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Massey University ranked 4th in New Zealand, 488th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 10 research topics. Massey University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,291 academic publications and 867,278 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 177 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#488 of 14,131 In the World
#25 of 59 In Oceania
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#21 of 1,008 For Veterinary
#25 of 1,002 For Animal Science
#45 of 1,514 For Nutrition and Food Science
#909 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#564 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 7 other topics

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Biology rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Biology in New Zealand and 339th in the World with 7,271 publications made and 314,843 citations received. Main research topics: Animal Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Agricultural Science, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#11 of 51 In Oceania
#339 of 4,496 In the World

Massey University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 76 94
1992 30 82
1993 40 123
1994 69 144
1995 58 72
1996 99 223
1997 113 210
1998 105 230
1999 132 405
2000 145 535
2001 129 432
2002 136 382
2003 146 802
2004 177 565
2005 193 650
2006 197 855
2007 232 1961
2008 249 1164
2009 226 1055
2010 312 1180
2011 334 1243
2012 325 1169
2013 301 1166
2014 331 1596
2015 311 1171
2016 368 1062
2017 316 1034
2018 271 586
2019 344 843
2020 364 608
2021 435 283

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 25
Nutrition and Food Science 1 1 45
Biotechnology 1 3 68
Agricultural Science 1 6 69
Botany 1 8 110
Evolutionary Biology 3 11 144
Horticulture 1 6 149
Zoology 3 15 159
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 17 165
Microbiology 2 10 258
Forestry 3 19 284
Paleontology 6 23 337
Genetics 3 14 348
Biochemistry 3 13 375
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 29 408
Virology 2 14 412
Biophysics 3 16 459
Toxicology 3 18 462
Entomology 5 24 502
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 17 508
Immunology 3 17 578
Molecular Biology 3 17 698
Astrobiology 7 27 912
Nanotechnology 5 25 1013
Pharmacology 4 30 1214
Oncology and Cancer research 3 30 1267

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Massey University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in New Zealand and 265th in the World with 5,857 publications made and 148,008 citations received. Main research topics: Demography, Sociology, Political Science, Communications and Public Relations, Education Majors.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#24 of 51 In Oceania
#265 of 5,073 In the World

Massey University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 32 15
1992 5 6
1993 13 8
1994 22 44
1995 21 15
1996 47 48
1997 61 103
1998 49 87
1999 78 84
2000 87 168
2001 87 118
2002 74 140
2003 119 238
2004 121 384
2005 157 359
2006 155 511
2007 184 521
2008 227 715
2009 206 544
2010 276 1034
2011 314 596
2012 272 622
2013 255 634
2014 315 651
2015 298 1420
2016 376 957
2017 344 719
2018 316 513
2019 294 356
2020 355 508
2021 476 277

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 2 12 88
Education Majors 3 20 106
Gender Studies 5 19 144
Communications and Public Relations 2 20 149
Publishing 5 36 150
Sociology 5 22 176
Genealogy 5 17 194
Occupational Safety and Health 3 20 218
Early Childhood Education 6 26 219
Public Policy / Administration 4 25 219
Media Studies 6 26 223
Forensic Science 3 20 224
Broadcast Journalism 6 29 233
Anthropology 5 23 237
Radio and Television broadcasting 4 25 248
Art History 4 18 255
Aesthetics 5 26 259
Military science 3 17 268
Sports / Exercise science 4 24 274
Special Education 4 30 279
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 31 303
Demography 3 22 313
Political Economy 5 26 335
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 27 347
Human Rights Law 5 27 348
Journalism and Digital Media 7 32 375
Political Science 6 28 380
Archaeology 6 24 389
Urban and Regional planning 5 26 393
Law Enforcement 4 27 395
History 6 29 400
Library and Information science 6 25 420
Philosophy 5 22 459
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 34 460
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 24 468
Linguistics 7 27 532
Law 6 33 544
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 5 33 612
Classics and Ancient History 6 29 717

Medicine rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Medicine in New Zealand and 526th in the World with 5,374 publications made and 176,717 citations received. Main research topics: Veterinary, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Health Science, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#22 of 50 In Oceania
#526 of 4,739 In the World

Massey University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 40 33
1992 6 17
1993 18 39
1994 38 74
1995 40 27
1996 51 59
1997 54 74
1998 71 140
1999 87 145
2000 102 234
2001 67 187
2002 95 229
2003 94 271
2004 136 430
2005 146 405
2006 135 510
2007 172 726
2008 183 563
2009 184 643
2010 205 927
2011 232 728
2012 247 652
2013 248 840
2014 278 797
2015 245 2331
2016 335 1042
2017 289 616
2018 262 415
2019 265 434
2020 324 506
2021 367 155

