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Macquarie University ranked 10th in Australia, 284th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 17 research topics. Macquarie University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 70,903 academic publications and 1,643,691 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 83 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#284 of 14,131 In the World
#11 of 59 In Oceania
#10 of 40 In Australia
#3 of 4 In Sydney
#19 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#25 of 2,713 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#28 of 1,016 For Publishing
#742 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#221 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 14 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Macquarie University ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 215th in the World with 40,062 publications made and 807,062 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 54 In Oceania
#215 of 7,020 In the World

Macquarie University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 199 925
1992 166 1050
1993 200 1099
1994 194 1183
1995 224 1434
1996 287 1679
1997 282 1723
1998 325 2204
1999 312 2545
2000 369 3064
2001 367 3712
2002 528 4717
2003 513 5456
2004 604 6344
2005 697 7364
2006 808 9202
2007 904 10871
2008 941 12112
2009 1069 14727
2010 1207 17125
2011 1284 20282
2012 1402 22913
2013 1543 27334
2014 1668 30368
2015 1736 33575
2016 1885 35766
2017 2068 40192
2018 2314 46939
2019 2499 57757
2020 2767 71267
2021 2998 85587
2022 2524 90633
2023 2432 95262

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

Biology rankings

Macquarie University ranked 9th for Biology in Australia and 407th in the World with 36,569 publications made and 1,097,880 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 54 In Oceania
#407 of 6,770 In the World

Macquarie University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 174 1879
1992 141 2092
1993 179 2174
1994 176 2280
1995 198 2728
1996 251 2959
1997 238 3285
1998 321 3947
1999 342 4507
2000 320 5334
2001 343 5671
2002 405 7025
2003 401 8206
2004 470 9439
2005 514 10479
2006 709 12906
2007 625 14707
2008 672 16320
2009 798 19569
2010 943 22516
2011 1050 25706
2012 1193 29705
2013 1325 34428
2014 1477 39982
2015 1685 44388
2016 1885 50405
2017 1977 57167
2018 2245 66741
2019 2572 80721
2020 2734 98509
2021 2870 116874
2022 2642 123732
2023 2427 125740

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Zoology 11 12 154
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 10 164
Paleontology 9 10 176
Evolutionary Biology 9 10 189
Entomology 8 9 209
Botany 11 13 270
Astrobiology 9 9 274
Neuroscience 9 11 275
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 15 281
Horticulture 10 13 300
Agricultural Science 12 15 302
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 12 381
Microbiology 11 14 431
Forestry 21 26 441
Molecular Biology 9 11 473
Toxicology 15 17 548
Genetics 13 16 549
Animal Science 21 25 579
Biochemistry 14 17 590
Virology 17 20 613
Biotechnology 19 22 635
Oncology and Cancer research 15 17 645
Biophysics 16 19 648
Immunology 17 20 688
Nutrition and Food Science 23 27 768
Pharmacology 20 23 776
Nanotechnology 19 20 797

Computer Science rankings

Macquarie University ranked 12th for Computer Science in Australia and 301st in the World with 33,221 publications made and 751,833 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#13 of 53 In Oceania
#301 of 6,752 In the World

Macquarie University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 119 685
1992 100 734
1993 128 864
1994 120 858
1995 131 1154
1996 192 1330
1997 188 1415
1998 237 1766
1999 267 2075
2000 251 2434
2001 265 2836
2002 484 3908
2003 444 4361
2004 412 4788
2005 539 5782
2006 680 7433
2007 690 8296
2008 676 9540
2009 847 11574
2010 1002 13706
2011 1078 15738
2012 1153 18338
2013 1274 21702
2014 1407 25323
2015 1521 28911
2016 1686 32554
2017 1774 37048
2018 1987 43825
2019 2231 53775
2020 2455 66897
2021 2566 80590
2022 2380 86605
2023 2201 89828

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

Environmental Science rankings

Macquarie University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Australia and 234th in the World with 31,558 publications made and 900,085 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 53 In Oceania
#234 of 6,798 In the World

Macquarie University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 162 1353
1992 125 1535
1993 171 1518
1994 150 1671
1995 194 1984
1996 228 2059
1997 218 2239
1998 299 2859
1999 303 3227
2000 321 3995
2001 331 4268
2002 403 5574
2003 408 6478
2004 501 7853
2005 515 8700
2006 668 10556
2007 640 12718
2008 667 13796
2009 791 16932
2010 881 19233
2011 987 22261
2012 1118 25797
2013 1158 30446
2014 1331 34641
2015 1380 38256
2016 1540 41843
2017 1580 46303
2018 1857 54395
2019 2025 65550
2020 2245 78326
2021 2333 93166
2022 2042 97883
2023 1963 99338

