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The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st in Fiji, 1839th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 59 research topics. The University of the South Pacific ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,584 academic publications and 72,152 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 52 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1839 of 14,131 In the World
#47 of 59 In Oceania
#1 of 3 In Fiji
#1 of 2 In Suva
#611 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#665 of 1,021 For International Law
#671 of 1,019 For Genealogy
#1813 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1978 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 56 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Fiji and 1845th in the World with 3,103 publications made and 51,962 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#46 of 53 In Oceania
#1845 of 6,798 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 18 123
1992 12 99
1993 16 131
1994 9 109
1995 9 139
1996 8 102
1997 16 119
1998 12 105
1999 23 124
2000 26 129
2001 18 181
2002 27 179
2003 32 231
2004 40 288
2005 47 329
2006 60 458
2007 62 541
2008 67 604
2009 73 782
2010 66 959
2011 75 1046
2012 93 1333
2013 144 1583
2014 123 1853
2015 116 2093
2016 162 2335
2017 175 2575
2018 188 2914
2019 216 3505
2020 247 4408
2021 263 5855
2022 249 6353
2023 223 6199

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

Environmental Science subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 41 1041
Oceanography 1 43 1200
Environmental Management 1 43 1473
Ecology 1 44 1528
Earth science and Geophysics 1 42 1630
Forestry 1 47 1655
Geography and Cartography 1 46 1677
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 43 1817
Geology 1 45 1906
Agricultural Science 1 45 1915
Paleontology 1 47 2065
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 45 2096
Environmental Engineering 1 45 2407
Environmental Chemistry 1 42 2439
Geotechnical Engineering 1 46 2449

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Fiji and 2180th in the World with 2,877 publications made and 40,888 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, History, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#48 of 54 In Oceania
#2180 of 7,020 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 8 52
1992 10 50
1993 16 67
1994 6 54
1995 11 64
1996 7 40
1997 14 61
1998 15 54
1999 16 65
2000 17 64
2001 22 110
2002 28 123
2003 32 149
2004 31 202
2005 42 267
2006 55 368
2007 71 515
2008 75 494
2009 58 700
2010 66 816
2011 73 876
2012 97 1167
2013 140 1461
2014 119 1622
2015 101 1696
2016 146 1890
2017 160 2074
2018 175 2278
2019 194 2737
2020 233 3563
2021 239 4796
2022 244 5184
2023 217 5136

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
International Law 1 35 665
Genealogy 1 38 671
Early Childhood Education 1 46 690
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 46 949
Political Economy 1 41 1072
Public Policy / Administration 1 47 1181
Media Studies 1 47 1182
Communications and Public Relations 1 48 1286
Gender Studies 1 48 1302
Education Majors 1 47 1422
Journalism and Digital Media 1 46 1453
Anthropology 1 48 1465
Aesthetics 1 47 1569
History 1 48 1637
Demography 1 48 1652
Library and Information science 1 46 1653
Law 1 48 1677
Classics and Ancient History 1 46 1694
Archaeology 1 47 1695
Sociology 1 48 1754
Political Science 1 48 1848
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 48 2081
Linguistics 1 47 2314
Philosophy 1 47 2636

Biology rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Biology in Fiji and 2587th in the World with 2,318 publications made and 44,078 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#48 of 54 In Oceania
#2587 of 6,770 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 17 116
1992 7 92
1993 14 109
1994 6 95
1995 7 124
1996 6 94
1997 12 102
1998 6 100
1999 18 118
2000 19 130
2001 16 187
2002 18 187
2003 25 218
2004 30 261
2005 50 316
2006 51 410
2007 49 462
2008 48 539
2009 57 719
2010 44 833
2011 52 910
2012 60 1142
2013 88 1327
2014 85 1556
2015 79 1756
2016 110 2465
2017 125 2511
2018 155 2846
2019 167 3323
2020 187 3917
2021 202 5028
2022 188 5285
2023 156 5206

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the South Pacific in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Entomology 1 33 936
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 41 1041
Forestry 1 47 1655
Zoology 1 43 1737
Virology 1 43 1826
Evolutionary Biology 1 47 1843
Agricultural Science 1 45 1915
Botany 1 45 1958
Paleontology 1 47 2065
Horticulture 1 44 2114
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 48 2211
Nutrition and Food Science 1 44 2244
Microbiology 1 46 2376
Neuroscience 1 48 2892
Immunology 1 49 2946
Biochemistry 1 48 3055
Genetics 1 49 3104
Nanotechnology 1 45 3623

Computer Science rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Computer Science in Fiji and 2274th in the World with 1,961 publications made and 29,257 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#47 of 53 In Oceania
#2274 of 6,752 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 5 17
1992 3 23
1993 4 27
1994 3 32
1995 5 23
1996 3 26
1997 8 32
1998 6 28
1999 7 28
2000 6 30
2001 8 35
2002 13 52
2003 20 65
2004 17 98
2005 41 122
2006 56 176
2007 54 247
2008 56 295
2009 36 435
2010 44 546
2011 44 595
2012 67 809
2013 78 973
2014 95 1135
2015 96 1186
2016 109 1600
2017 109 1623
2018 133 1918
2019 124 2297
2020 176 2835
2021 162 3606
2022 164 4007
2023 146 3971

