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Massey University ranked 3rd in New Zealand, 457th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 217 research topics. Massey University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 41,906 academic publications and 956,730 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 210 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#457 of 14,131 In the World
#22 of 59 In Oceania
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#34 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#34 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#65 of 3,690 For Nutrition and Food Science
#864 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#456 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 214 other topics

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Biology rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Biology in New Zealand and 471st in the World with 25,669 publications made and 699,868 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#17 of 54 In Oceania
#471 of 6,770 In the World

Massey University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 212 1712
1992 190 2013
1993 207 2172
1994 263 2538
1995 284 2644
1996 294 2980
1997 283 3066
1998 288 3363
1999 309 3973
2000 397 4438
2001 341 4831
2002 417 5722
2003 380 6535
2004 512 7378
2005 587 8319
2006 637 10088
2007 715 12325
2008 761 14250
2009 695 16457
2010 827 18936
2011 937 21767
2012 827 24937
2013 946 28335
2014 897 31295
2015 1010 32600
2016 1071 34669
2017 1133 36446
2018 1072 39347
2019 1152 44848
2020 1396 53215
2021 1462 61971
2022 1346 62547
2023 1145 60668

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

Biology subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Animal Science 1 2 34
Nutrition and Food Science 1 3 65
Forestry 1 6 81
Agricultural Science 1 7 120
Horticulture 2 9 218
Zoology 3 16 219
Evolutionary Biology 3 13 260
Botany 3 14 304
Paleontology 3 15 308
Microbiology 3 12 315
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 23 331
Biotechnology 3 11 389
Biophysics 3 12 415
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 23 438
Entomology 4 21 445
Virology 3 16 486
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 18 501
Biochemistry 3 12 523
Astrobiology 3 17 533
Genetics 3 15 547
Toxicology 4 19 598
Immunology 3 19 642
Neuroscience 4 27 654
Pharmacology 3 20 726
Molecular Biology 3 18 735
Oncology and Cancer research 3 26 1022
Nanotechnology 5 25 1130

Environmental Science rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in New Zealand and 353rd in the World with 22,449 publications made and 556,140 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#19 of 53 In Oceania
#353 of 6,798 In the World

Massey University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 167 1103
1992 162 1284
1993 147 1461
1994 189 1736
1995 233 1775
1996 237 2112
1997 259 2037
1998 229 2343
1999 277 2889
2000 313 3200
2001 307 3579
2002 361 4169
2003 368 4849
2004 424 5551
2005 505 6406
2006 517 7849
2007 607 9575
2008 653 11112
2009 593 12806
2010 722 15269
2011 818 17521
2012 752 19838
2013 799 22770
2014 840 25217
2015 875 26465
2016 969 27810
2017 1030 29078
2018 974 31621
2019 1076 36764
2020 1245 43650
2021 1412 50802
2022 1269 51931
2023 1088 51122

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Massey University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in New Zealand and 447th in the World with 22,330 publications made and 426,929 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 54 In Oceania
#447 of 7,020 In the World

Massey University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 121 545
1992 98 648
1993 126 768
1994 111 796
1995 175 812
1996 182 994
1997 216 1045
1998 186 1243
1999 243 1452
2000 301 1716
2001 289 2128
2002 382 2579
2003 368 2836
2004 421 3630
2005 546 4314
2006 569 5408
2007 653 6856
2008 700 8291
2009 644 9987
2010 765 11293
2011 884 13615
2012 792 15361
2013 797 17961
2014 858 19485
2015 909 20773
2016 1050 21632
2017 1185 22747
2018 1033 25461
2019 1123 29480
2020 1283 35931
2021 1462 42613
2022 1328 43167
2023 1126 43480

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

Chemistry rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in New Zealand and 549th in the World with 18,272 publications made and 563,708 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#18 of 52 In Oceania
#549 of 6,447 In the World

