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The University of Canberra ranked 30th in Australia, 881st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 154 research topics. The University of Canberra ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,897 academic publications and 362,803 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 45 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#881 of 14,131 In the World
#37 of 59 In Oceania
#30 of 40 In Australia
#2 of 2 In Canberra
#70 of 1,000 For Forensic Science
#117 of 1,016 For Publishing
#163 of 1,052 For Broadcast Journalism
#1472 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1002 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 151 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 743rd in the World with 13,705 publications made and 220,324 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
#743 of 7,020 In the World

University of Canberra
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 42 73
1992 45 112
1993 70 123
1994 75 150
1995 79 194
1996 91 230
1997 101 251
1998 103 355
1999 72 416
2000 103 462
2001 86 470
2002 151 740
2003 139 865
2004 144 1009
2005 148 1176
2006 187 1563
2007 209 1812
2008 233 2126
2009 247 2577
2010 317 3013
2011 416 3586
2012 491 4136
2013 684 5360
2014 729 6349
2015 837 7833
2016 875 9403
2017 875 10768
2018 893 13476
2019 940 17062
2020 992 22380
2021 1054 28249
2022 1029 30118
2023 1027 31551

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 865th in the World with 10,566 publications made and 198,951 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

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

University of Canberra
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 26 104
1992 37 139
1993 37 139
1994 42 172
1995 61 224
1996 65 237
1997 73 280
1998 69 381
1999 65 469
2000 99 595
2001 76 606
2002 101 830
2003 106 991
2004 108 1027
2005 105 1242
2006 157 1733
2007 160 1938
2008 183 2261
2009 194 2717
2010 204 3244
2011 277 3735
2012 328 3949
2013 487 5180
2014 603 6160
2015 634 7218
2016 652 8803
2017 707 10210
2018 666 12347
2019 775 15663
2020 781 20905
2021 843 27056
2022 854 30259
2023 800 31688

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 26 27 478
Urban and Regional planning 24 30 533
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 32 654
Geography and Cartography 27 33 703
Ecology 28 35 742
Geotechnical Engineering 27 32 768
Oceanography 28 34 800
Earth science and Geophysics 25 31 872
Geology 27 34 876
Environmental Management 32 39 880
Forestry 31 37 885
Paleontology 29 36 934
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 25 31 978
Agricultural Science 32 39 1104
Petrology and Geochemistry 30 38 1151
Environmental Chemistry 27 34 1263
Environmental Engineering 34 41 1790

Computer Science rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 25th for Computer Science in Australia and 798th in the World with 10,044 publications made and 183,892 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 39 In Australia
#32 of 53 In Oceania
#798 of 6,752 In the World

University of Canberra
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 27 83
1992 28 121
1993 40 135
1994 39 168
1995 47 162
1996 55 200
1997 58 207
1998 56 243
1999 44 342
2000 58 355
2001 62 372
2002 137 741
2003 94 726
2004 92 821
2005 102 974
2006 146 1301
2007 160 1363
2008 168 1560
2009 198 1947
2010 225 2144
2011 260 2518
2012 376 2950
2013 490 3739
2014 551 4708
2015 578 5736
2016 641 6979
2017 693 8250
2018 645 10495
2019 747 13668
2020 737 18107
2021 782 22965
2022 773 25600
2023 751 26649

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
UX/UI Desgin 17 20 462
Information Technology 24 31 468
Cyber Security 21 25 547
Data Science 22 27 563
Management Information Systems 28 35 575
Computational Linguistics 20 25 647
Human-Computer Interaction 21 28 673
Machine Learning 24 30 673
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 22 28 684
Cognitive Science 26 33 722
Computer Networking 22 28 730
Multimedia 29 36 734
Computer Vision 22 27 759
Library and Information science 28 34 760
Robotics 21 25 772
Web Design and Development 23 30 799
Animation 21 25 805
Game Design and Development 33 39 824
Software Engineering 27 34 854
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 27 875
Telecommunications 24 29 888
Database Administration 25 32 951
Computer Graphics 22 29 1008
Neuroscience 31 38 1009
Computer Engineering 25 30 1082
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 40 1405

Biology rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 30th for Biology in Australia and 1268th in the World with 9,507 publications made and 208,820 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 54 In Oceania
#1268 of 6,770 In the World

