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The University of Canberra ranked 29th in Australia, 771st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 176 research topics. The University of Canberra ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 29,538 academic publications and 575,123 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 51 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#771 of 14,131 In the World
#35 of 59 In Oceania
#29 of 40 In Australia
#2 of 2 In Canberra
#80 of 1,038 For Forensic Science
#109 of 1,029 For Publishing
#113 of 1,887 For Public Policy / Administration
#1467 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#826 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 173 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 24th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 589th in the World with 19,542 publications made and 360,954 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#24 of 39 In Australia
#30 of 54 In Oceania
#589 of 7,088 In the World

University of Canberra
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 75 141
1994 79 164
1995 82 196
1996 92 264
1997 99 288
1998 107 402
1999 81 475
2000 109 565
2001 89 544
2002 163 878
2003 152 1061
2004 154 1189
2005 157 1356
2006 204 1828
2007 222 2085
2008 241 2575
2009 264 3004
2010 317 3628
2011 504 4302
2012 570 5086
2013 1046 6375
2014 1189 8060
2015 1242 9735
2016 1302 12537
2017 1241 15305
2018 1239 18515
2019 1185 22921
2020 1340 30496
2021 1338 36875
2022 1380 38384
2023 1296 41430
2024 1029 36906
2025 830 34105

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 28th for Environmental Science in Australia and 798th in the World with 13,149 publications made and 299,346 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 54 In Oceania
#798 of 6,888 In the World

University of Canberra
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 40 160
1994 48 168
1995 65 218
1996 64 272
1997 72 315
1998 72 424
1999 68 523
2000 103 723
2001 85 725
2002 106 963
2003 114 1174
2004 112 1217
2005 115 1451
2006 174 2027
2007 156 2181
2008 179 2706
2009 199 3080
2010 194 3650
2011 326 4364
2012 362 4637
2013 560 6026
2014 757 7568
2015 761 8684
2016 810 10837
2017 820 13191
2018 783 15821
2019 889 19439
2020 946 25697
2021 994 32047
2022 987 33916
2023 920 36751
2024 669 34587
2025 487 32112

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

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 25 26 507
Urban and Regional planning 21 27 511
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 32 636
Geography and Cartography 27 33 647
Ecology 29 36 732
Oceanography 28 34 761
Geotechnical Engineering 26 31 800
Environmental Management 31 38 808
Geology 27 33 868
Earth science and Geophysics 25 31 882
Forestry 31 37 914
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 25 31 928
Paleontology 29 36 933
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 38 1156
Agricultural Science 32 39 1201
Environmental Chemistry 27 34 1350
Environmental Engineering 34 41 1727

Computer Science rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 25th for Computer Science in Australia and 767th in the World with 11,950 publications made and 275,767 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 39 In Australia
#32 of 53 In Oceania
#767 of 6,855 In the World

University of Canberra
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 46 132
1994 41 161
1995 47 166
1996 53 225
1997 57 222
1998 59 258
1999 45 365
2000 63 433
2001 61 418
2002 134 817
2003 94 852
2004 105 919
2005 103 1075
2006 150 1423
2007 163 1558
2008 166 1817
2009 195 2111
2010 221 2467
2011 320 2901
2012 376 3495
2013 496 4286
2014 606 5489
2015 686 6609
2016 727 8455
2017 785 10498
2018 732 13474
2019 807 16974
2020 847 22506
2021 881 27612
2022 869 29207
2023 822 32294
2024 605 28642
2025 463 25463

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Cyber Security 20 21 426
Information Technology 23 29 444
UX/UI Desgin 17 22 506
Management Information Systems 28 35 542
Data Science 22 27 544
Library and Information science 28 34 614
Computer Graphics 18 22 620
Multimedia 29 36 633
Human-Computer Interaction 23 30 652
Computational Linguistics 21 26 661
Robotics 20 24 666
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 22 28 697
Computer Networking 23 28 713
Machine Learning 24 31 717
Cognitive Science 26 33 718
Software Engineering 25 32 792
Computer Vision 23 28 797
Game Design and Development 31 37 822
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 26 894
Database Administration 25 32 947
Telecommunications 24 29 949
Neuroscience 31 37 995
Computer Engineering 25 31 1098
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 41 1457

Biology rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 30th for Biology in Australia and 1263rd in the World with 11,335 publications made and 291,837 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 54 In Oceania
#1263 of 6,841 In the World

