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Southern Cross University ranked 33rd in Australia, 1097th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 116 research topics. Southern Cross University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,374 academic publications and 239,829 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1097 of 14,131 In the World
#40 of 59 In Oceania
#33 of 40 In Australia
#157 of 1,016 For Publishing
#264 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#317 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#2919 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#839 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 113 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 34th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 1134th in the World with 7,406 publications made and 131,289 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#34 of 39 In Australia
#41 of 54 In Oceania
#1134 of 7,020 In the World

Southern Cross University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 0
1992 3 1
1993 0 0
1994 28 1
1995 40 12
1996 43 24
1997 57 50
1998 69 92
1999 76 117
2000 77 227
2001 82 308
2002 102 418
2003 109 515
2004 118 665
2005 132 1013
2006 136 1247
2007 135 1567
2008 152 1839
2009 216 2297
2010 239 2630
2011 333 3287
2012 367 3983
2013 421 5052
2014 411 5760
2015 380 6512
2016 365 7392
2017 388 7823
2018 388 8945
2019 390 10729
2020 504 12956
2021 546 15754
2022 508 15735
2023 558 16370

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Publishing 32 37 157
Early Childhood Education 25 31 264
Social Work 25 29 389
Communications and Public Relations 30 37 392
Education Majors 33 40 490
Human Rights Law 28 35 533
Sports / Exercise science 34 38 557
Public Policy / Administration 28 34 560
Gender Studies 34 41 563
Anthropology 34 41 582
Criminology and Criminal Justice 32 39 600
Media Studies 35 42 603
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 34 41 644
Occupational Safety and Health 36 43 644
Radio and Television broadcasting 28 34 660
Urban and Regional planning 29 35 678
Special Education 34 41 687
International Law 31 37 708
Sociology 33 40 732
Demography 31 38 812
Law 35 42 833
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 29 35 851
Archaeology 33 41 878
History 34 42 898
Aesthetics 34 42 912
Genealogy 35 45 916
Political Economy 33 40 920
Political Science 35 42 937
Art History 32 39 958
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 34 41 972
Journalism and Digital Media 36 43 1050
Classics and Ancient History 34 42 1264
Library and Information science 35 43 1328
Linguistics 36 43 1436
Philosophy 36 43 1592

Environmental Science rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 31st for Environmental Science in Australia and 975th in the World with 7,120 publications made and 175,615 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 39 In Australia
#38 of 53 In Oceania
#975 of 6,798 In the World

Southern Cross University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 1
1992 3 0
1993 2 0
1994 24 1
1995 36 15
1996 36 30
1997 51 61
1998 56 99
1999 68 123
2000 78 249
2001 87 360
2002 84 436
2003 84 545
2004 115 772
2005 115 1025
2006 139 1333
2007 130 1562
2008 124 1991
2009 172 2441
2010 217 2889
2011 279 3843
2012 333 4276
2013 411 5465
2014 423 6466
2015 411 7561
2016 407 8767
2017 423 9458
2018 378 11400
2019 420 13356
2020 482 16682
2021 524 20439
2022 502 21285
2023 470 21063

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

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forestry 16 20 335
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 22 408
Oceanography 23 28 562
Urban and Regional planning 29 35 678
Ecology 27 34 721
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 32 737
Environmental Management 29 35 749
Environmental Chemistry 20 25 814
Geotechnical Engineering 29 35 815
Agricultural Science 29 35 872
Geography and Cartography 32 40 992
Geology 30 37 1000
Environmental Engineering 29 35 1037
Earth science and Geophysics 28 35 1119
Paleontology 32 40 1142
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 34 42 1698

Biology rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 31st for Biology in Australia and 1361st in the World with 6,506 publications made and 164,070 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Botany, Genetics, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#31 of 39 In Australia
#38 of 54 In Oceania
#1361 of 6,770 In the World

Southern Cross University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 1
1992 3 0
1993 2 0
1994 15 1
1995 19 23
1996 33 46
1997 44 79
1998 66 121
1999 69 150
2000 77 267
2001 81 422
2002 93 494
2003 86 676
2004 100 901
2005 107 1186
2006 142 1531
2007 120 1728
2008 125 2061
2009 159 2592
2010 172 2966
2011 258 3933
2012 300 4381
2013 342 5489
2014 356 6259
2015 330 7153
2016 363 8388
2017 392 9093
2018 347 10841
2019 363 12660
2020 472 16193
2021 504 19303
2022 473 19968
2023 462 20133

