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Massey University ranked 4th in New Zealand, 470th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 219 research topics. Massey University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 46,749 academic publications and 1,291,578 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 248 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#470 of 14,131 In the World
#23 of 59 In Oceania
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#34 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#38 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#67 of 3,895 For Nutrition and Food Science
#835 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#456 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 216 other topics

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Biology rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Biology in New Zealand and 486th in the World with 28,273 publications made and 900,756 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#20 of 54 In Oceania
#486 of 6,833 In the World

Massey University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 203 2481
1993 227 2664
1994 277 2999
1995 302 3141
1996 328 3567
1997 312 3737
1998 311 4007
1999 359 4724
2000 428 5381
2001 382 5735
2002 457 6965
2003 455 8122
2004 550 9039
2005 707 10239
2006 683 12258
2007 804 14776
2008 799 16970
2009 767 19629
2010 880 22471
2011 1018 25890
2012 894 29021
2013 945 33047
2014 990 36612
2015 1041 38046
2016 1110 41211
2017 1176 44840
2018 1125 47838
2019 1162 53332
2020 1459 65530
2021 1551 74935
2022 1384 72173
2023 1238 71695
2024 928 65747

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 1 34
Nutrition and Food Science 1 3 67
Forestry 1 6 89
Agricultural Science 1 7 122
Zoology 3 16 228
Horticulture 2 9 230
Evolutionary Biology 3 13 261
Botany 3 14 310
Paleontology 3 16 319
Microbiology 3 12 331
Biotechnology 3 11 391
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 24 396
Biophysics 3 12 413
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 25 450
Entomology 5 23 491
Virology 3 16 508
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 18 515
Biochemistry 3 13 534
Astrobiology 4 17 555
Genetics 3 17 561
Neuroscience 4 27 639
Immunology 3 19 661
Toxicology 4 20 674
Molecular Biology 3 17 698
Pharmacology 3 21 754
Oncology and Cancer research 3 27 1108
Nanotechnology 5 26 1152

Environmental Science rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in New Zealand and 367th in the World with 24,864 publications made and 736,995 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#19 of 54 In Oceania
#367 of 6,876 In the World

Massey University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 176 1564
1993 162 1766
1994 203 2101
1995 259 2103
1996 264 2497
1997 282 2528
1998 245 2764
1999 310 3419
2000 335 3942
2001 347 4327
2002 394 5128
2003 437 6019
2004 459 6812
2005 590 7897
2006 567 9531
2007 702 11514
2008 679 13170
2009 664 15439
2010 774 18166
2011 918 21011
2012 821 23335
2013 811 26813
2014 931 29816
2015 923 30998
2016 993 33020
2017 1061 36345
2018 1048 38741
2019 1105 44434
2020 1315 54494
2021 1481 62900
2022 1311 61336
2023 1168 62310
2024 881 57679

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 480th in the World with 24,652 publications made and 608,575 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
#480 of 7,081 In the World

Massey University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 111 800
1993 137 931
1994 123 975
1995 188 979
1996 195 1255
1997 233 1344
1998 200 1506
1999 262 1778
2000 316 2219
2001 307 2623
2002 403 3203
2003 406 3702
2004 453 4536
2005 625 5463
2006 608 6804
2007 725 8583
2008 733 10358
2009 699 12388
2010 831 14009
2011 967 17007
2012 862 18967
2013 833 21555
2014 932 23646
2015 927 25264
2016 1102 27473
2017 1235 30322
2018 1127 33318
2019 1159 37848
2020 1379 47531
2021 1577 56052
2022 1389 55129
2023 1241 56968
2024 857 51067

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 562nd in the World with 19,776 publications made and 699,903 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
#19 of 52 In Oceania
#562 of 6,545 In the World

Massey University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 159 2216
1993 154 2281
1994 215 2624
1995 214 2748
1996 272 3081
1997 209 3222
1998 222 3496
1999 248 4168
2000 306 4515
2001 259 4814
2002 333 5692
2003 322 6606
2004 351 7228
2005 472 8101
2006 468 9354
2007 585 11303
2008 555 12808
2009 562 15183
2010 632 17204
2011 687 19239
2012 658 21999
2013 700 24992
2014 752 27791
2015 740 29093
2016 737 31018
2017 805 33862
2018 778 35275
2019 758 40061
2020 1006 48798
2021 1011 55374
2022 957 53297
2023 800 52328
2024 605 49247

