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The University of Canberra ranked 30th in Australia, 883rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 159 research topics. The University of Canberra ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,559 academic publications and 522,312 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 49 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#883 of 14,131 In the World
#37 of 59 In Oceania
#30 of 40 In Australia
#2 of 2 In Canberra
#81 of 1,008 For Forensic Science
#110 of 1,011 For Publishing
#163 of 1,020 For Broadcast Journalism
#1476 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1002 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 156 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 28th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 756th in the World with 15,211 publications made and 336,332 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 54 In Oceania
#756 of 7,081 In the World

University of Canberra
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 44 122
1993 75 141
1994 79 164
1995 82 196
1996 92 263
1997 99 289
1998 107 398
1999 81 471
2000 109 564
2001 89 542
2002 163 877
2003 152 1055
2004 154 1189
2005 157 1356
2006 204 1826
2007 221 2085
2008 241 2573
2009 263 3005
2010 316 3624
2011 484 4298
2012 494 5085
2013 674 6380
2014 726 8064
2015 884 9735
2016 906 12616
2017 925 15402
2018 943 18523
2019 1022 22991
2020 1062 30669
2021 1127 37015
2022 1128 38516
2023 1092 41449
2024 758 36246

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 889th in the World with 11,512 publications made and 280,732 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
#889 of 6,876 In the World

University of Canberra
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 35 156
1993 40 160
1994 48 168
1995 65 218
1996 64 271
1997 71 315
1998 72 424
1999 68 521
2000 103 722
2001 85 724
2002 106 961
2003 114 1173
2004 112 1219
2005 115 1450
2006 174 2023
2007 156 2179
2008 180 2703
2009 199 3071
2010 193 3638
2011 314 4370
2012 331 4637
2013 469 6032
2014 590 7515
2015 640 8675
2016 685 10884
2017 727 13198
2018 699 15835
2019 818 19445
2020 827 25672
2021 901 32020
2022 887 33913
2023 856 36663
2024 584 34024

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 26 523
Urban and Regional planning 22 28 568
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 32 670
Geography and Cartography 27 33 730
Ecology 30 37 766
Geotechnical Engineering 27 33 820
Oceanography 28 34 823
Environmental Management 33 40 920
Geology 27 34 930
Earth science and Geophysics 25 31 943
Forestry 31 37 969
Paleontology 29 36 982
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 26 32 983
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 39 1202
Agricultural Science 33 40 1223
Environmental Chemistry 27 34 1338
Environmental Engineering 34 41 1825

Computer Science rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 26th for Computer Science in Australia and 815th in the World with 10,893 publications made and 253,449 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#26 of 39 In Australia
#33 of 53 In Oceania
#815 of 6,845 In the World

University of Canberra
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 27 120
1993 46 132
1994 41 161
1995 47 166
1996 53 223
1997 57 222
1998 59 258
1999 45 364
2000 63 433
2001 61 418
2002 134 816
2003 94 851
2004 105 919
2005 103 1073
2006 150 1422
2007 163 1558
2008 166 1817
2009 194 2114
2010 222 2474
2011 306 2900
2012 353 3498
2013 432 4288
2014 511 5482
2015 600 6610
2016 669 8454
2017 735 10518
2018 686 13491
2019 784 17045
2020 792 22557
2021 837 27722
2022 830 29222
2023 792 32329
2024 535 28094

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
Information Technology 23 29 452
UX/UI Desgin 17 22 495
Management Information Systems 28 35 541
Cyber Security 22 24 542
Data Science 22 27 556
Library and Information science 28 34 628
Multimedia 29 36 657
Human-Computer Interaction 23 30 660
Computational Linguistics 21 26 683
Robotics 20 24 716
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 22 28 719
Machine Learning 24 31 727
Cognitive Science 26 33 740
Computer Networking 23 29 764
Software Engineering 25 32 807
Computer Vision 23 28 812
Game Design and Development 33 39 880
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 28 909
Database Administration 25 32 957
Telecommunications 25 32 987
Neuroscience 31 38 1024
Computer Graphics 25 32 1083
Computer Engineering 25 31 1184
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 41 1477

Biology rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 30th for Biology in Australia and 1304th in the World with 10,383 publications made and 272,914 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 54 In Oceania
#1304 of 6,833 In the World

