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James Cook University ranked 23rd in Australia, 554th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 180 research topics. James Cook University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,858 academic publications and 1,097,085 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 25 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#554 of 14,131 In the World
#28 of 59 In Oceania
#23 of 40 In Australia
#15 of 3,195 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#55 of 4,376 For Oceanography
#57 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#2197 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#559 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 177 other topics

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Biology rankings

James Cook University ranked 16th for Biology in Australia and 484th in the World with 24,563 publications made and 864,555 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#19 of 54 In Oceania
#484 of 6,770 In the World

James Cook University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 110 713
1992 112 997
1993 132 990
1994 144 1078
1995 164 1197
1996 176 1249
1997 203 1587
1998 232 2127
1999 215 2330
2000 236 3020
2001 275 3405
2002 300 4174
2003 330 4854
2004 378 6359
2005 482 7783
2006 593 9448
2007 631 11293
2008 617 13137
2009 719 16074
2010 777 18531
2011 903 22979
2012 966 26845
2013 1129 32916
2014 1204 38253
2015 1269 43192
2016 1370 48834
2017 1393 53673
2018 1385 58832
2019 1355 68606
2020 1484 78885
2021 1526 90672
2022 1423 90719
2023 1233 87860

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 2 15
Zoology 5 5 69
Forestry 9 11 171
Animal Science 9 11 186
Botany 10 12 268
Paleontology 12 14 277
Entomology 13 15 332
Agricultural Science 18 21 346
Toxicology 10 11 358
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 25 395
Evolutionary Biology 13 17 403
Virology 13 15 460
Microbiology 14 17 537
Immunology 14 16 606
Horticulture 17 22 619
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 23 26 695
Astrobiology 17 22 710
Genetics 21 24 725
Neuroscience 24 29 768
Biophysics 20 23 803
Biochemistry 23 27 866
Oncology and Cancer research 23 25 881
Biotechnology 24 28 888
Nutrition and Food Science 26 31 900
Pharmacology 25 28 1005
Molecular Biology 22 25 1018
Nanotechnology 24 29 1449

Environmental Science rankings

James Cook University ranked 12th for Environmental Science in Australia and 262nd in the World with 23,877 publications made and 839,020 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

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

James Cook University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 97 597
1992 115 901
1993 149 837
1994 141 1000
1995 161 1048
1996 167 1144
1997 194 1380
1998 218 1876
1999 207 2100
2000 222 2696
2001 270 3053
2002 292 3919
2003 321 4409
2004 368 6001
2005 470 7496
2006 582 8907
2007 580 10794
2008 610 12605
2009 746 15502
2010 760 17762
2011 927 22051
2012 974 25814
2013 1117 32094
2014 1201 36346
2015 1245 40972
2016 1424 46324
2017 1367 50327
2018 1334 56118
2019 1306 65955
2020 1361 74657
2021 1398 85658
2022 1267 84595
2023 1149 81792

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

James Cook University ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 488th in the World with 19,678 publications made and 583,587 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 39 In Australia
#28 of 54 In Oceania
#488 of 7,020 In the World

James Cook University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 66 295
1992 78 360
1993 91 398
1994 90 440
1995 141 531
1996 127 609
1997 142 759
1998 166 1026
1999 158 1126
2000 155 1591
2001 178 1718
2002 215 2240
2003 244 2641
2004 273 3518
2005 362 4452
2006 470 5367
2007 456 6663
2008 489 7963
2009 582 10004
2010 597 11619
2011 689 14146
2012 770 16411
2013 918 21191
2014 1001 24571
2015 1034 27993
2016 1168 30525
2017 1116 32846
2018 1131 36700
2019 1134 44602
2020 1220 50185
2021 1297 58114
2022 1188 58015
2023 1079 56662

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Publishing 21 22 62
Social Work 15 17 140
Occupational Safety and Health 17 19 189
Demography 11 13 230
Law Enforcement 17 19 269
Anthropology 23 27 295
Sociology 22 26 322
Communications and Public Relations 27 34 326
Archaeology 20 22 336
Gender Studies 25 32 337
International Relations and Diplomacy 19 23 337
Genealogy 21 27 340
History 20 24 347
Education Majors 28 34 372
Law 23 28 383
Media Studies 29 36 408
Radio and Television broadcasting 24 29 416
Early Childhood Education 32 38 425
Criminology and Criminal Justice 26 32 429
Library and Information science 20 26 437
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 29 35 441
Sports / Exercise science 30 34 443
Military science 23 25 448
Political Science 23 28 465
Human Rights Law 26 32 489
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 25 31 497
Broadcast Journalism 27 34 501
Special Education 29 34 530
Forensic Science 28 32 579
Art History 24 30 587
Aesthetics 27 34 602
Public Policy / Administration 29 35 602
International Law 29 34 605
Classics and Ancient History 26 32 613
Journalism and Digital Media 29 36 632
Urban and Regional planning 27 33 650
Political Economy 28 34 667
Linguistics 26 33 753
Philosophy 24 30 879

