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The University of Auckland ranked 1st in New Zealand, 170th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 53 research topics. The University of Auckland ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 122,228 academic publications and 4,318,469 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 547 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#170 of 14,131 In the World
#7 of 59 In Oceania
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#1 of 2 In Auckland
#8 of 4,476 For Anthropology
#24 of 1,063 For Social Work
#24 of 1,021 For UX/UI Desgin
#267 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#215 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 50 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Biology in New Zealand and 204th in the World with 67,368 publications made and 2,685,911 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#9 of 54 In Oceania
#204 of 6,841 In the World

University of Auckland
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 432 5478
1994 492 6390
1995 464 7231
1996 564 7982
1997 612 9159
1998 617 10086
1999 706 11435
2000 773 12834
2001 840 14689
2002 927 17057
2003 946 19830
2004 988 23387
2005 1102 26852
2006 1311 30909
2007 1418 36450
2008 1532 41792
2009 1699 48624
2010 1848 57313
2011 2070 65627
2012 2111 74509
2013 2522 87603
2014 2593 97666
2015 2639 105298
2016 2909 115586
2017 3014 127221
2018 3103 140371
2019 3511 160156
2020 3786 199116
2021 4084 228610
2022 3724 229578
2023 3683 235491
2024 2821 217059
2025 2292 199385

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

Biology subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 9 97
Nutrition and Food Science 2 6 119
Biotechnology 1 6 119
Evolutionary Biology 1 7 127
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 7 127
Pharmacology 1 6 132
Zoology 2 10 139
Paleontology 1 9 151
Neuroscience 1 6 155
Botany 1 9 169
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 6 179
Horticulture 1 8 212
Genetics 1 9 223
Biochemistry 1 9 238
Biophysics 1 7 257
Animal Science 4 14 260
Agricultural Science 3 13 261
Immunology 1 9 297
Microbiology 2 11 305
Oncology and Cancer research 1 8 356
Forestry 4 21 366
Entomology 3 17 367
Molecular Biology 1 9 378
Virology 2 12 388
Toxicology 2 13 440
Nanotechnology 1 15 463
Astrobiology 2 15 480

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in New Zealand and 89th in the World with 59,618 publications made and 2,161,797 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#7 of 54 In Oceania
#89 of 7,088 In the World

University of Auckland
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 279 2226
1994 352 2695
1995 358 2898
1996 439 3581
1997 508 4095
1998 499 4221
1999 527 5054
2000 553 6168
2001 639 7219
2002 802 8805
2003 839 10621
2004 851 12927
2005 1030 15579
2006 1175 18321
2007 1285 22304
2008 1365 26419
2009 1574 32894
2010 1677 37907
2011 2102 45294
2012 2057 52986
2013 2153 64182
2014 2388 72397
2015 2479 80195
2016 2804 87051
2017 2764 95481
2018 2864 105569
2019 3238 125474
2020 3577 154826
2021 3855 180183
2022 3389 180709
2023 3443 189765
2024 2532 172311
2025 1967 159419

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Medicine in New Zealand and 165th in the World with 58,142 publications made and 2,190,588 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#8 of 54 In Oceania
#165 of 6,793 In the World

University of Auckland
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 359 4136
1994 373 4960
1995 391 5854
1996 425 6537
1997 512 7632
1998 466 8345
1999 529 9558
2000 582 10615
2001 640 12203
2002 675 13870
2003 764 16628
2004 795 19183
2005 918 22155
2006 1042 25470
2007 1173 29632
2008 1261 34418
2009 1462 40651
2010 1592 48048
2011 1738 54666
2012 1906 62666
2013 2209 74211
2014 2268 83086
2015 2348 90944
2016 2603 99850
2017 2691 109436
2018 2792 118769
2019 3107 136060
2020 3466 170899
2021 3727 196886
2022 3471 197396
2023 3324 200904
2024 2693 186416
2025 2454 172272

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Engineering in New Zealand and 195th in the World with 51,245 publications made and 1,717,954 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#7 of 52 In Oceania
#195 of 6,795 In the World