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

Computer Science subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Robotics 1 27 844
Information Technology 1 40 901
Multimedia 1 46 1469
Library and Information science 1 46 1653
Computer Engineering 1 37 1655
Machine Learning 1 44 1790
Management Information Systems 1 47 1892
Cyber Security 1 47 1935
Data Science 1 48 1985
Cognitive Science 1 46 2118
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 46 2131
Computer Networking 1 44 2173
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 48 2211
Computational Linguistics 1 44 2293
Telecommunications 1 43 2339
Computer Vision 1 44 2481
Human-Computer Interaction 1 46 2532
Neuroscience 1 48 2892

Engineering rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Engineering in Fiji and 2580th in the World with 1,959 publications made and 30,489 citations received. Main research topics: Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#47 of 52 In Oceania
#2580 of 6,684 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 11 44
1992 6 38
1993 12 53
1994 3 59
1995 4 71
1996 4 55
1997 8 56
1998 7 51
1999 9 59
2000 16 52
2001 11 69
2002 17 87
2003 21 101
2004 22 166
2005 57 150
2006 46 230
2007 53 312
2008 45 389
2009 29 501
2010 48 646
2011 45 694
2012 74 888
2013 85 1100
2014 86 1296
2015 90 1382
2016 98 1678
2017 119 1812
2018 128 2003
2019 122 2317
2020 162 2916
2021 159 3731
2022 148 3984
2023 129 4029

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the South Pacific in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Physics in Fiji and 2713th in the World with 1,676 publications made and 26,008 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#47 of 52 In Oceania
#2713 of 6,603 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 13 54
1992 4 48
1993 9 51
1994 4 58
1995 4 73
1996 3 59
1997 7 59
1998 5 61
1999 4 55
2000 17 60
2001 6 67
2002 14 86
2003 24 98
2004 21 152
2005 54 140
2006 38 209
2007 46 263
2008 39 340
2009 35 454
2010 36 580
2011 38 627
2012 61 794
2013 76 970
2014 63 1063
2015 76 1182
2016 76 1253
2017 98 1487
2018 119 1671
2019 103 1942
2020 141 2455
2021 112 3049
2022 132 3279
2023 114 3270

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the South Pacific in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 47 2143
Quantum and Particle physics 1 47 2719
Acoustical Engineering 1 47 2812
Optical Engineering 1 47 2962
Materials Science 1 45 3124
Nuclear Physics 1 45 3164
Nanotechnology 1 45 3623

Business rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Business in Fiji and 1638th in the World with 1,541 publications made and 20,606 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Hospitality and Hotel Management, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#47 of 52 In Oceania
#1638 of 6,187 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 17
1992 2 16
1993 8 19
1994 0 12
1995 6 12
1996 2 17
1997 5 18
1998 4 12
1999 5 20
2000 5 20
2001 6 27
2002 16 27
2003 16 48
2004 15 85
2005 20 96
2006 31 125
2007 42 175
2008 49 213
2009 36 299
2010 50 395
2011 43 449
2012 61 619
2013 80 800
2014 66 749
2015 61 766
2016 77 835
2017 93 923
2018 88 1120
2019 98 1336
2020 117 1742
2021 140 2448
2022 146 2680
2023 119 2770

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the South Pacific in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 43 361
International Business 1 37 880
International Trade 1 41 1062
Public Policy / Administration 1 47 1181
Finance 1 46 1487
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 43 1530
Accounting 1 48 1638
Advertising 1 47 1652
Management 1 46 1657
Project Management 1 46 1723
Marketing 1 47 1858
Management Information Systems 1 47 1892

Economics rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Economics in Fiji and 1426th in the World with 1,319 publications made and 17,860 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#47 of 52 In Oceania
#1426 of 5,995 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 4 10
1992 4 8
1993 7 14
1994 1 7
1995 6 10
1996 2 11
1997 1 18
1998 3 14
1999 4 14
2000 4 15
2001 10 20
2002 15 23
2003 15 30
2004 16 50
2005 25 53
2006 37 105
2007 47 140
2008 49 164
2009 33 250
2010 44 310
2011 32 416
2012 59 517
2013 72 666
2014 59 694
2015 40 671
2016 71 699
2017 69 784
2018 69 955
2019 82 1176
2020 95 1505
2021 119 2009
2022 104 2066
2023 81 2113

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the South Pacific in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 1 34 683
International Economics 1 32 826
International Trade 1 41 1062
Political Economy 1 41 1072
Development Studies 1 47 1343
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 43 1426
Finance 1 46 1487
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 43 1530

