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Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th in New Zealand, 1308th in the global 2025 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 10,741 academic publications and 348,323 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 75 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1308 of 14,131 In the World
#44 of 59 In Oceania
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#2 of 2 In Christchurch
#80 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#109 of 2,632 For Forestry
#172 of 4,407 For Agricultural Science
#1501 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1614 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 777th in the World with 8,484 publications made and 295,234 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
#777 of 6,876 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 54 530
1993 58 514
1994 61 554
1995 73 635
1996 76 738
1997 97 828
1998 114 861
1999 133 944
2000 154 1343
2001 138 1456
2002 123 1741
2003 153 2544
2004 159 2363
2005 181 3040
2006 152 3259
2007 152 3826
2008 200 4492
2009 212 5133
2010 241 6214
2011 263 7519
2012 322 8768
2013 321 10569
2014 294 11326
2015 296 11511
2016 389 12978
2017 379 13789
2018 376 14903
2019 388 17623
2020 401 21814
2021 455 26138
2022 390 26563
2023 409 27317
2024 320 25838

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 1144th in the World with 8,305 publications made and 283,167 citations received. Main research topics: Botany, Agricultural Science, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 8 In New Zealand
#34 of 54 In Oceania
#1144 of 6,833 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 58 566
1993 57 559
1994 61 591
1995 73 706
1996 87 754
1997 94 886
1998 113 912
1999 131 972
2000 161 1383
2001 142 1458
2002 117 1824
2003 143 2312
2004 155 2413
2005 160 3083
2006 162 3252
2007 155 3826
2008 198 4506
2009 212 4996
2010 220 6042
2011 246 7320
2012 291 8378
2013 277 10056
2014 290 10746
2015 292 11087
2016 372 12404
2017 360 13299
2018 382 14548
2019 403 17032
2020 393 21238
2021 447 25801
2022 406 26315
2023 386 26799
2024 308 24873

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 7 109
Agricultural Science 2 9 172
Animal Science 3 12 212
Horticulture 3 10 236
Entomology 2 14 287
Botany 5 21 492
Nutrition and Food Science 4 21 542
Zoology 6 26 542
Toxicology 3 19 633
Paleontology 7 34 891
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 39 962
Evolutionary Biology 7 34 976
Biotechnology 5 32 1126
Microbiology 6 33 1195
Molecular Biology 6 30 1278
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 39 1397
Genetics 7 37 1467
Biochemistry 7 36 1496
Neuroscience 8 45 1584
Immunology 7 41 1859
Virology 8 47 2085
Oncology and Cancer research 8 45 2558
Pharmacology 8 46 2606
Nanotechnology 8 42 3084

Chemistry rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 7th for Chemistry in New Zealand and 1479th in the World with 5,526 publications made and 184,161 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
#35 of 52 In Oceania
#1479 of 6,545 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 43 429
1993 35 424
1994 31 448
1995 46 517
1996 58 615
1997 52 689
1998 73 621
1999 83 685
2000 98 928
2001 90 1023
2002 87 1255
2003 100 1449
2004 104 1684
2005 113 1983
2006 97 2120
2007 102 2509
2008 116 2955
2009 127 3184
2010 144 3850
2011 180 4551
2012 196 5263
2013 197 6463
2014 189 6779
2015 187 7269
2016 209 7784
2017 253 8725
2018 268 9313
2019 293 11034
2020 277 13570
2021 298 16802
2022 274 17154
2023 234 17182
2024 201 15790

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 21 542
Environmental Chemistry 5 25 827
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 38 1165
Biochemistry 7 36 1496
Organic Chemistry 7 35 1533
Inorganic Chemistry 7 35 1611
Materials Science 7 37 1943
Chemical Engineering 7 37 2185
Physical chemistry 7 40 2244
Radiochemistry 7 38 2387
Nanotechnology 8 42 3084

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in New Zealand and 1456th in the World with 5,164 publications made and 182,558 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
#1456 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 30 201
1993 37 181
1994 37 251
1995 49 255
1996 55 327
1997 54 347
1998 79 388
1999 81 444
2000 70 641
2001 96 753
2002 76 931
2003 85 1411
2004 96 1218
2005 113 1725
2006 97 1883
2007 115 2224
2008 137 2709
2009 149 3139
2010 152 3765
2011 169 4794
2012 185 5392
2013 227 6410
2014 151 6790
2015 183 6779
2016 228 7642
2017 242 8287
2018 235 8913
2019 266 10924
2020 266 13526
2021 293 16425
2022 265 17373
2023 273 17996
2024 198 16325

