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La Trobe University ranked 17th in Australia, 409th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 13 research topics. La Trobe University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 57,748 academic publications and 1,260,906 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 62 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#409 of 14,131 In the World
#19 of 59 In Oceania
#17 of 40 In Australia
#3 of 4 In Melbourne
#11 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#20 of 1,016 For Publishing
#28 of 1,018 For Sexology
#996 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#449 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

La Trobe University ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 259th in the World with 35,555 publications made and 683,484 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 39 In Australia
#15 of 54 In Oceania
#259 of 7,020 In the World

La Trobe University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 245 1084
1992 271 1092
1993 288 1220
1994 315 1453
1995 360 1451
1996 395 1872
1997 415 1897
1998 422 2257
1999 425 2852
2000 436 3290
2001 440 4246
2002 562 4697
2003 577 5659
2004 605 6423
2005 626 7366
2006 711 8723
2007 709 9653
2008 779 11226
2009 881 12800
2010 991 14477
2011 1064 16851
2012 1003 18927
2013 1225 23329
2014 1218 25898
2015 1389 28089
2016 1516 30036
2017 1734 32302
2018 1821 37894
2019 2122 45515
2020 2277 57038
2021 2447 68483
2022 2360 74114
2023 2250 76418

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

Biology rankings

La Trobe University ranked 13th for Biology in Australia and 456th in the World with 31,610 publications made and 887,435 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 39 In Australia
#15 of 54 In Oceania
#456 of 6,770 In the World

La Trobe University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 199 2377
1992 223 2691
1993 255 2752
1994 297 2952
1995 313 3139
1996 380 3638
1997 385 3971
1998 364 4549
1999 381 5155
2000 399 5902
2001 356 6811
2002 417 7177
2003 457 8301
2004 476 9269
2005 496 10163
2006 570 11865
2007 543 13583
2008 545 14797
2009 624 16650
2010 712 18050
2011 866 20432
2012 840 23079
2013 1009 27348
2014 1048 30424
2015 1285 33423
2016 1402 37470
2017 1700 41004
2018 1780 48182
2019 1929 57860
2020 2108 73520
2021 2371 90578
2022 2162 96693
2023 2157 98145

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Entomology 4 4 93
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 14 198
Zoology 12 14 209
Evolutionary Biology 10 11 218
Forestry 15 18 320
Botany 12 15 337
Neuroscience 11 13 339
Agricultural Science 16 19 341
Paleontology 16 19 364
Biophysics 9 11 366
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 11 374
Virology 11 13 383
Animal Science 14 18 384
Horticulture 13 16 386
Genetics 9 11 456
Biochemistry 9 11 506
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 28 517
Immunology 11 13 528
Molecular Biology 11 13 545
Microbiology 15 18 549
Oncology and Cancer research 13 15 595
Pharmacology 15 17 658
Biotechnology 22 26 750
Toxicology 24 29 783
Nutrition and Food Science 24 28 795
Astrobiology 25 31 1063
Nanotechnology 23 28 1334

Medicine rankings

La Trobe University ranked 13th for Medicine in Australia and 370th in the World with 29,935 publications made and 772,061 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 39 In Australia
#15 of 53 In Oceania
#370 of 6,680 In the World

La Trobe University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 125 1252
1992 125 1256
1993 158 1447
1994 189 1660
1995 236 1768
1996 257 2114
1997 277 2295
1998 299 2717
1999 275 3140
2000 314 3714
2001 332 4460
2002 370 4849
2003 390 5923
2004 436 6680
2005 464 7693
2006 505 9422
2007 517 10577
2008 490 12050
2009 609 13704
2010 675 15315
2011 839 17511
2012 810 20160
2013 969 24248
2014 1062 27121
2015 1255 30113
2016 1410 33797
2017 1700 37612
2018 1811 44207
2019 2009 53445
2020 2226 69045
2021 2597 85034
2022 2390 92329
2023 2259 94119

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 3 3 11
Social Work 2 2 31
Sports Medicine 5 5 46
Physical Therapy 7 7 71
Forensic Science 11 12 111
Nursing 10 11 119
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 13 133
Sports / Exercise science 14 17 135
Health Science 13 15 166
Clinical Psychology 13 14 169
Gerontology 12 14 180
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 14 198
Audiology 8 10 200
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 13 15 206
Family medicine 9 11 210
Public Health 12 14 220
Psychiatry 14 16 283
Optometry 11 12 291
Anatomy and Physiology 9 11 336
Pediatrics 11 13 343
Orthodontics 10 12 353
Epidemiology 19 22 375
Virology 11 13 383
Pathology 14 16 403
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 10 409
Respiratory Therapy 15 19 454
Critical Care Nursing 18 20 460
Surgery 11 13 467
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 11 523
Immunology 11 13 528
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 15 546
Pharmacy 10 12 548
Veterinary 16 19 553
Dentistry 13 15 568
Ophthalmology 15 17 574
Oncology and Cancer research 13 15 595
Anesthesiology 17 20 638
Pharmacology 15 17 658
Radiation Therapy 14 16 674
Medical Physics 23 26 684
Cardiology 19 21 733
Urology 15 17 738
Toxicology 24 29 783
Cosmetology 20 22 896
Biomedical Engineering 22 27 938
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 25 976
Dermatology 25 28 1086