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 1 21
Social Work 2 12 88
Public Health 3 21 213
Forensic Science 3 20 224
Nursing 4 31 268
Sports / Exercise science 4 24 274
Gerontology 3 21 296
Occupational Therapy 5 29 317
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 26 325
Physical Therapy 4 25 329
Epidemiology 3 18 335
Clinical Psychology 3 24 342
Anatomy and Physiology 3 14 380
Sports Medicine 4 29 392
Respiratory Therapy 3 18 394
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 29 408
Virology 2 14 412
Psychiatry 4 27 440
Anesthesiology 3 13 459
Toxicology 3 18 462
Audiology 4 27 473
Pathology 3 14 543
Health Science 4 33 545
Family medicine 3 31 550
Immunology 3 17 578
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 22 600
Surgery 3 18 673
Urology 3 15 688
Orthodontics 4 19 726
Pediatrics 5 29 755
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 35 801
Cardiology 5 27 802
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 15 822
Critical Care Nursing 4 33 830
Pharmacy 6 27 846
Dentistry 3 20 854
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 25 866
Biomedical Engineering 5 28 904
Optometry 5 36 926
Ophthalmology 3 22 979
Pharmacology 4 30 1214
Oncology and Cancer research 3 30 1267

Environmental Science rankings

Massey University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in New Zealand and 232nd in the World with 3,899 publications made and 165,842 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Agricultural Science, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#19 of 51 In Oceania
#232 of 4,023 In the World

Massey University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 35 20
1992 13 36
1993 14 23
1994 17 94
1995 26 28
1996 65 151
1997 55 148
1998 45 129
1999 70 224
2000 56 110
2001 68 221
2002 75 295
2003 93 393
2004 88 318
2005 92 225
2006 112 342
2007 126 1221
2008 175 723
2009 134 446
2010 169 616
2011 169 843
2012 187 682
2013 166 843
2014 231 788
2015 220 772
2016 223 789
2017 202 522
2018 134 341
2019 150 458
2020 189 365
2021 229 189

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

Environmental Science subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 1 6 69
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 17 165
Environmental Management 2 20 185
Earth science and Geophysics 5 16 222
Ecology 4 18 223
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 20 273
Environmental Engineering 2 15 273
Forestry 3 19 284
Environmental Chemistry 1 11 285
Mining Engineering 4 21 316
Geography and Cartography 4 24 326
Paleontology 6 23 337
Geology 6 21 344
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 22 352
Urban and Regional planning 5 26 393
Oceanography 6 28 504
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 32 855

Chemistry rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in New Zealand and 625th in the World with 3,298 publications made and 144,782 citations received. Main research topics: Nutrition and Food Science, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Petrology and Geochemistry, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#20 of 50 In Oceania
#625 of 4,317 In the World

Massey University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 41 68
1992 24 29
1993 18 40
1994 37 91
1995 31 42
1996 60 108
1997 47 76
1998 48 163
1999 49 148
2000 55 233
2001 52 119
2002 71 222
2003 58 265
2004 68 298
2005 79 285
2006 97 396
2007 125 734
2008 117 478
2009 116 424
2010 134 676
2011 152 453
2012 139 479
2013 156 697
2014 160 756
2015 127 325
2016 165 550
2017 128 409
2018 116 240
2019 144 538
2020 148 267
2021 170 125

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 1 45
Biochemical Engineering 1 6 212
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 20 273
Environmental Chemistry 1 11 285
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 9 311
Biochemistry 3 13 375
Computational Chemistry 4 18 654
Radiochemistry 3 17 730
Chemical Engineering 2 19 756
Physical chemistry 4 17 795
Organic Chemistry 4 21 824
Pharmacy 6 27 846
Inorganic Chemistry 5 26 851
Nanotechnology 5 25 1013
Materials Science 6 28 1277

Business rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Business in New Zealand and 203rd in the World with 3,264 publications made and 94,722 citations received. Main research topics: Investment Banking and Stock trading, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#20 of 49 In Oceania
#203 of 4,001 In the World

Massey University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 7 13
1992 4 5
1993 11 4
1994 16 7
1995 12 6
1996 42 85
1997 33 71
1998 30 43
1999 48 45
2000 51 163
2001 57 91
2002 62 270
2003 74 158
2004 82 181
2005 117 228
2006 122 403
2007 165 436
2008 156 427
2009 162 327
2010 188 729
2011 172 334
2012 147 395
2013 123 319
2014 180 299
2015 163 372
2016 175 483
2017 161 405
2018 147 416
2019 134 180
2020 164 280
2021 203 122