University of Canberra
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 33 191
1994 38 190
1995 51 211
1996 44 274
1997 70 319
1998 61 376
1999 55 504
2000 75 691
2001 78 803
2002 97 1027
2003 116 1267
2004 98 1398
2005 90 1654
2006 147 2092
2007 157 2378
2008 144 2738
2009 159 3077
2010 177 3621
2011 255 4220
2012 311 4510
2013 476 5818
2014 592 7434
2015 611 8594
2016 667 11051
2017 654 13259
2018 694 15576
2019 779 19311
2020 887 25868
2021 858 31606
2022 896 33025
2023 779 34868
2024 611 31608
2025 488 29515

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 32 636
Zoology 26 32 639
Evolutionary Biology 25 30 658
Entomology 22 28 693
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 37 758
Animal Science 28 35 782
Virology 25 29 891
Forestry 31 37 914
Paleontology 29 36 933
Neuroscience 31 37 995
Toxicology 28 33 1130
Agricultural Science 32 39 1201
Botany 31 38 1215
Astrobiology 28 34 1228
Immunology 27 31 1247
Genetics 29 35 1410
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 41 1457
Nutrition and Food Science 32 39 1605
Biochemistry 30 37 1614
Microbiology 32 39 1658
Biotechnology 34 41 1663
Molecular Biology 29 36 1669
Oncology and Cancer research 30 35 1681
Pharmacology 33 38 1782
Horticulture 34 41 1785
Nanotechnology 29 35 2096

Engineering rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 28th for Engineering in Australia and 1100th in the World with 11,116 publications made and 252,470 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 52 In Oceania
#1100 of 6,795 In the World

University of Canberra
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 34 131
1994 30 165
1995 43 192
1996 50 240
1997 65 260
1998 71 343
1999 55 400
2000 77 490
2001 59 513
2002 97 798
2003 90 940
2004 101 967
2005 89 1132
2006 146 1414
2007 149 1566
2008 143 1815
2009 160 2083
2010 165 2499
2011 250 2980
2012 316 3345
2013 494 4257
2014 605 5287
2015 648 6424
2016 680 8014
2017 687 9519
2018 711 12066
2019 746 15558
2020 824 20374
2021 858 25171
2022 846 27252
2023 766 30529
2024 572 29153
2025 400 26911

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 31st for Medicine in Australia and 1002nd in the World with 10,369 publications made and 262,262 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#31 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 54 In Oceania
#1002 of 6,793 In the World

University of Canberra
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 22 91
1994 27 118
1995 32 123
1996 38 147
1997 43 165
1998 49 252
1999 49 299
2000 62 460
2001 60 517
2002 83 604
2003 77 809
2004 70 954
2005 65 1063
2006 95 1301
2007 118 1594
2008 120 1860
2009 136 2119
2010 171 2381
2011 262 2900
2012 313 3354
2013 440 4376
2014 507 5675
2015 594 7030
2016 616 9572
2017 578 11670
2018 629 13771
2019 709 16800
2020 832 23231
2021 806 27991
2022 801 28984
2023 715 30090
2024 636 27579
2025 611 26833

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forensic Science 8 9 80
Sports / Exercise science 24 27 286
Sports Medicine 24 27 343
Healthcare Management (MHA) 24 28 370
Plastic Surgery 9 10 394
Optometry 19 21 420
Physical Therapy 25 29 433
Nursing 27 31 468
Health Science 30 34 487
Gerontology 28 32 535
Public Health 26 32 570
Occupational Therapy 28 33 594
Social Work 34 41 660
Respiratory Therapy 22 26 669
Clinical Psychology 33 39 676
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 32 38 681
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 37 758
Family medicine 29 32 784
Epidemiology 28 32 801
Psychiatry 31 37 868
Virology 25 29 891
Medical Physics 28 31 957
Pediatrics 30 35 970
Ophthalmology 25 28 1040
Critical Care Nursing 32 38 1050
Sonography and Ultrasound 27 32 1055
Veterinary 28 32 1068
Pathology 33 38 1085
Anatomy and Physiology 31 36 1094
Toxicology 28 33 1130
Surgery 33 38 1213
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 32 37 1227
Immunology 27 31 1247
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 28 33 1268
Audiology 33 40 1276
Anesthesiology 35 43 1421
Cardiology 35 41 1422
Pharmacy 25 31 1641
Oncology and Cancer research 30 35 1681
Dermatology 30 35 1706
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 34 39 1712
Pharmacology 33 38 1782
Orthodontics 37 44 1863
Dentistry 39 46 2273