Environmental Science rankings

La Trobe University ranked 19th for Environmental Science in Australia and 416th in the World with 23,881 publications made and 518,699 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#19 of 39 In Australia
#22 of 53 In Oceania
#416 of 6,798 In the World

La Trobe University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 183 1486
1992 189 1780
1993 229 1644
1994 229 1793
1995 283 1952
1996 312 2135
1997 300 2338
1998 299 2798
1999 330 3209
2000 295 3817
2001 300 4405
2002 361 4614
2003 353 5382
2004 400 6077
2005 428 6619
2006 510 7912
2007 468 8728
2008 500 9671
2009 588 10619
2010 628 11761
2011 682 13630
2012 661 14868
2013 771 17983
2014 778 19959
2015 910 21610
2016 978 22941
2017 1109 24726
2018 1193 28927
2019 1314 34932
2020 1490 43445
2021 1616 53126
2022 1550 56255
2023 1504 58166

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

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forestry 15 18 320
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 22 335
Agricultural Science 16 19 341
Paleontology 16 19 364
Ecology 19 23 379
Geography and Cartography 20 23 407
Geology 18 22 453
Mining Engineering 22 25 478
Earth science and Geophysics 17 22 484
Urban and Regional planning 21 27 491
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 28 517
Environmental Management 24 29 564
Hydrology and Water resources management 28 31 589
Oceanography 26 32 645
Environmental Engineering 23 27 658
Environmental Chemistry 19 24 810
Geotechnical Engineering 28 34 813
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 26 32 1016

Computer Science rankings

La Trobe University ranked 18th for Computer Science in Australia and 431st in the World with 22,877 publications made and 524,300 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 39 In Australia
#20 of 53 In Oceania
#431 of 6,752 In the World

La Trobe University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 133 840
1992 147 970
1993 170 1102
1994 192 1258
1995 222 1278
1996 234 1555
1997 243 1645
1998 262 1872
1999 225 2132
2000 280 2424
2001 244 2922
2002 487 3550
2003 377 3968
2004 373 4455
2005 442 5459
2006 467 6337
2007 450 7083
2008 460 8053
2009 518 9321
2010 564 10160
2011 703 11701
2012 659 13550
2013 790 16372
2014 758 18935
2015 904 20535
2016 959 22455
2017 1168 24406
2018 1253 28976
2019 1403 35173
2020 1504 44341
2021 1686 55065
2022 1499 59238
2023 1505 60787

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Data Science 12 15 248
Management Information Systems 17 20 269
Library and Information science 10 12 285
Neuroscience 11 13 339
Cyber Security 19 20 369
Cognitive Science 15 17 372
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 11 374
Computational Linguistics 14 16 390
Database Administration 15 17 402
Web Design and Development 20 23 446
Machine Learning 18 21 460
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 16 482
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 22 509
Information Technology 25 32 535
Computer Networking 21 24 547
Software Engineering 21 28 562
Multimedia 27 33 571
Animation 18 21 618
Telecommunications 20 23 658
Game Design and Development 27 33 676
Human-Computer Interaction 22 29 677
Computer Vision 21 23 691
Computer Engineering 20 23 704
UX/UI Desgin 24 31 777
Computer Graphics 21 26 954
Robotics 24 30 1136

Psychology rankings

La Trobe University ranked 13th for Psychology in Australia and 256th in the World with 20,755 publications made and 493,145 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#13 of 39 In Australia
#15 of 52 In Oceania
#256 of 6,528 In the World

La Trobe University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 90 648
1992 98 693
1993 117 878
1994 126 956
1995 167 1073
1996 179 1232
1997 184 1379
1998 189 1598
1999 181 1866
2000 233 2176
2001 217 2658
2002 266 2977
2003 292 3639
2004 293 4005
2005 338 4896
2006 381 5827
2007 381 6587
2008 378 7593
2009 488 8856
2010 504 9798
2011 612 11339
2012 596 13237
2013 748 16286
2014 750 18052
2015 911 19826
2016 979 21684
2017 1149 23765
2018 1220 27638
2019 1343 32994
2020 1527 42670
2021 1684 50531
2022 1612 55922
2023 1520 57619

