University of Mauritius: Rankings

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The University of Mauritius ranked 1st in Mauritius, 3247th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 62 research topics. The University of Mauritius ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,776 academic publications and 65,980 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3247 of 14,131 In the World
#71 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 4 In Mauritius
#1 of 2 In Reduit
#561 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#828 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#1118 of 2,336 For Data Science
#6516 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4877 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 59 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Mauritius and 1844th in the World with 2,617 publications made and 44,269 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Mauritius
#65 of 361 In Africa
#1844 of 6,798 In the World

University of Mauritius
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 2 6
1992 1 5
1993 4 4
1994 9 5
1995 9 2
1996 6 10
1997 5 7
1998 14 12
1999 17 19
2000 13 26
2001 11 39
2002 24 39
2003 26 53
2004 29 66
2005 34 102
2006 36 165
2007 37 232
2008 44 341
2009 40 423
2010 53 519
2011 61 673
2012 97 852
2013 129 1144
2014 110 1234
2015 99 1442
2016 120 1562
2017 170 1878
2018 179 2472
2019 227 3431
2020 262 4549
2021 253 6082
2022 246 6560
2023 211 6659

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

Environmental Science subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Environmental Management 1 46 1138
Environmental Engineering 1 66 1314
Ecology 1 52 1391
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 56 1430
Agricultural Science 1 90 1552
Oceanography 1 55 1588
Geography and Cartography 1 66 1882
Paleontology 1 68 1946
Geology 1 71 2028
Forestry 1 163 2069
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 92 2254
Geotechnical Engineering 1 133 2366
Environmental Chemistry 1 104 2435
Earth science and Geophysics 1 156 2902

Biology rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Biology in Mauritius and 2135th in the World with 2,557 publications made and 47,296 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Botany, Genetics, Paleontology, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Mauritius
#79 of 361 In Africa
#2135 of 6,770 In the World

University of Mauritius
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 2 7
1992 4 4
1993 6 6
1994 14 7
1995 7 3
1996 7 12
1997 5 17
1998 14 11
1999 13 23
2000 17 39
2001 23 64
2002 24 59
2003 33 86
2004 41 122
2005 33 166
2006 37 250
2007 30 353
2008 38 458
2009 32 549
2010 55 623
2011 51 815
2012 71 965
2013 108 1214
2014 95 1398
2015 99 1563
2016 114 1694
2017 168 2120
2018 196 2707
2019 240 3668
2020 261 4978
2021 261 6627
2022 250 7399
2023 171 7515

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

Biology subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 58 1190
Biotechnology 1 41 1240
Botany 1 46 1243
Horticulture 1 76 1354
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 56 1430
Agricultural Science 1 90 1552
Pharmacology 1 66 1694
Microbiology 1 98 1845
Oncology and Cancer research 1 61 1875
Paleontology 1 68 1946
Zoology 1 98 2060
Forestry 1 163 2069
Biochemistry 1 67 2164
Virology 1 138 2224
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 69 2258
Genetics 1 89 2402
Immunology 1 137 2516
Evolutionary Biology 1 86 2739
Nanotechnology 1 104 2856
Neuroscience 1 94 3234

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Mauritius and 2209th in the World with 2,326 publications made and 27,459 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Mauritius
#67 of 367 In Africa
#2209 of 7,020 In the World

University of Mauritius
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 2 3
1992 2 3
1993 2 2
1994 7 2
1995 5 1
1996 9 10
1997 5 8
1998 6 5
1999 22 14
2000 18 21
2001 21 28
2002 18 30
2003 30 33
2004 37 55
2005 38 70
2006 49 114
2007 27 147
2008 43 201
2009 38 308
2010 56 351
2011 58 483
2012 79 612
2013 116 781
2014 96 902
2015 107 1056
2016 117 1127
2017 147 1292
2018 157 1630
2019 191 2233
2020 194 2900
2021 205 4060
2022 229 4133
2023 175 4658

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 1 50 1540
Demography 1 77 1562
Archaeology 1 48 1575
History 1 47 1626
Anthropology 1 56 1728
Gender Studies 1 72 1822
Law 1 54 1875
Aesthetics 1 50 1950
Sociology 1 70 1985
Education Majors 1 60 1996
Political Science 1 53 2008
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 61 2327
Philosophy 1 66 2527
Linguistics 1 88 2721

Engineering rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Engineering in Mauritius and 2346th in the World with 2,257 publications made and 28,567 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Mauritius
#84 of 348 In Africa
#2346 of 6,684 In the World