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 67
Biochemical Engineering 1 9 238
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 18 249
Environmental Chemistry 3 21 529
Biochemistry 3 13 534
Organic Chemistry 3 18 614
Computational Chemistry 2 19 636
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 22 708
Materials Science 4 23 708
Physical chemistry 3 20 743
Chemical Engineering 2 21 766
Radiochemistry 3 15 895
Inorganic Chemistry 4 25 924
Pharmacy 6 22 930
Nanotechnology 5 26 1152

Medicine rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Medicine in New Zealand and 548th in the World with 19,113 publications made and 571,874 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#23 of 54 In Oceania
#548 of 6,775 In the World

Massey University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 109 1183
1993 119 1231
1994 170 1515
1995 199 1539
1996 164 1633
1997 185 1877
1998 191 2050
1999 216 2388
2000 282 2791
2001 235 3104
2002 279 4055
2003 295 4015
2004 344 4746
2005 484 5634
2006 443 6982
2007 510 8331
2008 521 9698
2009 504 11431
2010 566 13234
2011 697 15531
2012 627 17506
2013 624 19946
2014 713 21775
2015 676 23093
2016 802 25691
2017 893 28704
2018 800 30537
2019 875 34317
2020 1087 43623
2021 1129 50786
2022 1079 48979
2023 925 48473
2024 667 40994

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 38
Social Work 2 13 101
Respiratory Therapy 3 11 262
Public Health 3 21 284
Epidemiology 3 16 298
Forensic Science 2 21 314
Sports / Exercise science 4 28 318
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 27 334
Gerontology 3 22 343
Nursing 4 29 389
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 24 396
Sports Medicine 4 29 411
Physical Therapy 4 28 413
Clinical Psychology 4 26 418
Occupational Therapy 5 29 420
Health Science 3 30 427
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 28 486
Optometry 3 22 491
Virology 3 16 508
Anatomy and Physiology 3 18 520
Pathology 3 24 575
Anesthesiology 3 18 577
Psychiatry 3 27 627
Family medicine 3 28 631
Pediatrics 4 26 657
Immunology 3 19 661
Orthodontics 3 17 671
Toxicology 4 20 674
Dentistry 4 18 690
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 13 697
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 23 717
Urology 3 18 743
Pharmacology 3 21 754
Biomedical Engineering 4 24 759
Audiology 5 31 774
Surgery 3 25 778
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 20 812
Ophthalmology 3 25 820
Critical Care Nursing 4 32 840
Dermatology 3 20 873
Cardiology 3 25 903
Pharmacy 6 22 930
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 25 979
Oncology and Cancer research 3 27 1108

Engineering rankings

Massey University ranked 4th for Engineering in New Zealand and 599th in the World with 18,665 publications made and 576,850 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#23 of 52 In Oceania
#599 of 6,782 In the World

Massey University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 109 1238
1993 117 1355
1994 153 1573
1995 167 1493
1996 206 1907
1997 194 1896
1998 181 2117
1999 196 2524
2000 247 2732
2001 232 2998
2002 357 3757
2003 310 4311
2004 373 4678
2005 480 5367
2006 519 6671
2007 594 8228
2008 612 9706
2009 581 11387
2010 635 13202
2011 697 15456
2012 643 17384
2013 632 19938
2014 711 22105
2015 697 23642
2016 730 25062
2017 852 27528
2018 744 29496
2019 779 33130
2020 965 40511
2021 1007 46788
2022 912 45906
2023 837 46169
2024 597 42685