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 3 3 11
Sexology 1 1 28
Social Work 2 2 31
Special Education 6 6 65
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 12 113
Child Psychology 10 11 141
Education Majors 16 17 162
Clinical Psychology 13 14 169
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 14 15 201
Social Psychology 12 14 207
Psychiatry 14 16 283
Neuroscience 11 13 339
Cognitive Science 15 17 372

Chemistry rankings

La Trobe University ranked 19th for Chemistry in Australia and 609th in the World with 19,424 publications made and 584,726 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

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

La Trobe University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 156 2043
1992 175 2419
1993 201 2364
1994 246 2594
1995 235 2660
1996 271 3037
1997 285 3303
1998 255 3730
1999 237 4063
2000 229 4607
2001 233 5156
2002 266 5238
2003 265 5971
2004 278 6463
2005 291 6673
2006 346 8070
2007 300 9046
2008 298 9502
2009 320 10476
2010 364 11120
2011 502 12718
2012 460 13981
2013 576 16145
2014 604 18130
2015 697 20257
2016 842 23086
2017 952 25323
2018 1057 30084
2019 1106 36122
2020 1210 46380
2021 1403 57710
2022 1224 62583
2023 1277 63807

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 22 335
Biochemistry 9 11 506
Pharmacy 10 12 548
Biochemical Engineering 21 24 581
Computational Chemistry 17 18 601
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 17 20 701
Inorganic Chemistry 17 19 702
Nutrition and Food Science 24 28 795
Organic Chemistry 21 25 805
Environmental Chemistry 19 24 810
Physical chemistry 22 26 960
Materials Science 22 27 985
Chemical Engineering 23 29 1206
Nanotechnology 23 28 1334
Radiochemistry 21 25 1465

Engineering rankings

La Trobe University ranked 21st for Engineering in Australia and 681st in the World with 18,204 publications made and 410,565 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#25 of 52 In Oceania
#681 of 6,684 In the World

La Trobe University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 146 1159
1992 151 1435
1993 179 1498
1994 191 1586
1995 228 1646
1996 236 1882
1997 257 2015
1998 249 2176
1999 223 2524
2000 227 2734
2001 198 3116
2002 400 3604
2003 299 3803
2004 301 4196
2005 351 4777
2006 384 5614
2007 340 6336
2008 372 7017
2009 445 7709
2010 475 8456
2011 541 9843
2012 531 10978
2013 598 13233
2014 587 15035
2015 650 15946
2016 733 17366
2017 822 18847
2018 923 21993
2019 1019 26010
2020 1101 33823
2021 1139 40855
2022 1093 44280
2023 1096 45188

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

Physics rankings

La Trobe University ranked 21st for Physics in Australia and 697th in the World with 16,820 publications made and 375,108 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#25 of 52 In Oceania
#697 of 6,603 In the World

La Trobe University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 147 1273
1992 153 1551
1993 196 1575
1994 204 1680
1995 231 1814
1996 245 2119
1997 258 2216
1998 233 2438
1999 218 2698
2000 232 2906
2001 223 3258
2002 306 3714
2003 274 3945
2004 286 4360
2005 293 4923
2006 336 5565
2007 327 6100
2008 333 7011
2009 410 7485
2010 425 8167
2011 498 9400
2012 482 10329
2013 510 12290
2014 504 13559
2015 576 14462
2016 636 15617
2017 744 17383
2018 817 19807
2019 875 23087
2020 956 29634
2021 964 35091
2022 969 37300
2023 977 38093

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Biophysics 9 11 366
Acoustical Engineering 17 19 470
Theoretical Physics 10 12 511
Astrophysics and Astronomy 19 24 585
Medical Physics 23 26 684
Nuclear Physics 18 20 760
Quantum and Particle physics 21 26 768
Atomic and Molecular physics 17 22 831
Optical Engineering 22 27 868
Materials Science 22 27 985
Astrobiology 25 31 1063
Applied/Engineering Physics 23 29 1120
Condensed Matter Physics 20 25 1267
Nanotechnology 23 28 1334

Mathematics rankings

La Trobe University ranked 17th for Mathematics in Australia and 379th in the World with 12,848 publications made and 289,925 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#17 of 39 In Australia
#19 of 52 In Oceania
#379 of 6,305 In the World

La Trobe University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 74 369
1992 82 382
1993 81 379
1994 88 471
1995 117 489
1996 123 675
1997 132 673
1998 137 794
1999 133 977
2000 129 1072
2001 136 1309
2002 239 1557
2003 169 1811
2004 205 2031
2005 209 2485
2006 254 2985
2007 259 3354
2008 267 3800
2009 288 4530
2010 292 4981
2011 362 5943
2012 384 6833
2013 401 8405
2014 445 9514
2015 499 10662
2016 581 11278
2017 659 12272
2018 768 14772
2019 778 17470
2020 878 22454
2021 1033 28299
2022 945 31012
2023 913 31863

