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The University of New South Wales ranked 3rd in Australia, 62nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 184 research topics. The University of New South Wales ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 200,977 academic publications and 5,461,372 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 221 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#62 of 14,131 In the World
#3 of 59 In Oceania
#3 of 40 In Australia
#2 of 4 In Sydney
#4 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#5 of 1,022 For Optometry
#9 of 1,027 For Occupational Safety and Health
#284 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#81 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 181 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 5th for Biology in Australia and 94th in the World with 111,619 publications made and 3,618,982 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 39 In Australia
#5 of 54 In Oceania
#94 of 6,770 In the World

University of New South Wales
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 572 5656
1992 628 7617
1993 680 6709
1994 764 7672
1995 752 8232
1996 953 9496
1997 897 10330
1998 934 11883
1999 1005 13698
2000 1069 15595
2001 1140 17588
2002 1477 21375
2003 1489 24796
2004 1552 28292
2005 1776 34001
2006 2104 40102
2007 2165 46548
2008 2374 53315
2009 2730 63414
2010 3165 75436
2011 3361 88507
2012 3853 104072
2013 4461 122661
2014 4645 140578
2015 5063 158053
2016 5448 174851
2017 5482 191083
2018 6160 222154
2019 7129 258358
2020 7609 316874
2021 8113 381815
2022 7479 405712
2023 7083 412105

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Virology 3 3 56
Paleontology 5 5 60
Neuroscience 3 3 65
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 6 77
Nanotechnology 1 1 91
Evolutionary Biology 5 5 92
Zoology 8 8 99
Pharmacology 5 5 99
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 11 117
Microbiology 5 5 121
Immunology 5 5 125
Botany 7 7 133
Genetics 5 5 137
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 5 138
Agricultural Science 7 8 142
Astrobiology 4 4 142
Biochemistry 5 5 148
Biophysics 6 6 161
Nutrition and Food Science 5 8 164
Oncology and Cancer research 4 4 169
Biotechnology 7 8 173
Forestry 10 12 191
Toxicology 5 5 240
Molecular Biology 6 6 249
Animal Science 12 16 278
Horticulture 9 12 279
Entomology 11 13 326

Engineering rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 1st for Engineering in Australia and 64th in the World with 96,476 publications made and 2,589,403 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 39 In Australia
#1 of 52 In Oceania
#64 of 6,684 In the World

University of New South Wales
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 509 4314
1992 620 5727
1993 672 5244
1994 770 5634
1995 724 6090
1996 899 7093
1997 864 7383
1998 910 8482
1999 915 9724
2000 1013 10792
2001 997 12066
2002 1757 16666
2003 1540 18065
2004 1602 20860
2005 1848 25517
2006 2031 30055
2007 2025 34241
2008 2106 38800
2009 2382 45428
2010 2720 53691
2011 2921 63535
2012 3332 73121
2013 3773 86615
2014 3930 97181
2015 4141 107282
2016 4500 119071
2017 4462 131589
2018 5132 155877
2019 5964 183539
2020 6057 221196
2021 6298 269298
2022 5797 290209
2023 5516 300055

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Engineering.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 54th in the World with 92,313 publications made and 2,266,146 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

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

University of New South Wales
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 437 2544
1992 475 3846
1993 539 3216
1994 604 3646
1995 597 4068
1996 699 4502
1997 765 5003
1998 746 5710
1999 776 6742
2000 875 8084
2001 867 9451
2002 1239 12379
2003 1185 14026
2004 1304 16708
2005 1507 20426
2006 1755 24987
2007 1829 28778
2008 2083 33631
2009 2338 40082
2010 2647 47310
2011 2834 54758
2012 3226 64644
2013 3759 77122
2014 3801 88997
2015 4059 99020
2016 4426 106185
2017 4661 115278
2018 5036 134634
2019 6007 159198
2020 6166 196854
2021 6571 232982
2022 6177 248421
2023 5833 255201

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Medicine rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 5th for Medicine in Australia and 84th in the World with 90,994 publications made and 2,880,163 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 39 In Australia
#5 of 53 In Oceania
#84 of 6,680 In the World

University of New South Wales
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 401 3780
1992 422 5432
1993 496 4647
1994 482 5317
1995 535 5862
1996 618 6750
1997 612 7337
1998 676 8718
1999 705 10035
2000 826 11589
2001 868 13491
2002 1057 16151
2003 1097 18757
2004 1170 21685
2005 1406 26344
2006 1591 31143
2007 1722 36272
2008 1891 42117
2009 2188 50322
2010 2609 59879
2011 2782 69318
2012 3131 81865
2013 3662 97870
2014 3823 113187
2015 4113 126710
2016 4454 137584
2017 4583 150873
2018 4978 172052
2019 5737 200093
2020 6677 250707
2021 7219 302963
2022 6894 321900
2023 6428 323799

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Medicine.