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

Engineering subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Aviation 2 8 92
Agricultural Engineering 1 7 119
Biochemical Engineering 1 9 238
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 15 273
Product and Industrial Design 2 15 336
Landscape Architecture 6 23 359
Automotive Engineering 2 15 376
Biotechnology 3 11 391
Environmental Engineering 2 18 396
Human-Computer Interaction 5 21 414
Transportation Engineering 3 20 457
Construction Management 6 27 458
Engineering Management 4 24 481
Robotics 3 16 481
Architectural Engineering 5 25 485
Computer Networking 4 25 561
Computer Engineering 2 18 569
Geotechnical Engineering 4 26 606
Architecture 4 25 619
Acoustical Engineering 5 25 622
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 23 632
Metallurgical Engineering 3 21 641
Systems Engineering 6 27 643
Mechanical Engineering 5 26 643
Civil Engineering 5 27 643
Telecommunications 3 23 654
Remote Sensing 4 25 673
Industrial Engineering 5 24 701
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 22 708
Materials Science 4 23 708
Electronic Engineering 3 22 708
Aerospace Engineering 5 28 717
Mining Engineering 4 29 718
Electrical Engineering 4 24 746
Biomedical Engineering 4 24 759
Chemical Engineering 2 21 766
Marine Engineering 7 32 801
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 25 811
Petroleum Engineering 5 31 839
Optical Engineering 5 26 852
Structural Engineering 4 28 871
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 38 890
Technical Drawing 4 23 902
Operations Research 6 30 996
Nanotechnology 5 26 1152
Automation and Control engineering 4 30 1222

Computer Science rankings

Massey University ranked 5th for Computer Science in New Zealand and 564th in the World with 16,642 publications made and 461,403 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#27 of 53 In Oceania
#564 of 6,845 In the World

Massey University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 61 663
1993 87 698
1994 86 805
1995 143 835
1996 142 947
1997 140 1094
1998 139 1284
1999 161 1358
2000 225 1623
2001 202 1755
2002 338 2342
2003 293 2610
2004 345 3115
2005 480 3821
2006 501 4877
2007 549 5987
2008 573 7061
2009 549 8531
2010 559 9522
2011 696 11241
2012 589 13047
2013 588 14602
2014 585 16102
2015 614 17441
2016 673 18710
2017 796 20921
2018 809 24412
2019 744 26365
2020 913 33119
2021 967 39181
2022 878 38542
2023 785 39403
2024 488 34096

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 668th in the World with 16,116 publications made and 505,684 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
#668 of 6,713 In the World

Massey University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 117 1321
1993 112 1351
1994 158 1622
1995 142 1606
1996 188 2025
1997 167 1943
1998 167 2242
1999 186 2525
2000 218 2708
2001 203 2929
2002 300 3552
2003 257 4172
2004 329 4491
2005 426 5057
2006 440 6116
2007 539 7456
2008 507 8711
2009 512 10236
2010 553 11703
2011 622 13216
2012 564 14990
2013 549 17020
2014 618 18867
2015 580 19823
2016 652 21056
2017 731 23219
2018 645 25765
2019 662 27753
2020 808 33805
2021 806 38873
2022 718 36876
2023 659 37218
2024 462 34583

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 12 413
Astrobiology 4 17 555
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 13 569
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 25 602
Acoustical Engineering 5 25 622
Materials Science 4 23 708
Theoretical Physics 5 21 718
Quantum and Particle physics 5 25 741
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 25 811
Condensed Matter Physics 4 20 820
Nuclear Physics 4 25 822
Optical Engineering 5 26 852
Nanotechnology 5 26 1152

Psychology rankings

Massey University ranked 4th for Psychology in New Zealand and 498th in the World with 10,822 publications made and 287,954 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 52 In Oceania
#498 of 6,645 In the World

Massey University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 36 385
1993 52 415
1994 60 454
1995 87 560
1996 82 594
1997 92 659
1998 78 842
1999 105 872
2000 130 1082
2001 124 1067
2002 154 1394
2003 171 1608
2004 216 2100
2005 286 2405
2006 266 2994
2007 313 3890
2008 304 4606
2009 286 5747
2010 310 6334
2011 432 7629
2012 362 8624
2013 372 9938
2014 355 10906
2015 389 11605
2016 480 12438
2017 600 14417
2018 524 15416
2019 519 17592
2020 666 22393
2021 705 26261
2022 647 25861
2023 604 26695
2024 399 22369

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 13 101
Education Majors 5 26 219
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 17 232
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 29 273
Special Education 3 23 287
Sexology 6 25 328
Social Psychology 4 25 339
Clinical Psychology 4 26 418
Occupational Therapy 5 29 420
Child Psychology 5 29 424
Cognitive Science 5 26 595
Psychiatry 3 27 627
Neuroscience 4 27 639

Business rankings

Massey University ranked 4th for Business in New Zealand and 335th in the World with 10,073 publications made and 254,577 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#23 of 52 In Oceania
#335 of 6,339 In the World

