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Griffith University ranked 11th in Australia, 312th in the global 2023 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 62,294 academic publications and 1,388,889 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 56 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#312 of 14,131 In the World
#13 of 59 In Oceania
#11 of 40 In Australia
#2 of 2 In Brisbane
#9 of 1,021 For Publishing
#27 of 1,031 For Law Enforcement
#32 of 2,927 For Communications and Public Relations
#969 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#268 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 180th in the World with 37,545 publications made and 758,545 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
#180 of 6,939 In the World

Griffith University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1990 108 213
1991 134 258
1992 119 332
1993 127 367
1994 171 382
1995 185 488
1996 228 526
1997 259 669
1998 306 828
1999 318 959
2000 360 1433
2001 420 1691
2002 450 2171
2003 515 2861
2004 552 3685
2005 607 4766
2006 702 6103
2007 797 7595
2008 943 9276
2009 1019 11601
2010 1069 14079
2011 1304 17215
2012 1564 20366
2013 1880 25370
2014 1857 30601
2015 2095 35851
2016 2213 38244
2017 2509 43900
2018 2226 47902
2019 2518 59977
2020 2708 75481
2021 3136 107225
2022 2705 102781

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 424th in the World with 32,210 publications made and 826,253 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 54 In Oceania
#424 of 6,663 In the World

Griffith University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 77 540
1991 88 646
1992 92 745
1993 103 732
1994 116 708
1995 144 916
1996 156 962
1997 168 1032
1998 190 1172
1999 207 1273
2000 243 1809
2001 291 2213
2002 305 2566
2003 373 3558
2004 406 3906
2005 455 5065
2006 559 6437
2007 605 7929
2008 709 9468
2009 743 11464
2010 852 14029
2011 1113 17588
2012 1264 20791
2013 1540 26445
2014 1664 32217
2015 1851 39031
2016 1939 43905
2017 2154 52451
2018 2118 58504
2019 2223 72270
2020 2546 89354
2021 2936 123451
2022 2518 120869

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 12 123
Forestry 11 13 209
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 19 256
Entomology 13 16 314
Paleontology 13 16 317
Zoology 16 20 344
Agricultural Science 18 22 347
Neuroscience 13 15 350
Toxicology 9 10 359
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 11 13 389
Microbiology 10 13 409
Virology 12 14 417
Animal Science 17 21 427
Botany 14 18 434
Evolutionary Biology 18 22 450
Oncology and Cancer research 9 11 469
Genetics 13 15 525
Immunology 12 14 527
Nanotechnology 17 18 528
Pharmacology 12 14 560
Biochemistry 13 16 563
Molecular Biology 13 15 610
Astrobiology 17 22 648
Biotechnology 22 26 720
Biophysics 19 22 786
Horticulture 21 26 835
Nutrition and Food Science 25 30 847

Medicine rankings

Griffith University ranked 12th for Medicine in Australia and 349th in the World with 29,151 publications made and 665,421 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#14 of 53 In Oceania
#349 of 6,552 In the World

Griffith University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1990 46 240
1991 47 281
1992 54 312
1993 53 302
1994 67 343
1995 86 476
1996 113 495
1997 123 574
1998 153 697
1999 159 770
2000 172 1166
2001 204 1427
2002 238 1773
2003 255 2190
2004 327 2677
2005 383 3617
2006 473 4709
2007 512 5899
2008 585 7022
2009 667 8888
2010 736 10998
2011 982 13664
2012 1168 16783
2013 1362 21350
2014 1499 26374
2015 1741 32642
2016 1852 36291
2017 2100 42696
2018 1906 44885
2019 2131 54381
2020 2463 69334
2021 2887 96723
2022 2581 97053