Physics rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 1st for Physics in Australia and 69th in the World with 87,828 publications made and 2,418,787 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 39 In Australia
#1 of 52 In Oceania
#69 of 6,603 In the World

University of New South Wales
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 492 4437
1992 603 5727
1993 676 5246
1994 755 5663
1995 728 6229
1996 892 7296
1997 854 7591
1998 908 8800
1999 914 9980
2000 928 11130
2001 1024 12761
2002 1599 17006
2003 1402 18246
2004 1446 20654
2005 1637 25102
2006 1840 28953
2007 1801 33118
2008 1921 37158
2009 2127 42323
2010 2467 49692
2011 2583 59219
2012 3019 67738
2013 3394 79076
2014 3527 87395
2015 3767 96997
2016 4061 108253
2017 4030 120401
2018 4573 142653
2019 5305 165215
2020 5267 198396
2021 5469 239015
2022 5075 255707
2023 4823 265223

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Physics.

Chemistry rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 5th for Chemistry in Australia and 110th in the World with 86,744 publications made and 2,731,691 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 39 In Australia
#5 of 52 In Oceania
#110 of 6,447 In the World

University of New South Wales
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 531 5441
1992 615 6034
1993 650 6213
1994 747 6805
1995 740 7207
1996 889 8507
1997 840 8987
1998 942 10504
1999 906 11921
2000 993 13464
2001 1010 14596
2002 1423 18190
2003 1250 20375
2004 1293 23150
2005 1486 27664
2006 1692 31655
2007 1703 36409
2008 1815 41204
2009 2007 47366
2010 2379 56377
2011 2534 66536
2012 2859 77199
2013 3257 89984
2014 3504 102839
2015 3688 115857
2016 4118 128988
2017 4017 142721
2018 4459 165086
2019 5294 191445
2020 5436 234408
2021 5702 284646
2022 5203 306430
2023 4961 314444

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Chemistry.

Computer Science rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Australia and 61st in the World with 86,337 publications made and 2,324,355 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 53 In Oceania
#61 of 6,752 In the World

University of New South Wales
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 394 3112
1992 459 5017
1993 558 3833
1994 544 4368
1995 555 4734
1996 660 5430
1997 685 5884
1998 686 6741
1999 714 7808
2000 755 8740
2001 847 10238
2002 1489 14418
2003 1310 15373
2004 1446 18165
2005 1654 22287
2006 1848 26829
2007 1923 30630
2008 2024 34861
2009 2226 42177
2010 2487 49118
2011 2734 56605
2012 3097 67266
2013 3517 78672
2014 3523 89033
2015 3860 98743
2016 4175 108561
2017 4328 119133
2018 4620 141305
2019 5441 166329
2020 5606 202060
2021 5881 242713
2022 5555 256826
2023 5243 261459

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Computer Science.

Environmental Science rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Australia and 49th in the World with 80,863 publications made and 2,243,418 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 39 In Australia
#4 of 53 In Oceania
#49 of 6,798 In the World

University of New South Wales
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 409 3245
1992 472 4455
1993 498 4124
1994 590 4361
1995 565 4879
1996 694 5463
1997 701 5837
1998 737 6506
1999 716 7652
2000 834 8682
2001 843 9813
2002 1204 12435
2003 1107 14065
2004 1268 16741
2005 1341 19752
2006 1556 24000
2007 1586 28302
2008 1778 32076
2009 1963 37604
2010 2186 44285
2011 2384 52546
2012 2799 62128
2013 3230 74725
2014 3397 85443
2015 3581 95181
2016 3957 106228
2017 3965 116313
2018 4422 137032
2019 4846 162095
2020 5302 198734
2021 5594 238644
2022 5249 256466
2023 4805 262436

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Environmental Science.

Psychology rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 4th for Psychology in Australia and 51st in the World with 56,468 publications made and 1,773,576 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 39 In Australia
#4 of 52 In Oceania
#51 of 6,528 In the World

University of New South Wales
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 256 2487
1992 277 4263
1993 305 3142
1994 300 3772
1995 325 3901
1996 384 4493
1997 331 4873
1998 412 5493
1999 448 6145
2000 515 7123
2001 563 8082
2002 692 10252
2003 682 11703
2004 722 13226
2005 853 16357
2006 1055 19761
2007 1097 22687
2008 1182 26472
2009 1426 31985
2010 1622 37453
2011 1758 43280
2012 2024 51738
2013 2343 61613
2014 2329 70149
2015 2667 78494
2016 2825 85935
2017 2980 93760
2018 3196 107855
2019 3632 126105
2020 3947 155266
2021 4207 182780
2022 4154 192277
2023 3872 193842