Massey University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 167 1556
1992 147 1800
1993 138 1887
1994 197 2191
1995 198 2305
1996 248 2616
1997 199 2674
1998 215 2962
1999 225 3588
2000 281 3813
2001 240 4077
2002 303 4680
2003 278 5371
2004 329 5959
2005 398 6647
2006 427 7810
2007 511 9598
2008 537 11009
2009 539 12968
2010 616 14808
2011 660 16703
2012 612 19174
2013 690 21780
2014 693 24345
2015 734 25335
2016 723 27066
2017 794 28657
2018 747 30227
2019 780 34465
2020 962 40873
2021 956 47183
2022 952 47799
2023 767 46363

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

Chemistry subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 3 65
Biochemical Engineering 1 7 218
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 18 252
Biochemistry 3 12 523
Environmental Chemistry 3 21 534
Organic Chemistry 3 15 595
Computational Chemistry 2 19 626
Materials Science 4 23 701
Physical chemistry 3 20 725
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 21 738
Chemical Engineering 2 20 740
Radiochemistry 3 16 872
Inorganic Chemistry 4 25 874
Pharmacy 5 21 887
Nanotechnology 5 25 1130

Medicine rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Medicine in New Zealand and 535th in the World with 17,588 publications made and 431,272 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#22 of 53 In Oceania
#535 of 6,680 In the World

Massey University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 118 850
1992 109 952
1993 111 989
1994 164 1258
1995 191 1294
1996 153 1357
1997 180 1570
1998 186 1690
1999 209 1969
2000 268 2307
2001 215 2639
2002 255 3321
2003 260 3170
2004 320 3904
2005 396 4506
2006 420 5685
2007 435 7029
2008 501 7988
2009 450 9503
2010 541 11044
2011 651 12847
2012 582 14732
2013 649 17197
2014 645 18455
2015 702 19847
2016 783 21028
2017 868 22426
2018 769 24412
2019 867 27884
2020 1062 34328
2021 1061 40925
2022 1047 41199
2023 865 40137

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

Medicine subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Veterinary 1 4 34
Social Work 2 11 97
Respiratory Therapy 3 11 253
Epidemiology 3 15 280
Public Health 3 21 283
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 26 327
Sports / Exercise science 4 29 327
Gerontology 3 22 330
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 23 331
Forensic Science 2 24 356
Occupational Therapy 5 26 365
Nursing 3 27 380
Clinical Psychology 4 26 404
Physical Therapy 4 28 412
Health Science 3 29 415
Sports Medicine 4 28 435
Optometry 3 21 460
Virology 3 16 486
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 28 493
Anatomy and Physiology 3 17 498
Anesthesiology 3 18 549
Pathology 3 23 567
Psychiatry 3 25 595
Orthodontics 3 16 596
Toxicology 4 19 598
Dentistry 3 16 601
Immunology 3 19 642
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 13 664
Family medicine 3 27 666
Pediatrics 4 27 693
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 23 710
Critical Care Nursing 5 29 724
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 17 725
Pharmacology 3 20 726
Surgery 3 24 730
Biomedical Engineering 4 23 730
Audiology 4 29 740
Urology 3 18 756
Ophthalmology 3 23 794
Dermatology 3 20 829
Cardiology 3 25 859
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 24 864
Pharmacy 5 21 887
Oncology and Cancer research 3 26 1022

Engineering rankings

Massey University ranked 4th for Engineering in New Zealand and 589th in the World with 16,967 publications made and 439,212 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#22 of 52 In Oceania
#589 of 6,684 In the World

Massey University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 118 845
1992 105 976
1993 113 1103
1994 139 1238
1995 148 1242
1996 182 1589
1997 177 1522
1998 172 1748
1999 172 2104
2000 233 2260
2001 210 2519
2002 326 2990
2003 268 3377
2004 339 3794
2005 411 4264
2006 493 5404
2007 547 6838
2008 581 8035
2009 544 9508
2010 594 10957
2011 622 12949
2012 595 14795
2013 605 16974
2014 628 18958
2015 668 20143
2016 718 21370
2017 821 22491
2018 701 24241
2019 789 27666
2020 877 32957
2021 969 38709
2022 863 39858
2023 775 39423