Physics rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 29th for Physics in Australia and 1253rd in the World with 9,060 publications made and 204,001 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 52 In Oceania
#1253 of 6,729 In the World

University of Canberra
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 26 129
1994 31 170
1995 32 170
1996 45 233
1997 60 251
1998 61 297
1999 49 371
2000 61 429
2001 47 447
2002 78 720
2003 76 748
2004 81 803
2005 77 945
2006 89 1117
2007 111 1233
2008 105 1390
2009 129 1663
2010 139 1889
2011 177 2200
2012 223 2574
2013 391 3283
2014 502 4219
2015 509 5264
2016 564 6464
2017 582 7808
2018 570 9783
2019 611 12303
2020 652 16102
2021 680 19875
2022 697 21313
2023 687 24239
2024 499 23289
2025 319 21818

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Medical Physics 28 31 957
Acoustical Engineering 25 31 1016
Astrophysics and Astronomy 29 36 1079
Theoretical Physics 23 29 1134
Optical Engineering 26 32 1199
Astrobiology 28 34 1228
Quantum and Particle physics 28 34 1229
Atomic and Molecular physics 27 33 1388
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 33 1433
Materials Science 30 36 1623
Nuclear Physics 28 34 1671
Condensed Matter Physics 25 31 1698
Nanotechnology 29 35 2096

Business rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 24th for Business in Australia and 530th in the World with 7,911 publications made and 142,615 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#24 of 39 In Australia
#31 of 52 In Oceania
#530 of 6,366 In the World

University of Canberra
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 27 59
1994 22 79
1995 36 102
1996 37 138
1997 32 150
1998 43 207
1999 29 180
2000 45 248
2001 38 190
2002 55 386
2003 53 411
2004 66 463
2005 73 507
2006 83 702
2007 95 809
2008 93 1039
2009 105 1204
2010 125 1439
2011 249 1780
2012 268 2119
2013 438 2743
2014 460 3320
2015 510 4001
2016 527 4971
2017 531 5980
2018 510 7190
2019 504 8688
2020 531 11869
2021 518 14087
2022 550 14477
2023 541 15788
2024 427 13112
2025 257 11394

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 8 8 113
Tax Law 10 11 148
Hospitality and Hotel Management 26 34 266
Entertainment Industry Business 24 28 365
Advertising 23 30 369
Operations Research 17 18 441
Construction Management 22 28 504
Supply Chain Management 16 19 508
Management Information Systems 28 35 542
Risk Management 24 29 563
Management 25 31 564
Project Management 25 31 569
Actuarial Science 23 28 572
Accounting 28 35 585
Finance 23 30 623
Human Resource Management 31 38 651
Entrepreneurship 22 28 656
International Trade 25 31 668
Marketing 28 35 676
International Business 25 31 679
Occupational Safety and Health 36 43 713
Engineering Management 30 37 958
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 41 1377

Psychology rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 30th for Psychology in Australia and 743rd in the World with 7,891 publications made and 183,167 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 53 In Oceania
#743 of 6,663 In the World

University of Canberra
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 20 55
1994 25 67
1995 27 71
1996 25 80
1997 36 104
1998 42 125
1999 33 163
2000 40 212
2001 50 298
2002 61 320
2003 56 488
2004 48 487
2005 68 589
2006 80 749
2007 95 896
2008 89 1034
2009 103 1319
2010 138 1496
2011 224 1911
2012 250 2267
2013 358 3065
2014 404 3734
2015 467 4815
2016 493 6365
2017 439 7866
2018 440 9935
2019 513 12546
2020 578 16739
2021 578 19960
2022 646 20940
2023 585 22346
2024 464 20132
2025 403 19091

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 25 31 343
Education Majors 30 36 439
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 28 35 525
Sexology 31 38 589
Occupational Therapy 28 33 594
Social Psychology 30 37 621
Social Work 34 41 660
Clinical Psychology 33 39 676
Special Education 34 39 680
Child Psychology 30 37 718
Cognitive Science 26 33 718
Psychiatry 31 37 868
Neuroscience 31 37 995

Chemistry rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 31st for Chemistry in Australia and 1567th in the World with 6,992 publications made and 182,682 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#31 of 39 In Australia
#38 of 52 In Oceania
#1567 of 6,561 In the World

