2004 374 3155
2005 373 4173
2006 504 5454
2007 515 6402
2008 604 7923
2009 633 10096
2010 758 12403
2011 936 15547
2012 1062 18003
2013 1337 22683
2014 1314 27816
2015 1502 33019
2016 1600 36738
2017 1748 40732
2018 1655 46072
2019 1766 54839
2020 1876 71048
2021 1942 82112
2022 2006 84358
2023 1867 86555
2024 1455 77176
2025 1327 71356

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 46
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 7 52
Education Majors 6 7 52
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 6 65
Occupational Therapy 9 12 115
Social Psychology 7 8 120
Child Psychology 8 8 125
Clinical Psychology 7 8 129
Special Education 14 14 165
Sexology 12 14 212
Psychiatry 12 14 258
Cognitive Science 12 14 304
Neuroscience 12 14 340

Physics rankings

Griffith University ranked 15th for Physics in Australia and 483rd in the World with 27,617 publications made and 898,931 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
#483 of 6,729 In the World

Griffith University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 79 952
1994 128 1040
1995 138 1142
1996 167 1201
1997 185 1342
1998 179 1281
1999 230 1531
2000 219 1856
2001 280 2023
2002 411 2702
2003 386 3425
2004 401 3979
2005 448 4862
2006 506 5718
2007 475 6547
2008 612 7809
2009 567 9364
2010 684 11030
2011 903 13726
2012 1025 15999
2013 1191 20083
2014 1262 24230
2015 1368 28750
2016 1417 33662
2017 1559 40173
2018 1577 48278
2019 1498 58491
2020 1685 73262
2021 1710 86034
2022 1549 89105
2023 1659 93766
2024 1298 89359
2025 970 80671

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 17 427
Theoretical Physics 9 10 448
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 15 451
Quantum and Particle physics 15 16 472
Nanotechnology 16 17 514
Astrophysics and Astronomy 17 21 532
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 13 571
Optical Engineering 16 18 601
Materials Science 19 21 610
Medical Physics 21 23 613
Condensed Matter Physics 15 18 675
Biophysics 17 20 684
Nuclear Physics 18 20 687
Astrobiology 20 26 720

Chemistry rankings

Griffith University ranked 16th for Chemistry in Australia and 548th in the World with 27,445 publications made and 962,110 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
#548 of 6,561 In the World

Griffith University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 98 1201
1994 110 1244
1995 152 1482
1996 144 1512
1997 169 1571
1998 190 1637
1999 201 1853
2000 214 2354
2001 261 2552
2002 321 3127
2003 313 3824
2004 343 4352
2005 431 5209
2006 459 6439
2007 450 7600
2008 566 9048
2009 560 10665
2010 656 12621
2011 881 15533
2012 942 18059
2013 1176 22888
2014 1229 27792
2015 1312 33591
2016 1396 39056
2017 1495 45668
2018 1560 54405
2019 1535 65163
2020 1727 80610
2021 1739 94995
2022 1700 98262
2023 1711 101482
2024 1386 97734
2025 1094 90084

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 9 311
Biochemical Engineering 11 13 449
Nanotechnology 16 17 514
Computational Chemistry 13 13 516
Physical chemistry 17 18 556
Biochemistry 12 15 567
Pharmacy 10 12 591
Materials Science 19 21 610
Organic Chemistry 16 18 619
Chemical Engineering 18 19 631
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 28 633
Inorganic Chemistry 17 19 670
Nutrition and Food Science 25 29 891
Radiochemistry 16 19 1105

Business rankings

Griffith University ranked 8th for Business in Australia and 105th in the World with 21,665 publications made and 662,901 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
#105 of 6,366 In the World