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 35 749
Archaeology 8 39 784
History 8 40 848
Publishing 8 48 899
Aesthetics 8 40 900
Demography 8 40 929
Public Policy / Administration 8 42 964
Communications and Public Relations 8 46 1006
Anthropology 8 46 1155
Law 8 46 1163
Library and Information science 8 41 1198
Gender Studies 8 47 1227
Sociology 8 46 1256
Classics and Ancient History 8 40 1273
Political Science 8 46 1350
Art History 8 45 1529
Linguistics 8 46 1956
Philosophy 8 46 2103
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 48 2105
Education Majors 8 49 2709

Engineering rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Engineering in New Zealand and 1812th in the World with 4,377 publications made and 142,476 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
#1812 of 6,782 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 31 265
1993 29 242
1994 29 271
1995 30 285
1996 40 358
1997 39 394
1998 52 393
1999 64 410
2000 66 564
2001 79 687
2002 66 791
2003 79 1088
2004 81 1170
2005 99 1447
2006 64 1541
2007 80 1808
2008 104 2144
2009 115 2380
2010 126 2973
2011 139 3554
2012 150 4022
2013 161 4912
2014 146 5297
2015 154 5476
2016 195 6085
2017 187 6617
2018 207 7389
2019 234 8659
2020 205 10843
2021 251 13767
2022 217 13924
2023 192 13925
2024 161 13060

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 1799th in the World with 3,915 publications made and 133,259 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
#1799 of 6,713 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 29 285
1993 23 267
1994 23 288
1995 31 308
1996 37 354
1997 39 409
1998 51 380
1999 55 425
2000 60 525
2001 69 663
2002 77 842
2003 76 1036
2004 71 1114
2005 79 1352
2006 63 1441
2007 83 1668
2008 85 1879
2009 91 2092
2010 95 2600
2011 123 3125
2012 141 3683
2013 153 4419
2014 141 4891
2015 145 4986
2016 163 5518
2017 166 5991
2018 177 6297
2019 205 7504
2020 194 9273
2021 200 11423
2022 174 11342
2023 168 11503
2024 151 10931

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 1749
Nuclear Physics 7 36 1817
Optical Engineering 8 40 1873
Materials Science 7 37 1943
Quantum and Particle physics 8 43 2198
Acoustical Engineering 8 45 2406
Nanotechnology 8 42 3084

Medicine rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Medicine in New Zealand and 1682nd in the World with 3,368 publications made and 118,707 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
#1682 of 6,775 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 16 168
1993 16 156
1994 24 197
1995 30 244
1996 37 226
1997 25 283
1998 46 332
1999 51 345
2000 57 467
2001 58 513
2002 37 631
2003 57 812
2004 58 907
2005 60 1058
2006 63 1236
2007 68 1455
2008 80 1687
2009 89 1961
2010 111 2383
2011 113 2963
2012 125 3376
2013 127 4066
2014 107 4397
2015 117 4478
2016 150 4901
2017 162 5449
2018 160 5627
2019 186 7121
2020 169 8742
2021 203 10819
2022 199 11559
2023 162 11726
2024 105 8904

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 19 633
Veterinary 4 25 797
Public Health 8 44 1047
Anesthesiology 7 39 1319
Gerontology 8 47 1482
Sports Medicine 8 46 1570
Physical Therapy 8 46 1606
Pathology 8 47 1761
Anatomy and Physiology 8 46 1779
Immunology 7 41 1859
Virology 8 47 2085
Surgery 8 48 2333
Cardiology 8 47 2351
Health Science 8 48 2379
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 48 2485
Oncology and Cancer research 8 45 2558
Pharmacology 8 46 2606
Psychiatry 8 47 2618
Nursing 8 49 2815

Computer Science rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Computer Science in New Zealand and 1993rd in the World with 2,655 publications made and 83,207 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Networking, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#46 of 53 In Oceania
#1993 of 6,845 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 12 90
1993 17 70
1994 21 102
1995 21 103
1996 25 108
1997 22 148
1998 41 172
1999 46 188
2000 37 239
2001 50 258
2002 49 354
2003 37 511
2004 49 413
2005 44 631
2006 47 739
2007 64 828
2008 82 1135
2009 86 1325
2010 70 1572
2011 80 1942
2012 103 2188
2013 128 2559
2014 83 2808
2015 92 2945
2016 110 3121
2017 101 3436
2018 123 3930
2019 130 4737
2020 141 6010
2021 192 7601
2022 141 7891
2023 163 8526
2024 102 7197