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 6 7 63
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 8 101
Health Science 7 8 105
Nursing 7 8 106
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 10 113
Occupational Therapy 9 12 114
Clinical Psychology 7 8 118
Sports / Exercise science 16 19 152
Sports Medicine 13 16 167
Physical Therapy 12 15 170
Public Health 11 13 188
Gerontology 14 16 205
Family medicine 11 13 230
Psychiatry 10 12 250
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 19 256
Critical Care Nursing 10 12 284
Forensic Science 20 22 297
Epidemiology 15 18 305
Toxicology 9 10 359
Respiratory Therapy 12 16 360
Dentistry 9 11 369
Orthodontics 10 12 370
Pathology 13 15 374
Biomedical Engineering 11 14 417
Virology 12 14 417
Veterinary 13 16 455
Surgery 12 14 457
Oncology and Cancer research 9 11 469
Audiology 20 23 470
Pediatrics 18 20 475
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 12 14 492
Medical Physics 19 21 498
Anesthesiology 14 16 507
Anatomy and Physiology 15 18 518
Immunology 12 14 527
Optometry 23 26 536
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 16 552
Pharmacology 12 14 560
Cardiology 13 15 562
Pharmacy 11 14 585
Plastic Surgery 14 15 648
Dermatology 13 15 654
Ophthalmology 19 21 659
Sonography and Ultrasound 14 16 667
Radiation Therapy 15 17 678
Urology 14 16 680
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 16 739
Cosmetology 18 19 782
Neurosurgery 14 16 782

Environmental Science rankings

Griffith University ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Australia and 229th in the World with 28,760 publications made and 679,067 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
#229 of 6,683 In the World

Griffith University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 77 373
1991 88 342
1992 89 442
1993 90 421
1994 89 462
1995 135 636
1996 153 690
1997 168 729
1998 188 886
1999 239 1067
2000 257 1411
2001 300 1661
2002 315 2028
2003 379 2918
2004 445 3353
2005 438 4324
2006 541 5514
2007 549 6351
2008 669 7845
2009 698 9725
2010 840 11691
2011 975 14318
2012 1152 17166
2013 1440 21466
2014 1426 26164
2015 1622 31206
2016 1745 34294
2017 1902 40825
2018 1839 46439
2019 1970 58606
2020 2104 72922
2021 2564 103292
2022 2024 99956

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 23,988 publications made and 555,458 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 52 In Oceania
#287 of 6,597 In the World

Griffith University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 31 198
1991 63 282
1992 56 282
1993 71 350
1994 111 357
1995 130 446
1996 170 461
1997 164 541
1998 199 660
1999 201 819
2000 235 1142
2001 261 1371
2002 310 1704
2003 331 2157
2004 355 2730
2005 413 3645
2006 470 4641
2007 530 5583
2008 642 6747
2009 650 8293
2010 654 10079
2011 847 12439
2012 967 14576
2013 1167 17410
2014 1256 21466
2015 1419 25055
2016 1404 27274
2017 1558 31958
2018 1500 36203
2019 1589 45763
2020 1684 58459
2021 2039 83889
2022 1685 82591

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

Engineering rankings

Griffith University ranked 16th for Engineering in Australia and 459th in the World with 23,352 publications made and 552,608 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
#459 of 6,555 In the World

Griffith University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 54 431
1991 68 467
1992 68 562
1993 72 512
1994 115 589
1995 153 654
1996 161 739
1997 166 787
1998 182 881
1999 210 1136
2000 219 1292
2001 274 1498
2002 316 1851
2003 357 2357
2004 394 2999
2005 408 3741
2006 419 4446
2007 476 5335
2008 587 6150
2009 563 7567
2010 630 9035
2011 793 11227
2012 916 13033
2013 1104 16476
2014 1200 20318
2015 1333 24583
2016 1378 28059
2017 1484 33900
2018 1525 39199
2019 1538 49513
2020 1598 62045
2021 1943 86712
2022 1550 84301

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Aviation 5 7 71
Engineering Management 8 8 90
Product and Industrial Design 2 3 117
Architectural Engineering 12 13 164
Construction Management 11 12 172
Environmental Engineering 9 9 174
Transportation Engineering 7 8 187
Civil Engineering 10 11 187
Architecture 10 11 225
Geotechnical Engineering 13 15 243
Landscape Architecture 15 18 256
Human-Computer Interaction 12 14 282
Marine Engineering 15 16 327
Systems Engineering 18 19 388
Mechanical Engineering 14 15 392
Mining Engineering 21 23 393
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 12 398
Computer Networking 17 19 415
Acoustical Engineering 15 17 416
Biomedical Engineering 11 14 417
Biochemical Engineering 15 17 419
Renewable Energy Engineering 20 22 426
Structural Engineering 17 19 439
Operations Research 15 17 470
Remote Sensing 18 21 484
Petroleum Engineering 18 19 486
Reliability and Quality Engineering 16 18 495
Electrical Engineering 16 18 506
Aerospace Engineering 17 20 509
Telecommunications 19 21 522
Nanotechnology 17 18 528
Automotive Engineering 19 21 557
Electronic Engineering 17 19 558
Robotics 15 18 569
Firefighting and Fire Science 30 33 573
Optical Engineering 16 19 592
Computer Engineering 18 21 619
Materials Science 19 21 627
Metallurgical Engineering 20 23 654
Industrial Engineering 19 24 658
Chemical Engineering 17 18 660
Automation and Control engineering 18 20 694
Biotechnology 22 26 720
Technical Drawing 17 19 735
Agricultural Engineering 27 32 821

