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The Queensland University of Technology ranked 9th in Australia, 268th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 40 research topics. The Queensland University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 77,452 academic publications and 1,680,773 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 76 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#268 of 14,131 In the World
#10 of 59 In Oceania
#9 of 40 In Australia
#1 of 2 In Brisbane
#11 of 1,016 For Publishing
#12 of 1,022 For Optometry
#18 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#712 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#232 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 37 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 224th in the World with 42,899 publications made and 865,873 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
#224 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 92 54
1992 99 79
1993 158 143
1994 194 229
1995 217 365
1996 275 487
1997 287 723
1998 305 953
1999 323 1199
2000 383 1518
2001 376 1819
2002 602 2661
2003 656 3178
2004 689 4236
2005 857 5385
2006 964 7051
2007 1095 9215
2008 1154 11154
2009 1472 13673
2010 1566 16764
2011 1728 20297
2012 1951 24248
2013 2210 29542
2014 2273 34526
2015 2415 38739
2016 2793 41085
2017 2386 44649
2018 2311 53304
2019 2455 63463
2020 2704 79161
2021 2719 94345
2022 2466 99170
2023 2326 100786

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

Engineering rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 9th for Engineering in Australia and 284th in the World with 39,679 publications made and 932,697 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
#284 of 6,684 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 83 121
1992 91 148
1993 149 233
1994 149 302
1995 193 478
1996 236 595
1997 288 819
1998 280 979
1999 300 1395
2000 310 1621
2001 362 2029
2002 731 2980
2003 639 3352
2004 688 4735
2005 905 6067
2006 917 7906
2007 980 9681
2008 1189 12137
2009 1301 15003
2010 1454 17147
2011 1577 21007
2012 1707 24411
2013 1980 29124
2014 2123 33620
2015 2198 37005
2016 2322 41585
2017 2170 48185
2018 2126 57761
2019 2321 71498
2020 2504 88597
2021 2494 108256
2022 2267 115748
2023 2149 118264

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 1 1 18
Transportation Engineering 3 3 48
Biomedical Engineering 1 1 49
Construction Management 4 4 53
Engineering Management 3 3 56
Architecture 4 4 74
Petroleum Engineering 4 4 74
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 3 90
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 3 95
Robotics 4 4 95
Aviation 7 8 96
Human-Computer Interaction 6 6 101
Architectural Engineering 5 5 102
Automotive Engineering 2 2 116
Civil Engineering 8 9 132
Systems Engineering 7 8 143
Industrial Engineering 3 4 150
Environmental Engineering 7 7 151
Agricultural Engineering 9 10 163
Landscape Architecture 12 13 168
Marine Engineering 9 10 177
Computer Engineering 5 5 186
Mining Engineering 16 17 199
Operations Research 6 7 216
Product and Industrial Design 8 9 218
Telecommunications 8 9 248
Computer Networking 9 10 248
Electrical Engineering 7 8 249
Structural Engineering 13 14 255
Electronic Engineering 7 8 267
Chemical Engineering 9 9 275
Automation and Control engineering 10 11 282
Mechanical Engineering 11 12 284
Optical Engineering 9 10 286
Technical Drawing 11 12 303
Biochemical Engineering 9 11 309
Aerospace Engineering 10 11 323
Nanotechnology 10 10 335
Remote Sensing 12 14 338
Acoustical Engineering 11 12 354
Materials Science 10 11 361
Geotechnical Engineering 17 19 383
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 12 441
Metallurgical Engineering 14 15 459
Biotechnology 10 13 484
Applied/Engineering Physics 15 16 496
Nuclear Engineering 14 15 546

Biology rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 12th for Biology in Australia and 448th in the World with 39,533 publications made and 982,924 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#14 of 54 In Oceania
#448 of 6,770 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 81 170
1992 106 202
1993 124 319
1994 131 396
1995 193 626
1996 196 732
1997 244 1114
1998 228 1468
1999 231 1737
2000 283 2094
2001 325 2386
2002 449 2910
2003 487 3650
2004 544 4493
2005 678 5780
2006 760 7363
2007 853 9031
2008 942 11233
2009 1090 13348
2010 1232 16560
2011 1401 20216
2012 1495 23844
2013 1827 29528
2014 2086 34520
2015 2268 40038
2016 2607 45548
2017 2305 52710
2018 2258 62802
2019 2556 77937
2020 2873 98407
2021 2947 119818
2022 2655 129024
2023 2596 132970