University of Canberra
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 17 123
1992 31 159
1993 30 167
1994 38 197
1995 49 223
1996 43 254
1997 63 287
1998 58 347
1999 54 458
2000 72 601
2001 78 706
2002 93 928
2003 106 1100
2004 95 1204
2005 88 1450
2006 135 1839
2007 163 2132
2008 140 2337
2009 158 2718
2010 168 3172
2011 234 3596
2012 288 3863
2013 461 4989
2014 522 6114
2015 565 7165
2016 591 8762
2017 611 10106
2018 643 12007
2019 716 15413
2020 761 20874
2021 773 26897
2022 775 29876
2023 715 31366

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 32 654
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 36 654
Evolutionary Biology 25 30 655
Zoology 25 32 684
Animal Science 26 33 690
Forestry 31 37 885
Paleontology 29 36 934
Neuroscience 31 38 1009
Virology 26 30 1009
Toxicology 27 32 1054
Agricultural Science 32 39 1104
Botany 31 38 1165
Immunology 28 32 1196
Astrobiology 28 34 1216
Genetics 29 35 1373
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 40 1405
Microbiology 31 38 1539
Biochemistry 30 37 1577
Oncology and Cancer research 29 33 1596
Molecular Biology 29 37 1612
Nutrition and Food Science 33 40 1679
Horticulture 33 40 1712
Biotechnology 35 42 1788
Pharmacology 34 39 1789
Nanotechnology 29 35 2138

Engineering rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 28th for Engineering in Australia and 1149th in the World with 9,277 publications made and 164,682 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#28 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 52 In Oceania
#1149 of 6,684 In the World

University of Canberra
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 29 77
1992 24 124
1993 34 117
1994 32 144
1995 42 192
1996 51 212
1997 73 241
1998 67 324
1999 54 361
2000 72 417
2001 54 465
2002 104 724
2003 78 840
2004 94 857
2005 84 979
2006 132 1243
2007 152 1413
2008 143 1614
2009 173 1878
2010 172 2267
2011 217 2592
2012 315 2919
2013 467 3818
2014 555 4511
2015 569 5609
2016 587 6716
2017 613 7773
2018 609 9886
2019 663 12765
2020 712 16727
2021 726 20851
2022 740 23623
2023 684 25237

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 1014th in the World with 8,578 publications made and 163,354 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#31 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 53 In Oceania
#1014 of 6,680 In the World

University of Canberra
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 16 57
1992 25 60
1993 23 78
1994 27 112
1995 30 114
1996 36 133
1997 40 153
1998 50 228
1999 45 274
2000 58 391
2001 60 464
2002 76 533
2003 73 702
2004 68 808
2005 58 945
2006 86 1159
2007 128 1459
2008 112 1590
2009 129 1882
2010 165 2146
2011 230 2499
2012 286 2852
2013 417 3801
2014 486 4734
2015 529 5817
2016 580 7039
2017 562 8098
2018 560 9917
2019 683 12625
2020 692 17400
2021 735 22270
2022 723 24473
2023 670 25422

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 8 70
Sports / Exercise science 24 27 263
Plastic Surgery 8 9 368
Healthcare Management (MHA) 24 28 384
Sports Medicine 24 27 390
Physical Therapy 26 30 467
Nursing 27 31 478
Health Science 29 33 490
Optometry 20 23 525
Gerontology 27 31 551
Public Health 25 30 551
Respiratory Therapy 22 26 617
Occupational Therapy 28 33 623
Social Work 33 39 637
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 36 654
Clinical Psychology 34 40 680
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 31 37 682
Family medicine 29 32 768
Epidemiology 27 31 827
Psychiatry 31 37 892
Medical Physics 28 32 918
Pediatrics 29 34 934
Sonography and Ultrasound 25 30 952
Critical Care Nursing 31 37 958
Veterinary 29 33 1003
Virology 26 30 1009
Ophthalmology 26 29 1020
Toxicology 27 32 1054
Anatomy and Physiology 31 36 1112
Pathology 33 38 1130
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 31 36 1154
Immunology 28 32 1196
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 27 31 1202
Surgery 34 39 1203
Audiology 32 39 1299
Anesthesiology 33 41 1373
Cardiology 36 42 1481
Oncology and Cancer research 29 33 1596
Pharmacy 25 31 1627
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 33 38 1627
Orthodontics 37 44 1769
Pharmacology 34 39 1789

