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Southern Cross University ranked 33rd in Australia, 1079th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 109 research topics. Southern Cross University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,039 academic publications and 205,480 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1079 of 14,131 In the World
#40 of 59 In Oceania
#33 of 40 In Australia
#101 of 1,021 For Publishing
#226 of 1,036 For Aviation
#263 of 1,017 For Early Childhood Education
#2924 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#833 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 106 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 34th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 1086th in the World with 6,378 publications made and 108,426 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
#1086 of 6,939 In the World

Southern Cross University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1990 0 0
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 24 1
1995 38 13
1996 43 26
1997 55 40
1998 60 85
1999 64 99
2000 69 202
2001 75 285
2002 91 358
2003 98 479
2004 103 622
2005 135 916
2006 131 1133
2007 107 1411
2008 142 1699
2009 198 2081
2010 209 2369
2011 268 2992
2012 312 3611
2013 348 4464
2014 408 5098
2015 354 5891
2016 315 6553
2017 364 7165
2018 341 7697
2019 333 9330
2020 447 11512
2021 581 16316
2022 482 15152

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 29 30 101
Early Childhood Education 27 33 263
Communications and Public Relations 29 36 374
Social Work 27 31 428
Media Studies 32 39 496
Education Majors 33 40 498
Sports / Exercise science 34 38 517
Special Education 32 37 542
Gender Studies 34 41 547
Public Policy / Administration 28 34 560
Human Rights Law 29 36 563
Anthropology 34 41 575
Urban and Regional planning 26 32 581
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 34 41 617
Occupational Safety and Health 36 43 650
International Law 30 37 666
Radio and Television broadcasting 31 38 675
Criminology and Criminal Justice 32 39 703
Sociology 34 41 729
Genealogy 33 43 760
Law 35 42 806
Demography 31 38 809
Political Economy 32 39 822
Archaeology 33 41 856
History 34 42 877
Journalism and Digital Media 35 42 879
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 30 36 893
Political Science 35 42 900
Art History 33 40 928
Aesthetics 34 42 931
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 33 40 967
Classics and Ancient History 34 41 1182
Library and Information science 35 42 1243
Linguistics 35 42 1480
Philosophy 34 41 1595

Environmental Science rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 30th for Environmental Science in Australia and 936th in the World with 6,124 publications made and 145,813 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 53 In Oceania
#936 of 6,683 In the World

Southern Cross University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 0 0
1991 0 1
1992 3 1
1993 1 0
1994 20 1
1995 33 15
1996 32 32
1997 47 51
1998 49 88
1999 57 103
2000 75 207
2001 78 308
2002 72 371
2003 76 493
2004 99 731
2005 109 938
2006 136 1201
2007 108 1385
2008 122 1829
2009 152 2186
2010 182 2579
2011 226 3500
2012 280 3860
2013 350 4829
2014 426 5731
2015 366 6746
2016 367 7990
2017 400 8753
2018 327 9991
2019 358 12044
2020 433 15065
2021 552 20951
2022 442 20248

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 17 21 330
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 22 397
Oceanography 22 27 521
Urban and Regional planning 26 32 581
Ecology 27 34 704
Environmental Management 29 35 736
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 32 742
Geotechnical Engineering 28 34 785
Environmental Chemistry 21 26 788
Agricultural Science 28 34 876
Geography and Cartography 32 40 957
Geology 29 36 966
Environmental Engineering 29 35 1043
Earth science and Geophysics 28 34 1115
Paleontology 32 39 1129
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 34 42 1636

Biology rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 31st for Biology in Australia and 1335th in the World with 5,517 publications made and 134,327 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
#1335 of 6,663 In the World

Southern Cross University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 0 0
1991 0 1
1992 2 0
1993 1 0
1994 14 1
1995 18 23
1996 28 45
1997 41 73
1998 59 116
1999 60 128
2000 74 231
2001 73 373
2002 79 419
2003 70 595
2004 87 814
2005 99 1057
2006 135 1344
2007 102 1536
2008 119 1830
2009 131 2311
2010 148 2559
2011 198 3526
2012 258 3834
2013 290 4856
2014 346 5472
2015 311 6370
2016 313 7448
2017 357 8192
2018 305 9283
2019 317 11082
2020 421 14250
2021 518 19624
2022 413 18992

