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Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th in New Zealand, 1327th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 107 research topics. Lincoln University, New Zealand ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,004 academic publications and 372,211 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 91 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1327 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 59 In Oceania
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#2 of 2 In Christchurch
#74 of 1,118 For Landscape Architecture
#111 of 2,695 For Forestry
#174 of 4,448 For Agricultural Science
#1462 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1764 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 104 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 7th for Environmental Science in New Zealand and 784th in the World with 8,674 publications made and 315,460 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Agricultural Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 8 In New Zealand
#33 of 54 In Oceania
#784 of 6,888 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 58 514
1994 61 557
1995 73 637
1996 76 744
1997 97 828
1998 114 863
1999 133 948
2000 155 1346
2001 138 1459
2002 123 1744
2003 153 2547
2004 159 2402
2005 181 3043
2006 152 3275
2007 152 3835
2008 200 4497
2009 212 5136
2010 241 6227
2011 263 7519
2012 322 8769
2013 323 10573
2014 296 11343
2015 297 11517
2016 390 12989
2017 382 13794
2018 377 14916
2019 389 17639
2020 401 21828
2021 458 26124
2022 394 26532
2023 417 27340
2024 333 25960
2025 208 23857

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Environmental Science.

Biology rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 7th for Biology in New Zealand and 1167th in the World with 8,477 publications made and 302,426 citations received. Main research topics: Botany, Agricultural Science, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 8 In New Zealand
#35 of 54 In Oceania
#1167 of 6,841 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 57 559
1994 61 594
1995 73 707
1996 87 756
1997 94 885
1998 113 916
1999 131 976
2000 161 1386
2001 142 1461
2002 117 1827
2003 143 2316
2004 155 2448
2005 160 3087
2006 162 3264
2007 155 3830
2008 198 4503
2009 212 5002
2010 219 6038
2011 246 7322
2012 291 8382
2013 279 10056
2014 289 10757
2015 291 11079
2016 372 12407
2017 361 13304
2018 384 14533
2019 405 17040
2020 393 21241
2021 448 25774
2022 408 26302
2023 392 26795
2024 322 25016
2025 188 22756

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forestry 2 7 111
Agricultural Science 2 9 174
Animal Science 3 12 217
Horticulture 3 10 241
Entomology 2 14 292
Botany 5 21 500
Nutrition and Food Science 4 21 539
Zoology 6 26 557
Toxicology 3 19 656
Paleontology 7 35 903
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 39 970
Evolutionary Biology 7 35 979
Biotechnology 5 32 1140
Microbiology 6 33 1215
Molecular Biology 6 30 1305
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 39 1420
Genetics 7 37 1485
Biochemistry 7 36 1520
Neuroscience 8 46 1621
Immunology 7 41 1888
Virology 8 47 2132
Pharmacology 8 47 2629
Oncology and Cancer research 8 46 2678
Nanotechnology 8 42 3120

Chemistry rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 7th for Chemistry in New Zealand and 1498th in the World with 5,620 publications made and 196,116 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 8 In New Zealand
#36 of 52 In Oceania
#1498 of 6,561 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 35 424
1994 31 450
1995 46 519
1996 58 617
1997 52 689
1998 73 622
1999 83 687
2000 98 931
2001 91 1025
2002 86 1258
2003 100 1451
2004 104 1683
2005 113 1981
2006 97 2126
2007 102 2511
2008 116 2957
2009 127 3185
2010 144 3849
2011 180 4549
2012 196 5256
2013 198 6457
2014 188 6775
2015 187 7257
2016 209 7770
2017 252 8730
2018 268 9302
2019 293 11018
2020 275 13548
2021 300 16743
2022 273 17087
2023 236 17131
2024 203 15863
2025 121 14430

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 21 539
Environmental Chemistry 5 27 845
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 39 1213
Biochemistry 7 36 1520
Organic Chemistry 7 35 1547
Inorganic Chemistry 7 35 1626
Materials Science 7 37 1959
Chemical Engineering 7 38 2209
Physical chemistry 8 41 2287
Radiochemistry 7 38 2420
Nanotechnology 8 42 3120

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in New Zealand and 1472nd in the World with 5,291 publications made and 196,372 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#46 of 54 In Oceania
#1472 of 7,088 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 37 181
1994 37 253
1995 49 256
1996 55 329
1997 54 347
1998 79 389
1999 81 448
2000 73 640
2001 96 755
2002 75 928
2003 85 1411
2004 96 1246
2005 113 1722
2006 97 1894
2007 115 2230
2008 137 2705
2009 149 3141
2010 151 3762
2011 169 4791
2012 185 5397
2013 229 6412
2014 155 6786
2015 181 6774
2016 226 7625
2017 242 8283
2018 233 8896
2019 267 10916
2020 267 13504
2021 295 16393
2022 269 17305
2023 280 17994
2024 210 16438
2025 144 14246