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

Computer Science rankings

Massey University ranked 5th for Computer Science in New Zealand and 564th in the World with 15,120 publications made and 328,330 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 53 In Oceania
#564 of 6,752 In the World

Massey University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 71 362
1992 55 495
1993 82 561
1994 77 629
1995 134 629
1996 131 725
1997 126 851
1998 135 970
1999 147 1101
2000 212 1262
2001 189 1403
2002 331 1876
2003 269 1984
2004 323 2425
2005 433 2942
2006 475 3745
2007 515 4760
2008 548 5631
2009 492 6858
2010 541 7542
2011 614 9034
2012 543 10528
2013 568 11984
2014 536 13173
2015 579 14430
2016 639 14830
2017 748 16232
2018 726 18596
2019 713 20912
2020 831 25723
2021 919 31048
2022 830 31904
2023 699 31442

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

Physics rankings

Massey University ranked 4th for Physics in New Zealand and 661st in the World with 14,680 publications made and 382,543 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#24 of 52 In Oceania
#661 of 6,603 In the World

Massey University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 120 925
1992 111 1049
1993 108 1111
1994 147 1310
1995 129 1368
1996 166 1724
1997 154 1624
1998 156 1884
1999 163 2148
2000 206 2256
2001 190 2505
2002 277 2872
2003 226 3282
2004 295 3586
2005 365 4039
2006 407 4951
2007 497 6241
2008 481 7309
2009 474 8622
2010 534 9839
2011 561 11096
2012 522 12575
2013 537 14449
2014 545 16076
2015 547 16854
2016 633 17845
2017 708 18988
2018 607 20537
2019 674 23082
2020 729 27197
2021 760 31933
2022 668 31659
2023 621 31896

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

Physics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Biophysics 3 12 415
Astrobiology 3 17 533
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 12 569
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 23 580
Acoustical Engineering 5 23 624
Theoretical Physics 4 19 701
Materials Science 4 23 701
Quantum and Particle physics 4 24 750
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 22 776
Nuclear Physics 4 24 803
Optical Engineering 5 26 866
Condensed Matter Physics 4 21 906
Nanotechnology 5 25 1130

Psychology rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Psychology in New Zealand and 486th in the World with 9,964 publications made and 207,370 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#24 of 52 In Oceania
#486 of 6,528 In the World

Massey University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 47 233
1992 40 285
1993 50 308
1994 65 364
1995 84 431
1996 74 470
1997 86 542
1998 75 663
1999 105 710
2000 125 852
2001 116 889
2002 153 1112
2003 160 1200
2004 212 1634
2005 251 1882
2006 250 2383
2007 297 3109
2008 294 3741
2009 267 4610
2010 307 5167
2011 390 6059
2012 346 6941
2013 366 8534
2014 338 9104
2015 380 9669
2016 460 9910
2017 556 10807
2018 480 11661
2019 517 13780
2020 629 17176
2021 683 20591
2022 621 20821
2023 551 20865

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

Psychology subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 2 11 97
Education Majors 4 23 207
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 16 209
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 29 266
Special Education 3 22 274
Sexology 6 24 319
Social Psychology 5 25 337
Occupational Therapy 5 26 365
Clinical Psychology 4 26 404
Child Psychology 5 29 412
Psychiatry 3 25 595
Cognitive Science 5 27 609
Neuroscience 4 27 654

Business rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Business in New Zealand and 336th in the World with 9,261 publications made and 172,046 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#22 of 52 In Oceania
#336 of 6,187 In the World

Massey University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 31 108
1992 29 130
1993 50 164
1994 59 229
1995 70 215
1996 83 304
1997 85 272
1998 61 349
1999 103 416
2000 132 538
2001 133 549
2002 186 769
2003 189 847
2004 192 1234
2005 269 1498
2006 253 1872
2007 322 2487
2008 302 3017
2009 276 3509
2010 337 4147
2011 371 4825
2012 339 6010
2013 337 6526
2014 349 7336
2015 345 7826
2016 388 7975
2017 499 8318
2018 448 9259
2019 439 10883
2020 542 13599
2021 647 16766
2022 570 17400
2023 481 17971