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forestry 17 21 330
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 22 397
Zoology 27 34 770
Botany 27 34 849
Agricultural Science 28 34 876
Horticulture 25 30 914
Animal Science 31 38 1007
Evolutionary Biology 30 37 1082
Paleontology 32 39 1129
Nutrition and Food Science 28 34 1297
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 39 1308
Neuroscience 36 43 1352
Biotechnology 32 39 1618
Genetics 32 39 1619
Molecular Biology 27 35 1624
Pharmacology 33 38 1694
Biochemistry 31 38 1714
Immunology 38 47 2131
Virology 39 49 2330
Microbiology 36 46 2344
Oncology and Cancer research 38 45 2445
Nanotechnology 35 43 3198

Medicine rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 36th for Medicine in Australia and 1272nd in the World with 4,043 publications made and 81,305 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Nursing, Psychiatry, Public Health, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 53 In Oceania
#1272 of 6,552 In the World

Southern Cross University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 2 0
1993 0 0
1994 9 1
1995 21 19
1996 30 48
1997 43 55
1998 52 80
1999 44 103
2000 36 169
2001 44 259
2002 58 309
2003 32 414
2004 52 515
2005 61 688
2006 92 917
2007 65 1038
2008 75 1242
2009 92 1545
2010 101 1603
2011 135 2109
2012 175 2409
2013 188 3032
2014 224 3420
2015 218 3904
2016 202 4330
2017 230 4828
2018 228 5123
2019 212 5953
2020 336 8137
2021 460 11345
2022 376 11123

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 27 31 428
Sports Medicine 28 32 486
Sports / Exercise science 34 38 517
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 33 527
Nursing 30 36 563
Health Science 34 39 594
Physical Therapy 32 36 603
Family medicine 28 31 704
Gerontology 32 38 735
Public Health 33 40 827
Occupational Therapy 35 41 867
Clinical Psychology 37 44 944
Psychiatry 36 43 1126
Anatomy and Physiology 31 36 1140
Critical Care Nursing 37 43 1172
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 39 46 1250
Pathology 37 44 1365
Anesthesiology 36 44 1453
Pediatrics 36 44 1474
Pharmacology 33 38 1694
Surgery 39 47 1710
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 37 45 1763
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 39 46 1891
Cardiology 39 46 1962
Immunology 38 47 2131
Virology 39 49 2330
Oncology and Cancer research 38 45 2445

Engineering rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 33rd for Engineering in Australia and 1765th in the World with 3,451 publications made and 75,801 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
#1765 of 6,555 In the World

Southern Cross University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 0 0
1991 0 1
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 14 1
1995 16 10
1996 21 24
1997 25 26
1998 25 35
1999 33 51
2000 41 102
2001 29 163
2002 36 218
2003 36 237
2004 65 375
2005 70 484
2006 73 606
2007 66 745
2008 57 885
2009 82 1196
2010 112 1396
2011 127 1829
2012 160 2042
2013 204 2554
2014 243 3154
2015 218 3670
2016 251 4520
2017 238 4922
2018 213 5670
2019 198 7065
2020 211 8638
2021 287 12617
2022 220 12259

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Aviation 10 13 226
Landscape Architecture 16 20 269
Marine Engineering 22 26 617
Petroleum Engineering 24 26 702
Geotechnical Engineering 28 34 785
Firefighting and Fire Science 33 39 924
Environmental Engineering 29 35 1043
Civil Engineering 33 40 1202
Human-Computer Interaction 34 41 1308
Renewable Energy Engineering 32 40 1502
Systems Engineering 36 43 1581
Remote Sensing 33 41 1613
Biotechnology 32 39 1618
Aerospace Engineering 33 40 1631
Metallurgical Engineering 29 36 1635
Structural Engineering 34 41 1756
Mechanical Engineering 36 43 1821
Acoustical Engineering 35 42 1991
Materials Science 31 39 2036
Computer Networking 37 45 2243
Telecommunications 36 44 2289
Optical Engineering 34 42 2322
Electrical Engineering 35 43 2483
Chemical Engineering 33 41 2499
Nanotechnology 35 43 3198

Chemistry rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 32nd for Chemistry in Australia and 1671st in the World with 3,362 publications made and 92,734 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
#1671 of 6,327 In the World