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 7 35 764
Archaeology 8 39 791
History 8 40 851
Publishing 8 48 908
Aesthetics 8 40 919
Demography 8 41 947
Public Policy / Administration 8 43 963
Communications and Public Relations 8 46 1007
Anthropology 8 47 1165
Law 8 46 1173
Gender Studies 8 47 1196
Library and Information science 8 41 1203
Sociology 8 46 1269
Classics and Ancient History 8 41 1277
Political Science 8 46 1356
Art History 8 46 1529
Linguistics 8 46 1965
Philosophy 8 46 2107
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 48 2114
Education Majors 8 49 2748

Engineering rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Engineering in New Zealand and 1842nd in the World with 4,478 publications made and 152,424 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#40 of 52 In Oceania
#1842 of 6,795 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 29 242
1994 29 272
1995 30 285
1996 40 358
1997 39 394
1998 52 394
1999 64 413
2000 66 563
2001 79 689
2002 66 791
2003 79 1092
2004 81 1167
2005 99 1445
2006 64 1547
2007 80 1810
2008 104 2146
2009 115 2380
2010 125 2968
2011 139 3549
2012 150 4020
2013 161 4909
2014 145 5297
2015 155 5489
2016 197 6084
2017 188 6639
2018 208 7376
2019 235 8661
2020 206 10856
2021 253 13706
2022 217 13911
2023 193 13915
2024 167 13147
2025 118 12179

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Physics in New Zealand and 1825th in the World with 3,993 publications made and 142,136 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#40 of 52 In Oceania
#1825 of 6,729 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 23 267
1994 23 289
1995 31 308
1996 37 354
1997 39 409
1998 51 381
1999 55 427
2000 61 525
2001 69 664
2002 77 844
2003 76 1038
2004 71 1110
2005 79 1349
2006 63 1445
2007 83 1671
2008 85 1880
2009 91 2095
2010 95 2599
2011 123 3120
2012 141 3670
2013 150 4402
2014 140 4885
2015 147 4996
2016 165 5504
2017 167 6010
2018 177 6278
2019 204 7496
2020 194 9264
2021 201 11377
2022 177 11329
2023 169 11489
2024 158 11006
2025 86 9944

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 43 1770
Nuclear Physics 7 36 1854
Optical Engineering 8 40 1890
Materials Science 7 37 1959
Quantum and Particle physics 8 43 2219
Acoustical Engineering 8 45 2442
Nanotechnology 8 42 3120

Medicine rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Medicine in New Zealand and 1711th in the World with 3,434 publications made and 127,412 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#47 of 54 In Oceania
#1711 of 6,793 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 16 156
1994 24 198
1995 30 245
1996 37 226
1997 25 284
1998 46 335
1999 51 348
2000 57 467
2001 58 513
2002 36 629
2003 57 812
2004 58 908
2005 60 1055
2006 63 1235
2007 68 1456
2008 80 1685
2009 89 1963
2010 110 2376
2011 113 2963
2012 125 3373
2013 128 4063
2014 107 4392
2015 117 4472
2016 150 4883
2017 163 5452
2018 160 5649
2019 185 7120
2020 167 8728
2021 201 10762
2022 198 11465
2023 162 11703
2024 112 8995
2025 85 7553

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Toxicology 3 19 656
Veterinary 4 26 820
Public Health 8 45 1068
Anesthesiology 7 38 1330
Gerontology 8 47 1509
Sports Medicine 8 46 1552
Physical Therapy 8 46 1603
Pathology 8 47 1784
Anatomy and Physiology 8 46 1820
Immunology 7 41 1888
Virology 8 47 2132
Surgery 8 48 2377
Cardiology 8 47 2405
Health Science 8 48 2433
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 48 2540
Pharmacology 8 47 2629
Psychiatry 8 47 2650
Oncology and Cancer research 8 46 2678
Nursing 8 49 2853

Computer Science rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Computer Science in New Zealand and 2012th in the World with 2,715 publications made and 89,340 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#46 of 53 In Oceania
#2012 of 6,855 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 17 70
1994 21 102
1995 21 103
1996 25 108
1997 22 148
1998 41 173
1999 46 188
2000 37 239
2001 50 258
2002 49 354
2003 37 512
2004 49 413
2005 44 631
2006 47 740
2007 64 830
2008 82 1130
2009 86 1324
2010 69 1570
2011 80 1937
2012 103 2178
2013 128 2559
2014 84 2807
2015 92 2956
2016 108 3108
2017 101 3442
2018 123 3945
2019 131 4732
2020 140 6029
2021 192 7606
2022 146 7891
2023 168 8554
2024 105 7268
2025 72 6361