Massey University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 33 180
1993 56 222
1994 64 273
1995 76 276
1996 92 396
1997 93 372
1998 65 447
1999 109 546
2000 130 732
2001 143 719
2002 193 959
2003 207 1174
2004 202 1591
2005 288 1919
2006 278 2406
2007 351 3178
2008 317 3811
2009 294 4517
2010 348 5223
2011 418 6134
2012 356 7383
2013 353 7749
2014 375 8896
2015 361 9599
2016 407 9919
2017 502 10944
2018 502 12141
2019 448 13915
2020 593 17808
2021 654 21664
2022 589 21960
2023 532 23337
2024 318 20242

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

Mathematics rankings

Massey University ranked 5th for Mathematics in New Zealand and 529th in the World with 9,188 publications made and 248,770 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 52 In Oceania
#529 of 6,418 In the World

Massey University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 32 225
1993 50 325
1994 41 293
1995 50 327
1996 69 473
1997 63 457
1998 76 552
1999 91 567
2000 114 669
2001 110 786
2002 157 931
2003 164 1224
2004 198 1423
2005 285 1868
2006 259 2471
2007 335 2994
2008 267 3665
2009 294 4301
2010 340 4932
2011 348 6154
2012 343 7072
2013 327 7633
2014 355 8676
2015 358 9566
2016 384 10217
2017 455 11149
2018 450 12812
2019 417 14419
2020 547 18412
2021 575 21805
2022 523 21884
2023 419 21871
2024 270 16090

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 6 26 266
Actuarial Science 2 15 308
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 18 396
Statistics 4 25 546
Applied Mathematics 4 18 695
Operations Research 6 30 996
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 32 1171

Economics rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Economics in New Zealand and 273rd in the World with 8,395 publications made and 225,458 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
#23 of 53 In Oceania
#273 of 6,167 In the World

Massey University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 25 128
1993 39 202
1994 45 215
1995 47 212
1996 54 309
1997 65 269
1998 71 364
1999 89 385
2000 95 503
2001 113 578
2002 126 663
2003 163 888
2004 157 1099
2005 210 1340
2006 234 1725
2007 261 2252
2008 229 2768
2009 253 3384
2010 323 4019
2011 338 4897
2012 280 5786
2013 281 6528
2014 327 7289
2015 322 7728
2016 369 8385
2017 468 9142
2018 441 10121
2019 411 11718
2020 517 14946
2021 574 17952
2022 480 18030
2023 463 19468
2024 259 16086

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 2 12 158
Agricultural Economics 1 11 227
Development Studies 3 24 238
Finance 2 18 300
Actuarial Science 2 15 308
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 24 341
Political Economy 5 26 345
International Trade 5 22 389
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 18 396
International Economics 4 19 479
Environmental Economics 5 27 489

Art & Design rankings

Massey University ranked 5th for Art & Design in New Zealand and 373rd in the World with 5,045 publications made and 98,527 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 52 In Oceania
#373 of 5,966 In the World

Massey University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 14 123
1993 24 152
1994 20 149
1995 37 158
1996 44 200
1997 42 259
1998 33 247
1999 48 324
2000 65 392
2001 69 381
2002 92 669
2003 88 631
2004 114 690
2005 121 939
2006 159 1136
2007 163 1450
2008 166 1770
2009 148 2066
2010 171 2190
2011 219 2775
2012 184 3038
2013 169 3459
2014 185 3721
2015 177 4178
2016 245 4249
2017 237 4705
2018 230 5075
2019 232 5992
2020 264 7294
2021 293 8784
2022 264 8560
2023 232 8634
2024 150 7867

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
Multimedia 3 19 256
Creative Writing 5 26 264
Game Design and Development 6 24 313
Music 5 21 337
Graphic Design 3 21 344
Aesthetics 5 27 353
Landscape Architecture 6 23 359
Literature 6 28 368
Fashion Design 4 24 378
Computer Graphics 3 14 428
Performing arts 6 27 436
UX/UI Desgin 4 20 441
Cinematography 6 31 456
Entertainment Industry Business 6 31 458
Interior Design 7 27 475
Art History 6 27 501
Architecture 4 25 619
Animation 4 22 631
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 30 631
Photography 6 31 670
Painting and Drawing 4 29 840
Sculpture 4 29 840
Illustration and Concept Art 6 31 851