Southern Cross University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 0 0
1991 0 1
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 8 1
1995 6 16
1996 13 27
1997 24 41
1998 35 64
1999 34 80
2000 46 148
2001 34 205
2002 34 259
2003 43 386
2004 61 561
2005 57 655
2006 77 852
2007 64 933
2008 68 1187
2009 68 1465
2010 90 1683
2011 98 2113
2012 152 2371
2013 180 2949
2014 246 3388
2015 190 4012
2016 241 5041
2017 252 5409
2018 204 6236
2019 199 7599
2020 243 9535
2021 288 13901
2022 236 13765

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 32 742
Environmental Chemistry 21 26 788
Nutrition and Food Science 28 34 1297
Inorganic Chemistry 28 34 1578
Radiochemistry 25 31 1625
Biochemistry 31 38 1714
Physical chemistry 28 34 1723
Organic Chemistry 30 37 1803
Materials Science 31 39 2036
Chemical Engineering 33 41 2499
Nanotechnology 35 43 3198

Psychology rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 35th for Psychology in Australia and 1070th in the World with 3,173 publications made and 53,221 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 52 In Oceania
#1070 of 6,353 In the World

Southern Cross University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1995 16 5
1996 17 19
1997 23 24
1998 29 46
1999 26 48
2000 27 86
2001 37 113
2002 43 185
2003 37 183
2004 47 247
2005 44 385
2006 59 454
2007 45 618
2008 52 678
2009 89 806
2010 89 959
2011 120 1218
2012 153 1554
2013 169 1958
2014 182 2320
2015 175 2731
2016 157 2865
2017 186 3409
2018 169 3493
2019 177 4279
2020 265 5554
2021 334 7886
2022 284 7336

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 27 31 428
Education Majors 33 40 498
Special Education 32 37 542
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 34 41 617
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 31 38 635
Sexology 32 39 649
Child Psychology 36 43 827
Social Psychology 36 43 834
Occupational Therapy 35 41 867
Clinical Psychology 37 44 944
Psychiatry 36 43 1126
Neuroscience 36 43 1352
Cognitive Science 36 43 1568

Physics rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 33rd for Physics in Australia and 1817th in the World with 3,011 publications made and 68,142 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
#1817 of 6,484 In the World

Southern Cross University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 0 0
1991 0 1
1992 1 1
1993 0 0
1994 12 0
1995 15 6
1996 21 29
1997 29 31
1998 29 42
1999 28 55
2000 34 97
2001 32 156
2002 36 200
2003 41 272
2004 59 331
2005 58 447
2006 70 579
2007 58 718
2008 53 837
2009 82 1003
2010 93 1218
2011 105 1647
2012 127 1805
2013 155 2170
2014 202 2632
2015 202 3179
2016 189 3713
2017 215 4166
2018 189 4846
2019 171 5911
2020 202 7363
2021 248 10315
2022 196 9946

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 1561
Acoustical Engineering 35 42 1991
Quantum and Particle physics 33 40 1999
Materials Science 31 39 2036
Nuclear Physics 31 38 2060
Optical Engineering 34 42 2322
Nanotechnology 35 43 3198

Computer Science rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 36th for Computer Science in Australia and 1707th in the World with 2,955 publications made and 52,815 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 52 In Oceania
#1707 of 6,597 In the World

Southern Cross University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 0 0
1991 0 0
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 12 0
1995 18 10
1996 21 20
1997 27 27
1998 34 48
1999 37 60
2000 34 83
2001 31 149
2002 49 234
2003 34 265
2004 43 341
2005 67 530
2006 69 524
2007 58 705
2008 72 888
2009 94 1056
2010 89 1188
2011 126 1469
2012 155 1826
2013 152 2195
2014 181 2605
2015 163 3075
2016 166 3282
2017 167 3772
2018 146 3972
2019 151 4883
2020 206 6266
2021 272 8966
2022 198 8189

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 24 30 404
Management Information Systems 31 38 691
Multimedia 32 39 765
Game Design and Development 32 38 806
Library and Information science 35 42 1243
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 39 1308
Human-Computer Interaction 34 41 1308
Neuroscience 36 43 1352
Data Science 37 44 1420
Cognitive Science 36 43 1568
Software Engineering 36 43 1603
Cyber Security 38 45 1785
Machine Learning 37 45 1836
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 37 44 2029
Computational Linguistics 36 43 2180
Computer Networking 37 45 2243
Computer Vision 36 43 2285
Telecommunications 36 44 2289