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Library and Information science 8 41 1203
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 39 1420
Neuroscience 8 46 1621
Management Information Systems 8 46 1720
Software Engineering 8 46 1778
Cognitive Science 8 43 1897
Machine Learning 8 45 1970
Cyber Security 8 47 2047
Data Science 8 47 2175
Computer Networking 8 46 2314
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 47 2360
Human-Computer Interaction 8 46 2538
Computer Vision 8 45 2603
Telecommunications 8 47 3042

Business rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Business in New Zealand and 1020th in the World with 2,515 publications made and 80,218 citations received. Main research topics: Marketing, Finance, Management, Hospitality and Hotel Management, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#43 of 52 In Oceania
#1020 of 6,366 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 18 55
1994 14 72
1995 19 72
1996 29 77
1997 27 74
1998 31 129
1999 43 147
2000 36 174
2001 43 220
2002 41 262
2003 38 573
2004 46 412
2005 50 608
2006 48 681
2007 52 750
2008 72 1018
2009 78 1161
2010 82 1399
2011 91 1906
2012 103 2153
2013 117 2502
2014 76 2707
2015 77 2642
2016 90 2785
2017 128 3201
2018 112 3347
2019 136 4020
2020 122 4999
2021 144 6330
2022 99 6640
2023 161 7214
2024 96 6015
2025 55 4883

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Business.

Business subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 7 21 94
Real Estate 3 21 385
Risk Management 5 27 466
Supply Chain Management 5 26 660
International Trade 7 32 724
Tax Law 6 30 731
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 32 783
International Business 7 34 796
Marketing 8 38 825
Accounting 8 40 831
Actuarial Science 8 36 897
Public Policy / Administration 8 43 963
Advertising 8 44 1103
Finance 8 41 1110
Project Management 8 42 1339
Management 8 45 1460
Management Information Systems 8 46 1720

Economics rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Economics in New Zealand and 1180th in the World with 1,738 publications made and 52,226 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#45 of 53 In Oceania
#1180 of 6,188 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 9 34
1994 7 36
1995 13 44
1996 20 44
1997 12 54
1998 24 65
1999 32 104
2000 16 104
2001 30 131
2002 17 158
2003 26 245
2004 27 248
2005 28 318
2006 19 366
2007 38 453
2008 48 574
2009 57 687
2010 63 813
2011 62 1041
2012 65 1213
2013 86 1474
2014 48 1643
2015 46 1519
2016 56 1659
2017 98 1928
2018 84 2051
2019 98 2569
2020 83 3301
2021 113 4535
2022 95 4937
2023 139 5668
2024 84 4769
2025 42 3895

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 3 17 247
Environmental Economics 8 34 723
International Trade 7 32 724
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 32 783
Actuarial Science 8 36 897
International Economics 8 40 1065
Finance 8 41 1110
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 39 1295
Development Studies 8 48 1510

Mathematics rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Mathematics in New Zealand and 2038th in the World with 1,589 publications made and 47,059 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#46 of 52 In Oceania
#2038 of 6,434 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 12 47
1994 11 51
1995 9 62
1996 14 59
1997 12 76
1998 16 83
1999 25 84
2000 20 136
2001 27 153
2002 27 183
2003 26 241
2004 20 229
2005 30 296
2006 29 386
2007 37 450
2008 44 557
2009 58 713
2010 54 806
2011 45 1039
2012 69 1224
2013 85 1422
2014 44 1569
2015 58 1663
2016 65 1685
2017 56 1908
2018 69 2091
2019 76 2475
2020 90 3287
2021 109 4097
2022 87 4426
2023 99 4857
2024 55 3088
2025 26 2364

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 8 36 897
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 39 1295
Statistics 8 46 1934
Math Teachers 8 48 2110

Art & Design rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Art & Design in New Zealand and 1350th in the World with 921 publications made and 29,336 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Landscape Architecture.

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
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#45 of 52 In Oceania
#1350 of 6,010 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 6 15
1994 7 20
1995 8 31
1996 8 39
1997 7 31
1998 14 52
1999 11 50
2000 8 82
2001 15 90
2002 14 126
2003 14 148
2004 15 149
2005 21 219
2006 19 250
2007 17 307
2008 19 418
2009 23 416
2010 21 543
2011 33 671
2012 32 724
2013 39 812
2014 21 823
2015 27 823
2016 29 964
2017 51 1067
2018 46 1117
2019 61 1428
2020 54 1704
2021 69 2155
2022 60 2235
2023 41 2317
2024 38 2250
2025 22 1979

The following table provides academic rankings for Lincoln University, New Zealand in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 3 74
Interior Design 1 4 76
Aesthetics 8 40 919
Fashion Design 8 42 1141
Literature 8 46 1382
Art History 8 46 1529

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Lincoln University, New Zealand

Speciality New Zealand Oceania World Rank
Social Psychology 8 47 1754
Psychology 8 47 2123
Child Psychology 8 48 2492