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The Queensland University of Technology ranked 9th in Australia, 270th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 39 research topics. The Queensland University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 85,783 academic publications and 2,350,572 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 80 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#270 of 14,131 In the World
#10 of 59 In Oceania
#9 of 40 In Australia
#1 of 2 In Brisbane
#9 of 1,011 For Publishing
#15 of 1,002 For Optometry
#22 of 1,036 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#729 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#232 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 36 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 223rd in the World with 46,981 publications made and 1,244,840 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 54 In Oceania
#223 of 7,081 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 98 115
1993 162 187
1994 195 283
1995 220 466
1996 282 599
1997 299 869
1998 312 1107
1999 334 1404
2000 401 1927
2001 405 2240
2002 644 3287
2003 700 3924
2004 704 5227
2005 922 6923
2006 1004 8839
2007 1139 11485
2008 1254 14088
2009 1549 17423
2010 1634 21062
2011 1888 25557
2012 2115 30201
2013 2264 36422
2014 2374 42670
2015 2591 48103
2016 2874 52262
2017 2490 59668
2018 2512 69855
2019 2624 82434
2020 2925 106443
2021 2852 124755
2022 2627 126426
2023 2455 132341
2024 1709 113409

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

Biology rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 12th for Biology in Australia and 445th in the World with 43,102 publications made and 1,351,470 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#14 of 54 In Oceania
#445 of 6,833 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 110 255
1993 133 380
1994 137 477
1995 190 749
1996 201 859
1997 260 1303
1998 237 1653
1999 236 1932
2000 303 2413
2001 345 2751
2002 487 3509
2003 531 4434
2004 570 5384
2005 690 6996
2006 801 8752
2007 880 10575
2008 972 13526
2009 1138 15820
2010 1294 19746
2011 1457 23639
2012 1640 28140
2013 1891 34785
2014 2171 40491
2015 2370 47061
2016 2651 54498
2017 2358 64987
2018 2419 76797
2019 2642 94485
2020 3034 123621
2021 3040 147359
2022 2775 151089
2023 2704 157091
2024 1949 141822

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 13 190
Nanotechnology 10 10 323
Evolutionary Biology 11 15 336
Paleontology 15 18 345
Neuroscience 13 15 350
Virology 11 13 395
Oncology and Cancer research 8 10 408
Entomology 18 22 438
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 26 455
Biotechnology 10 13 482
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 17 497
Zoology 20 25 534
Genetics 12 14 535
Botany 20 25 537
Animal Science 19 23 545
Agricultural Science 23 28 566
Biochemistry 12 15 571
Astrobiology 15 20 596
Forestry 24 29 603
Immunology 15 17 618
Microbiology 17 20 637
Biophysics 16 19 653
Toxicology 17 21 684
Molecular Biology 15 18 722
Nutrition and Food Science 21 25 730
Pharmacology 18 20 738
Horticulture 20 25 817

Engineering rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 9th for Engineering in Australia and 287th in the World with 42,996 publications made and 1,254,835 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 52 In Oceania
#287 of 6,782 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 99 195
1993 153 291
1994 153 385
1995 195 609
1996 235 717
1997 324 995
1998 291 1162
1999 311 1595
2000 342 1987
2001 376 2408
2002 760 3579
2003 695 4233
2004 714 5818
2005 882 7418
2006 930 9521
2007 986 11399
2008 1236 14713
2009 1328 17554
2010 1510 20593
2011 1632 24590
2012 1822 29004
2013 2034 33861
2014 2197 39112
2015 2277 43214
2016 2389 49186
2017 2289 58581
2018 2240 69473
2019 2519 84707
2020 2736 107533
2021 2611 129291
2022 2395 132624
2023 2203 138208
2024 1614 130134