University of Canberra
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 29 180
1993 33 191
1994 38 190
1995 51 211
1996 44 273
1997 69 319
1998 61 376
1999 55 504
2000 75 690
2001 78 801
2002 97 1026
2003 116 1268
2004 98 1398
2005 90 1652
2006 147 2090
2007 157 2376
2008 144 2736
2009 159 3070
2010 177 3619
2011 251 4225
2012 297 4514
2013 433 5828
2014 527 7393
2015 568 8590
2016 616 11075
2017 616 13292
2018 657 15565
2019 753 19377
2020 786 26017
2021 810 31626
2022 847 33011
2023 755 34912
2024 575 31071

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Zoology 26 33 659
Evolutionary Biology 25 30 666
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 32 670
Entomology 21 27 680
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 37 735
Animal Science 29 36 834
Forestry 31 37 969
Paleontology 29 36 982
Neuroscience 31 38 1024
Virology 27 31 1073
Toxicology 28 33 1163
Agricultural Science 33 40 1223
Immunology 28 32 1252
Botany 31 38 1268
Astrobiology 28 34 1279
Genetics 30 36 1432
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 41 1477
Microbiology 32 39 1637
Biochemistry 30 37 1644
Oncology and Cancer research 29 34 1688
Molecular Biology 29 37 1695
Biotechnology 34 41 1696
Nutrition and Food Science 32 39 1737
Pharmacology 33 38 1766
Horticulture 34 41 1809
Nanotechnology 29 35 2138

Engineering rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 28th for Engineering in Australia and 1171st in the World with 10,044 publications made and 230,344 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 52 In Oceania
#1171 of 6,782 In the World

University of Canberra
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 25 123
1993 34 131
1994 30 165
1995 43 192
1996 50 239
1997 65 260
1998 71 341
1999 55 398
2000 77 490
2001 59 511
2002 97 798
2003 90 939
2004 101 969
2005 89 1132
2006 146 1410
2007 149 1566
2008 143 1815
2009 159 2081
2010 165 2497
2011 241 2979
2012 301 3352
2013 421 4263
2014 516 5279
2015 559 6416
2016 605 8028
2017 645 9526
2018 661 12053
2019 708 15555
2020 757 20411
2021 797 25176
2022 793 27295
2023 728 30486
2024 506 28697

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 1054th in the World with 9,432 publications made and 239,015 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
#1054 of 6,775 In the World

University of Canberra
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 23 75
1993 22 91
1994 27 118
1995 32 123
1996 38 146
1997 43 165
1998 49 253
1999 49 298
2000 62 460
2001 60 516
2002 83 604
2003 77 809
2004 70 953
2005 65 1063
2006 95 1299
2007 118 1595
2008 120 1860
2009 135 2118
2010 171 2381
2011 255 2900
2012 291 3360
2013 414 4382
2014 472 5682
2015 574 7047
2016 577 9621
2017 558 11715
2018 596 13795
2019 691 16854
2020 721 23323
2021 761 28009
2022 770 29038
2023 700 30062
2024 599 27174

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 9 9 81
Sports / Exercise science 24 27 301
Sports Medicine 24 27 366
Healthcare Management (MHA) 24 28 383
Physical Therapy 26 30 463
Nursing 27 32 486
Health Science 30 34 497
Gerontology 28 32 560
Optometry 21 24 562
Public Health 27 33 588
Occupational Therapy 28 33 619
Social Work 34 40 663
Respiratory Therapy 23 27 678
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 32 38 694
Clinical Psychology 34 40 707
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 37 735
Epidemiology 27 31 808
Family medicine 30 33 821
Psychiatry 32 38 906
Medical Physics 28 31 946
Pediatrics 30 35 1013
Sonography and Ultrasound 26 31 1016
Critical Care Nursing 31 37 1051
Ophthalmology 26 30 1068
Virology 27 31 1073
Veterinary 29 33 1114
Anatomy and Physiology 31 36 1139
Toxicology 28 33 1163
Pathology 34 40 1164
Immunology 28 32 1252
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 33 38 1262
Surgery 34 40 1269
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 29 34 1282
Audiology 33 40 1336
Cardiology 35 41 1450
Anesthesiology 36 44 1461
Pharmacy 25 31 1659
Oncology and Cancer research 29 34 1688
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 33 38 1699
Pharmacology 33 38 1766
Orthodontics 37 44 1861
Dentistry 39 46 2305