Physics rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 30th for Physics in Australia and 1271st in the World with 7,754 publications made and 132,950 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#36 of 52 In Oceania
#1271 of 6,603 In the World

University of Canberra
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 21 77
1992 24 118
1993 27 111
1994 34 154
1995 33 179
1996 45 213
1997 69 232
1998 57 280
1999 45 349
2000 56 384
2001 44 405
2002 80 639
2003 69 683
2004 74 690
2005 72 826
2006 91 972
2007 115 1122
2008 111 1257
2009 137 1433
2010 149 1683
2011 154 1941
2012 240 2247
2013 399 2954
2014 481 3606
2015 495 4670
2016 500 5498
2017 533 6443
2018 504 8152
2019 562 10261
2020 595 13251
2021 592 16548
2022 602 18461
2023 595 19995

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 32 918
Acoustical Engineering 25 32 1038
Astrophysics and Astronomy 29 36 1128
Optical Engineering 25 31 1193
Theoretical Physics 23 29 1194
Astrobiology 28 34 1216
Quantum and Particle physics 29 35 1266
Atomic and Molecular physics 27 33 1475
Materials Science 30 36 1630
Nuclear Physics 28 34 1730
Condensed Matter Physics 28 34 1790
Nanotechnology 29 35 2138

Psychology rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 30th for Psychology in Australia and 776th in the World with 6,706 publications made and 119,993 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
#776 of 6,528 In the World

University of Canberra
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 16 27
1992 16 35
1993 19 58
1994 26 62
1995 26 63
1996 24 74
1997 38 92
1998 45 120
1999 32 158
2000 41 191
2001 45 256
2002 63 284
2003 52 409
2004 42 416
2005 68 508
2006 78 681
2007 95 799
2008 85 881
2009 105 1120
2010 140 1336
2011 202 1595
2012 246 1899
2013 333 2626
2014 377 3188
2015 424 3935
2016 464 4898
2017 431 5640
2018 400 7303
2019 497 9717
2020 519 12717
2021 538 15556
2022 569 17285
2023 564 17694

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 26 32 391
Education Majors 30 36 429
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 30 37 557
Special Education 30 35 570
Occupational Therapy 28 33 623
Sexology 31 38 631
Social Work 33 39 637
Social Psychology 30 37 666
Clinical Psychology 34 40 680
Child Psychology 30 37 698
Cognitive Science 26 33 722
Psychiatry 31 37 892
Neuroscience 31 38 1009

Chemistry rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 31st for Chemistry in Australia and 1548th in the World with 6,103 publications made and 125,698 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
#1548 of 6,447 In the World

University of Canberra
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 10 90
1992 23 120
1993 20 116
1994 26 166
1995 30 163
1996 34 176
1997 54 201
1998 52 242
1999 44 370
2000 37 413
2001 48 481
2002 70 667
2003 71 768
2004 60 806
2005 55 940
2006 85 1115
2007 90 1283
2008 73 1407
2009 87 1604
2010 92 1779
2011 112 2029
2012 175 2218
2013 267 2783
2014 369 3474
2015 345 4160
2016 372 5206
2017 390 5901
2018 422 7379
2019 442 9508
2020 483 13206
2021 504 17603
2022 525 20144
2023 488 21804

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 30 38 1151
Environmental Chemistry 27 34 1263
Computational Chemistry 27 33 1421
Biochemistry 30 37 1577
Pharmacy 25 31 1627
Materials Science 30 36 1630
Nutrition and Food Science 33 40 1679
Organic Chemistry 32 39 2012
Inorganic Chemistry 29 36 2075
Nanotechnology 29 35 2138
Physical chemistry 33 39 2139
Chemical Engineering 31 38 2204

Business rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 27th for Business in Australia and 624th in the World with 5,965 publications made and 86,223 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 52 In Oceania
#624 of 6,187 In the World

University of Canberra
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 15 49
1992 10 65
1993 27 60
1994 22 67
1995 31 97
1996 35 122
1997 34 133
1998 40 192
1999 26 156
2000 44 203
2001 37 163
2002 53 305
2003 51 356
2004 55 395
2005 69 455
2006 84 625
2007 86 672
2008 93 854
2009 106 1024
2010 125 1206
2011 205 1489
2012 245 1779
2013 341 2322
2014 327 2763
2015 378 3359
2016 404 3946
2017 412 4710
2018 378 5567
2019 396 6894
2020 422 9214
2021 429 11263
2022 441 11716
2023 457 12206