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 2 22
Biomedical Engineering 1 1 47
Transportation Engineering 3 3 52
Construction Management 7 7 58
Engineering Management 3 3 62
Petroleum Engineering 4 4 80
Architecture 5 5 81
Aviation 7 9 93
Robotics 4 4 93
Architectural Engineering 6 6 101
Human-Computer Interaction 7 7 102
Landscape Architecture 4 5 109
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 3 109
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 4 110
Civil Engineering 7 8 138
Automotive Engineering 4 4 139
Environmental Engineering 7 7 147
Systems Engineering 8 9 166
Industrial Engineering 3 4 178
Marine Engineering 9 10 200
Agricultural Engineering 10 11 215
Product and Industrial Design 10 11 221
Operations Research 7 8 224
Mining Engineering 16 17 228
Computer Engineering 6 6 232
Computer Networking 9 10 257
Structural Engineering 13 14 257
Telecommunications 9 10 259
Chemical Engineering 9 9 268
Optical Engineering 9 10 283
Electrical Engineering 9 10 283
Mechanical Engineering 12 13 287
Biochemical Engineering 9 11 293
Automation and Control engineering 11 12 305
Electronic Engineering 9 10 321
Nanotechnology 10 10 323
Technical Drawing 11 12 325
Remote Sensing 13 15 331
Aerospace Engineering 10 11 346
Acoustical Engineering 12 13 364
Materials Science 11 12 367
Geotechnical Engineering 17 19 377
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 11 404
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 14 443
Metallurgical Engineering 14 15 452
Biotechnology 10 13 482
Nuclear Engineering 14 15 572

Computer Science rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 9th for Computer Science in Australia and 234th in the World with 40,801 publications made and 1,095,008 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 53 In Oceania
#234 of 6,845 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 101 140
1993 151 223
1994 146 300
1995 192 505
1996 229 619
1997 291 904
1998 255 1033
1999 271 1387
2000 296 1686
2001 356 2062
2002 772 3633
2003 709 4010
2004 646 5198
2005 860 7054
2006 945 9131
2007 1008 11286
2008 1216 13422
2009 1319 16675
2010 1459 19991
2011 1620 23102
2012 1827 27751
2013 1922 32145
2014 2097 36938
2015 2135 40660
2016 2260 44277
2017 2073 51390
2018 2090 60619
2019 2298 71791
2020 2485 93547
2021 2479 110154
2022 2255 111313
2023 2161 118249
2024 1498 100826

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

Medicine rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 10th for Medicine in Australia and 354th in the World with 39,011 publications made and 1,162,169 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 54 In Oceania
#354 of 6,775 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 84 205
1993 116 291
1994 137 350
1995 173 636
1996 183 713
1997 238 1114
1998 248 1450
1999 241 1744
2000 282 2096
2001 306 2352
2002 364 2942
2003 446 3778
2004 472 4770
2005 548 5965
2006 665 7351
2007 778 9025
2008 832 11235
2009 1136 13485
2010 1211 17015
2011 1412 20697
2012 1576 24852
2013 1752 31599
2014 2003 37317
2015 2160 43113
2016 2470 49295
2017 2054 57026
2018 2130 66496
2019 2359 79005
2020 2758 105676
2021 2721 125217
2022 2479 124592
2023 2406 127849
2024 1865 115725

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Optometry 4 4 15
Biomedical Engineering 1 1 47
Ophthalmology 4 5 89
Sports / Exercise science 9 10 95
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 7 108
Social Work 14 16 122
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 12 126
Nursing 12 14 137
Health Science 10 12 145
Sports Medicine 12 15 163
Public Health 10 12 183
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 11 13 190
Gerontology 13 15 197
Physical Therapy 14 17 200
Clinical Psychology 14 16 200
Occupational Therapy 16 19 242
Epidemiology 12 14 254
Medical Physics 9 10 258
Family medicine 14 16 284
Respiratory Therapy 11 14 299
Critical Care Nursing 11 13 309
Psychiatry 15 17 328
Pathology 13 15 390
Pediatrics 15 17 392
Virology 11 13 395
Audiology 18 21 402
Oncology and Cancer research 8 10 408
Surgery 10 12 411
Anatomy and Physiology 12 14 414
Orthodontics 11 13 446
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 10 462
Plastic Surgery 9 10 489
Forensic Science 27 31 498
Dentistry 11 13 498
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 13 500
Anesthesiology 13 15 517
Radiation Therapy 9 10 528
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 15 17 592
Cardiology 15 17 608
Immunology 15 17 618
Neurosurgery 10 12 621
Veterinary 18 21 672
Toxicology 17 21 684
Dermatology 12 14 696
Pharmacy 12 15 713
Pharmacology 18 20 738
Urology 16 19 807
Cosmetology 15 16 835
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 20 23 969