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

Engineering rankings

Macquarie University ranked 14th for Engineering in Australia and 458th in the World with 28,219 publications made and 694,857 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#15 of 52 In Oceania
#458 of 6,684 In the World

Macquarie University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 135 1050
1992 113 1184
1993 130 1196
1994 136 1292
1995 181 1601
1996 213 1740
1997 211 1888
1998 274 2274
1999 289 2624
2000 251 3025
2001 291 3280
2002 452 4416
2003 396 4629
2004 443 5474
2005 507 6263
2006 609 7468
2007 615 8670
2008 575 9757
2009 672 11361
2010 771 13135
2011 889 15237
2012 941 17601
2013 1031 20629
2014 1161 24253
2015 1262 26797
2016 1404 30492
2017 1456 34227
2018 1678 40510
2019 1866 50297
2020 1984 61059
2021 2112 73526
2022 1967 79638
2023 1690 81275

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 15 15 179
Firefighting and Fire Science 15 17 208
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 14 245
Human-Computer Interaction 11 13 262
Systems Engineering 13 14 276
Aviation 14 17 294
Telecommunications 10 11 306
Computer Networking 11 12 310
Architectural Engineering 19 22 310
Acoustical Engineering 10 11 324
Optical Engineering 10 11 330
Technical Drawing 12 13 343
Civil Engineering 17 19 357
Architecture 16 17 373
Electrical Engineering 13 14 378
Electronic Engineering 12 13 386
Product and Industrial Design 17 19 425
Remote Sensing 15 17 441
Petroleum Engineering 15 16 448
Engineering Management 23 27 472
Aerospace Engineering 16 19 503
Biochemical Engineering 19 21 512
Computer Engineering 14 15 514
Construction Management 24 29 518
Reliability and Quality Engineering 17 19 525
Geotechnical Engineering 21 23 528
Landscape Architecture 23 29 539
Applied/Engineering Physics 16 17 541
Environmental Engineering 21 24 546
Biomedical Engineering 16 19 549
Marine Engineering 22 25 562
Mechanical Engineering 19 23 575
Materials Science 16 18 604
Transportation Engineering 20 24 612
Biotechnology 19 22 635
Metallurgical Engineering 19 22 646
Industrial Engineering 19 24 670
Structural Engineering 19 22 705
Nuclear Engineering 17 19 755
Operations Research 21 26 775
Chemical Engineering 19 22 778
Nanotechnology 19 20 797
Automotive Engineering 26 31 933
Robotics 23 29 984
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 25 1001
Automation and Control engineering 25 28 1053

Medicine rankings

Macquarie University ranked 15th for Medicine in Australia and 410th in the World with 27,416 publications made and 722,174 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Nursing.

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

Macquarie University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 116 909
1992 78 928
1993 118 1077
1994 103 1071
1995 111 1343
1996 162 1530
1997 149 1603
1998 184 2064
1999 160 2353
2000 174 2829
2001 175 3140
2002 199 3790
2003 216 4223
2004 245 4934
2005 304 5765
2006 398 7124
2007 375 7868
2008 460 9171
2009 584 11051
2010 620 13073
2011 757 15188
2012 891 17365
2013 1000 20305
2014 1122 24006
2015 1367 27359
2016 1504 30835
2017 1593 36003
2018 1752 41973
2019 2076 52307
2020 2322 66504
2021 2408 80880
2022 2253 87606
2023 2072 90280

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 2 2 73
Audiology 7 8 130
Clinical Psychology 9 10 142
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 10 164
Healthcare Management (MHA) 20 22 222
Health Science 18 20 231
Public Health 15 17 237
Nursing 20 22 242
Psychiatry 11 13 267
Occupational Therapy 20 23 309
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 17 19 322
Optometry 16 18 327
Gerontology 20 23 376
Neurosurgery 6 6 377
Family medicine 20 22 380
Physical Therapy 24 27 400
Ophthalmology 11 13 401
Social Work 27 31 437
Epidemiology 21 24 444
Respiratory Therapy 16 20 455
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 12 472
Forensic Science 26 30 481
Sports Medicine 26 30 488
Pathology 18 20 489
Surgery 14 16 493
Medical Physics 17 19 503
Cardiology 11 13 511
Dentistry 12 14 516
Anesthesiology 14 16 517
Critical Care Nursing 21 23 525
Toxicology 15 17 548
Biomedical Engineering 16 19 549
Anatomy and Physiology 17 20 573
Orthodontics 13 15 595
Sports / Exercise science 36 40 597
Veterinary 18 21 599
Radiation Therapy 12 14 602
Virology 17 20 613
Pediatrics 23 25 626
Oncology and Cancer research 15 17 645
Urology 11 13 652
Immunology 17 20 688
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 19 21 715
Pharmacology 20 23 776
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 19 815
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 23 822
Cosmetology 19 21 853
Dermatology 23 26 1014
Pharmacy 20 26 1146