Medicine rankings

James Cook University ranked 21st for Medicine in Australia and 562nd in the World with 17,210 publications made and 507,019 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#24 of 53 In Oceania
#562 of 6,680 In the World

James Cook University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 44 302
1992 39 422
1993 57 394
1994 57 443
1995 81 513
1996 87 537
1997 109 749
1998 123 920
1999 126 1083
2000 116 1369
2001 123 1615
2002 184 2047
2003 188 2247
2004 242 2866
2005 318 3760
2006 405 4714
2007 420 5904
2008 410 6737
2009 530 8957
2010 541 10172
2011 584 12025
2012 654 13986
2013 773 18240
2014 811 21921
2015 925 25275
2016 930 27715
2017 1027 30421
2018 1071 33298
2019 1016 38065
2020 1158 46070
2021 1266 52948
2022 1154 54288
2023 983 53509

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 15 17 140
Veterinary 8 9 144
Public Health 14 16 230
Healthcare Management (MHA) 22 24 258
Epidemiology 14 17 298
Health Science 22 24 300
Nursing 22 24 312
Toxicology 10 11 358
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 20 22 366
Occupational Therapy 22 27 395
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 25 395
Family medicine 21 23 404
Sports / Exercise science 30 34 443
Gerontology 24 28 454
Virology 13 15 460
Clinical Psychology 25 29 462
Physical Therapy 27 31 490
Critical Care Nursing 20 22 502
Forensic Science 28 32 579
Sports Medicine 32 36 585
Pediatrics 19 21 586
Immunology 14 16 606
Psychiatry 23 26 612
Dermatology 9 11 612
Pathology 22 25 632
Surgery 19 21 639
Cardiology 17 19 652
Urology 12 14 665
Anesthesiology 19 22 669
Medical Physics 24 27 699
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 22 701
Anatomy and Physiology 24 28 718
Dentistry 16 20 730
Plastic Surgery 17 18 751
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 14 17 785
Respiratory Therapy 28 34 831
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 21 23 851
Optometry 25 29 857
Oncology and Cancer research 23 25 881
Sonography and Ultrasound 22 27 904
Biomedical Engineering 23 28 945
Ophthalmology 25 28 1003
Pharmacology 25 28 1005
Audiology 30 36 1005
Orthodontics 24 30 1053
Radiation Therapy 23 26 1071
Pharmacy 19 25 1111

Chemistry rankings

James Cook University ranked 22nd for Chemistry in Australia and 816th in the World with 13,695 publications made and 478,940 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 39 In Australia
#26 of 52 In Oceania
#816 of 6,447 In the World

James Cook University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 72 464
1992 68 667
1993 84 685
1994 93 787
1995 113 819
1996 122 875
1997 138 1110
1998 155 1467
1999 148 1649
2000 172 1868
2001 172 2179
2002 203 2541
2003 205 3013
2004 247 3688
2005 289 4514
2006 373 5393
2007 359 6058
2008 343 7002
2009 404 8464
2010 433 9942
2011 495 11980
2012 502 14296
2013 577 17049
2014 667 20406
2015 691 22908
2016 684 26034
2017 704 29598
2018 774 32457
2019 707 36680
2020 778 42983
2021 776 49451
2022 754 50674
2023 681 49713

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 15 187
Biochemical Engineering 22 26 640
Environmental Chemistry 22 27 837
Biochemistry 23 27 866
Nutrition and Food Science 26 31 900
Materials Science 23 28 1015
Organic Chemistry 24 28 1102
Pharmacy 19 25 1111
Chemical Engineering 24 30 1214
Physical chemistry 24 29 1263
Computational Chemistry 25 30 1297
Inorganic Chemistry 24 30 1352
Nanotechnology 24 29 1449
Radiochemistry 24 29 1556

Engineering rankings

James Cook University ranked 24th for Engineering in Australia and 837th in the World with 12,559 publications made and 390,660 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#24 of 39 In Australia
#30 of 52 In Oceania
#837 of 6,684 In the World

James Cook University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 52 337
1992 72 536
1993 91 545
1994 88 556
1995 97 563
1996 112 637
1997 109 748
1998 108 1001
1999 114 1167
2000 141 1337
2001 153 1525
2002 191 1823
2003 190 2232
2004 216 2747
2005 276 3582
2006 332 3763
2007 313 4385
2008 322 5338
2009 408 6495
2010 402 7499
2011 487 9597
2012 468 10969
2013 575 13824
2014 572 16642
2015 625 18658
2016 660 21011
2017 684 23304
2018 629 25881
2019 668 30892
2020 708 35233
2021 686 41141
2022 650 41628
2023 644 40414