Environmental Science rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 14th for Environmental Science in Australia and 276th in the World with 37,852 publications made and 1,079,028 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 54 In Oceania
#276 of 6,876 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 84 148
1993 126 223
1994 124 315
1995 183 480
1996 197 576
1997 225 766
1998 248 929
1999 262 1243
2000 303 1677
2001 311 1932
2002 510 2637
2003 547 3408
2004 597 4496
2005 688 5655
2006 806 7538
2007 852 9146
2008 1027 12192
2009 1165 14404
2010 1278 16829
2011 1506 20465
2012 1636 24253
2013 1944 29377
2014 2039 34320
2015 2101 38344
2016 2230 43298
2017 2007 51685
2018 1973 60577
2019 2174 73430
2020 2379 93837
2021 2300 111753
2022 2197 115026
2023 2035 120080
2024 1441 105720

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

Physics rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 10th for Physics in Australia and 338th in the World with 36,503 publications made and 1,102,119 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 52 In Oceania
#338 of 6,713 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 92 192
1993 146 257
1994 155 351
1995 196 568
1996 210 684
1997 282 937
1998 260 1047
1999 271 1473
2000 290 1764
2001 353 2167
2002 655 3200
2003 573 3696
2004 589 5127
2005 713 6355
2006 790 8271
2007 858 9890
2008 1067 12831
2009 1135 15115
2010 1249 17676
2011 1291 20881
2012 1550 24966
2013 1696 29250
2014 1808 33812
2015 1883 37485
2016 1968 42488
2017 1924 50466
2018 1908 59989
2019 2139 73398
2020 2385 92534
2021 2212 109060
2022 2065 113047
2023 1925 118559
2024 1378 111339

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Medical Physics 9 10 258
Optical Engineering 9 10 283
Nanotechnology 10 10 323
Quantum and Particle physics 10 11 357
Acoustical Engineering 12 13 364
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 13 365
Materials Science 11 12 367
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 14 443
Nuclear Physics 12 12 492
Astrobiology 15 20 596
Condensed Matter Physics 13 14 619
Biophysics 16 19 653
Theoretical Physics 16 19 675
Atomic and Molecular physics 22 27 968

Chemistry rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 11th for Chemistry in Australia and 482nd in the World with 31,941 publications made and 1,033,530 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 39 In Australia
#13 of 52 In Oceania
#482 of 6,545 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 89 216
1993 101 305
1994 107 410
1995 140 624
1996 143 734
1997 220 1078
1998 190 1367
1999 219 1707
2000 243 1964
2001 306 2358
2002 425 2856
2003 422 3656
2004 462 4690
2005 525 5762
2006 617 7433
2007 634 8779
2008 807 11708
2009 833 13300
2010 940 15640
2011 1053 18846
2012 1211 22231
2013 1398 26243
2014 1609 30644
2015 1724 35155
2016 1886 40317
2017 1737 49925
2018 1764 59408
2019 1957 74312
2020 2203 93519
2021 2087 112581
2022 1996 117834
2023 1996 122025
2024 1463 117431

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 12 142
Chemical Engineering 9 9 268
Biochemical Engineering 9 11 293
Nanotechnology 10 10 323
Environmental Chemistry 10 10 331
Materials Science 11 12 367
Inorganic Chemistry 10 10 381
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 11 404
Physical chemistry 11 12 419
Radiochemistry 8 8 482
Computational Chemistry 11 11 485
Organic Chemistry 12 14 529
Biochemistry 12 15 571
Pharmacy 12 15 713
Nutrition and Food Science 21 25 730

Psychology rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 10th for Psychology in Australia and 203rd in the World with 28,525 publications made and 788,858 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 52 In Oceania
#203 of 6,645 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 67 101
1993 97 164
1994 113 192
1995 143 357
1996 163 449
1997 172 646
1998 164 833
1999 178 1030
2000 201 1346
2001 243 1553
2002 366 2211
2003 368 2575
2004 413 3247
2005 489 4203
2006 581 5373
2007 621 6761
2008 739 8197
2009 921 10017
2010 978 12647
2011 1094 15153
2012 1250 18323
2013 1318 22486
2014 1371 25881
2015 1608 29817
2016 1806 32760
2017 1552 37617
2018 1500 43712
2019 1607 52032
2020 1808 68449
2021 1898 80274
2022 1718 79918
2023 1635 83400
2024 1117 71183

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Education Majors 5 5 49
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 5 63
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 9 95
Special Education 9 9 112
Social Work 14 16 122
Social Psychology 8 9 137
Sexology 10 12 152
Child Psychology 11 13 172
Clinical Psychology 14 16 200
Cognitive Science 11 12 227
Occupational Therapy 16 19 242
Psychiatry 15 17 328
Neuroscience 13 15 350

