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The University of Queensland ranked 4th in Australia, 69th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 11 research topics. The University of Queensland ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 208,306 academic publications and 6,460,996 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 243 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#69 of 14,131 In the World
#4 of 59 In Oceania
#4 of 40 In Australia
#3 of 4,209 For Environmental Management
#4 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#5 of 2,413 For Sports Medicine
#337 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#105 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 8 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 3rd for Biology in Australia and 52nd in the World with 134,280 publications made and 4,770,975 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 54 In Oceania
#52 of 6,770 In the World

University of Queensland
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 677 5070
1992 724 5763
1993 870 6424
1994 898 7537
1995 984 8700
1996 1040 10012
1997 1043 11907
1998 1207 14117
1999 1377 16674
2000 1470 19963
2001 1471 23000
2002 1704 26922
2003 1811 36976
2004 1984 37606
2005 2292 43587
2006 2628 51912
2007 2889 61673
2008 3094 70743
2009 3498 85802
2010 4011 102840
2011 4389 120981
2012 4949 141747
2013 5520 168828
2014 5853 194656
2015 6174 220507
2016 6831 243010
2017 6939 269675
2018 7203 302528
2019 7888 353715
2020 8802 426759
2021 9031 498632
2022 8447 517194
2023 8002 516934

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 63rd in the World with 111,808 publications made and 3,618,869 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 53 In Oceania
#63 of 6,680 In the World

University of Queensland
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 546 3834
1992 546 4173
1993 608 4622
1994 724 5578
1995 797 6447
1996 823 7650
1997 807 9079
1998 923 10766
1999 1000 12711
2000 1140 14894
2001 1155 17176
2002 1309 20218
2003 1473 23922
2004 1595 28096
2005 1834 33057
2006 2084 39485
2007 2297 47119
2008 2365 54471
2009 2850 64934
2010 3342 78340
2011 3560 91226
2012 4121 107671
2013 4631 128262
2014 5074 148771
2015 5248 169070
2016 5820 187230
2017 5905 207881
2018 6044 231343
2019 6668 266874
2020 7344 327021
2021 7818 383626
2022 7534 395605
2023 6945 392682

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 44th in the World with 97,699 publications made and 2,717,833 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
#44 of 7,020 In the World

University of Queensland
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 443 2103
1992 462 2422
1993 577 2794
1994 607 3173
1995 660 3579
1996 717 4285
1997 692 4916
1998 817 5634
1999 875 6707
2000 971 8283
2001 1015 9926
2002 1476 12463
2003 1402 16032
2004 1487 17497
2005 1833 21316
2006 1969 27026
2007 2261 32754
2008 2241 38483
2009 2779 46797
2010 3084 57312
2011 3245 68011
2012 3654 79097
2013 4138 95041
2014 4421 110548
2015 4487 124200
2016 5004 136417
2017 4963 148446
2018 5092 168123
2019 5580 198349
2020 5889 238296
2021 6364 278312
2022 6185 284874
2023 5989 285911

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 66th in the World with 96,751 publications made and 3,669,931 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
#66 of 6,447 In the World

University of Queensland
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 529 4000
1992 578 4729
1993 704 5319
1994 739 5900
1995 759 7133
1996 860 8275
1997 889 9955
1998 986 11834
1999 1146 13998
2000 1227 16480
2001 1226 18819
2002 1372 21889
2003 1456 26194
2004 1608 29956
2005 1817 34825
2006 2012 40901
2007 2160 48071
2008 2287 54433
2009 2565 65229
2010 2855 77300
2011 3164 91270
2012 3482 107263
2013 3928 127094
2014 4114 145516
2015 4321 165637
2016 4788 181318
2017 4831 203518
2018 5039 229143
2019 5453 266443
2020 6109 317716
2021 6167 372876
2022 5804 393704
2023 5465 395208

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 28th in the World with 92,116 publications made and 2,931,552 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

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

University of Queensland
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 455 2998
1992 485 3413
1993 607 3834
1994 616 4148
1995 693 4723
1996 734 5537
1997 736 6009
1998 856 7190
1999 971 8463
2000 953 10534
2001 972 12009
2002 1352 14758
2003 1295 22749
2004 1413 20709
2005 1654 23975
2006 1842 30192
2007 2085 35740
2008 2136 41571
2009 2519 51350
2010 2848 62266
2011 3101 74220
2012 3416 86913
2013 3760 105595
2014 4003 120420
2015 4273 135829
2016 4715 150854
2017 4619 164590
2018 4853 188207
2019 5306 223261
2020 5676 266375
2021 6009 313614
2022 5644 324579
2023 5328 324840