Physics rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 30th for Physics in Australia and 1313th in the World with 8,348 publications made and 183,976 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 52 In Oceania
#1313 of 6,713 In the World

University of Canberra
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 24 125
1993 26 129
1994 31 170
1995 32 170
1996 45 232
1997 60 251
1998 61 293
1999 49 368
2000 61 428
2001 47 445
2002 78 719
2003 76 745
2004 81 804
2005 77 945
2006 89 1113
2007 111 1232
2008 104 1384
2009 128 1659
2010 139 1893
2011 170 2202
2012 216 2584
2013 352 3288
2014 445 4211
2015 477 5252
2016 525 6474
2017 546 7795
2018 530 9751
2019 599 12324
2020 611 16128
2021 660 19874
2022 651 21306
2023 651 24169
2024 446 22882

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 31 946
Acoustical Engineering 25 32 1073
Astrophysics and Astronomy 31 38 1189
Theoretical Physics 24 30 1213
Optical Engineering 26 33 1239
Astrobiology 28 34 1279
Quantum and Particle physics 30 36 1287
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 33 1424
Atomic and Molecular physics 27 33 1439
Materials Science 30 36 1672
Nuclear Physics 28 34 1727
Condensed Matter Physics 26 32 1744
Nanotechnology 29 35 2138

Psychology rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 30th for Psychology in Australia and 790th in the World with 7,314 publications made and 174,145 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 52 In Oceania
#790 of 6,645 In the World

University of Canberra
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 15 44
1993 20 55
1994 25 67
1995 27 71
1996 25 78
1997 36 104
1998 42 125
1999 33 162
2000 40 211
2001 50 296
2002 61 320
2003 56 487
2004 48 486
2005 68 588
2006 80 748
2007 95 896
2008 89 1032
2009 103 1324
2010 138 1496
2011 223 1909
2012 241 2273
2013 331 3072
2014 376 3732
2015 439 4828
2016 460 6399
2017 420 7886
2018 417 9974
2019 505 12612
2020 569 16886
2021 563 20060
2022 630 20983
2023 569 22376
2024 436 19784

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 31 365
Education Majors 30 37 448
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 28 35 530
Occupational Therapy 28 33 619
Sexology 31 38 642
Social Work 34 40 663
Special Education 34 39 676
Social Psychology 30 37 682
Clinical Psychology 34 40 707
Cognitive Science 26 33 740
Child Psychology 33 40 742
Psychiatry 32 38 906
Neuroscience 31 38 1024

Chemistry rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 31st for Chemistry in Australia and 1601st in the World with 6,514 publications made and 163,520 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
#1601 of 6,545 In the World

University of Canberra
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 21 147
1993 20 134
1994 24 161
1995 28 161
1996 34 193
1997 56 230
1998 54 251
1999 42 389
2000 39 463
2001 51 538
2002 70 723
2003 79 880
2004 62 909
2005 58 1072
2006 87 1246
2007 86 1411
2008 72 1591
2009 87 1842
2010 94 2019
2011 119 2363
2012 168 2557
2013 237 3145
2014 347 4028
2015 322 4736
2016 370 6208
2017 406 7544
2018 439 9075
2019 449 11394
2020 487 15410
2021 536 19203
2022 562 20475
2023 517 22490
2024 349 20962

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 39 1202
Environmental Chemistry 27 34 1338
Computational Chemistry 27 33 1462
Biochemistry 30 37 1644
Pharmacy 25 31 1659
Materials Science 30 36 1672
Nutrition and Food Science 32 39 1737
Organic Chemistry 33 40 2065
Inorganic Chemistry 29 36 2122
Nanotechnology 29 35 2138
Physical chemistry 33 39 2146
Chemical Engineering 31 38 2215

Business rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 27th for Business in Australia and 645th in the World with 6,467 publications made and 130,096 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 52 In Oceania
#645 of 6,339 In the World

University of Canberra
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 12 52
1993 27 58
1994 22 79
1995 36 102
1996 37 138
1997 31 150
1998 43 207
1999 29 175
2000 45 248
2001 38 189
2002 55 385
2003 53 410
2004 66 462
2005 73 507
2006 83 701
2007 95 808
2008 94 1038
2009 104 1207
2010 125 1436
2011 238 1777
2012 240 2122
2013 314 2741
2014 314 3316
2015 400 4008
2016 394 4988
2017 434 5996
2018 411 7211
2019 432 8746
2020 440 11930
2021 458 14151
2022 462 14542
2023 472 15864
2024 314 12879