University of Mauritius
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 2 4
1992 0 2
1993 1 0
1994 6 1
1995 4 1
1996 4 6
1997 3 2
1998 7 9
1999 20 13
2000 16 21
2001 22 35
2002 32 35
2003 39 52
2004 30 85
2005 30 112
2006 37 137
2007 40 207
2008 42 286
2009 36 344
2010 66 387
2011 47 516
2012 88 601
2013 112 778
2014 81 872
2015 110 1122
2016 112 1119
2017 163 1367
2018 139 1741
2019 200 2317
2020 190 2917
2021 173 3790
2022 239 4553
2023 149 4503

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Chemistry in Mauritius and 2359th in the World with 2,073 publications made and 34,994 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Mauritius
#82 of 342 In Africa
#2359 of 6,447 In the World

University of Mauritius
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 3 4
1992 2 3
1993 4 2
1994 11 5
1995 5 4
1996 5 6
1997 2 11
1998 10 12
1999 9 17
2000 15 32
2001 20 54
2002 22 43
2003 22 60
2004 29 114
2005 31 148
2006 27 222
2007 27 314
2008 35 405
2009 33 461
2010 50 542
2011 39 666
2012 82 810
2013 90 941
2014 82 1214
2015 94 1310
2016 102 1402
2017 144 1740
2018 158 2222
2019 185 2997
2020 198 4087
2021 193 5316
2022 195 6158
2023 126 6135

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

Chemistry subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 58 1190
Computational Chemistry 1 41 1415
Pharmacy 1 63 1861
Organic Chemistry 1 72 2110
Biochemistry 1 67 2164
Environmental Chemistry 1 104 2435
Physical chemistry 1 101 2531
Inorganic Chemistry 1 105 2591
Materials Science 1 100 2692
Chemical Engineering 1 109 2749
Nanotechnology 1 104 2856

Computer Science rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Computer Science in Mauritius and 2295th in the World with 1,889 publications made and 20,274 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Mauritius
#68 of 352 In Africa
#2295 of 6,752 In the World

University of Mauritius
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 1
1993 1 0
1994 6 2
1995 1 0
1996 3 4
1997 1 5
1998 5 5
1999 18 8
2000 14 14
2001 14 17
2002 26 20
2003 35 36
2004 24 32
2005 24 60
2006 37 74
2007 31 119
2008 29 128
2009 32 200
2010 39 230
2011 33 318
2012 50 377
2013 75 449
2014 72 581
2015 75 674
2016 96 755
2017 132 866
2018 129 1103
2019 186 1547
2020 179 2045
2021 173 2955
2022 193 3275
2023 142 3627

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

Computer Science subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Data Science 1 20 1118
Multimedia 1 14 1195
Cyber Security 1 36 1491
Management Information Systems 1 45 1527
Computer Networking 1 47 1756
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 57 1785
Software Engineering 1 43 1825
Telecommunications 1 55 1858
Human-Computer Interaction 1 40 1882
Computer Engineering 1 57 1984
Machine Learning 1 69 2027
Computer Vision 1 59 2200
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 69 2258
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 69 2356
Computational Linguistics 1 75 2375
Cognitive Science 1 68 2558
Neuroscience 1 94 3234

Physics rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Physics in Mauritius and 2604th in the World with 1,790 publications made and 23,051 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 Mauritius
#96 of 341 In Africa
#2604 of 6,603 In the World

University of Mauritius
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 1
1992 1 2
1993 1 1
1994 6 2
1995 5 1
1996 9 9
1997 3 3
1998 7 11
1999 12 12
2000 16 22
2001 18 44
2002 34 31
2003 26 41
2004 30 69
2005 26 82
2006 30 124
2007 25 190
2008 39 226
2009 30 322
2010 51 337
2011 49 459
2012 69 540
2013 91 691
2014 63 818
2015 101 1010
2016 101 1031
2017 127 1218
2018 111 1487
2019 130 1886
2020 153 2475
2021 134 2986
2022 162 3454
2023 113 3478

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

Physics subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 70 2243
Quantum and Particle physics 1 88 2511
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 93 2672
Materials Science 1 100 2692
Nanotechnology 1 104 2856
Nuclear Physics 1 115 2916
Optical Engineering 1 112 3079
Acoustical Engineering 1 108 3299

Medicine rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Medicine in Mauritius and 2391st in the World with 1,357 publications made and 22,226 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Pharmacology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Mauritius
#101 of 360 In Africa
#2391 of 6,680 In the World

University of Mauritius
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 0 2
1992 2 1
1993 4 3
1994 9 3
1995 4 3
1996 2 11
1997 3 8
1998 6 5
1999 10 14
2000 9 21
2001 13 28
2002 10 30
2003 15 41
2004 18 53
2005 24 84
2006 27 121
2007 14 186
2008 21 196
2009 18 229
2010 27 308
2011 29 393
2012 41 483
2013 67 589
2014 57 777
2015 62 807
2016 68 876
2017 69 1012
2018 89 1290
2019 117 1617
2020 134 2451
2021 122 3459
2022 135 3848
2023 110 3902