Griffith University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 50 166
1994 78 202
1995 83 256
1996 105 327
1997 128 330
1998 145 465
1999 171 559
2000 185 782
2001 227 918
2002 290 1269
2003 336 1819
2004 346 2297
2005 341 2963
2006 482 4062
2007 456 4780
2008 579 5902
2009 560 7332
2010 671 9087
2011 852 11152
2012 917 12934
2013 1071 15784
2014 1043 18928
2015 1206 22343
2016 1226 24282
2017 1242 27746
2018 1137 32013
2019 1179 37997
2020 1234 48437
2021 1288 57405
2022 1239 58730
2023 1144 61136
2024 783 52042
2025 640 44944

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

Mathematics rankings

Griffith University ranked 12th for Mathematics in Australia and 285th in the World with 17,903 publications made and 579,727 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#14 of 52 In Oceania
#285 of 6,434 In the World

Griffith University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 41 230
1994 60 204
1995 70 309
1996 76 323
1997 96 362
1998 104 401
1999 112 544
2000 127 774
2001 139 815
2002 263 1248
2003 198 1500
2004 252 1918
2005 248 2580
2006 337 3365
2007 335 3865
2008 389 4727
2009 379 6093
2010 420 7310
2011 605 9088
2012 705 10646
2013 765 13401
2014 789 16705
2015 959 19795
2016 1009 22262
2017 1012 25466
2018 1031 30365
2019 1105 36247
2020 1212 46245
2021 1243 55602
2022 1136 57158
2023 1121 59347
2024 775 44339
2025 636 37270

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 95
Actuarial Science 10 10 218
Statistics 13 15 318
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 16 333
Operations Research 16 17 431
Blockchain and Cryptography 19 20 611
Applied Mathematics 21 25 886

Economics rankings

Griffith University ranked 7th for Economics in Australia and 108th in the World with 17,534 publications made and 490,311 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 39 In Australia
#8 of 53 In Oceania
#108 of 6,188 In the World

Griffith University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 41 144
1994 63 155
1995 69 238
1996 63 251
1997 94 282
1998 109 336
1999 115 441
2000 123 590
2001 154 640
2002 172 839
2003 192 1118
2004 244 1416
2005 236 1950
2006 350 2503
2007 332 3046
2008 392 3881
2009 426 4906
2010 537 5984
2011 678 7560
2012 768 8901
2013 861 11650
2014 850 14250
2015 992 16771
2016 1036 18225
2017 1010 20562
2018 920 23396
2019 982 28488
2020 1096 36520
2021 1083 43610
2022 1063 44863
2023 1017 46692
2024 698 36621
2025 565 30949

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

Art & Design rankings

Griffith University ranked 10th for Art & Design in Australia and 165th in the World with 9,689 publications made and 204,499 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
#165 of 6,010 In the World

Griffith University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 36 103
1994 50 188
1995 64 191
1996 70 181
1997 71 247
1998 78 228
1999 80 321
2000 90 434
2001 115 464
2002 143 596
2003 145 732
2004 181 990
2005 138 1152
2006 188 1520
2007 193 1776
2008 244 2022
2009 259 2683
2010 271 3268
2011 346 3997
2012 379 4629
2013 441 5780
2014 462 6922
2015 481 7988
2016 515 8790
2017 565 10105
2018 522 11194
2019 521 14079
2020 574 17160
2021 532 20247
2022 542 20589
2023 530 21606
2024 363 19849
2025 286 18694

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 36
Cinematography 5 5 51
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 5 54
Entertainment Industry Business 8 8 68
Performing arts 5 5 87
Creative Writing 7 8 94
Aesthetics 10 11 134
Game Design and Development 10 12 148
Literature 10 11 162
Fashion Design 10 11 162
Painting and Drawing 9 9 167
Sculpture 9 9 167
Multimedia 13 14 168
Illustration and Concept Art 9 9 173
Photography 15 15 188
Art History 9 12 197
Landscape Architecture 12 14 220
Graphic Design 13 14 258
Architecture 12 14 266
Interior Design 13 17 310
UX/UI Desgin 14 17 385
Computer Graphics 19 23 636
Animation 20 25 859