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Cross University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forestry 16 20 335
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 22 408
Zoology 29 36 815
Botany 27 34 849
Agricultural Science 29 35 872
Horticulture 24 29 903
Animal Science 31 38 1008
Toxicology 28 33 1075
Paleontology 32 40 1142
Evolutionary Biology 31 38 1152
Nutrition and Food Science 28 34 1280
Neuroscience 36 43 1306
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 39 1358
Biotechnology 32 39 1574
Genetics 32 39 1648
Pharmacology 32 37 1668
Molecular Biology 30 38 1683
Biochemistry 31 38 1726
Immunology 38 47 2177
Microbiology 36 45 2227
Virology 39 49 2479
Oncology and Cancer research 39 46 2544
Nanotechnology 36 44 3349

Medicine rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 36th for Medicine in Australia and 1309th in the World with 4,804 publications made and 100,775 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 53 In Oceania
#1309 of 6,680 In the World

Southern Cross University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 2 1
1993 0 0
1994 10 0
1995 23 21
1996 33 46
1997 47 62
1998 56 89
1999 52 118
2000 45 197
2001 52 305
2002 66 367
2003 41 487
2004 62 593
2005 66 794
2006 101 1032
2007 74 1192
2008 84 1439
2009 101 1755
2010 120 1865
2011 174 2407
2012 203 2711
2013 215 3540
2014 246 3874
2015 224 4458
2016 235 4964
2017 239 5274
2018 264 6186
2019 254 7133
2020 396 9286
2021 438 11125
2022 409 11582
2023 447 12182

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Cross University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 25 29 389
Sports Medicine 29 33 517
Healthcare Management (MHA) 30 34 548
Sports / Exercise science 34 38 557
Nursing 31 37 598
Health Science 33 37 615
Physical Therapy 34 38 631
Gerontology 34 40 772
Public Health 33 40 816
Family medicine 31 34 821
Clinical Psychology 37 44 980
Occupational Therapy 36 43 1003
Toxicology 28 33 1075
Psychiatry 36 42 1125
Anatomy and Physiology 33 38 1173
Critical Care Nursing 36 43 1265
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 39 46 1281
Anesthesiology 35 43 1429
Pathology 37 44 1430
Pediatrics 37 45 1573
Pharmacology 32 37 1668
Orthodontics 35 42 1676
Surgery 39 46 1721
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 37 45 1833
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 39 46 1930
Cardiology 39 46 1944
Dentistry 35 42 1965
Immunology 38 47 2177
Virology 39 49 2479
Oncology and Cancer research 39 46 2544

Engineering rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 33rd for Engineering in Australia and 1795th in the World with 4,057 publications made and 95,515 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#33 of 39 In Australia
#41 of 52 In Oceania
#1795 of 6,684 In the World

Southern Cross University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 18 1
1995 18 11
1996 23 23
1997 28 28
1998 28 47
1999 42 64
2000 47 118
2001 37 192
2002 52 264
2003 44 279
2004 82 409
2005 70 535
2006 81 669
2007 81 827
2008 70 1012
2009 95 1376
2010 131 1591
2011 151 2048
2012 191 2386
2013 223 2889
2014 237 3606
2015 251 4253
2016 284 5126
2017 259 5338
2018 238 6817
2019 238 8250
2020 238 9792
2021 275 12527
2022 248 12976
2023 257 12871

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 18 22 317
Aviation 19 24 454
Petroleum Engineering 23 27 693
Geotechnical Engineering 29 35 815
Firefighting and Fire Science 32 36 815
Environmental Engineering 29 35 1037
Civil Engineering 33 40 1181
Human-Computer Interaction 35 42 1292
Systems Engineering 35 42 1549
Biotechnology 32 39 1574
Renewable Energy Engineering 32 40 1620
Remote Sensing 33 41 1651
Metallurgical Engineering 30 37 1703
Aerospace Engineering 33 40 1727
Mechanical Engineering 35 42 1865
Structural Engineering 34 41 1886
Automotive Engineering 36 44 1905
Materials Science 32 40 2051
Acoustical Engineering 35 42 2060
Computer Networking 37 45 2275
Telecommunications 36 44 2351
Optical Engineering 34 42 2431
Chemical Engineering 34 42 2482
Electrical Engineering 35 43 2540
Electronic Engineering 35 44 2999
Nanotechnology 36 44 3349

Chemistry rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 32nd for Chemistry in Australia and 1674th in the World with 3,972 publications made and 116,568 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#32 of 39 In Australia
#39 of 52 In Oceania
#1674 of 6,447 In the World