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 13 15 203
Evolutionary Biology 11 14 331
Nanotechnology 10 10 335
Paleontology 15 18 350
Neuroscience 12 14 359
Virology 10 12 378
Oncology and Cancer research 8 10 413
Entomology 17 20 439
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 24 451
Animal Science 18 22 469
Biotechnology 10 13 484
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 17 498
Zoology 20 25 498
Botany 19 24 521
Agricultural Science 23 28 540
Genetics 14 17 550
Forestry 23 28 569
Biochemistry 12 15 573
Immunology 15 17 614
Microbiology 18 21 636
Biophysics 15 18 644
Nutrition and Food Science 21 25 696
Astrobiology 16 21 701
Toxicology 19 24 706
Molecular Biology 14 16 724
Pharmacology 18 21 740
Horticulture 20 25 773

Computer Science rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 8th for Computer Science in Australia and 226th in the World with 37,895 publications made and 788,573 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#9 of 53 In Oceania
#226 of 6,752 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 90 74
1992 95 102
1993 156 179
1994 145 221
1995 192 393
1996 234 513
1997 268 729
1998 241 858
1999 272 1207
2000 282 1392
2001 332 1677
2002 750 2997
2003 669 3199
2004 667 4289
2005 874 5662
2006 946 7482
2007 988 9114
2008 1188 10686
2009 1295 13364
2010 1414 16182
2011 1524 18791
2012 1741 22727
2013 1906 26549
2014 2035 30745
2015 2058 33407
2016 2211 36349
2017 1978 40464
2018 1933 48139
2019 2147 58140
2020 2322 72867
2021 2350 87511
2022 2136 92721
2023 2097 94528

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 11th for Medicine in Australia and 361st in the World with 35,636 publications made and 830,240 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 39 In Australia
#13 of 53 In Oceania
#361 of 6,680 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 68 139
1992 82 149
1993 104 240
1994 131 286
1995 171 519
1996 179 588
1997 227 940
1998 236 1255
1999 230 1529
2000 261 1767
2001 287 1973
2002 347 2420
2003 423 3056
2004 455 3894
2005 522 4835
2006 640 6238
2007 743 7600
2008 778 9004
2009 1078 11063
2010 1164 13943
2011 1315 17051
2012 1484 20549
2013 1663 26270
2014 1944 31262
2015 2038 35862
2016 2421 39970
2017 2020 44735
2018 2017 52779
2019 2245 62671
2020 2640 80812
2021 2633 97495
2022 2397 102918
2023 2304 103796

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 12
Biomedical Engineering 1 1 49
Ophthalmology 5 6 90
Sports / Exercise science 10 11 91
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 8 112
Social Work 13 15 123
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 12 132
Nursing 12 13 135
Health Science 10 12 148
Sports Medicine 12 15 155
Physical Therapy 14 17 193
Public Health 10 12 193
Gerontology 13 15 201
Clinical Psychology 15 17 202
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 13 15 203
Occupational Therapy 15 18 221
Medical Physics 9 10 240
Epidemiology 12 14 264
Family medicine 14 16 288
Respiratory Therapy 11 14 299
Critical Care Nursing 10 12 299
Psychiatry 16 18 330
Virology 10 12 378
Pediatrics 14 16 379
Pathology 13 15 396
Audiology 17 20 396
Surgery 10 12 405
Anatomy and Physiology 12 14 410
Oncology and Cancer research 8 10 413
Sonography and Ultrasound 8 10 443
Orthodontics 11 13 443
Dentistry 10 12 449
Forensic Science 25 29 473
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 13 491
Radiation Therapy 9 10 507
Anesthesiology 12 14 507
Plastic Surgery 13 14 522
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 13 526
Neurosurgery 10 12 580
Immunology 15 17 614
Cardiology 15 17 621
Veterinary 19 22 634
Dermatology 13 15 668
Pharmacy 12 15 685
Cosmetology 14 15 701
Toxicology 19 24 706
Pharmacology 18 21 740
Urology 16 19 792
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 18 21 912