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 1198
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 39 1397
Neuroscience 8 45 1584
Management Information Systems 8 46 1692
Software Engineering 8 46 1761
Cognitive Science 8 43 1884
Machine Learning 8 45 1965
Cyber Security 8 47 2031
Data Science 8 47 2096
Computer Networking 8 46 2305
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 47 2338
Human-Computer Interaction 8 46 2504
Computer Vision 8 45 2588
Telecommunications 8 47 3010

Business rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Business in New Zealand and 1010th in the World with 2,467 publications made and 75,199 citations received. Main research topics: Marketing, Finance, Management, Accounting, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 8 In New Zealand
#43 of 52 In Oceania
#1010 of 6,339 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 11 58
1993 18 55
1994 14 72
1995 19 71
1996 29 76
1997 27 74
1998 31 129
1999 43 147
2000 36 175
2001 43 219
2002 41 262
2003 38 573
2004 46 407
2005 50 609
2006 48 681
2007 52 748
2008 72 1017
2009 78 1162
2010 82 1400
2011 91 1910
2012 103 2155
2013 117 2503
2014 75 2712
2015 77 2647
2016 91 2792
2017 128 3197
2018 111 3361
2019 134 4011
2020 123 5004
2021 144 6330
2022 99 6706
2023 160 7222
2024 89 5939

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 87
Real Estate 3 20 374
Risk Management 5 26 459
Supply Chain Management 6 26 649
Tax Law 6 30 717
International Trade 7 33 741
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 32 778
International Business 7 33 799
Marketing 8 38 811
Accounting 8 40 818
Actuarial Science 8 34 882
Public Policy / Administration 8 42 964
Finance 8 40 1115
Advertising 8 44 1134
Project Management 8 42 1317
Management 8 45 1432
Management Information Systems 8 46 1692

Economics rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Economics in New Zealand and 1177th in the World with 1,684 publications made and 47,599 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
#1177 of 6,167 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 22
1993 9 34
1994 7 36
1995 13 44
1996 20 44
1997 12 54
1998 24 65
1999 32 102
2000 16 103
2001 30 131
2002 17 158
2003 26 245
2004 27 247
2005 28 320
2006 19 365
2007 38 452
2008 48 572
2009 57 689
2010 63 812
2011 62 1045
2012 65 1214
2013 86 1476
2014 47 1645
2015 45 1521
2016 58 1664
2017 98 1922
2018 83 2057
2019 98 2569
2020 82 3312
2021 113 4559
2022 92 4976
2023 132 5653
2024 74 4734

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 4 18 279
Environmental Economics 8 34 705
International Trade 7 33 741
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 32 778
Actuarial Science 8 34 882
International Economics 8 39 1052
Finance 8 40 1115
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 39 1294
Development Studies 8 48 1495

Mathematics rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Mathematics in New Zealand and 2010th in the World with 1,574 publications made and 43,627 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
#2010 of 6,418 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 4 59
1993 12 47
1994 11 51
1995 9 62
1996 14 57
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 30 297
2006 29 386
2007 37 451
2008 44 558
2009 58 715
2010 54 805
2011 45 1042
2012 70 1222
2013 86 1425
2014 45 1567
2015 58 1659
2016 65 1691
2017 55 1902
2018 69 2099
2019 77 2482
2020 92 3303
2021 109 4121
2022 86 4465
2023 99 4869
2024 56 3044

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 34 882
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 39 1294
Statistics 8 46 1916
Math Teachers 8 48 2046

Art & Design rankings

Lincoln University, New Zealand ranked 8th for Art & Design in New Zealand and 1334th in the World with 905 publications made and 27,151 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
#1334 of 5,966 In the World

Lincoln University, New Zealand
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 4 23
1993 6 15
1994 7 20
1995 8 31
1996 8 37
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 17 304
2008 19 419
2009 23 416
2010 21 543
2011 33 676
2012 32 724
2013 38 814
2014 19 821
2015 27 827
2016 30 965
2017 50 1064
2018 47 1116
2019 61 1427
2020 55 1700
2021 70 2172
2022 59 2235
2023 41 2319
2024 37 2243

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 80
Interior Design 1 4 86
Aesthetics 8 40 900
Fashion Design 8 42 1127
Literature 8 46 1367
Art History 8 45 1529

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Lincoln University, New Zealand

Speciality New Zealand Oceania World Rank
Social Psychology 8 47 1727
Psychology 8 47 2101
Child Psychology 8 48 2642