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 12 168
Hospitality and Hotel Management 24 32 216
Tax Law 13 15 217
Entertainment Industry Business 24 28 369
Construction Management 22 26 458
Project Management 25 31 533
Management Information Systems 28 35 575
Supply Chain Management 18 22 584
Risk Management 27 33 584
Advertising 28 35 590
Operations Research 18 22 599
Human Resource Management 31 38 606
Occupational Safety and Health 35 42 637
Management 27 33 643
Accounting 30 37 647
Entrepreneurship 23 29 650
Marketing 29 36 720
Actuarial Science 26 33 744
Finance 28 35 784
International Business 28 35 848
International Trade 29 37 870
Engineering Management 31 38 933
Investment Banking and Stock trading 32 40 1359

Mathematics rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 28th for Mathematics in Australia and 860th in the World with 5,398 publications made and 91,074 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
#860 of 6,305 In the World

University of Canberra
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 11 45
1992 16 71
1993 13 61
1994 15 74
1995 27 104
1996 34 111
1997 27 148
1998 29 198
1999 26 221
2000 25 186
2001 26 193
2002 73 380
2003 54 365
2004 44 399
2005 65 458
2006 76 679
2007 66 729
2008 87 802
2009 97 939
2010 149 1117
2011 133 1376
2012 211 1674
2013 233 2023
2014 313 2382
2015 301 2964
2016 348 3637
2017 351 4434
2018 332 5479
2019 364 6813
2020 426 9233
2021 470 11134
2022 436 12754
2023 441 13420

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 31 38 561
Operations Research 18 22 599
Actuarial Science 26 33 744
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 27 875
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 27 34 890
Statistics 27 34 898
Applied Mathematics 29 35 1296

Economics rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 25th for Economics in Australia and 562nd in the World with 4,543 publications made and 66,885 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 52 In Oceania
#562 of 5,995 In the World

University of Canberra
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 11
1992 8 23
1993 17 21
1994 15 34
1995 27 58
1996 42 59
1997 28 86
1998 34 146
1999 22 138
2000 26 150
2001 27 117
2002 40 164
2003 35 250
2004 60 290
2005 51 316
2006 55 457
2007 68 498
2008 81 656
2009 82 730
2010 88 877
2011 153 1147
2012 185 1277
2013 210 1796
2014 263 2036
2015 330 2620
2016 286 3002
2017 289 3438
2018 274 4187
2019 302 5054
2020 335 7015
2021 374 8711
2022 343 9014
2023 334 9418

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 29 363
International Relations and Diplomacy 24 28 418
Development Studies 26 32 420
Actuarial Science 26 33 744
Finance 28 35 784
International Trade 29 37 870
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 27 34 890
International Economics 30 39 1016
Environmental Economics 31 39 1108
Investment Banking and Stock trading 32 40 1359

Art & Design rankings

The University of Canberra ranked 28th for Art & Design in Australia and 670th in the World with 2,463 publications made and 30,883 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
#28 of 39 In Australia
#35 of 51 In Oceania
#670 of 5,720 In the World

University of Canberra
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 14 14
1992 10 21
1993 15 19
1994 19 35
1995 17 24
1996 17 22
1997 23 40
1998 22 43
1999 14 53
2000 30 79
2001 20 73
2002 21 100
2003 26 133
2004 44 147
2005 27 150
2006 41 184
2007 40 269
2008 38 307
2009 56 380
2010 49 425
2011 76 534
2012 76 632
2013 124 825
2014 130 968
2015 162 1119
2016 172 1394
2017 179 1549
2018 174 1981
2019 140 2555
2020 155 3176
2021 160 3957
2022 165 4183
2023 161 4278

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
Entertainment Industry Business 24 28 369
Creative Writing 29 36 416
Interior Design 20 24 418
Landscape Architecture 21 26 425
UX/UI Desgin 17 20 462
Singing and Vocal Performance 22 28 557
Cinematography 28 34 573
Literature 30 37 603
Aesthetics 28 35 611
Graphic Design 25 32 635
Architecture 22 27 685
Performing arts 29 35 688
Art History 27 34 698
Multimedia 29 36 734
Fashion Design 29 36 738
Animation 21 25 805
Photography 26 33 813
Game Design and Development 33 39 824
Computer Graphics 22 29 1008