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 14 16 180
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 13 249
Statistics 16 18 396
Actuarial Science 18 22 423
Applied Mathematics 13 14 433
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 16 482
Operations Research 19 23 654

Business rankings

La Trobe University ranked 19th for Business in Australia and 303rd in the World with 11,780 publications made and 221,996 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#19 of 39 In Australia
#21 of 52 In Oceania
#303 of 6,187 In the World

La Trobe University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 52 209
1992 53 216
1993 71 279
1994 68 332
1995 71 323
1996 83 379
1997 118 396
1998 105 459
1999 88 550
2000 142 739
2001 125 941
2002 187 1178
2003 177 1342
2004 228 1575
2005 214 1848
2006 250 2270
2007 275 2607
2008 294 3149
2009 343 3741
2010 332 4303
2011 410 5137
2012 393 6030
2013 424 7243
2014 427 8420
2015 490 8728
2016 532 8999
2017 577 9865
2018 642 11381
2019 754 13593
2020 836 17338
2021 853 21238
2022 838 22940
2023 739 23768

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 2 2 63
Hospitality and Hotel Management 15 20 71
Occupational Safety and Health 12 14 121
Human Resource Management 14 15 144
Entertainment Industry Business 15 16 159
Public Policy / Administration 14 17 206
Advertising 17 19 214
Accounting 19 23 241
Marketing 19 21 262
Management Information Systems 17 20 269
International Business 15 18 292
International Trade 14 17 293
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 22 318
Risk Management 19 22 325
Finance 17 20 356
Tax Law 17 20 369
Management 20 21 373
Project Management 22 25 375
Actuarial Science 18 22 423
Engineering Management 25 29 538
Real Estate 22 27 650
Operations Research 19 23 654
Supply Chain Management 25 31 863

Economics rankings

La Trobe University ranked 14th for Economics in Australia and 221st in the World with 10,932 publications made and 189,833 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 52 In Oceania
#221 of 5,995 In the World

La Trobe University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 61 247
1992 74 235
1993 82 279
1994 67 327
1995 97 307
1996 92 397
1997 128 422
1998 107 560
1999 104 617
2000 130 760
2001 113 957
2002 126 1009
2003 135 1294
2004 187 1394
2005 202 1620
2006 203 1939
2007 215 2212
2008 224 2723
2009 290 3241
2010 319 3484
2011 364 4307
2012 360 5030
2013 402 6299
2014 390 7063
2015 447 7511
2016 484 8108
2017 522 8556
2018 614 10058
2019 667 11708
2020 820 15774
2021 778 19256
2022 787 21206
2023 752 22462

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 16 17 172
Political Economy 11 14 215
International Relations and Diplomacy 12 16 244
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 13 249
International Trade 14 17 293
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 22 318
International Economics 12 14 356
Finance 17 20 356
Actuarial Science 18 22 423
Environmental Economics 24 29 507
Agricultural Economics 24 30 535

Art & Design rankings

La Trobe University ranked 16th for Art & Design in Australia and 218th in the World with 7,079 publications made and 97,996 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, 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
#16 of 39 In Australia
#17 of 51 In Oceania
#218 of 5,720 In the World

La Trobe University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 66 186
1992 57 218
1993 59 279
1994 69 238
1995 77 337
1996 93 376
1997 71 462
1998 99 410
1999 107 538
2000 112 579
2001 93 686
2002 120 777
2003 122 864
2004 114 1010
2005 130 1187
2006 155 1352
2007 149 1570
2008 167 1744
2009 196 2081
2010 227 2295
2011 232 2848
2012 227 3065
2013 227 3912
2014 286 4248
2015 287 4429
2016 290 4681
2017 317 4832
2018 326 5824
2019 379 6798
2020 423 8426
2021 419 9809
2022 403 10005
2023 382 10146

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 7 106
Cinematography 14 15 112
Creative Writing 9 11 113
Literature 8 9 127
Entertainment Industry Business 15 16 159
Aesthetics 11 13 176
Art History 9 11 184
Performing arts 13 14 205
Music 13 15 267
Painting and Drawing 12 12 288
Sculpture 12 12 288
Illustration and Concept Art 13 14 303
Fashion Design 19 23 366
Graphic Design 21 26 453
Architecture 20 22 527
Multimedia 27 33 571
Animation 18 21 618
Landscape Architecture 28 35 642
Game Design and Development 27 33 676
Interior Design 26 33 680
Photography 25 32 700
UX/UI Desgin 24 31 777
Computer Graphics 21 26 954