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

Business subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 6 21 80
Accounting 1 16 84
Finance 1 12 148
Management 2 14 150
Marketing 3 19 151
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 15 165
Entrepreneurship 3 12 173
Real Estate 2 13 191
Advertising 5 22 201
Human Resource Management 4 22 205
Occupational Safety and Health 3 20 218
Public Policy / Administration 4 25 219
Supply Chain Management 1 10 220
Risk Management 2 20 223
Actuarial Science 3 18 282
Management Information Systems 4 23 288
Tax Law 3 16 291
Entertainment Industry Business 5 27 297
Project Management 3 21 313
Construction Management 3 20 340
International Business 4 20 347
Engineering Management 3 25 426
International Trade 6 25 433
Operations Research 5 24 563

Engineering rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Engineering in New Zealand and 651st in the World with 2,532 publications made and 86,848 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Automation and Control engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#22 of 49 In Oceania
#651 of 4,624 In the World

Massey University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 9 3
1992 12 4
1993 11 4
1994 16 49
1995 15 21
1996 31 48
1997 24 48
1998 26 19
1999 30 39
2000 50 101
2001 45 75
2002 75 186
2003 48 138
2004 63 157
2005 81 176
2006 103 243
2007 92 1124
2008 133 443
2009 87 168
2010 127 403
2011 128 343
2012 113 299
2013 105 365
2014 130 305
2015 118 398
2016 164 353
2017 140 214
2018 116 350
2019 107 191
2020 110 152
2021 114 71

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

Engineering subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 1 5 63
Biotechnology 1 3 68
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 6 168
Aviation 2 11 189
Biochemical Engineering 1 6 212
Product and Industrial Design 2 8 231
Environmental Engineering 2 15 273
Human-Computer Interaction 3 16 305
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 9 311
Mining Engineering 4 21 316
Construction Management 3 20 340
Robotics 2 10 352
Computer Engineering 2 9 373
Engineering Management 3 25 426
Transportation Engineering 5 20 442
Systems Engineering 2 20 478
Telecommunications 6 26 514
Aerospace Engineering 3 22 535
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 19 538
Operations Research 5 24 563
Industrial Engineering 3 19 602
Architectural Engineering 5 27 614
Electronic Engineering 3 22 710
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 35 714
Acoustical Engineering 3 21 733
Remote Sensing 5 27 740
Electrical Engineering 4 22 752
Chemical Engineering 2 19 756
Mechanical Engineering 3 22 760
Technical Drawing 3 19 762
Automation and Control engineering 3 24 773
Computer Networking 5 28 837
Biomedical Engineering 5 28 904
Architecture 7 32 971
Landscape Architecture 7 36 993
Nanotechnology 5 25 1013
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 28 1043
Optical Engineering 6 30 1238
Materials Science 6 28 1277

Computer Science rankings

Massey University ranked 6th for Computer Science in New Zealand and 593rd in the World with 2,458 publications made and 53,863 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Management Information Systems, Multimedia, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 8 In New Zealand
#27 of 50 In Oceania
#593 of 4,392 In the World

Massey University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 3 3
1992 3 2
1993 14 5
1994 7 5
1995 14 9
1996 30 24
1997 18 16
1998 29 29
1999 19 21
2000 54 36
2001 45 35
2002 74 122
2003 53 94
2004 80 184
2005 115 127
2006 105 246
2007 100 240
2008 140 181
2009 107 226
2010 120 155
2011 114 146
2012 126 258
2013 93 178
2014 109 744
2015 108 320
2016 125 266
2017 119 179
2018 113 407
2019 111 217
2020 130 309
2021 135 121

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

Computer Science subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Multimedia 4 17 223
UX/UI Desgin 4 14 255
Management Information Systems 4 23 288
Human-Computer Interaction 3 16 305
Software Engineering 5 18 346
Robotics 2 10 352
Computer Engineering 2 9 373
Library and Information science 6 25 420
Information Technology 6 32 429
Web Design and Development 5 24 430
Database Administration 5 25 437
Cognitive Science 5 26 470
Game Design and Development 6 28 481
Cyber Security 4 25 500
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 17 508
Telecommunications 6 26 514
Data Science 5 26 521
Animation 6 25 549
Computer Vision 4 20 605
Computational Linguistics 6 26 613
Machine Learning 6 28 634
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 28 677
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 24 717
Computer Graphics 6 26 750
Computer Networking 5 28 837

Psychology rankings

Massey University ranked 5th for Psychology in New Zealand and 351st in the World with 2,270 publications made and 82,228 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 49 In Oceania
#351 of 3,654 In the World

