National University of Samoa: Rankings

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The National University of Samoa ranked 1st in Samoa, 6172nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in 37 research topics. The National University of Samoa ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 664 academic publications and 14,682 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#6172 of 14,131 In the World
#52 of 59 In Oceania
#1 of 1 In Samoa
#774 of 1,002 For Genealogy
#3384 of 5,139 For Demography
#3405 of 5,278 For Public Health
#7928 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#8220 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Samoa ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Samoa and 5316th in the World with 497 publications made and 11,522 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 1 In Samoa
#52 of 54 In Oceania
#5316 of 7,088 In the World

National University of Samoa
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 2
1994 1 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 2 6
1998 1 6
1999 2 6
2000 3 6
2001 2 18
2002 1 13
2003 3 12
2004 3 23
2005 4 34
2006 5 36
2007 5 39
2008 11 58
2009 5 65
2010 10 74
2011 15 84
2012 12 90
2013 8 119
2014 12 119
2015 10 139
2016 22 182
2017 25 192
2018 25 229
2019 28 297
2020 50 497
2021 57 713
2022 49 1086
2023 52 1358
2024 35 1325
2025 23 1292

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Samoa ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Genealogy 1 42 774
Demography 1 51 3384
Anthropology 1 51 4073
Sociology 1 51 4491
Linguistics 1 50 4656
History 1 52 5383
Philosophy 1 52 5546
Law 1 52 5567
Political Science 1 52 5617
Archaeology 1 52 5645

Medicine rankings

The National University of Samoa ranked 1st for Medicine in Samoa and 4945th in the World with 422 publications made and 12,061 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 1 In Samoa
#51 of 54 In Oceania
#4945 of 6,793 In the World

National University of Samoa
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1 5
1994 2 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 2
1997 0 8
1998 1 12
1999 1 9
2000 1 10
2001 0 21
2002 1 18
2003 2 22
2004 3 27
2005 1 30
2006 5 46
2007 6 54
2008 9 67
2009 5 98
2010 6 81
2011 8 93
2012 7 94
2013 1 119
2014 11 141
2015 5 165
2016 20 223
2017 17 245
2018 19 283
2019 26 349
2020 51 593
2021 51 940
2022 45 1582
2023 39 2019
2024 36 2161
2025 28 2093

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

Medicine subfield Samoa ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Public Health 1 51 3405
Immunology 1 51 3929
Nursing 1 51 4256
Pathology 1 51 4318
Psychiatry 1 51 5285

Biology rankings

The National University of Samoa ranked 1st for Biology in Samoa and 5664th in the World with 375 publications made and 9,655 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 1 In Samoa
#52 of 54 In Oceania
#5664 of 6,841 In the World

National University of Samoa
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 7
1994 2 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 2
1997 1 6
1998 0 12
1999 1 6
2000 0 9
2001 2 21
2002 1 22
2003 1 24
2004 1 29
2005 0 27
2006 4 39
2007 5 45
2008 4 56
2009 5 77
2010 6 70
2011 7 81
2012 8 79
2013 4 101
2014 6 122
2015 8 154
2016 14 198
2017 16 243
2018 14 253
2019 28 311
2020 45 551
2021 36 935
2022 43 1432
2023 40 1787
2024 26 1870
2025 29 1858

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

Biology subfield Samoa ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Immunology 1 51 3929
Genetics 1 52 5380
Paleontology 1 52 5454
Biochemistry 1 52 5535

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Samoa ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Samoa and 5644th in the World with 320 publications made and 4,529 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 1 In Samoa
#52 of 54 In Oceania
#5644 of 6,888 In the World

National University of Samoa
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 7
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 1
1997 2 6
1998 1 12
1999 1 4
2000 0 9
2001 1 16
2002 0 11
2003 3 13
2004 1 17
2005 3 25
2006 4 32
2007 6 32
2008 3 40
2009 3 41
2010 7 53
2011 9 64
2012 7 51
2013 6 86
2014 8 104
2015 6 114
2016 14 127
2017 15 168
2018 18 173
2019 17 250
2020 36 369
2021 30 452
2022 28 540
2023 34 729
2024 17 744
2025 17 756