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

Mathematics rankings

Massey University ranked 4th for Mathematics in New Zealand and 520th in the World with 8,642 publications made and 180,247 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#25 of 52 In Oceania
#520 of 6,305 In the World

Massey University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 32 123
1992 33 167
1993 47 253
1994 37 238
1995 52 257
1996 67 351
1997 63 353
1998 74 453
1999 87 459
2000 107 546
2001 107 623
2002 150 765
2003 144 931
2004 195 1085
2005 259 1435
2006 241 1868
2007 317 2383
2008 265 2945
2009 285 3522
2010 327 3979
2011 328 4917
2012 320 5660
2013 329 6544
2014 331 7214
2015 339 7918
2016 395 8238
2017 451 8572
2018 435 9953
2019 429 11404
2020 527 14053
2021 551 17095
2022 496 17657
2023 413 17337

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

Mathematics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 5 24 244
Actuarial Science 2 16 321
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 19 396
Statistics 4 24 544
Applied Mathematics 4 19 682
Operations Research 6 28 863
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 32 1188

Economics rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Economics in New Zealand and 265th in the World with 7,676 publications made and 153,681 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#21 of 52 In Oceania
#265 of 5,995 In the World

Massey University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 24 95
1992 23 96
1993 36 140
1994 40 166
1995 45 173
1996 50 239
1997 62 182
1998 63 263
1999 84 307
2000 90 367
2001 103 423
2002 115 555
2003 138 661
2004 141 860
2005 190 1023
2006 202 1320
2007 242 1784
2008 222 2195
2009 232 2652
2010 300 3168
2011 313 3882
2012 267 4648
2013 275 5457
2014 313 6124
2015 282 6316
2016 352 6466
2017 469 6862
2018 408 7676
2019 399 8981
2020 484 11260
2021 557 13714
2022 470 14075
2023 429 14955

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

Economics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 11 142
Agricultural Economics 2 15 227
Development Studies 3 23 229
Finance 2 17 301
Actuarial Science 2 16 321
International Trade 4 20 332
Political Economy 6 28 347
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 19 396
Environmental Economics 3 21 418
International Economics 4 18 444
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 31 497

Art & Design rankings

Massey University ranked 5th for Art & Design in New Zealand and 369th in the World with 4,565 publications made and 70,455 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, 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
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#27 of 51 In Oceania
#369 of 5,720 In the World

Massey University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 34 103
1992 14 90
1993 24 130
1994 15 126
1995 33 126
1996 41 165
1997 38 206
1998 34 205
1999 45 253
2000 62 328
2001 65 290
2002 90 514
2003 82 456
2004 106 506
2005 103 677
2006 151 832
2007 138 1104
2008 163 1352
2009 124 1634
2010 161 1664
2011 202 2167
2012 169 2406
2013 167 2895
2014 157 2969
2015 171 3293
2016 229 3385
2017 247 3577
2018 216 3837
2019 225 4673
2020 232 5527
2021 280 6687
2022 235 6758
2023 194 6631

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

Art & Design subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Creative Writing 5 26 260
Multimedia 3 18 267
Game Design and Development 6 23 304
Music 5 20 330
Aesthetics 5 27 341
Graphic Design 3 21 351
Literature 6 27 355
Fashion Design 4 22 359
Computer Graphics 3 13 401
Landscape Architecture 5 25 421
Entertainment Industry Business 6 30 424
Art History 6 27 487
Performing arts 6 31 528
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 27 530
Interior Design 6 29 548
UX/UI Desgin 5 23 552
Cinematography 6 33 566
Architecture 4 25 576
Animation 4 22 654
Photography 7 31 674
Illustration and Concept Art 5 28 774
Painting and Drawing 3 26 788
Sculpture 3 26 788