Environmental Science rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 14th for Environmental Science in Australia and 276th in the World with 34,661 publications made and 794,101 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 53 In Oceania
#276 of 6,798 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 72 91
1992 78 120
1993 120 186
1994 121 258
1995 180 400
1996 190 487
1997 211 644
1998 229 815
1999 247 1103
2000 286 1405
2001 291 1650
2002 495 2208
2003 500 2743
2004 554 3661
2005 659 4543
2006 749 6064
2007 810 7667
2008 973 10016
2009 1141 12143
2010 1228 13960
2011 1425 17097
2012 1535 20132
2013 1863 24794
2014 1971 28849
2015 1984 32294
2016 2208 36001
2017 1885 41349
2018 1874 49466
2019 2026 60973
2020 2185 75038
2021 2232 91102
2022 2042 97327
2023 1920 98929

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 9th for Physics in Australia and 331st in the World with 33,645 publications made and 824,062 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 52 In Oceania
#331 of 6,603 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 79 105
1992 83 140
1993 142 202
1994 146 277
1995 188 441
1996 202 564
1997 252 779
1998 251 889
1999 263 1294
2000 263 1479
2001 338 1845
2002 623 2664
2003 522 3003
2004 568 4203
2005 726 5321
2006 781 6894
2007 854 8476
2008 1015 10817
2009 1118 13167
2010 1186 14907
2011 1266 18108
2012 1431 21367
2013 1662 25424
2014 1749 29076
2015 1823 32448
2016 1907 36221
2017 1813 41897
2018 1790 50270
2019 1956 62134
2020 2202 76775
2021 2135 92064
2022 1958 99022
2023 1881 102256

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 10 240
Optical Engineering 9 10 286
Nanotechnology 10 10 335
Quantum and Particle physics 10 11 342
Acoustical Engineering 11 12 354
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 12 355
Materials Science 10 11 361
Applied/Engineering Physics 15 16 496
Nuclear Physics 13 13 497
Condensed Matter Physics 13 14 624
Biophysics 15 18 644
Theoretical Physics 15 18 670
Astrobiology 16 21 701
Atomic and Molecular physics 22 28 949

Chemistry rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 11th for Chemistry in Australia and 484th in the World with 29,320 publications made and 781,443 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
#484 of 6,447 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 58 155
1992 86 169
1993 94 263
1994 106 343
1995 137 531
1996 139 654
1997 210 934
1998 183 1211
1999 208 1557
2000 224 1715
2001 290 2084
2002 397 2417
2003 371 2979
2004 426 3944
2005 537 4847
2006 597 6259
2007 638 7726
2008 765 9840
2009 827 11745
2010 889 13228
2011 1036 16514
2012 1106 18967
2013 1324 22820
2014 1514 26468
2015 1643 30585
2016 1846 34594
2017 1686 41562
2018 1677 50084
2019 1862 63291
2020 2075 77127
2021 2046 94932
2022 1920 104062
2023 1935 107342

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 12 148
Chemical Engineering 9 9 275
Biochemical Engineering 9 11 309
Environmental Chemistry 9 9 319
Nanotechnology 10 10 335
Materials Science 10 11 361
Inorganic Chemistry 10 10 396
Physical chemistry 11 12 436
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 12 441
Radiochemistry 8 8 459
Computational Chemistry 10 10 486
Organic Chemistry 11 13 526
Biochemistry 12 15 573
Pharmacy 12 15 685
Nutrition and Food Science 21 25 696

Psychology rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 10th for Psychology in Australia and 210th in the World with 26,439 publications made and 560,959 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
#210 of 6,528 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 51 65
1992 65 75
1993 95 132
1994 108 161
1995 142 275
1996 168 358
1997 168 547
1998 165 716
1999 174 923
2000 187 1122
2001 225 1295
2002 352 1810
2003 349 2064
2004 389 2647
2005 475 3488
2006 550 4401
2007 599 5607
2008 712 6711
2009 883 8202
2010 928 10306
2011 1031 12237
2012 1165 15094
2013 1315 18535
2014 1362 21455
2015 1532 24452
2016 1811 26531
2017 1505 28998
2018 1441 34337
2019 1541 41291
2020 1716 52193
2021 1821 62106
2022 1655 65141
2023 1566 66540

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 45
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 5 64
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 8 82
Special Education 9 9 109
Social Work 13 15 123
Social Psychology 8 9 137
Sexology 11 13 150
Child Psychology 12 14 178
Clinical Psychology 15 17 202
Occupational Therapy 15 18 221
Cognitive Science 11 12 222
Psychiatry 16 18 330
Neuroscience 12 14 359