Psychology rankings

Griffith University ranked 9th for Psychology in Australia and 180th in the World with 22,130 publications made and 482,781 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
#180 of 6,353 In the World

Griffith University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1990 17 107
1991 35 109
1992 40 170
1993 59 196
1994 71 239
1995 88 301
1996 115 347
1997 134 395
1998 139 521
1999 146 571
2000 179 859
2001 197 1103
2002 219 1379
2003 258 1823
2004 300 2215
2005 319 3153
2006 371 3848
2007 438 4779
2008 538 5866
2009 562 7264
2010 583 8850
2011 760 11153
2012 894 13280
2013 1106 16374
2014 1110 19813
2015 1313 23311
2016 1366 25167
2017 1578 28693
2018 1403 30396
2019 1612 37665
2020 1643 48092
2021 1994 68139
2022 1862 66757

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 6 42
Education Majors 6 6 45
Social Work 6 7 63
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 6 82
Occupational Therapy 9 12 114
Clinical Psychology 7 8 118
Social Psychology 7 8 121
Child Psychology 8 9 127
Special Education 14 14 135
Sexology 13 15 184
Psychiatry 10 12 250
Cognitive Science 12 14 292
Neuroscience 13 15 350

Chemistry rankings

Griffith University ranked 15th for Chemistry in Australia and 542nd in the World with 20,862 publications made and 562,002 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 52 In Oceania
#542 of 6,327 In the World

Griffith University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 71 615
1991 74 721
1992 84 822
1993 88 817
1994 92 814
1995 137 977
1996 120 987
1997 135 1027
1998 167 1099
1999 172 1258
2000 176 1599
2001 245 1852
2002 241 2153
2003 251 2642
2004 274 3001
2005 339 3748
2006 380 4733
2007 379 5739
2008 470 6454
2009 481 7650
2010 535 9411
2011 739 11589
2012 803 13741
2013 933 17132
2014 1071 20704
2015 1148 25626
2016 1250 29611
2017 1326 35462
2018 1387 40455
2019 1373 50153
2020 1538 61028
2021 1742 82980
2022 1468 83596

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 10 306
Biochemical Engineering 15 17 419
Computational Chemistry 11 12 521
Nanotechnology 17 18 528
Physical chemistry 17 18 556
Biochemistry 13 16 563
Pharmacy 11 14 585
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 28 598
Organic Chemistry 16 19 606
Materials Science 19 21 627
Chemical Engineering 17 18 660
Inorganic Chemistry 18 20 708
Nutrition and Food Science 25 30 847
Radiochemistry 18 22 1180

Physics rankings

Griffith University ranked 16th for Physics in Australia and 493rd in the World with 20,689 publications made and 500,098 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 52 In Oceania
#493 of 6,484 In the World

Griffith University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 70 493
1991 70 516
1992 69 639
1993 67 633
1994 120 647
1995 127 730
1996 144 774
1997 151 821
1998 168 862
1999 196 1092
2000 193 1235
2001 268 1469
2002 288 1795
2003 318 2254
2004 329 2781
2005 378 3462
2006 393 4012
2007 406 4766
2008 500 5705
2009 480 6881
2010 531 8017
2011 699 9858
2012 842 11944
2013 968 14626
2014 1076 17761
2015 1156 21409
2016 1217 24674
2017 1334 29617
2018 1333 34330
2019 1353 43283
2020 1409 53738
2021 1651 74185
2022 1303 72023

