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The University of Queensland ranked 3rd in Australia, 65th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 10 research topics. The University of Queensland ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 243,451 academic publications and 9,263,471 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 275 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#65 of 14,131 In the World
#3 of 59 In Oceania
#3 of 40 In Australia
#3 of 1,302 For Occupational Therapy
#3 of 1,029 For Publishing
#4 of 4,488 For Environmental Management
#325 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#99 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 7 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 3rd for Biology in Australia and 56th in the World with 152,415 publications made and 6,667,908 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 54 In Oceania
#56 of 6,841 In the World

University of Queensland
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 897 7827
1994 941 9109
1995 1070 10413
1996 1090 11874
1997 1119 13930
1998 1289 16640
1999 1482 19508
2000 1635 23829
2001 1561 27280
2002 1866 32247
2003 2041 38811
2004 2200 45313
2005 2551 52513
2006 2826 62558
2007 3083 73422
2008 3348 88153
2009 3730 105457
2010 4236 122040
2011 4823 143080
2012 5278 167038
2013 5852 198283
2014 6222 227027
2015 6565 254507
2016 6885 282588
2017 7050 316910
2018 7461 354481
2019 7982 413317
2020 9120 514939
2021 9283 592098
2022 8853 591609
2023 8545 601688
2024 6867 572681
2025 5557 516389

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 3rd for Medicine in Australia and 62nd in the World with 128,123 publications made and 5,126,375 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 54 In Oceania
#62 of 6,793 In the World

University of Queensland
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 632 5642
1994 761 6806
1995 845 7708
1996 845 9049
1997 830 10664
1998 982 12736
1999 1063 15054
2000 1245 17930
2001 1231 20545
2002 1409 24294
2003 1650 29162
2004 1770 33921
2005 2013 39928
2006 2255 47226
2007 2481 56397
2008 2598 67108
2009 3028 78994
2010 3514 93362
2011 3876 109020
2012 4359 127975
2013 4938 152578
2014 5388 175730
2015 5572 198228
2016 5799 219665
2017 6015 248915
2018 6289 273471
2019 6728 316265
2020 7634 403906
2021 8032 463235
2022 7746 459470
2023 7401 465357
2024 6500 434319
2025 5806 396301

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 48th in the World with 112,519 publications made and 4,003,864 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 54 In Oceania
#48 of 7,088 In the World

University of Queensland
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 590 3516
1994 649 3923
1995 716 4475
1996 759 5159
1997 713 6032
1998 882 6908
1999 947 8184
2000 1067 10448
2001 1085 12317
2002 1606 15690
2003 1556 18557
2004 1641 21901
2005 1978 27037
2006 2161 33967
2007 2435 40546
2008 2489 49265
2009 2980 59833
2010 3299 70643
2011 3662 84255
2012 3974 96796
2013 4427 116468
2014 4835 133629
2015 4956 150206
2016 5097 165880
2017 5157 185487
2018 5506 208877
2019 5731 243742
2020 6391 303792
2021 6747 348766
2022 6568 347756
2023 6422 363651
2024 4920 323011
2025 4102 291812

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 1st for Chemistry in Australia and 64th in the World with 108,230 publications made and 5,015,481 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 39 In Australia
#1 of 52 In Oceania
#64 of 6,561 In the World

University of Queensland
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 729 6296
1994 772 7085
1995 824 8384
1996 897 9603
1997 925 11419
1998 1061 13664
1999 1219 15963
2000 1358 19252
2001 1289 21986
2002 1474 25784
2003 1634 31063
2004 1766 35397
2005 1981 41214
2006 2119 48244
2007 2252 56093
2008 2460 65321
2009 2704 76868
2010 2983 90261
2011 3382 105502
2012 3701 124146
2013 4154 145544
2014 4362 166737
2015 4538 185786
2016 4860 206397
2017 4866 233513
2018 5155 261756
2019 5562 304435
2020 6281 373908
2021 6201 430703
2022 6006 437467
2023 5767 445628
2024 4571 433287
2025 3544 390739

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Australia and 29th in the World with 105,170 publications made and 4,116,704 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 39 In Australia
#1 of 54 In Oceania
#29 of 6,888 In the World

University of Queensland
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 644 4595
1994 654 4976
1995 764 5712
1996 791 6504
1997 798 7054
1998 938 8475
1999 1077 10056
2000 1105 12793
2001 1057 14476
2002 1497 17992
2003 1467 21740
2004 1604 25291
2005 1787 29625
2006 2017 36982
2007 2208 43125
2008 2301 51981
2009 2701 64402
2010 2973 73775
2011 3506 88502
2012 3673 102426
2013 4044 123143
2014 4330 141128
2015 4619 156805
2016 4838 175795
2017 4766 195609
2018 5102 222291
2019 5412 261051
2020 6050 321295
2021 6295 373783
2022 6043 376194
2023 5735 386869
2024 4386 363075
2025 3163 331320