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 82,083 publications made and 2,638,826 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 6,684 In the World

University of Queensland
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 421 2514
1992 470 3036
1993 565 3322
1994 569 3506
1995 643 4231
1996 677 4621
1997 692 5474
1998 771 6353
1999 915 7849
2000 941 9128
2001 933 10449
2002 1369 13194
2003 1257 15267
2004 1471 18042
2005 1649 21731
2006 1813 26076
2007 2087 32285
2008 1994 37107
2009 2341 45320
2010 2522 54210
2011 2801 65960
2012 3013 76385
2013 3363 92983
2014 3514 106096
2015 3684 119144
2016 4037 130550
2017 4016 144432
2018 4279 163962
2019 4606 193010
2020 5104 230962
2021 5111 273131
2022 4832 288392
2023 4492 292348

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 77,214 publications made and 2,391,104 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 6,752 In the World

University of Queensland
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 385 2158
1992 426 2443
1993 515 2826
1994 528 3392
1995 576 3689
1996 607 4353
1997 599 5159
1998 636 6074
1999 720 6929
2000 825 7931
2001 855 9078
2002 1361 12551
2003 1212 14520
2004 1290 17032
2005 1604 20740
2006 1700 25402
2007 1859 30155
2008 1893 34695
2009 2144 41654
2010 2367 50230
2011 2599 58907
2012 2807 68857
2013 3209 81126
2014 3365 94101
2015 3460 106006
2016 3658 117965
2017 3784 130926
2018 3970 147473
2019 4326 172297
2020 4664 208699
2021 4949 243660
2022 4717 253158
2023 4548 253048

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 83rd in the World with 74,625 publications made and 2,434,025 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
#83 of 6,603 In the World

University of Queensland
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 425 2480
1992 443 2997
1993 552 3240
1994 546 3559
1995 618 4163
1996 649 4644
1997 671 5471
1998 745 6421
1999 864 7646
2000 906 8874
2001 909 10109
2002 1250 12807
2003 1211 14697
2004 1392 17296
2005 1576 21357
2006 1639 24971
2007 1922 30521
2008 1887 35570
2009 2148 42441
2010 2339 50711
2011 2508 61050
2012 2718 70687
2013 3098 85568
2014 3119 96182
2015 3272 108597
2016 3602 118274
2017 3601 130553
2018 3718 146734
2019 4037 171755
2020 4517 204747
2021 4521 239759
2022 4208 252289
2023 3902 257499

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 73
Materials Science 2 2 85
Quantum and Particle physics 4 4 99
Optical Engineering 5 5 110
Medical Physics 4 4 116
Nanotechnology 2 2 123
Biophysics 4 4 125
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 4 142
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 6 152
Theoretical Physics 2 2 154
Astrobiology 6 6 169
Condensed Matter Physics 3 3 203
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 5 242
Nuclear Physics 7 7 254

Psychology rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 3rd for Psychology in Australia and 43rd in the World with 62,160 publications made and 1,868,431 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Australia
#3 of 52 In Oceania
#43 of 6,528 In the World

University of Queensland
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 250 1714
1992 306 2039
1993 325 2285
1994 377 2851
1995 413 3195
1996 382 3716
1997 425 4508
1998 451 5260
1999 511 5798
2000 577 6621
2001 570 7614
2002 773 9475
2003 880 11000
2004 877 13068
2005 1058 16357
2006 1208 19350
2007 1288 23261
2008 1418 27935
2009 1672 33029
2010 1913 39924
2011 2078 46871
2012 2444 55884
2013 2702 66640
2014 2914 77378
2015 3030 88185
2016 3262 98046
2017 3376 108475
2018 3371 121136
2019 3734 140282
2020 3980 172170
2021 4225 198366
2022 4215 205505
2023 4074 203947

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 6
Special Education 3 3 12
Social Work 1 1 24
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 1 25
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 4 36
Clinical Psychology 4 4 38
Education Majors 4 4 39
Child Psychology 1 1 40
Social Psychology 2 2 40
Psychiatry 4 4 49
Cognitive Science 3 3 59
Neuroscience 4 4 73
Sexology 8 9 81