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 10 12 184
Tax Law 14 16 254
Hospitality and Hotel Management 26 34 260
Entertainment Industry Business 24 28 399
Construction Management 23 29 497
Supply Chain Management 16 20 528
Management Information Systems 28 35 541
Risk Management 24 30 570
Operations Research 18 20 570
Project Management 27 34 602
Advertising 29 36 615
Human Resource Management 30 37 645
Entrepreneurship 23 29 645
Management 27 34 672
Accounting 29 36 672
Marketing 28 35 706
Occupational Safety and Health 37 44 743
Actuarial Science 26 33 774
Finance 28 35 807
International Trade 28 36 869
International Business 28 36 870
Engineering Management 30 37 948
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 41 1432

Mathematics rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 29th for Mathematics in Australia and 868th in the World with 5,707 publications made and 137,943 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#36 of 52 In Oceania
#868 of 6,418 In the World

University of Canberra
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 15 71
1993 12 55
1994 17 85
1995 29 112
1996 29 136
1997 26 157
1998 30 206
1999 25 226
2000 29 205
2001 24 217
2002 70 425
2003 51 426
2004 52 454
2005 68 534
2006 77 731
2007 76 816
2008 90 913
2009 104 1048
2010 135 1278
2011 156 1604
2012 179 1912
2013 213 2298
2014 285 2782
2015 319 3465
2016 337 4628
2017 357 5785
2018 357 7144
2019 390 8869
2020 452 11948
2021 488 14211
2022 445 15095
2023 450 16604
2024 250 12187

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 32 39 536
Operations Research 18 20 570
Actuarial Science 26 33 774
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 27 34 857
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 28 909
Statistics 28 35 914
Applied Mathematics 29 35 1481

Economics rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 25th for Economics in Australia and 579th in the World with 5,001 publications made and 111,760 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#25 of 39 In Australia
#32 of 53 In Oceania
#579 of 6,167 In the World

University of Canberra
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 9 17
1993 17 22
1994 15 39
1995 30 64
1996 43 69
1997 29 105
1998 34 157
1999 25 150
2000 28 201
2001 30 133
2002 44 219
2003 37 312
2004 62 328
2005 57 383
2006 62 545
2007 71 598
2008 86 808
2009 83 869
2010 91 1058
2011 172 1330
2012 179 1586
2013 211 2106
2014 257 2531
2015 339 3187
2016 280 4076
2017 307 4688
2018 289 5637
2019 326 6855
2020 381 9484
2021 412 11454
2022 347 11505
2023 357 12684
2024 237 9968

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 23 29 376
Development Studies 26 32 433
International Relations and Diplomacy 25 30 513
Actuarial Science 26 33 774
Finance 28 35 807
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 27 34 857
International Trade 28 36 869
International Economics 29 37 1020
Environmental Economics 31 39 1144
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 41 1432

Art & Design rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 29th for Art & Design in Australia and 681st in the World with 2,724 publications made and 46,127 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

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
#29 of 39 In Australia
#36 of 52 In Oceania
#681 of 5,966 In the World

University of Canberra
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 10 19
1993 16 22
1994 19 38
1995 16 27
1996 18 29
1997 23 46
1998 23 50
1999 17 54
2000 30 98
2001 22 101
2002 24 119
2003 26 162
2004 46 182
2005 29 184
2006 45 243
2007 46 305
2008 44 384
2009 60 446
2010 52 534
2011 86 676
2012 83 841
2013 129 1046
2014 128 1222
2015 177 1437
2016 179 1900
2017 196 2135
2018 177 2669
2019 154 3392
2020 161 4303
2021 159 5126
2022 183 5393
2023 177 5923
2024 113 4843

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
Entertainment Industry Business 24 28 399
Creative Writing 28 35 444
Interior Design 21 28 477
Architecture 18 20 480
UX/UI Desgin 17 22 495
Singing and Vocal Performance 21 26 532
Art History 23 29 557
Aesthetics 29 36 622
Literature 31 38 642
Multimedia 29 36 657
Cinematography 29 35 686
Fashion Design 28 35 703
Photography 26 33 723
Graphic Design 29 36 738
Performing arts 30 37 751
Game Design and Development 33 39 880
Computer Graphics 25 32 1083