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Special Education 2 2 11
Clinical Psychology 2 2 20
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 2 35
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 5 38
Sexology 3 3 38
Psychiatry 3 3 44
Social Psychology 4 4 45
Cognitive Science 2 2 54
Child Psychology 4 4 63
Education Majors 7 8 64
Neuroscience 3 3 65
Occupational Therapy 6 7 97
Social Work 10 12 105

Mathematics rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Australia and 51st in the World with 45,931 publications made and 1,299,222 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 52 In Oceania
#51 of 6,305 In the World

University of New South Wales
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 165 1113
1992 202 1473
1993 235 1548
1994 238 1657
1995 256 2002
1996 311 2319
1997 377 2680
1998 333 3022
1999 350 3530
2000 373 3946
2001 398 4495
2002 627 6337
2003 607 7016
2004 706 8257
2005 781 10368
2006 907 13012
2007 955 14624
2008 992 16658
2009 1150 20342
2010 1256 23656
2011 1361 27736
2012 1542 32031
2013 1855 38916
2014 1914 44068
2015 2191 49840
2016 2234 53795
2017 2451 59670
2018 2549 70197
2019 2908 84492
2020 3284 102979
2021 3498 124060
2022 3219 134675
2023 3276 137675

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 1 27
Statistics 3 3 56
Operations Research 1 1 61
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 5 62
Math Teachers 6 7 70
Applied Mathematics 2 2 71
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 2 100

Business rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 1st for Business in Australia and 38th in the World with 36,313 publications made and 868,474 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 39 In Australia
#1 of 52 In Oceania
#38 of 6,187 In the World

University of New South Wales
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 162 795
1992 174 1318
1993 219 1080
1994 243 1191
1995 235 1415
1996 269 1640
1997 319 1685
1998 283 2108
1999 316 2425
2000 366 2932
2001 375 3320
2002 573 4897
2003 547 5296
2004 624 6485
2005 700 7956
2006 810 9853
2007 838 11466
2008 998 13864
2009 1091 16350
2010 1129 18864
2011 1315 22112
2012 1474 25744
2013 1588 30467
2014 1574 34462
2015 1711 36954
2016 1768 39098
2017 1805 42310
2018 1878 47833
2019 2188 56299
2020 2260 68139
2021 2299 80948
2022 2226 83898
2023 2051 85796

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 4th for Economics in Australia and 40th in the World with 27,737 publications made and 651,872 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 39 In Australia
#4 of 52 In Oceania
#40 of 5,995 In the World

University of New South Wales
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 124 599
1992 138 790
1993 140 708
1994 156 878
1995 171 1119
1996 210 1305
1997 243 1357
1998 231 1596
1999 242 2001
2000 266 2355
2001 265 2709
2002 326 3282
2003 342 3781
2004 377 4707
2005 426 5417
2006 518 6810
2007 606 7912
2008 649 9285
2009 793 11058
2010 826 13200
2011 952 15150
2012 1118 17565
2013 1198 21847
2014 1189 24574
2015 1296 26952
2016 1329 28666
2017 1393 30698
2018 1467 35527
2019 1745 42212
2020 1843 53222
2021 1982 63411
2022 1964 66671
2023 1752 69141

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The University of New South Wales ranked 4th for Art & Design in Australia and 58th in the World with 14,677 publications made and 286,188 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#4 of 39 In Australia
#4 of 51 In Oceania
#58 of 5,720 In the World

University of New South Wales
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 95 419
1992 94 806
1993 94 452
1994 112 601
1995 104 643
1996 148 725
1997 138 701
1998 141 761
1999 139 1014
2000 167 1189
2001 166 1305
2002 237 1861
2003 260 2036
2004 304 2394
2005 293 3239
2006 375 3838
2007 333 4562
2008 362 5191
2009 408 6297
2010 457 7174
2011 496 8397
2012 550 9634
2013 620 11090
2014 583 12474
2015 625 13159
2016 740 14304
2017 709 15052
2018 734 17594
2019 802 20856
2020 858 25203
2021 877 29589
2022 849 31179
2023 762 31934

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of New South Wales in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Graphic Design 2 2 14
Architecture 1 1 28
Multimedia 2 2 30
Painting and Drawing 2 2 46
Sculpture 2 2 46
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 4 47
Photography 3 3 47
Illustration and Concept Art 2 2 49
Entertainment Industry Business 6 6 50
Literature 4 4 55
Fashion Design 4 4 55
Aesthetics 6 6 58
Cinematography 10 10 60
UX/UI Desgin 2 3 63
Music 7 7 65
Animation 1 1 67
Performing arts 5 5 75
Art History 3 3 76
Creative Writing 5 6 80
Game Design and Development 7 9 113
Interior Design 5 6 115
Computer Graphics 3 3 130
Landscape Architecture 11 12 156