Southern Cross University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 1
1992 2 0
1993 1 0
1994 11 1
1995 7 16
1996 17 29
1997 27 42
1998 43 65
1999 36 90
2000 53 177
2001 44 247
2002 47 317
2003 54 443
2004 68 612
2005 64 742
2006 87 980
2007 81 1079
2008 79 1371
2009 77 1678
2010 105 1992
2011 127 2382
2012 192 2765
2013 201 3347
2014 234 3891
2015 234 4723
2016 258 5570
2017 268 5993
2018 238 7486
2019 221 8788
2020 256 10868
2021 286 13857
2022 282 14577
2023 253 14505

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Cross University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 32 737
Environmental Chemistry 20 25 814
Nutrition and Food Science 28 34 1280
Inorganic Chemistry 28 34 1587
Radiochemistry 25 30 1709
Biochemistry 31 38 1726
Physical chemistry 28 34 1772
Organic Chemistry 30 37 1774
Materials Science 32 40 2051
Chemical Engineering 34 42 2482
Nanotechnology 36 44 3349

Psychology rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 35th for Psychology in Australia and 1075th in the World with 3,751 publications made and 64,587 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 52 In Oceania
#1075 of 6,528 In the World

Southern Cross University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 9 0
1995 17 5
1996 18 17
1997 24 29
1998 30 48
1999 29 54
2000 24 97
2001 38 123
2002 49 202
2003 40 221
2004 58 286
2005 42 437
2006 61 509
2007 51 680
2008 59 762
2009 101 923
2010 102 1089
2011 158 1374
2012 173 1759
2013 211 2261
2014 188 2593
2015 176 2969
2016 200 3395
2017 200 3680
2018 201 4137
2019 210 4932
2020 309 6307
2021 307 7413
2022 311 7545
2023 335 7954

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Cross University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 25 29 389
Education Majors 33 40 490
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 32 39 642
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 34 41 644
Sexology 32 39 670
Special Education 34 41 687
Child Psychology 36 43 794
Social Psychology 35 42 825
Clinical Psychology 37 44 980
Occupational Therapy 36 43 1003
Psychiatry 36 42 1125
Neuroscience 36 43 1306
Cognitive Science 36 43 1746

Computer Science rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 36th for Computer Science in Australia and 1723rd in the World with 3,574 publications made and 66,472 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Management Information Systems, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 53 In Oceania
#1723 of 6,752 In the World

Southern Cross University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 2 0
1993 0 0
1994 15 1
1995 18 10
1996 20 18
1997 26 35
1998 39 50
1999 40 72
2000 39 95
2001 37 160
2002 66 270
2003 41 303
2004 59 389
2005 69 595
2006 73 602
2007 65 790
2008 86 958
2009 112 1188
2010 109 1331
2011 160 1676
2012 177 2103
2013 203 2506
2014 198 3046
2015 167 3445
2016 198 3864
2017 192 4272
2018 178 4844
2019 188 5789
2020 246 7310
2021 245 8673
2022 220 8603
2023 275 9037

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Information Technology 26 33 545
Management Information Systems 31 38 741
Multimedia 31 38 789
Game Design and Development 32 38 823
Human-Computer Interaction 35 42 1292
Neuroscience 36 43 1306
Library and Information science 35 43 1328
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 39 1358
Software Engineering 36 43 1403
Data Science 37 44 1454
Cognitive Science 36 43 1746
Cyber Security 38 45 1777
Machine Learning 37 46 1965
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 38 45 2096
Computer Networking 37 45 2275
Computational Linguistics 38 46 2340
Telecommunications 36 44 2351
Computer Vision 36 43 2366

Physics rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 33rd for Physics in Australia and 1850th in the World with 3,530 publications made and 84,622 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#33 of 39 In Australia
#41 of 52 In Oceania
#1850 of 6,603 In the World

Southern Cross University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 1
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 16 0
1995 14 7
1996 29 30
1997 31 33
1998 34 48
1999 36 73
2000 39 117
2001 43 180
2002 49 243
2003 50 309
2004 68 353
2005 64 515
2006 76 647
2007 69 796
2008 58 956
2009 96 1168
2010 107 1398
2011 127 1859
2012 160 2078
2013 181 2509
2014 189 3074
2015 228 3673
2016 226 4254
2017 235 4667
2018 205 5723
2019 202 6890
2020 208 8280
2021 236 10241
2022 219 10541
2023 215 10758