University of Auckland
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 278 2650
1994 306 3020
1995 318 3391
1996 407 3926
1997 468 4548
1998 464 4765
1999 507 5484
2000 555 6572
2001 642 7485
2002 810 9605
2003 778 10968
2004 800 12735
2005 924 14936
2006 1082 17553
2007 1122 20843
2008 1239 23857
2009 1399 28094
2010 1491 32645
2011 1844 39086
2012 1824 46082
2013 2020 53261
2014 2057 59973
2015 2027 65809
2016 2347 72822
2017 2356 80669
2018 2478 89712
2019 2663 103216
2020 2811 124115
2021 2908 144163
2022 2667 145315
2023 2803 151920
2024 2020 142244
2025 1378 130918

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

Engineering subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 3 32
Architecture 1 6 92
Engineering Management 1 8 92
Product and Industrial Design 1 2 100
Industrial Engineering 1 2 101
Systems Engineering 1 6 106
Robotics 1 6 107
Construction Management 1 8 108
Petroleum Engineering 1 9 109
Civil Engineering 1 7 113
Biotechnology 1 6 119
Human-Computer Interaction 1 8 134
Mechanical Engineering 1 6 134
Architectural Engineering 1 9 143
Geotechnical Engineering 1 8 148
Transportation Engineering 1 7 148
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 4 151
Technical Drawing 1 3 156
Marine Engineering 1 6 156
Aviation 3 10 158
Structural Engineering 1 7 168
Aerospace Engineering 1 7 174
Landscape Architecture 2 12 175
Operations Research 1 6 180
Electrical Engineering 1 7 187
Biomedical Engineering 1 8 193
Automation and Control engineering 1 8 195
Agricultural Engineering 2 10 202
Acoustical Engineering 1 7 209
Nuclear Engineering 1 5 214
Mining Engineering 1 16 216
Telecommunications 1 8 225
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 8 229
Automotive Engineering 1 11 232
Computer Networking 1 9 236
Optical Engineering 1 7 240
Electronic Engineering 1 7 240
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 8 268
Remote Sensing 1 12 272
Biochemical Engineering 2 10 272
Environmental Engineering 1 16 273
Materials Science 1 10 287
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 17 288
Computer Engineering 1 8 295
Metallurgical Engineering 1 12 314
Chemical Engineering 1 12 333
Nanotechnology 1 15 463

Chemistry rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Chemistry in New Zealand and 255th in the World with 49,777 publications made and 1,944,832 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#9 of 52 In Oceania
#255 of 6,561 In the World

University of Auckland
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 348 4299
1994 367 5071
1995 368 5769
1996 435 6262
1997 517 7211
1998 520 7812
1999 584 8757
2000 629 9914
2001 677 11209
2002 747 13171
2003 744 15148
2004 769 17034
2005 819 19556
2006 1001 22274
2007 1091 26064
2008 1138 29188
2009 1266 33591
2010 1424 39646
2011 1592 45839
2012 1617 53042
2013 1884 61607
2014 1985 70002
2015 1934 75356
2016 2170 82988
2017 2177 91311
2018 2320 100789
2019 2426 114698
2020 2614 139730
2021 2750 159878
2022 2543 161730
2023 2504 164889
2024 1941 156550
2025 1438 143478

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

Chemistry subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 6 119
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 13 153
Biochemistry 1 9 238
Pharmacy 1 6 245
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 8 268
Biochemical Engineering 2 10 272
Materials Science 1 10 287
Organic Chemistry 1 8 288
Physical chemistry 1 10 320
Chemical Engineering 1 12 333
Inorganic Chemistry 1 11 432
Nanotechnology 1 15 463
Environmental Chemistry 2 19 496
Computational Chemistry 1 15 547
Radiochemistry 1 10 556

Computer Science rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Computer Science in New Zealand and 146th in the World with 48,768 publications made and 1,760,581 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#7 of 53 In Oceania
#146 of 6,855 In the World