Physics rankings

Macquarie University ranked 13th for Physics in Australia and 445th in the World with 26,796 publications made and 708,346 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 39 In Australia
#14 of 52 In Oceania
#445 of 6,603 In the World

Macquarie University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 132 1031
1992 112 1220
1993 134 1225
1994 140 1373
1995 172 1694
1996 210 1776
1997 194 1900
1998 252 2281
1999 261 2655
2000 240 3044
2001 257 3303
2002 396 4181
2003 352 4652
2004 410 5413
2005 474 6267
2006 566 7380
2007 579 8582
2008 528 9697
2009 633 11289
2010 751 13019
2011 878 15385
2012 901 17655
2013 988 20911
2014 1089 24489
2015 1212 27672
2016 1384 31717
2017 1442 35572
2018 1559 41652
2019 1779 50201
2020 1882 59858
2021 1981 71170
2022 1832 75698
2023 1548 77298

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Astrobiology 9 9 274
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 10 296
Acoustical Engineering 10 11 324
Optical Engineering 10 11 330
Nuclear Physics 10 10 363
Quantum and Particle physics 13 14 459
Medical Physics 17 19 503
Applied/Engineering Physics 16 17 541
Theoretical Physics 11 14 550
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 11 550
Condensed Matter Physics 12 13 603
Materials Science 16 18 604
Biophysics 16 19 648
Nanotechnology 19 20 797

Chemistry rankings

Macquarie University ranked 12th for Chemistry in Australia and 522nd in the World with 24,734 publications made and 775,479 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#14 of 52 In Oceania
#522 of 6,447 In the World

Macquarie University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 146 1473
1992 125 1704
1993 143 1731
1994 149 1911
1995 175 2237
1996 209 2366
1997 198 2674
1998 257 3171
1999 289 3631
2000 248 4179
2001 276 4333
2002 344 5341
2003 326 6301
2004 397 7168
2005 428 7800
2006 545 9271
2007 511 10515
2008 461 11591
2009 579 13499
2010 612 15539
2011 747 17568
2012 796 20203
2013 857 23585
2014 929 27080
2015 1104 30196
2016 1222 34605
2017 1270 38943
2018 1405 45446
2019 1636 54657
2020 1762 65653
2021 1821 78994
2022 1675 84008
2023 1466 85049

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 3 25
Environmental Chemistry 18 19 501
Biochemical Engineering 19 21 512
Biochemistry 14 17 590
Materials Science 16 18 604
Organic Chemistry 18 21 690
Nutrition and Food Science 23 27 768
Chemical Engineering 19 22 778
Nanotechnology 19 20 797
Inorganic Chemistry 21 24 824
Computational Chemistry 18 23 882
Physical chemistry 20 24 893
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 25 1001
Radiochemistry 16 19 1104
Pharmacy 20 26 1146

Psychology rankings

Macquarie University ranked 12th for Psychology in Australia and 245th in the World with 21,810 publications made and 491,255 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#14 of 52 In Oceania
#245 of 6,528 In the World

Macquarie University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 67 569
1992 66 642
1993 82 738
1994 70 740
1995 78 886
1996 125 1066
1997 107 1030
1998 146 1309
1999 126 1448
2000 130 1716
2001 153 1976
2002 200 2430
2003 192 2749
2004 225 3127
2005 282 3685
2006 351 4757
2007 386 5400
2008 429 6360
2009 507 7902
2010 621 9374
2011 660 10979
2012 762 12756
2013 855 15108
2014 964 17609
2015 1073 19858
2016 1193 21565
2017 1241 24518
2018 1354 28424
2019 1554 35327
2020 1707 44430
2021 1797 53018
2022 1695 58009
2023 1556 60450

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Education Majors 11 12 102
Child Psychology 6 6 106
Sexology 9 10 111
Special Education 11 11 124
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 12 14 130
Clinical Psychology 9 10 142
Social Psychology 11 12 160
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 12 12 164
Cognitive Science 8 9 169
Psychiatry 11 13 267
Neuroscience 9 11 275
Occupational Therapy 20 23 309
Social Work 27 31 437

Mathematics rankings

Macquarie University ranked 15th for Mathematics in Australia and 326th in the World with 15,463 publications made and 336,250 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Actuarial Science.