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 4th for Engineering in Australia and 76th in the World with 93,015 publications made and 3,652,409 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 39 In Australia
#4 of 52 In Oceania
#76 of 6,795 In the World

University of Queensland
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 610 3948
1994 610 4278
1995 711 5123
1996 720 5470
1997 739 6329
1998 856 7344
1999 989 9149
2000 1049 10783
2001 1002 12369
2002 1477 16114
2003 1413 18777
2004 1595 21611
2005 1784 26708
2006 1941 31828
2007 2191 38605
2008 2173 44519
2009 2482 53538
2010 2676 63834
2011 3085 76892
2012 3232 89770
2013 3592 106939
2014 3738 122731
2015 3932 135575
2016 4169 150886
2017 4141 168008
2018 4452 189792
2019 4797 223446
2020 5367 273296
2021 5254 318533
2022 5073 325634
2023 4764 338368
2024 3770 329383
2025 2818 302168

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 4th for Computer Science in Australia and 68th in the World with 88,065 publications made and 3,503,990 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 39 In Australia
#4 of 53 In Oceania
#68 of 6,855 In the World

University of Queensland
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 522 3474
1994 552 4166
1995 627 4498
1996 637 5225
1997 624 6193
1998 686 7271
1999 766 8280
2000 909 9688
2001 921 11161
2002 1444 15629
2003 1338 17455
2004 1394 20966
2005 1724 25984
2006 1858 31556
2007 1990 37132
2008 2072 44456
2009 2274 52550
2010 2540 61932
2011 2893 72130
2012 3018 84191
2013 3376 98799
2014 3593 113439
2015 3662 128061
2016 3738 142610
2017 3953 160335
2018 4269 180275
2019 4451 209800
2020 4860 260924
2021 5207 299048
2022 5053 299460
2023 4948 312121
2024 3820 286800
2025 3109 256562

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

Physics rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 3rd for Physics in Australia and 84th in the World with 84,764 publications made and 3,359,257 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 52 In Oceania
#84 of 6,729 In the World

University of Queensland
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 592 3809
1994 582 4216
1995 660 4944
1996 678 5399
1997 720 6268
1998 835 7333
1999 932 8799
2000 1012 10379
2001 988 11862
2002 1351 15327
2003 1349 17883
2004 1545 20794
2005 1691 25846
2006 1773 30223
2007 2012 36180
2008 2041 42247
2009 2283 49714
2010 2492 59428
2011 2773 70962
2012 2947 82924
2013 3323 98223
2014 3330 111434
2015 3485 123370
2016 3724 136950
2017 3718 151840
2018 3924 170984
2019 4199 199376
2020 4747 242731
2021 4706 279646
2022 4431 285622
2023 4152 299774
2024 3376 293361
2025 2548 268302

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 2 2 70
Materials Science 2 2 89
Quantum and Particle physics 3 3 95
Optical Engineering 5 5 111
Nanotechnology 2 2 117
Biophysics 2 2 121
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 3 133
Medical Physics 5 5 135
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 6 138
Theoretical Physics 2 2 145
Astrobiology 7 7 159
Condensed Matter Physics 3 3 200
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 5 245
Nuclear Physics 7 7 257

Psychology rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 3rd for Psychology in Australia and 45th in the World with 70,323 publications made and 2,691,522 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 53 In Oceania
#45 of 6,663 In the World

University of Queensland
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 336 2839
1994 389 3476
1995 430 3856
1996 397 4394
1997 440 5289
1998 487 6226
1999 536 6866
2000 627 8161
2001 614 9348
2002 841 11660
2003 950 13932
2004 955 16303
2005 1170 20161
2006 1323 24024
2007 1387 28304
2008 1574 34803
2009 1771 40466
2010 2028 48777
2011 2276 57098
2012 2508 67259
2013 2828 80148
2014 3047 93238
2015 3211 105904
2016 3201 116710
2017 3409 131656
2018 3525 145681
2019 3717 168641
2020 4088 214173
2021 4352 242191
2022 4304 240962
2023 4184 247535
2024 3405 226684
2025 3049 208844

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 1 3
Special Education 3 3 18
Social Work 1 1 23
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 1 25
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 3 37
Child Psychology 1 1 40
Social Psychology 2 2 40
Clinical Psychology 4 4 40
Education Majors 4 4 44
Psychiatry 4 4 48
Cognitive Science 3 3 63
Neuroscience 4 4 70
Sexology 8 9 80