University of Auckland
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 241 2560
1994 253 2958
1995 316 3432
1996 361 4000
1997 404 4408
1998 404 4861
1999 442 5632
2000 431 6075
2001 562 7334
2002 787 9327
2003 753 10492
2004 756 12551
2005 917 14719
2006 1069 17622
2007 1088 21089
2008 1231 23985
2009 1395 29018
2010 1453 34076
2011 1753 39952
2012 1689 45530
2013 1846 52963
2014 1940 60243
2015 1944 64440
2016 2196 71246
2017 2201 78235
2018 2374 87168
2019 2587 100388
2020 2810 124570
2021 2903 143116
2022 2677 143309
2023 2821 151097
2024 1963 134750
2025 1523 121970

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Environmental Science in New Zealand and 107th in the World with 47,764 publications made and 1,834,227 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#8 of 54 In Oceania
#107 of 6,888 In the World

University of Auckland
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 270 2682
1994 299 3073
1995 302 3262
1996 339 3603
1997 443 4204
1998 431 4299
1999 448 4898
2000 447 6081
2001 516 6898
2002 584 8390
2003 642 9856
2004 668 12017
2005 794 13830
2006 928 16569
2007 934 19937
2008 1068 23336
2009 1203 27735
2010 1316 32430
2011 1559 39303
2012 1580 46247
2013 1786 55005
2014 1918 62404
2015 1930 68524
2016 2134 75236
2017 2187 83123
2018 2316 91591
2019 2588 107880
2020 2818 132196
2021 2958 153527
2022 2755 154767
2023 2677 160405
2024 1904 145275
2025 1438 134801

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

Physics rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Physics in New Zealand and 252nd in the World with 45,575 publications made and 1,541,105 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#9 of 52 In Oceania
#252 of 6,729 In the World

University of Auckland
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 272 2571
1994 292 3062
1995 285 3356
1996 360 3873
1997 434 4328
1998 455 4656
1999 507 5224
2000 530 6168
2001 597 7178
2002 728 8949
2003 686 10091
2004 729 11729
2005 839 13937
2006 935 16070
2007 1008 18543
2008 1109 21122
2009 1237 24524
2010 1319 28693
2011 1609 34851
2012 1605 41463
2013 1732 47997
2014 1841 53894
2015 1783 59443
2016 2063 65610
2017 2048 72065
2018 2208 80719
2019 2327 90446
2020 2401 107567
2021 2477 123366
2022 2265 123421
2023 2390 130520
2024 1745 121853
2025 1176 110778

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

Physics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 4 151
Acoustical Engineering 1 7 209
Optical Engineering 1 7 240
Medical Physics 1 8 240
Quantum and Particle physics 1 7 254
Biophysics 1 7 257
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 10 285
Materials Science 1 10 287
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 10 374
Theoretical Physics 2 11 461
Nanotechnology 1 15 463
Astrobiology 2 15 480
Nuclear Physics 1 14 567
Condensed Matter Physics 2 15 632

Psychology rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Psychology in New Zealand and 121st in the World with 35,272 publications made and 1,306,152 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#6 of 53 In Oceania
#121 of 6,663 In the World

University of Auckland
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 164 2289
1994 153 2687
1995 204 3168
1996 217 3638
1997 280 3855
1998 279 4363
1999 288 5085
2000 323 5461
2001 358 6272
2002 411 7281
2003 455 8532
2004 496 10053
2005 551 11715
2006 658 13547
2007 704 16374
2008 786 19110
2009 904 22585
2010 988 27112
2011 1123 31215
2012 1171 36259
2013 1306 43170
2014 1387 48022
2015 1451 53452
2016 1671 58830
2017 1704 64949
2018 1795 72026
2019 1917 82867
2020 2227 105090
2021 2383 121531
2022 2188 121842
2023 2155 127031
2024 1559 114288
2025 1428 108577

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

Psychology subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 1 2 24
Education Majors 1 6 50
Sexology 1 5 52
Occupational Therapy 1 6 56
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 10 105
Social Psychology 1 7 107
Cognitive Science 1 7 151
Psychiatry 1 7 153
Child Psychology 2 12 155
Neuroscience 1 6 155
Special Education 1 15 169
Clinical Psychology 2 14 174
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 14 197

Mathematics rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Mathematics in New Zealand and 114th in the World with 25,148 publications made and 1,054,043 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#7 of 52 In Oceania
#114 of 6,434 In the World