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

Macquarie University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 37 271
1992 38 267
1993 49 338
1994 64 385
1995 62 489
1996 80 609
1997 85 573
1998 103 690
1999 119 803
2000 139 907
2001 119 1078
2002 236 1540
2003 233 1698
2004 197 1831
2005 252 2381
2006 313 2856
2007 311 3292
2008 315 3872
2009 358 4622
2010 449 5449
2011 469 6369
2012 538 7679
2013 597 8680
2014 643 10020
2015 715 11862
2016 745 12966
2017 813 14838
2018 923 17811
2019 1032 22402
2020 1183 28610
2021 1253 36150
2022 1186 39530
2023 1026 41158

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 10 11 108
Actuarial Science 8 8 140
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 12 234
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 8 239
Statistics 14 16 355
Applied Mathematics 16 20 719
Operations Research 21 26 775

Business rankings

Macquarie University ranked 14th for Business in Australia and 217th in the World with 14,971 publications made and 262,795 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#15 of 52 In Oceania
#217 of 6,187 In the World

Macquarie University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 42 234
1992 34 264
1993 45 226
1994 55 280
1995 62 328
1996 93 444
1997 101 439
1998 103 542
1999 102 604
2000 135 753
2001 128 890
2002 214 1210
2003 215 1458
2004 254 1715
2005 292 2058
2006 353 2454
2007 354 3118
2008 356 3572
2009 396 4347
2010 433 5022
2011 603 6322
2012 549 7165
2013 586 8430
2014 677 9532
2015 631 10360
2016 730 11266
2017 724 12620
2018 841 14501
2019 1001 18338
2020 1064 23322
2021 1160 28965
2022 993 30937
2023 946 33885

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

Economics rankings

Macquarie University ranked 13th for Economics in Australia and 178th in the World with 12,247 publications made and 204,553 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

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

Macquarie University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 34 174
1992 19 196
1993 49 209
1994 32 200
1995 56 292
1996 60 338
1997 79 394
1998 87 440
1999 70 462
2000 110 602
2001 83 722
2002 152 821
2003 140 1030
2004 187 1232
2005 207 1471
2006 244 1764
2007 267 2280
2008 266 2523
2009 329 3231
2010 363 3716
2011 439 4504
2012 473 5224
2013 487 6502
2014 492 7208
2015 531 7811
2016 622 8696
2017 608 9449
2018 720 11261
2019 838 14296
2020 930 19112
2021 956 23629
2022 863 25846
2023 832 28731

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 10 123
Actuarial Science 8 8 140
Development Studies 13 14 166
Finance 9 10 169
International Trade 9 10 185
Political Economy 10 13 194
Environmental Economics 13 13 207
International Relations and Diplomacy 10 14 230
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 12 234
Agricultural Economics 18 23 384
International Economics 16 20 480

Art & Design rankings

Macquarie University ranked 9th for Art & Design in Australia and 161st in the World with 7,962 publications made and 126,195 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
#9 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 51 In Oceania
#161 of 5,720 In the World

Macquarie University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 36 148
1992 44 174
1993 52 170
1994 44 216
1995 45 236
1996 74 276
1997 60 306
1998 54 378
1999 82 476
2000 76 482
2001 87 628
2002 116 784
2003 95 910
2004 122 1031
2005 156 1180
2006 176 1529
2007 222 1802
2008 194 2003
2009 216 2375
2010 265 2768
2011 279 3282
2012 293 3723
2013 304 4370
2014 371 4976
2015 313 5200
2016 394 5569
2017 441 6220
2018 419 7381
2019 495 9194
2020 512 11053
2021 524 13348
2022 418 13460
2023 440 14184

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Cinematography 5 5 38
Music 8 8 88
Creative Writing 7 9 96
Performing arts 7 7 105
Literature 7 8 106
Entertainment Industry Business 10 11 112
Singing and Vocal Performance 10 11 126
Aesthetics 10 11 140
Art History 10 12 187
Game Design and Development 14 16 200
Fashion Design 13 14 207
Photography 16 17 220
Multimedia 14 16 223
Graphic Design 11 12 229
Illustration and Concept Art 12 13 265
Interior Design 16 20 306
Painting and Drawing 14 15 346
Sculpture 14 15 346
Architecture 16 17 373
UX/UI Desgin 16 19 385
Animation 15 18 512
Landscape Architecture 23 29 539
Computer Graphics 15 19 551