Mathematics rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 8th for Mathematics in Australia and 192nd in the World with 22,105 publications made and 484,452 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#9 of 52 In Oceania
#192 of 6,305 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 51 31
1992 66 50
1993 90 77
1994 103 131
1995 125 234
1996 154 333
1997 149 432
1998 152 517
1999 191 709
2000 180 816
2001 196 990
2002 453 1813
2003 350 1743
2004 378 2414
2005 472 3083
2006 496 4014
2007 575 4975
2008 650 5931
2009 727 7456
2010 775 8859
2011 848 10671
2012 1030 12713
2013 1132 15499
2014 1162 18410
2015 1236 20445
2016 1403 21761
2017 1156 24100
2018 1142 28669
2019 1220 33898
2020 1422 41835
2021 1411 50587
2022 1245 52175
2023 1183 53336

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 65
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 5 139
Actuarial Science 10 10 206
Operations Research 6 7 216
Statistics 9 10 226
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 14 258
Applied Mathematics 9 10 274

Business rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 7th for Business in Australia and 102nd in the World with 21,437 publications made and 429,893 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 39 In Australia
#8 of 52 In Oceania
#102 of 6,187 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 36 19
1992 36 31
1993 64 57
1994 86 90
1995 88 167
1996 120 171
1997 120 275
1998 137 309
1999 167 440
2000 186 545
2001 202 757
2002 337 1228
2003 373 1475
2004 346 2080
2005 480 2654
2006 552 3791
2007 620 4864
2008 743 5905
2009 861 7877
2010 822 9442
2011 940 11131
2012 979 13454
2013 1197 15542
2014 1174 17935
2015 1265 19204
2016 1345 19846
2017 1195 21416
2018 1071 25248
2019 1197 29413
2020 1201 35630
2021 1232 43086
2022 1063 43685
2023 1053 44849

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 126th in the World with 15,515 publications made and 295,041 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#9 of 52 In Oceania
#126 of 5,995 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 24 21
1992 30 22
1993 52 33
1994 65 80
1995 76 120
1996 93 152
1997 98 246
1998 105 284
1999 126 355
2000 155 474
2001 155 589
2002 194 837
2003 220 964
2004 256 1254
2005 288 1481
2006 351 2090
2007 417 2698
2008 486 3311
2009 555 4177
2010 560 5345
2011 592 6282
2012 690 7902
2013 836 9900
2014 822 11598
2015 955 12877
2016 1051 13431
2017 854 14847
2018 813 17743
2019 870 21107
2020 953 26098
2021 950 31804
2022 872 32955
2023 842 33428

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 84
Environmental Economics 7 7 123
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 13 151
Finance 10 11 176
Actuarial Science 10 10 206
Agricultural Economics 13 13 209
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 14 258
International Relations and Diplomacy 17 21 297
Political Economy 19 23 301
International Economics 11 12 308
International Trade 15 18 316

Art & Design rankings

The Queensland University of Technology ranked 8th for Art & Design in Australia and 159th in the World with 8,353 publications made and 134,042 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 51 In Oceania
#159 of 5,720 In the World

Queensland University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 15 12
1992 23 19
1993 43 25
1994 42 52
1995 49 64
1996 59 74
1997 71 115
1998 72 189
1999 71 212
2000 69 249
2001 76 312
2002 122 465
2003 142 586
2004 167 875
2005 227 1126
2006 237 1582
2007 239 1878
2008 260 2241
2009 312 2804
2010 309 3130
2011 342 3726
2012 415 4457
2013 453 5079
2014 454 6012
2015 447 6100
2016 500 6749
2017 469 7285
2018 387 8393
2019 437 9739
2020 477 12200
2021 462 14450
2022 425 14675
2023 421 15039

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 5 5 35
Cinematography 8 8 46
UX/UI Desgin 3 4 64
Architecture 4 4 74
Multimedia 7 7 96
Game Design and Development 6 8 110
Graphic Design 7 8 133
Creative Writing 14 16 138
Fashion Design 9 10 142
Literature 9 10 156
Landscape Architecture 12 13 168
Interior Design 9 10 171
Painting and Drawing 9 9 177
Sculpture 9 9 177
Illustration and Concept Art 10 10 182
Performing arts 12 13 199
Aesthetics 14 16 216
Photography 15 16 216
Music 14 18 304
Animation 10 12 312
Art History 16 19 336
Computer Graphics 8 10 346
Singing and Vocal Performance 21 25 502