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

Environmental Science subfield Samoa ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Oceanography 1 52 4606
Paleontology 1 52 5454
Geology 1 52 5475
Geography and Cartography 1 52 5582
Ecology 1 52 5604

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Samoa ranked 1st for Chemistry in Samoa and 5954th in the World with 182 publications made and 6,930 citations received. Main research topic: Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 1 In Samoa
#52 of 52 In Oceania
#5954 of 6,561 In the World

National University of Samoa
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1 3
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 5
1998 0 8
1999 1 4
2000 0 5
2001 2 20
2002 1 19
2003 1 17
2004 0 24
2005 0 22
2006 0 17
2007 0 28
2008 3 40
2009 4 49
2010 3 45
2011 3 45
2012 5 42
2013 1 47
2014 4 67
2015 1 87
2016 9 121
2017 3 146
2018 6 160
2019 11 200
2020 25 377
2021 17 649
2022 27 1057
2023 21 1330
2024 6 1319
2025 19 1237

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

Chemistry subfield Samoa ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Biochemistry 1 52 5535

Psychology rankings

The National University of Samoa ranked 1st for Psychology in Samoa and 6027th in the World with 170 publications made and 1,235 citations received. Main research topic: Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 1 In Samoa
#52 of 53 In Oceania
#6027 of 6,663 In the World

National University of Samoa
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 0
1994 2 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 4
1999 0 3
2000 1 4
2001 0 1
2002 0 2
2003 2 3
2004 1 4
2005 0 6
2006 2 10
2007 3 11
2008 2 13
2009 0 17
2010 4 34
2011 5 39
2012 3 32
2013 2 42
2014 4 46
2015 5 54
2016 6 53
2017 9 73
2018 6 70
2019 10 119
2020 10 155
2021 22 263
2022 15 469
2023 27 581
2024 18 578
2025 8 599

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

Psychology subfield Samoa ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Psychiatry 1 51 5285

Economics rankings

The National University of Samoa ranked 1st for Economics in Samoa and 5414th in the World with 146 publications made and 1,535 citations received. Main research topic: Development Studies.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 1 In Samoa
#52 of 53 In Oceania
#5414 of 6,188 In the World

National University of Samoa
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 1 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 2
2002 0 2
2003 2 1
2004 0 5
2005 3 5
2006 0 7
2007 2 1
2008 4 3
2009 0 19
2010 5 25
2011 3 18
2012 2 35
2013 2 49
2014 4 32
2015 3 40
2016 8 42
2017 11 58
2018 8 57
2019 8 110
2020 13 120
2021 25 159
2022 14 247
2023 20 286
2024 3 254
2025 5 264

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

Economics subfield Samoa ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 1 52 5052

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Samoa ranked 1st for Mathematics in Samoa and 5456th in the World with 127 publications made and 6,190 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 1 In Samoa
#52 of 52 In Oceania
#5456 of 6,434 In the World

National University of Samoa
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 2
1998 0 1
1999 1 1
2000 0 1
2001 1 2
2002 0 2
2003 0 0
2004 0 3
2005 0 5
2006 2 10
2007 2 11
2008 2 11
2009 0 9
2010 2 6
2011 2 14
2012 2 25
2013 2 27
2014 4 44
2015 4 58
2016 3 53
2017 6 61
2018 5 66
2019 4 85
2020 17 160
2021 17 268
2022 13 516
2023 16 655
2024 14 621
2025 5 533

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

Mathematics subfield Samoa ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Statistics 1 52 5353

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of Samoa

Speciality Samoa Oceania World Rank
Art & Design 1 52 5627
Business 1 52 5849
Computer Science 1 52 6251
Engineering 1 52 6432
Physics 1 52 6531