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

Medicine subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 71 1379
Public Health 1 82 1596
Pharmacology 1 66 1694
Pharmacy 1 63 1861
Oncology and Cancer research 1 61 1875
Nursing 1 104 2167
Health Science 1 86 2184
Pathology 1 102 2197
Virology 1 138 2224
Immunology 1 137 2516
Physical Therapy 1 67 2522
Clinical Psychology 1 91 2643
Surgery 1 157 3190
Anatomy and Physiology 1 123 3294
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 159 3685
Psychiatry 1 146 3703

Business rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Business in Mauritius and 1645th in the World with 1,216 publications made and 15,740 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Mauritius
#48 of 342 In Africa
#1645 of 6,187 In the World

University of Mauritius
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 1 0
1995 1 0
1996 2 1
1997 2 1
1998 3 2
1999 7 4
2000 4 6
2001 6 12
2002 5 10
2003 14 14
2004 16 12
2005 12 22
2006 21 40
2007 15 62
2008 26 82
2009 25 152
2010 31 168
2011 36 258
2012 40 329
2013 55 461
2014 48 538
2015 53 650
2016 53 674
2017 77 745
2018 98 877
2019 110 1243
2020 114 1625
2021 113 2162
2022 122 2201
2023 95 2525

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

Business subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 9 280
Real Estate 1 26 927
Tax Law 1 28 933
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 30 952
International Business 1 30 1215
Finance 1 35 1341
Marketing 1 40 1432
Management Information Systems 1 45 1527
Project Management 1 43 1532
Accounting 1 53 1615
Management 1 59 1820
Advertising 1 42 1951

Mathematics rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Mathematics in Mauritius and 2177th in the World with 1,146 publications made and 13,085 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Mauritius
#72 of 348 In Africa
#2177 of 6,305 In the World

University of Mauritius
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 2
1993 2 0
1994 2 1
1995 1 0
1996 3 3
1997 3 1
1998 5 7
1999 7 8
2000 5 6
2001 12 14
2002 15 6
2003 22 15
2004 12 20
2005 14 26
2006 27 45
2007 19 71
2008 33 76
2009 31 154
2010 31 153
2011 32 216
2012 36 246
2013 53 335
2014 41 411
2015 47 476
2016 68 515
2017 81 566
2018 82 730
2019 82 1002
2020 105 1267
2021 84 1715
2022 109 1864
2023 74 2046

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

Mathematics subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 28 1267
Applied Mathematics 1 55 1568
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 57 1785
Statistics 1 75 2197
Math Teachers 1 68 2233

Economics rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Economics in Mauritius and 1393rd in the World with 1,068 publications made and 13,034 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 2 In Mauritius
#46 of 338 In Africa
#1393 of 5,995 In the World

University of Mauritius
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 1 1
1992 0 1
1993 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 2 0
1996 2 1
1997 3 1
1998 3 6
1999 3 5
2000 2 6
2001 6 9
2002 3 8
2003 11 5
2004 9 9
2005 10 15
2006 15 33
2007 12 43
2008 20 60
2009 26 103
2010 31 127
2011 37 167
2012 35 239
2013 56 344
2014 35 383
2015 45 474
2016 56 446
2017 72 516
2018 96 663
2019 81 856
2020 91 1126
2021 93 1501
2022 102 1595
2023 98 1704

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

Economics subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 16 785
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 30 952
International Economics 1 28 1173
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 28 1267
Finance 1 35 1341
Development Studies 1 58 1353

Art & Design rankings

The University of Mauritius ranked 1st for Art & Design in Mauritius and 2149th in the World with 504 publications made and 4,562 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Literature.

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 Mauritius
#59 of 264 In Africa
#2149 of 5,720 In the World

University of Mauritius
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 2 2
1997 1 3
1998 1 0
1999 7 4
2000 2 12
2001 5 5
2002 4 14
2003 4 13
2004 4 17
2005 10 28
2006 18 21
2007 5 17
2008 7 38
2009 9 67
2010 9 85
2011 12 87
2012 12 121
2013 26 168
2014 19 177
2015 19 207
2016 31 229
2017 33 244
2018 25 313
2019 51 376
2020 46 530
2021 40 676
2022 47 718
2023 50 810

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

Art & Design subfield Mauritius ranking Africa ranking World rank
Multimedia 1 14 1195
Aesthetics 1 50 1950
Fashion Design 1 60 2222
Literature 1 88 2638

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Mauritius

Speciality Mauritius Africa World Rank
Social Psychology 1 55 2281
Child Psychology 1 81 2571
Psychology 1 89 2774