University of Auckland
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 118 803
1994 130 1041
1995 126 1156
1996 170 1403
1997 200 1526
1998 179 1672
1999 196 1915
2000 212 2307
2001 260 2841
2002 384 3770
2003 361 4443
2004 392 5220
2005 481 6484
2006 533 7638
2007 584 9339
2008 609 11272
2009 673 13474
2010 718 15713
2011 927 19265
2012 874 22091
2013 968 26591
2014 1031 30531
2015 1094 33814
2016 1236 36078
2017 1239 39843
2018 1310 44256
2019 1400 51737
2020 1467 64154
2021 1629 76405
2022 1449 75856
2023 1456 77988
2024 1023 62069
2025 744 53598

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

Mathematics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 4 49
Statistics 1 7 114
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 7 127
Operations Research 1 6 180
Actuarial Science 1 11 226
Applied Mathematics 1 7 231
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 14 285

Business rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Business in New Zealand and 101st in the World with 21,133 publications made and 695,979 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#7 of 52 In Oceania
#101 of 6,366 In the World

University of Auckland
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 81 459
1994 123 666
1995 112 679
1996 136 912
1997 162 1005
1998 219 1075
1999 199 1345
2000 211 1758
2001 256 2020
2002 327 2676
2003 337 3359
2004 352 3954
2005 393 4744
2006 444 5666
2007 463 6926
2008 519 8567
2009 668 10503
2010 640 12478
2011 872 15529
2012 763 17930
2013 778 21252
2014 902 24513
2015 894 26507
2016 968 28530
2017 1062 32287
2018 1010 35797
2019 1146 42900
2020 1329 52736
2021 1333 63344
2022 1134 62295
2023 1218 66563
2024 773 54266
2025 550 48592

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

Economics rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Economics in New Zealand and 98th in the World with 16,886 publications made and 598,295 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 8 In New Zealand
#7 of 53 In Oceania
#98 of 6,188 In the World

University of Auckland
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 84 499
1994 94 614
1995 99 654
1996 117 812
1997 139 889
1998 163 978
1999 144 1130
2000 175 1502
2001 190 1787
2002 222 1992
2003 235 2576
2004 257 3116
2005 299 3727
2006 309 4336
2007 366 5348
2008 377 6373
2009 492 8040
2010 480 9322
2011 664 11742
2012 565 13623
2013 552 16363
2014 706 19028
2015 788 20903
2016 800 22444
2017 827 25247
2018 821 27542
2019 897 33368
2020 1088 41979
2021 1109 49928
2022 1039 49797
2023 1035 53187
2024 683 43371
2025 506 40099

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Auckland ranked 1st for Art & Design in New Zealand and 84th in the World with 11,423 publications made and 308,887 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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 8 In New Zealand
#7 of 52 In Oceania
#84 of 6,010 In the World

University of Auckland
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 41 315
1994 74 422
1995 82 456
1996 86 709
1997 100 654
1998 98 604
1999 117 785
2000 97 921
2001 132 1127
2002 184 1512
2003 191 1695
2004 166 1870
2005 220 2351
2006 233 2719
2007 239 3478
2008 266 4071
2009 326 4989
2010 333 5584
2011 401 6808
2012 387 8013
2013 440 9360
2014 465 10636
2015 450 11571
2016 557 12663
2017 565 14572
2018 506 15991
2019 617 19338
2020 689 23156
2021 750 27336
2022 621 27593
2023 655 30243
2024 448 27065
2025 295 25441

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

Art & Design subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Graphic Design 1 3 19
UX/UI Desgin 1 2 24
Creative Writing 1 6 59
Entertainment Industry Business 1 9 75
Game Design and Development 1 5 76
Fashion Design 1 8 80
Literature 1 7 88
Aesthetics 1 7 89
Architecture 1 6 92
Computer Graphics 1 3 116
Multimedia 1 9 116
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 9 123
Music 2 11 128
Art History 1 7 143
Cinematography 2 18 153
Performing arts 2 14 174
Landscape Architecture 2 12 175
Photography 1 16 191
Interior Design 4 14 258
Animation 2 9 266
Painting and Drawing 1 16 477
Sculpture 1 16 477
Illustration and Concept Art 2 19 492