University of Canberra
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 20 134
1994 24 161
1995 28 161
1996 34 193
1997 56 230
1998 54 250
1999 42 388
2000 39 463
2001 51 541
2002 70 723
2003 79 881
2004 62 910
2005 58 1071
2006 87 1251
2007 86 1410
2008 73 1591
2009 88 1845
2010 94 2018
2011 125 2362
2012 174 2551
2013 259 3138
2014 386 4023
2015 345 4744
2016 402 6179
2017 419 7507
2018 460 9077
2019 455 11336
2020 513 15305
2021 550 19130
2022 568 20402
2023 534 22451
2024 369 21236
2025 298 20346

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 38 1156
Environmental Chemistry 27 34 1350
Computational Chemistry 27 33 1448
Nutrition and Food Science 32 39 1605
Biochemistry 30 37 1614
Materials Science 30 36 1623
Pharmacy 25 31 1641
Organic Chemistry 32 39 2014
Physical chemistry 33 39 2050
Nanotechnology 29 35 2096
Inorganic Chemistry 30 37 2141
Chemical Engineering 31 37 2170

Mathematics rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 28th for Mathematics in Australia and 831st in the World with 6,091 publications made and 140,056 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 52 In Oceania
#831 of 6,434 In the World

University of Canberra
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 12 55
1994 17 85
1995 29 112
1996 29 137
1997 26 157
1998 30 206
1999 25 226
2000 29 205
2001 24 217
2002 70 425
2003 51 427
2004 52 454
2005 68 535
2006 77 732
2007 76 816
2008 90 914
2009 104 1047
2010 135 1276
2011 161 1601
2012 183 1905
2013 236 2287
2014 317 2774
2015 348 3455
2016 357 4589
2017 386 5740
2018 384 7084
2019 398 8753
2020 450 11747
2021 491 14044
2022 450 14965
2023 458 16466
2024 267 12460
2025 227 10861

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Operations Research 17 18 441
Math Teachers 30 37 493
Actuarial Science 23 28 572
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 31 754
Statistics 28 35 889
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 26 894
Applied Mathematics 29 35 1503

Economics rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 25th for Economics in Australia and 509th in the World with 5,889 publications made and 118,113 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#25 of 39 In Australia
#31 of 53 In Oceania
#509 of 6,188 In the World

University of Canberra
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 17 22
1994 15 39
1995 30 64
1996 43 70
1997 29 105
1998 34 160
1999 25 150
2000 28 201
2001 30 133
2002 44 219
2003 37 315
2004 62 329
2005 57 383
2006 62 545
2007 71 598
2008 85 807
2009 84 868
2010 91 1063
2011 177 1330
2012 200 1585
2013 281 2103
2014 358 2533
2015 387 3186
2016 360 4049
2017 357 4672
2018 340 5624
2019 353 6788
2020 432 9395
2021 455 11382
2022 397 11433
2023 403 12619
2024 306 10184
2025 227 9137

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Political Economy 17 20 291
Development Studies 26 32 403
International Relations and Diplomacy 24 29 436
Actuarial Science 23 28 572
Finance 23 30 623
International Trade 25 31 668
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 31 754
Agricultural Economics 29 37 792
International Economics 25 31 883
Environmental Economics 31 39 1092
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 41 1377

Art & Design rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 26th for Art & Design in Australia and 564th in the World with 3,273 publications made and 48,761 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
#26 of 39 In Australia
#32 of 52 In Oceania
#564 of 6,010 In the World

University of Canberra
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 16 22
1994 19 38
1995 16 27
1996 18 29
1997 23 46
1998 23 51
1999 17 54
2000 30 98
2001 22 101
2002 24 120
2003 26 162
2004 46 181
2005 29 184
2006 45 243
2007 46 305
2008 44 381
2009 60 445
2010 52 534
2011 89 676
2012 88 839
2013 154 1049
2014 199 1224
2015 231 1435
2016 232 1899
2017 229 2141
2018 215 2666
2019 168 3379
2020 197 4279
2021 197 5098
2022 219 5397
2023 210 5933
2024 145 4945
2025 101 4878

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 15 20 329
Art History 18 21 342
Entertainment Industry Business 24 28 365
Creative Writing 27 34 418
Singing and Vocal Performance 20 25 482
Architecture 18 20 483
Interior Design 21 28 497
UX/UI Desgin 17 22 506
Literature 26 32 568
Aesthetics 25 32 577
Fashion Design 27 33 598
Performing arts 29 35 616
Computer Graphics 18 22 620
Multimedia 29 36 633
Photography 26 32 655
Cinematography 30 37 701
Graphic Design 28 35 748
Game Design and Development 31 37 822
Music 27 33 838