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Cross University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 34 42 1651
Materials Science 32 40 2051
Acoustical Engineering 35 42 2060
Quantum and Particle physics 33 40 2065
Nuclear Physics 30 37 2132
Optical Engineering 34 42 2431
Nanotechnology 36 44 3349

Business rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 33rd for Business in Australia and 863rd in the World with 3,061 publications made and 57,972 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Hospitality and Hotel Management, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#33 of 39 In Australia
#40 of 52 In Oceania
#863 of 6,187 In the World

Southern Cross University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 0
1994 11 0
1995 22 4
1996 23 13
1997 31 26
1998 24 41
1999 29 38
2000 44 79
2001 44 107
2002 46 126
2003 59 190
2004 61 276
2005 81 400
2006 70 427
2007 69 590
2008 91 821
2009 110 937
2010 119 1072
2011 165 1330
2012 174 1692
2013 197 2115
2014 190 2537
2015 163 2774
2016 160 3093
2017 141 3290
2018 137 3641
2019 160 4396
2020 152 4907
2021 190 5816
2022 137 5634
2023 152 5581

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 7 9 36
Entertainment Industry Business 27 33 485
Advertising 24 31 498
Public Policy / Administration 28 34 560
Human Resource Management 32 39 608
Entrepreneurship 22 28 609
Occupational Safety and Health 36 43 644
Management Information Systems 31 38 741
Accounting 32 39 744
Project Management 30 37 753
Marketing 31 39 810
Finance 33 40 1049
Management 35 42 1092
International Trade 35 44 1229
International Business 36 45 1241
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 42 1518

Economics rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 35th for Economics in Australia and 875th in the World with 2,597 publications made and 42,293 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 52 In Oceania
#875 of 5,995 In the World

Southern Cross University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1994 6 0
1995 16 1
1996 13 5
1997 18 16
1998 11 18
1999 18 21
2000 27 37
2001 18 55
2002 36 81
2003 36 118
2004 41 150
2005 48 226
2006 48 317
2007 45 371
2008 64 509
2009 79 545
2010 98 712
2011 118 816
2012 124 1129
2013 167 1545
2014 158 1765
2015 141 1903
2016 125 2062
2017 132 2276
2018 126 2560
2019 146 3041
2020 182 3786
2021 200 4577
2022 165 4370
2023 182 4572

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 34 41 650
Political Economy 33 40 920
Finance 33 40 1049
International Trade 35 44 1229
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 42 1518
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 46 2164

Mathematics rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 37th for Mathematics in Australia and 1572nd in the World with 2,144 publications made and 38,858 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#44 of 52 In Oceania
#1572 of 6,305 In the World

Southern Cross University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 7 0
1995 8 3
1996 17 13
1997 14 15
1998 13 19
1999 15 29
2000 17 54
2001 24 85
2002 37 116
2003 37 122
2004 43 196
2005 44 291
2006 47 295
2007 37 434
2008 37 551
2009 51 643
2010 64 732
2011 74 925
2012 79 1067
2013 125 1408
2014 106 1668
2015 127 1926
2016 111 2164
2017 143 2369
2018 106 2773
2019 109 3254
2020 130 3847
2021 177 4993
2022 154 4875
2023 185 5110

The following table provides academic rankings for Southern Cross University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 32 39 569
Statistics 37 44 1746
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 46 2164

Art & Design rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 33rd for Art & Design in Australia and 773rd in the World with 1,818 publications made and 30,375 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Multimedia.

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
#33 of 39 In Australia
#40 of 51 In Oceania
#773 of 5,720 In the World

Southern Cross University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 9 0
1995 17 5
1996 15 11
1997 12 10
1998 25 18
1999 27 26
2000 21 49
2001 24 63
2002 31 113
2003 23 109
2004 30 132
2005 34 181
2006 39 231
2007 31 292
2008 30 362
2009 50 431
2010 53 517
2011 84 596
2012 90 781
2013 109 918
2014 107 1074
2015 91 1188
2016 87 1385
2017 97 1407
2018 116 1688
2019 87 1997
2020 123 2562
2021 121 3021
2022 115 3067
2023 115 3127

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 18 22 317
Entertainment Industry Business 27 33 485
Creative Writing 32 39 498
Painting and Drawing 19 21 561
Sculpture 19 21 561
Graphic Design 26 33 646
Fashion Design 28 35 721
Literature 33 40 771
Multimedia 31 38 789
Cinematography 33 40 816
Game Design and Development 32 38 823
Photography 27 34 856
Aesthetics 34 42 912
Music 29 36 931
Art History 32 39 958