Mathematics rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 4th for Mathematics in Australia and 66th in the World with 39,707 publications made and 1,237,227 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
#66 of 6,305 In the World

University of Queensland
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 168 769
1992 157 961
1993 198 1000
1994 220 1110
1995 253 1212
1996 271 1555
1997 268 1774
1998 271 1975
1999 325 2372
2000 373 2842
2001 364 3311
2002 594 4769
2003 595 5319
2004 595 6504
2005 783 8309
2006 823 10244
2007 984 12606
2008 916 14813
2009 1038 18211
2010 1192 22083
2011 1378 26613
2012 1456 31441
2013 1680 37283
2014 1804 44157
2015 1863 50288
2016 2066 55763
2017 2105 61075
2018 2199 70349
2019 2381 82648
2020 2520 99133
2021 2772 118612
2022 2731 123717
2023 2528 124592

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 4 5 60
Statistics 4 4 64
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 6 84
Actuarial Science 6 6 111
Operations Research 4 4 114
Applied Mathematics 5 5 187
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 7 232

Business rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 4th for Business in Australia and 50th in the World with 31,992 publications made and 827,388 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
#50 of 6,187 In the World

University of Queensland
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 108 476
1992 117 598
1993 185 715
1994 216 797
1995 221 918
1996 238 1029
1997 247 1184
1998 237 1417
1999 267 1689
2000 337 2229
2001 399 2524
2002 558 3464
2003 554 4019
2004 561 4995
2005 664 6224
2006 737 7868
2007 856 9386
2008 849 11405
2009 968 14009
2010 1084 17100
2011 1191 20611
2012 1267 24480
2013 1401 28915
2014 1450 33613
2015 1444 36559
2016 1605 40476
2017 1605 42851
2018 1622 47879
2019 1789 56744
2020 1888 68627
2021 1967 81764
2022 1939 82081
2023 1904 83048

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

Economics rankings

The University of Queensland ranked 6th for Economics in Australia and 45th in the World with 26,541 publications made and 669,237 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Australia
#6 of 52 In Oceania
#45 of 5,995 In the World

University of Queensland
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 84 387
1992 98 493
1993 119 533
1994 134 582
1995 162 690
1996 171 687
1997 165 851
1998 166 1017
1999 187 1123
2000 230 1560
2001 281 1964
2002 366 2189
2003 400 2616
2004 432 3460
2005 476 3995
2006 529 5350
2007 616 6708
2008 680 7796
2009 756 9992
2010 900 12289
2011 962 14921
2012 1113 18509
2013 1169 22285
2014 1245 26460
2015 1274 29441
2016 1366 32074
2017 1367 34981
2018 1402 39642
2019 1547 46856
2020 1719 58476
2021 1712 69441
2022 1810 70604
2023 1837 71458

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 29th in the World with 16,569 publications made and 431,927 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 51 In Oceania
#29 of 5,720 In the World

University of Queensland
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 81 298
1992 89 362
1993 116 414
1994 150 512
1995 142 561
1996 166 658
1997 131 691
1998 190 882
1999 221 1055
2000 178 1342
2001 210 1590
2002 344 1928
2003 283 2232
2004 312 2784
2005 389 3325
2006 420 4375
2007 444 4961
2008 433 6079
2009 512 7476
2010 517 8676
2011 593 10852
2012 667 12745
2013 733 14703
2014 691 16620
2015 737 17891
2016 785 20025
2017 716 21125
2018 758 24152
2019 876 28388
2020 897 33163
2021 945 37564
2022 884 37852
2023 933 37271

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 7
Photography 2 2 15
UX/UI Desgin 1 1 21
Aesthetics 1 1 23
Fashion Design 1 1 25
Entertainment Industry Business 2 2 26
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 3 29
Landscape Architecture 2 2 35
Literature 3 3 36
Game Design and Development 2 2 42
Creative Writing 4 4 43
Interior Design 2 2 43
Multimedia 4 4 63
Cinematography 11 11 64
Art History 4 4 82
Performing arts 6 6 99
Animation 4 4 111
Architecture 6 7 121
Computer Graphics 5 5 154
Painting and Drawing 7 7 167
Sculpture 7 7 167
Illustration and Concept Art 8 8 172