Massey University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 6 7
1992 6 8
1993 6 11
1994 10 16
1995 13 7
1996 32 58
1997 27 52
1998 27 67
1999 32 70
2000 40 151
2001 49 73
2002 33 70
2003 45 134
2004 56 300
2005 61 127
2006 64 324
2007 79 340
2008 97 465
2009 82 315
2010 113 749
2011 125 341
2012 118 239
2013 123 482
2014 119 391
2015 117 285
2016 129 368
2017 138 198
2018 100 176
2019 90 126
2020 105 126
2021 131 86

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 12 88
Education Majors 3 20 106
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 14 172
Special Education 4 30 279
Social Psychology 5 25 283
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 31 303
Occupational Therapy 5 29 317
Clinical Psychology 3 24 342
Sexology 6 29 363
Child Psychology 5 27 389
Psychiatry 4 27 440
Cognitive Science 5 26 470

Economics rankings

Massey University ranked 2nd for Economics in New Zealand and 229th in the World with 1,766 publications made and 47,398 citations received. Main research topics: Investment Banking and Stock trading, Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 8 In New Zealand
#17 of 50 In Oceania
#229 of 3,039 In the World

Massey University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 10 3
1992 3 0
1993 4 2
1994 7 4
1995 4 2
1996 7 5
1997 14 8
1998 19 31
1999 28 83
2000 25 65
2001 33 27
2002 35 122
2003 44 110
2004 40 35
2005 53 99
2006 57 87
2007 82 193
2008 70 267
2009 102 279
2010 94 791
2011 76 94
2012 73 140
2013 58 244
2014 107 169
2015 78 159
2016 93 126
2017 94 163
2018 92 124
2019 72 118
2020 98 105
2021 153 129

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

Economics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 1 6 93
Finance 1 12 148
Development Studies 3 15 160
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 15 165
Actuarial Science 3 18 282
Political Economy 5 26 335
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 18 344
International Economics 4 18 347
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 27 347
International Trade 6 25 433
Environmental Economics 7 34 625

Mathematics rankings

Massey University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in New Zealand and 369th in the World with 1,239 publications made and 38,595 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#21 of 48 In Oceania
#369 of 3,376 In the World

Massey University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 4 3
1992 2 1
1993 3 1
1994 8 7
1995 7 3
1996 19 42
1997 13 22
1998 26 38
1999 21 28
2000 29 65
2001 26 29
2002 24 104
2003 19 72
2004 40 124
2005 45 65
2006 42 82
2007 61 206
2008 51 141
2009 52 98
2010 65 284
2011 42 210
2012 62 74
2013 38 265
2014 58 150
2015 64 178
2016 72 198
2017 69 209
2018 53 120
2019 49 56
2020 62 60
2021 68 41

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 3 20 215
Statistics 3 13 219
Actuarial Science 3 18 282
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 18 344
Applied Mathematics 3 17 537
Operations Research 5 24 563
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 24 717

Art & Design rankings

Massey University ranked 6th for Art & Design in New Zealand and 332nd in the World with 883 publications made and 15,619 citations received. Main research topics: Multimedia, Creative Writing, Aesthetics, UX/UI Desgin, Art History.

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
#6 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 48 In Oceania
#332 of 2,700 In the World

Massey University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 0
1992 1 0
1993 6 4
1994 0 0
1995 3 3
1996 9 1
1997 10 5
1998 15 2
1999 5 1
2000 17 5
2001 25 23
2002 25 11
2003 24 9
2004 34 30
2005 27 34
2006 47 97
2007 24 15
2008 38 17
2009 34 36
2010 53 125
2011 48 80
2012 38 24
2013 33 41
2014 30 562
2015 37 47
2016 37 37
2017 60 29
2018 33 61
2019 50 28
2020 46 44
2021 48 18

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
Cinematography 4 20 184
Creative Writing 4 24 211
Multimedia 4 17 223
Graphic Design 4 20 253
UX/UI Desgin 4 14 255
Art History 4 18 255
Aesthetics 5 26 259
Music 5 22 263
Fashion Design 5 26 266
Entertainment Industry Business 5 27 297
Literature 6 27 463
Interior Design 5 24 467
Game Design and Development 6 28 481
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 30 538
Animation 6 25 549
Performing arts 7 39 677
Computer Graphics 6 26 750
Photography 7 34 795
Illustration and Concept Art 5 32 811
Architecture 7 32 971
Landscape Architecture 7 36 993

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Massey University

Speciality New Zealand Oceania World Rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 17 576
Quantum and Particle physics 5 17 619
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 22 675
Condensed Matter Physics 3 18 866
Physics 6 27 1018