Chemistry rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Chemistry in Fiji and 2988th in the World with 1,295 publications made and 26,064 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#47 of 52 In Oceania
#2988 of 6,447 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 16 68
1992 4 61
1993 10 63
1994 3 64
1995 2 89
1996 3 55
1997 8 71
1998 5 56
1999 7 80
2000 12 77
2001 7 103
2002 8 122
2003 18 131
2004 22 178
2005 49 196
2006 36 264
2007 36 285
2008 30 364
2009 32 495
2010 27 606
2011 28 609
2012 39 755
2013 54 916
2014 43 1021
2015 49 1182
2016 63 1467
2017 75 1581
2018 78 1862
2019 82 2159
2020 106 2619
2021 90 3020
2022 94 3299
2023 69 3228

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the South Pacific in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 45 2096
Nutrition and Food Science 1 44 2244
Environmental Chemistry 1 42 2439
Inorganic Chemistry 1 40 2446
Organic Chemistry 1 45 2980
Biochemistry 1 48 3055
Materials Science 1 45 3124
Physical chemistry 1 45 3152
Chemical Engineering 1 44 3220
Nanotechnology 1 45 3623

Medicine rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Medicine in Fiji and 2898th in the World with 1,278 publications made and 25,380 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Virology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#49 of 53 In Oceania
#2898 of 6,680 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 3 37
1992 5 43
1993 10 41
1994 5 52
1995 5 56
1996 1 39
1997 3 42
1998 5 54
1999 5 44
2000 3 62
2001 9 74
2002 11 99
2003 11 121
2004 13 109
2005 27 138
2006 35 190
2007 29 244
2008 29 256
2009 30 349
2010 26 445
2011 25 424
2012 45 524
2013 52 709
2014 42 796
2015 41 838
2016 59 1519
2017 72 1528
2018 73 1582
2019 101 1816
2020 99 2169
2021 113 2780
2022 127 2997
2023 93 2854

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the South Pacific in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Public Health 1 48 1712
Virology 1 43 1826
Health Science 2 49 2385
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 49 2447
Nursing 2 50 2685
Pathology 1 49 2732
Clinical Psychology 1 47 2860
Immunology 1 49 2946
Psychiatry 1 49 3227
Surgery 2 50 3697
Anatomy and Physiology 1 49 4005

Mathematics rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Mathematics in Fiji and 2237th in the World with 1,099 publications made and 16,534 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#48 of 52 In Oceania
#2237 of 6,305 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 4
1992 5 7
1993 3 8
1994 1 10
1995 3 10
1996 1 13
1997 5 19
1998 3 9
1999 1 8
2000 6 15
2001 7 21
2002 7 25
2003 12 29
2004 4 42
2005 22 70
2006 19 82
2007 38 155
2008 36 169
2009 34 246
2010 32 349
2011 25 378
2012 44 481
2013 46 616
2014 42 609
2015 50 695
2016 62 732
2017 74 832
2018 69 945
2019 68 1146
2020 95 1474
2021 101 1955
2022 84 2228
2023 69 2180

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the South Pacific in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 43 1426
Math Teachers 1 47 1591
Statistics 1 48 2183

Psychology rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Psychology in Fiji and 2346th in the World with 1,012 publications made and 14,973 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#48 of 52 In Oceania
#2346 of 6,528 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 3 8
1992 3 13
1993 2 6
1994 3 12
1995 3 18
1996 3 12
1997 5 26
1998 3 13
1999 3 25
2000 4 23
2001 6 23
2002 9 30
2003 8 52
2004 10 55
2005 12 60
2006 21 99
2007 22 111
2008 31 127
2009 15 194
2010 17 237
2011 25 242
2012 36 375
2013 41 444
2014 36 540
2015 37 583
2016 53 903
2017 54 871
2018 80 987
2019 68 1191
2020 98 1460
2021 89 1866
2022 93 2138
2023 91 2096

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the South Pacific in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 46 949
Education Majors 1 47 1422
Child Psychology 1 47 1880
Social Psychology 1 48 1983
Cognitive Science 1 46 2118
Clinical Psychology 1 47 2860
Neuroscience 1 48 2892
Psychiatry 1 49 3227

Art & Design rankings

The University of the South Pacific ranked 1st for Art & Design in Fiji and 1997th in the World with 501 publications made and 9,022 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#1 of 2 In Fiji
#47 of 51 In Oceania
#1997 of 5,720 In the World

University of the South Pacific
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 9
1992 0 9
1993 1 9
1994 0 11
1995 2 14
1996 2 7
1997 2 16
1998 5 13
1999 1 20
2000 9 19
2001 2 13
2002 3 17
2003 7 27
2004 5 43
2005 8 41
2006 11 54
2007 17 112
2008 17 100
2009 17 150
2010 14 182
2011 12 191
2012 17 278
2013 27 337
2014 29 381
2015 24 364
2016 24 347
2017 17 358
2018 31 390
2019 31 484
2020 40 540
2021 42 764
2022 33 810
2023 33 861

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

Art & Design subfield Fiji ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Multimedia 1 46 1469
Aesthetics 1 47 1569
Literature 1 48 2117
Fashion Design 1 47 2261