Mathematics rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 9th for Mathematics in Australia and 195th in the World with 23,295 publications made and 656,834 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 52 In Oceania
#195 of 6,418 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 69 61
1993 92 112
1994 100 162
1995 135 305
1996 149 405
1997 155 521
1998 155 589
1999 200 828
2000 193 980
2001 213 1190
2002 469 2204
2003 374 2167
2004 373 2883
2005 468 3901
2006 508 5067
2007 589 6099
2008 662 7502
2009 737 9281
2010 797 10932
2011 891 13061
2012 1099 15436
2013 1129 18538
2014 1170 21915
2015 1303 24752
2016 1400 26043
2017 1186 30263
2018 1207 35135
2019 1260 41093
2020 1436 53087
2021 1464 63131
2022 1229 61993
2023 1173 64511
2024 715 46531

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 5 6 70
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 5 147
Actuarial Science 9 9 219
Operations Research 7 8 224
Statistics 9 10 246
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 15 293
Applied Mathematics 9 10 299

Business rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 7th for Business in Australia and 102nd in the World with 23,096 publications made and 613,645 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 39 In Australia
#8 of 52 In Oceania
#102 of 6,339 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 35 36
1993 64 77
1994 83 114
1995 88 195
1996 119 207
1997 127 346
1998 140 398
1999 174 528
2000 197 717
2001 221 962
2002 361 1516
2003 399 1902
2004 351 2605
2005 510 3472
2006 589 4867
2007 647 6148
2008 780 7587
2009 865 9982
2010 883 11849
2011 1026 14064
2012 1059 16754
2013 1182 18912
2014 1217 21955
2015 1347 23837
2016 1354 24936
2017 1250 28079
2018 1146 32501
2019 1249 36787
2020 1293 46293
2021 1300 54743
2022 1158 54283
2023 1092 57750
2024 631 44661

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

Economics rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 8th for Economics in Australia and 131st in the World with 16,841 publications made and 430,283 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#9 of 53 In Oceania
#131 of 6,167 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 31 29
1993 50 48
1994 67 95
1995 82 157
1996 96 190
1997 98 313
1998 105 338
1999 128 437
2000 165 621
2001 169 740
2002 224 1034
2003 235 1208
2004 255 1553
2005 307 2010
2006 388 2651
2007 431 3431
2008 522 4179
2009 555 5274
2010 576 6581
2011 657 8064
2012 764 9809
2013 851 12034
2014 861 14338
2015 1015 16198
2016 1061 17081
2017 914 19717
2018 867 22692
2019 926 26827
2020 1011 34162
2021 977 40831
2022 940 41063
2023 867 43148
2024 529 32697

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 8 9 87
Environmental Economics 8 8 134
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 13 165
Finance 8 9 169
Actuarial Science 9 9 219
Agricultural Economics 13 15 255
International Relations and Diplomacy 15 19 273
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 15 293
Political Economy 16 19 295
International Trade 14 17 303
International Economics 11 12 321

Art & Design rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 8th for Art & Design in Australia and 153rd in the World with 9,320 publications made and 200,595 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
#8 of 39 In Australia
#9 of 52 In Oceania
#153 of 5,966 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 23 25
1993 44 37
1994 42 73
1995 46 83
1996 62 105
1997 76 159
1998 75 230
1999 74 254
2000 71 329
2001 81 391
2002 123 593
2003 148 742
2004 173 1110
2005 233 1463
2006 253 2019
2007 251 2468
2008 284 2888
2009 333 3649
2010 333 4026
2011 387 4706
2012 455 5613
2013 466 6422
2014 466 7397
2015 473 7942
2016 535 8373
2017 484 9616
2018 440 11060
2019 533 13078
2020 539 16416
2021 512 19360
2022 475 19378
2023 473 20461
2024 285 18463

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 3 3 29
Cinematography 4 4 48
UX/UI Desgin 2 3 60
Architecture 5 5 81
Interior Design 5 6 89
Game Design and Development 6 8 105
Multimedia 8 8 106
Landscape Architecture 4 5 109
Graphic Design 6 7 117
Creative Writing 12 15 122
Fashion Design 8 9 135
Literature 9 10 157
Performing arts 11 13 180
Painting and Drawing 9 9 185
Sculpture 9 9 185
Illustration and Concept Art 9 9 189
Aesthetics 13 15 200
Art History 12 15 222
Photography 17 18 243
Music 13 15 287
Animation 10 12 303
Computer Graphics 9 11 381
Singing and Vocal Performance 20 25 522