Business rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 33rd for Business in Australia and 822nd in the World with 2,696 publications made and 48,661 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
#822 of 6,002 In the World

Southern Cross University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1994 10 0
1995 22 4
1996 24 15
1997 29 21
1998 20 39
1999 28 31
2000 44 75
2001 40 99
2002 40 122
2003 51 180
2004 54 247
2005 84 374
2006 75 392
2007 61 542
2008 84 792
2009 101 853
2010 104 986
2011 143 1196
2012 136 1522
2013 173 1823
2014 170 2144
2015 168 2516
2016 129 2642
2017 135 2851
2018 120 3065
2019 129 3825
2020 130 4350
2021 207 6219
2022 128 5326

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 6 10 38
Advertising 24 31 443
Entertainment Industry Business 27 34 496
Entrepreneurship 21 27 556
Public Policy / Administration 28 34 560
Human Resource Management 30 37 587
Occupational Safety and Health 36 43 650
Management Information Systems 31 38 691
Marketing 30 37 712
Accounting 31 38 715
Project Management 30 37 772
Finance 32 39 1017
Management 35 42 1053
International Trade 36 45 1244
International Business 37 46 1274
Investment Banking and Stock trading 35 43 1483

Economics rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 35th for Economics in Australia and 881st in the World with 2,208 publications made and 32,632 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 52 In Oceania
#881 of 5,789 In the World

Southern Cross University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1995 12 1
1996 13 5
1997 18 11
1998 9 17
1999 16 19
2000 24 34
2001 19 57
2002 30 80
2003 34 108
2004 37 131
2005 44 209
2006 43 268
2007 36 326
2008 54 486
2009 71 494
2010 85 588
2011 95 733
2012 101 951
2013 138 1291
2014 142 1486
2015 136 1662
2016 99 1631
2017 125 1905
2018 109 1968
2019 121 2522
2020 154 3131
2021 217 4561
2022 164 4176

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 41 644
Political Economy 32 39 822
Finance 32 39 1017
International Trade 36 45 1244
Investment Banking and Stock trading 35 43 1483
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 46 2100

Mathematics rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 36th for Mathematics in Australia and 1463rd in the World with 1,806 publications made and 31,045 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 52 In Oceania
#1463 of 6,132 In the World

Southern Cross University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1990 0 0
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 7 0
1995 7 3
1996 16 14
1997 15 11
1998 12 14
1999 12 26
2000 19 52
2001 21 74
2002 27 103
2003 32 105
2004 33 166
2005 38 267
2006 42 267
2007 41 390
2008 35 512
2009 48 596
2010 53 645
2011 62 827
2012 70 957
2013 96 1192
2014 109 1414
2015 115 1625
2016 91 1784
2017 120 2008
2018 100 2248
2019 85 2714
2020 111 3170
2021 180 5101
2022 151 4689

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 39 533
Statistics 37 44 1637
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 46 2100

Art & Design rankings

Southern Cross University ranked 32nd for Art & Design in Australia and 747th in the World with 1,548 publications made and 24,311 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
#32 of 39 In Australia
#39 of 51 In Oceania
#747 of 5,426 In the World

Southern Cross University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1994 6 0
1995 16 5
1996 16 12
1997 14 11
1998 23 18
1999 22 25
2000 20 43
2001 22 58
2002 26 97
2003 20 97
2004 26 121
2005 32 178
2006 39 187
2007 29 268
2008 27 327
2009 41 384
2010 49 454
2011 70 537
2012 71 678
2013 91 814
2014 107 905
2015 81 1105
2016 70 1217
2017 78 1297
2018 105 1437
2019 71 1675
2020 117 2297
2021 125 3059
2022 103 2938

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 16 20 269
Interior Design 12 16 271
Entertainment Industry Business 27 34 496
Creative Writing 34 41 551
Graphic Design 25 32 605
Fashion Design 28 35 708
Literature 33 40 730
Photography 27 34 756
Multimedia 32 39 765
Cinematography 29 35 767
Game Design and Development 32 38 806
Music 31 38 895
Art History 33 40 928
Aesthetics 34 42 931