Mathematics rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 4th for Mathematics in Australia and 65th in the World with 42,924 publications made and 1,677,123 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 39 In Australia
#4 of 52 In Oceania
#65 of 6,434 In the World

University of Queensland
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 191 1226
1994 218 1330
1995 268 1461
1996 278 1828
1997 286 2089
1998 276 2382
1999 339 2875
2000 399 3563
2001 397 4047
2002 641 6019
2003 655 6828
2004 629 7891
2005 820 10522
2006 862 12789
2007 1000 15526
2008 956 18452
2009 1088 22349
2010 1241 26673
2011 1452 31932
2012 1523 37175
2013 1735 44121
2014 1836 52039
2015 1889 58343
2016 2011 64327
2017 2040 72260
2018 2186 82140
2019 2291 95296
2020 2427 118266
2021 2777 140453
2022 2663 139312
2023 2494 144944
2024 1762 113091
2025 1496 95579

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Statistics 4 4 66
Math Teachers 4 5 67
Operations Research 3 3 70
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 6 88
Actuarial Science 7 7 110
Applied Mathematics 5 5 208
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 9 254

Business rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 4th for Business in Australia and 51st in the World with 35,821 publications made and 1,230,120 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 39 In Australia
#4 of 52 In Oceania
#51 of 6,366 In the World

University of Queensland
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 188 866
1994 210 1012
1995 244 1152
1996 245 1264
1997 246 1489
1998 256 1735
1999 285 2118
2000 351 2903
2001 422 3253
2002 610 4556
2003 609 5314
2004 599 6408
2005 703 7997
2006 812 10076
2007 883 11674
2008 923 14618
2009 1034 17628
2010 1145 21323
2011 1328 25942
2012 1375 30286
2013 1429 34355
2014 1549 40412
2015 1582 44689
2016 1637 48898
2017 1695 53361
2018 1727 59217
2019 1810 68931
2020 1976 86067
2021 2069 100470
2022 2017 99159
2023 1985 103760
2024 1320 85533
2025 1037 73651

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

Economics rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 5th for Economics in Australia and 43rd in the World with 30,174 publications made and 1,007,686 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 39 In Australia
#5 of 53 In Oceania
#43 of 6,188 In the World

University of Queensland
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 123 690
1994 138 675
1995 180 875
1996 175 860
1997 169 1042
1998 186 1222
1999 202 1417
2000 243 2066
2001 302 2549
2002 411 2870
2003 443 3546
2004 453 4415
2005 502 5384
2006 585 6830
2007 648 8440
2008 753 10207
2009 797 12729
2010 951 15420
2011 1058 18951
2012 1171 22900
2013 1204 27275
2014 1312 32060
2015 1411 36265
2016 1365 39496
2017 1402 44036
2018 1515 48754
2019 1580 58523
2020 1822 73817
2021 1811 86648
2022 1907 85874
2023 1902 90749
2024 1376 74054
2025 1093 63320

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Australia and 30th in the World with 19,298 publications made and 633,244 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#2 of 39 In Australia
#2 of 52 In Oceania
#30 of 6,010 In the World

University of Queensland
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 126 517
1994 150 603
1995 150 706
1996 169 839
1997 139 878
1998 202 1145
1999 225 1312
2000 204 1651
2001 232 2012
2002 368 2525
2003 307 2878
2004 348 3587
2005 422 4268
2006 461 5692
2007 453 6319
2008 512 7920
2009 540 9560
2010 582 10836
2011 667 13309
2012 759 15848
2013 799 18364
2014 758 20391
2015 839 22192
2016 843 24689
2017 763 27182
2018 827 30361
2019 974 36601
2020 999 42835
2021 1043 48153
2022 977 48240
2023 1025 49943
2024 703 46504
2025 613 44711

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Music 1 1 2
Graphic Design 1 1 11
Photography 2 2 14
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 3 20
UX/UI Desgin 1 1 22
Aesthetics 1 1 24
Fashion Design 1 1 25
Entertainment Industry Business 3 3 29
Literature 3 3 34
Landscape Architecture 2 2 52
Creative Writing 5 5 52
Interior Design 2 2 58
Game Design and Development 4 4 59
Cinematography 9 9 67
Multimedia 4 4 67
Art History 5 5 90
Performing arts 7 7 108
Animation 4 4 119
Architecture 6 7 125
Painting and Drawing 8 8 164
Sculpture 8 8 164
Illustration and Concept Art 8 8 166
Computer Graphics 5 6 169