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 11 12 398
Acoustical Engineering 15 17 416
Theoretical Physics 9 11 461
Quantum and Particle physics 15 16 492
Medical Physics 19 21 498
Nanotechnology 17 18 528
Astrophysics and Astronomy 18 23 555
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 14 581
Optical Engineering 16 19 592
Materials Science 19 21 627
Astrobiology 17 22 648
Condensed Matter Physics 15 18 707
Nuclear Physics 16 18 724
Biophysics 19 22 786

Business rankings

Griffith University ranked 8th for Business in Australia and 107th in the World with 16,610 publications made and 351,382 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
#107 of 6,002 In the World

Griffith University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1990 39 77
1991 55 90
1992 30 90
1993 49 102
1994 71 141
1995 74 170
1996 92 171
1997 107 232
1998 130 311
1999 149 380
2000 164 492
2001 199 652
2002 231 895
2003 265 1234
2004 292 1604
2005 295 2208
2006 376 2813
2007 391 3536
2008 484 4396
2009 501 5466
2010 528 6629
2011 657 7986
2012 751 9479
2013 852 11459
2014 860 13908
2015 966 15858
2016 961 16436
2017 1083 18931
2018 957 20858
2019 1030 26009
2020 1041 32651
2021 1311 48276
2022 1103 44508

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 291st in the World with 13,819 publications made and 295,872 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 39 In Australia
#15 of 52 In Oceania
#291 of 6,132 In the World

Griffith University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1990 22 82
1991 28 113
1992 31 131
1993 40 157
1994 62 122
1995 67 182
1996 80 227
1997 95 286
1998 107 289
1999 91 402
2000 117 518
2001 127 647
2002 178 835
2003 166 1066
2004 193 1391
2005 216 1874
2006 258 2327
2007 284 2855
2008 339 3397
2009 335 4369
2010 343 5260
2011 451 6420
2012 555 7703
2013 673 9704
2014 660 11821
2015 828 13979
2016 852 15135
2017 926 17708
2018 873 19665
2019 978 24809
2020 1026 31038
2021 1289 46633
2022 1069 45829

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 79
Actuarial Science 12 13 237
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 16 309
Statistics 13 15 330
Operations Research 15 17 470
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 17 496
Applied Mathematics 23 28 887

Economics rankings

Griffith University ranked 7th for Economics in Australia and 101st in the World with 13,180 publications made and 240,898 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
#101 of 5,789 In the World

Griffith University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1990 36 67
1991 47 72
1992 33 87
1993 35 79
1994 53 109
1995 62 171
1996 66 170
1997 80 199
1998 89 236
1999 102 287
2000 107 358
2001 132 449
2002 144 601
2003 155 735
2004 194 1002
2005 199 1349
2006 298 1712
2007 283 2188
2008 334 2704
2009 372 3633
2010 443 4252
2011 510 5199
2012 602 6366
2013 691 8049
2014 691 9879
2015 787 11411
2016 805 11686
2017 889 13415
2018 765 14544
2019 810 17987
2020 899 23289
2021 1070 35233
2022 958 34339

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 148th in the World with 7,188 publications made and 103,362 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
#148 of 5,426 In the World

Griffith University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1990 28 39
1991 26 69
1992 18 117
1993 24 60
1994 40 110
1995 58 137
1996 60 102
1997 53 148
1998 76 176
1999 76 221
2000 90 277
2001 96 357
2002 97 412
2003 120 521
2004 152 646
2005 126 859
2006 134 993
2007 146 1200
2008 203 1380
2009 211 1947
2010 200 2194
2011 257 2743
2012 291 3291
2013 363 3947
2014 364 4740
2015 410 5359
2016 417 5788
2017 452 6325
2018 422 7188
2019 472 8791
2020 455 11157
2021 521 15903
2022 459 14531

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Cinematography 3 3 27
Music 2 2 30
Entertainment Industry Business 6 6 47
Performing arts 6 6 71
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 7 77
Creative Writing 6 8 89
Aesthetics 9 10 126
Illustration and Concept Art 7 7 133
Art History 8 9 140
Painting and Drawing 7 7 140
Sculpture 7 7 140
Literature 9 10 153
Fashion Design 10 11 155
Game Design and Development 12 14 174
Multimedia 13 14 182
Architecture 10 11 225
Landscape Architecture 15 18 256
Graphic Design 16 19 305
Photography 20 23 317
Interior Design 19 23 338
UX/UI Desgin 17 21 459
Computer Graphics 18 22 593
Animation 20 23 767