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

Computer Science rankings

James Cook University ranked 24th for Computer Science in Australia and 756th in the World with 10,810 publications made and 287,033 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#24 of 39 In Australia
#30 of 53 In Oceania
#756 of 6,752 In the World

James Cook University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 37 208
1992 55 292
1993 55 335
1994 53 323
1995 72 361
1996 83 415
1997 76 543
1998 69 604
1999 84 722
2000 89 859
2001 106 979
2002 132 1147
2003 158 1288
2004 149 1645
2005 216 2065
2006 270 2300
2007 293 3059
2008 299 3485
2009 336 4570
2010 330 5384
2011 359 6823
2012 380 7695
2013 452 9739
2014 466 12075
2015 498 13732
2016 581 15431
2017 618 17227
2018 596 19538
2019 612 23205
2020 662 26539
2021 729 32013
2022 658 32955
2023 636 32995

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Library and Information science 20 26 437
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 23 26 695
Information Technology 31 38 712
Data Science 30 37 721
Cyber Security 26 33 746
Neuroscience 24 29 768
Machine Learning 26 33 811
Computer Engineering 21 24 817
Multimedia 32 39 825
Cognitive Science 28 35 835
Management Information Systems 33 40 846
Software Engineering 28 35 859
Computer Networking 25 31 889
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 34 947
Telecommunications 25 31 959
Computer Graphics 25 32 1095
Computational Linguistics 28 35 1163
Blockchain and Cryptography 26 33 1199
Computer Vision 29 36 1212
Human-Computer Interaction 33 40 1263

Physics rankings

James Cook University ranked 24th for Physics in Australia and 923rd in the World with 10,785 publications made and 338,211 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#24 of 39 In Australia
#29 of 52 In Oceania
#923 of 6,603 In the World

James Cook University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 53 319
1992 64 472
1993 77 456
1994 81 524
1995 88 513
1996 109 587
1997 100 705
1998 107 929
1999 115 1022
2000 124 1158
2001 149 1435
2002 171 1676
2003 169 1946
2004 188 2456
2005 242 3183
2006 295 3399
2007 269 3931
2008 258 4688
2009 323 5597
2010 335 6599
2011 409 8168
2012 421 9411
2013 463 11650
2014 469 13954
2015 528 15895
2016 555 17937
2017 604 20005
2018 557 22031
2019 572 25983
2020 571 29346
2021 587 33643
2022 562 34165
2023 525 33485

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Medical Physics 24 27 699
Astrobiology 17 22 710
Astrophysics and Astronomy 24 29 794
Biophysics 20 23 803
Nuclear Physics 22 26 836
Materials Science 23 28 1015
Optical Engineering 23 28 1019
Acoustical Engineering 27 34 1091
Quantum and Particle physics 25 31 1120
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 30 1125
Theoretical Physics 24 30 1341
Nanotechnology 24 29 1449
Condensed Matter Physics 24 30 1708

Psychology rankings

James Cook University ranked 23rd for Psychology in Australia and 577th in the World with 8,573 publications made and 202,415 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#23 of 39 In Australia
#28 of 52 In Oceania
#577 of 6,528 In the World

James Cook University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 37 143
1992 20 179
1993 37 222
1994 45 233
1995 57 248
1996 60 296
1997 57 413
1998 53 435
1999 59 502
2000 54 563
2001 57 690
2002 75 755
2003 115 885
2004 132 1078
2005 148 1455
2006 191 1710
2007 234 2182
2008 212 2610
2009 240 3431
2010 252 4281
2011 263 5056
2012 289 5546
2013 412 7830
2014 454 9264
2015 483 11136
2016 469 11611
2017 536 13061
2018 487 14229
2019 524 17003
2020 527 19764
2021 606 22951
2022 542 23837
2023 521 23733

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 15 17 140
Education Majors 28 34 372
Occupational Therapy 22 27 395
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 29 35 441
Clinical Psychology 25 29 462
Social Psychology 25 30 501
Child Psychology 29 34 525
Special Education 29 34 530
Sexology 29 36 535
Psychiatry 23 26 612
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 34 41 752
Neuroscience 24 29 768
Cognitive Science 28 35 835

Mathematics rankings

James Cook University ranked 24th for Mathematics in Australia and 738th in the World with 5,777 publications made and 149,475 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#24 of 39 In Australia
#30 of 52 In Oceania
#738 of 6,305 In the World

James Cook University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 17 86
1992 19 94
1993 23 95
1994 21 121
1995 30 119
1996 42 171
1997 38 216
1998 46 252
1999 47 293
2000 39 324
2001 35 425
2002 66 508
2003 67 543
2004 73 735
2005 90 938
2006 129 1097
2007 118 1377
2008 140 1720
2009 144 2047
2010 159 2491
2011 173 2871
2012 181 3382
2013 233 4521
2014 268 5792
2015 297 6642
2016 325 7319
2017 354 8003
2018 364 9187
2019 374 11058
2020 410 12925
2021 436 15480
2022 390 16098
2023 386 16153

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 29 36 488
Statistics 24 30 735
Actuarial Science 28 36 877
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 28 35 901
Blockchain and Cryptography 26 33 1199
Operations Research 30 37 1449
Applied Mathematics 31 37 1854

Business rankings

James Cook University ranked 26th for Business in Australia and 598th in the World with 5,707 publications made and 127,358 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Hospitality and Hotel Management, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#26 of 39 In Australia
#33 of 52 In Oceania
#598 of 6,187 In the World

James Cook University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 26 85
1992 20 87
1993 35 113
1994 30 103
1995 41 128
1996 38 157
1997 45 185
1998 43 212
1999 50 291
2000 37 359
2001 48 380
2002 59 503
2003 68 509
2004 79 654
2005 90 886
2006 142 1018
2007 128 1295
2008 138 1564
2009 159 1923
2010 141 2523
2011 202 3069
2012 211 3481
2013 282 4793
2014 285 5453
2015 280 6352
2016 349 6769
2017 349 7305
2018 342 8687
2019 373 10263
2020 336 12424
2021 369 14422
2022 354 14094
2023 349 13841

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 3 13
Occupational Safety and Health 17 19 189
Entertainment Industry Business 26 32 451
Advertising 26 33 529
Risk Management 25 31 563
Public Policy / Administration 29 35 602
Accounting 29 36 613
Marketing 26 33 623
Human Resource Management 33 40 650
Finance 25 32 707
Management 28 35 750
Project Management 31 38 757
Management Information Systems 33 40 846
International Trade 28 36 863
Actuarial Science 28 36 877
International Business 29 38 884
Tax Law 29 37 989
Investment Banking and Stock trading 31 39 1344
Operations Research 30 37 1449

Economics rankings

James Cook University ranked 23rd for Economics in Australia and 475th in the World with 5,204 publications made and 133,696 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#23 of 39 In Australia
#29 of 52 In Oceania
#475 of 5,995 In the World

James Cook University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 18 52
1992 16 61
1993 32 84
1994 28 83
1995 29 71
1996 30 115
1997 30 130
1998 32 158
1999 36 195
2000 28 249
2001 34 311
2002 48 363
2003 54 422
2004 75 527
2005 80 647
2006 87 756
2007 94 985
2008 104 1135
2009 133 1541
2010 146 1961
2011 173 2400
2012 220 2862
2013 244 4172
2014 297 5126
2015 320 5794
2016 322 5931
2017 330 6687
2018 300 7885
2019 302 9288
2020 347 11604
2021 386 13456
2022 364 13594
2023 336 13536

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 23 26 336
International Relations and Diplomacy 19 23 337
Environmental Economics 23 28 501
Agricultural Economics 23 29 510
Political Economy 28 34 667
Finance 25 32 707
International Trade 28 36 863
Actuarial Science 28 36 877
International Economics 28 36 899
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 28 35 901
Investment Banking and Stock trading 31 39 1344

Art & Design rankings

James Cook University ranked 11th for Art & Design in Australia and 174th in the World with 4,960 publications made and 184,044 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
#11 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 51 In Oceania
#174 of 5,720 In the World

James Cook University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 34 134
1992 24 127
1993 25 134
1994 38 183
1995 33 201
1996 39 223
1997 50 303
1998 41 293
1999 49 446
2000 59 591
2001 70 523
2002 70 787
2003 61 861
2004 70 1167
2005 93 1493
2006 106 1854
2007 107 2192
2008 127 2863
2009 155 3660
2010 153 3770
2011 207 4901
2012 233 5733
2013 265 6593
2014 257 7067
2015 216 7583
2016 322 9127
2017 299 9033
2018 261 9930
2019 290 12570
2020 256 13630
2021 261 14962
2022 234 14905
2023 229 13777

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Fashion Design 7 7 77
Landscape Architecture 10 11 142
Interior Design 8 9 143
Painting and Drawing 13 13 331
Sculpture 13 13 331
Illustration and Concept Art 14 15 349
Creative Writing 28 35 413
Entertainment Industry Business 26 32 451
Literature 24 30 513
Photography 23 27 519
Cinematography 26 31 528
Art History 24 30 587
Graphic Design 24 31 599
Aesthetics 27 34 602
Music 25 31 687
Performing arts 30 37 720
Multimedia 32 39 825
Singing and Vocal Performance 27 34 912
Computer Graphics 25 32 1095