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The University of Technology Sydney ranked 12th in Australia, 331st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 17 research topics. The University of Technology Sydney ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 78,543 academic publications and 2,082,313 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 66 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#331 of 14,131 In the World
#14 of 59 In Oceania
#12 of 40 In Australia
#4 of 4 In Sydney
#37 of 1,011 For Publishing
#39 of 1,202 For Construction Management
#40 of 3,283 For Management Information Systems
#1008 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#339 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 14 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 11th for Engineering in Australia and 314th in the World with 41,612 publications made and 1,214,105 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 52 In Oceania
#314 of 6,782 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 127 263
1993 90 331
1994 149 452
1995 188 682
1996 202 843
1997 179 947
1998 216 1151
1999 226 1253
2000 212 1671
2001 277 1908
2002 490 2787
2003 526 3396
2004 595 4247
2005 726 5356
2006 831 6845
2007 815 8101
2008 758 9505
2009 806 11129
2010 926 12791
2011 1021 15468
2012 1207 18223
2013 1332 22391
2014 1469 27050
2015 1599 31792
2016 1885 38084
2017 2248 46745
2018 2737 59835
2019 3171 79759
2020 3472 107225
2021 3591 139517
2022 3187 157416
2023 3425 172420
2024 2407 166050

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Construction Management 2 2 39
Engineering Management 1 1 49
Environmental Engineering 3 3 63
Architecture 4 4 79
Human-Computer Interaction 6 6 99
Robotics 5 6 109
Architectural Engineering 7 7 123
Automotive Engineering 2 2 130
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 6 131
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 12 133
Agricultural Engineering 7 8 144
Systems Engineering 6 7 158
Automation and Control engineering 5 5 173
Civil Engineering 13 14 202
Telecommunications 7 7 204
Computer Networking 7 7 209
Structural Engineering 10 11 213
Operations Research 6 7 216
Geotechnical Engineering 12 13 227
Biochemical Engineering 8 8 234
Product and Industrial Design 11 12 244
Electrical Engineering 7 8 244
Electronic Engineering 7 8 262
Mechanical Engineering 9 10 264
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 11 273
Transportation Engineering 14 15 305
Acoustical Engineering 10 11 312
Aviation 16 19 322
Remote Sensing 12 13 325
Nanotechnology 11 11 340
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 10 347
Optical Engineering 11 12 358
Chemical Engineering 13 14 358
Mining Engineering 19 21 363
Industrial Engineering 10 12 368
Computer Engineering 10 11 382
Materials Science 12 13 383
Metallurgical Engineering 13 14 392
Marine Engineering 17 19 412
Landscape Architecture 20 26 414
Petroleum Engineering 15 16 434
Aerospace Engineering 14 16 453
Biomedical Engineering 15 18 508
Biotechnology 17 20 613
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 19 662
Technical Drawing 18 20 719
Nuclear Engineering 16 18 732

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 279th in the World with 41,569 publications made and 1,039,743 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 54 In Oceania
#279 of 7,081 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 96 184
1993 77 263
1994 129 366
1995 143 435
1996 159 517
1997 171 673
1998 183 794
1999 225 917
2000 213 1299
2001 252 1555
2002 432 2113
2003 456 2708
2004 573 3541
2005 675 4811
2006 827 5983
2007 802 7374
2008 811 9015
2009 1008 11143
2010 1018 13215
2011 1223 16027
2012 1394 19152
2013 1566 23271
2014 1554 28059
2015 1711 31946
2016 1998 36491
2017 2187 42876
2018 2770 52784
2019 3009 67813
2020 3539 91538
2021 3527 118128
2022 3129 126328
2023 3106 139825
2024 2133 120876

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 10th for Computer Science in Australia and 235th in the World with 40,040 publications made and 1,057,098 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 53 In Oceania
#235 of 6,845 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 88 219
1993 69 263
1994 116 372
1995 127 480
1996 135 540
1997 129 723
1998 148 858
1999 151 877
2000 128 1172
2001 206 1380
2002 445 2205
2003 440 2649
2004 565 3366
2005 754 4576
2006 837 5836
2007 822 7112
2008 730 8239
2009 834 9960
2010 896 11568
2011 1076 13788
2012 1219 16809
2013 1340 19951
2014 1395 24713
2015 1605 28349
2016 1862 33418
2017 2226 41005
2018 2763 52917
2019 3107 70942
2020 3415 94598
2021 3479 123549
2022 3107 134179
2023 3147 149466
2024 2331 130351

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

Biology rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 20th for Biology in Australia and 556th in the World with 34,712 publications made and 1,106,078 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 39 In Australia
#23 of 54 In Oceania
#556 of 6,833 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 88 192
1993 77 281
1994 112 373
1995 120 542
1996 147 629
1997 145 784
1998 175 1032
1999 193 1160
2000 184 1572
2001 193 1648
2002 308 2397
2003 342 2850
2004 373 3657
2005 436 4439
2006 540 5660
2007 546 6815
2008 542 8112
2009 636 10035
2010 653 11683
2011 790 14339
2012 974 17438
2013 1112 21697
2014 1258 26161
2015 1376 31176
2016 1611 36875
2017 1830 44694
2018 2315 56115
2019 2706 74096
2020 3204 102463
2021 3292 131705
2022 2968 145233
2023 2969 156123
2024 2139 147954

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 22 305
Agricultural Science 14 17 334
Nanotechnology 11 11 340
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 19 22 379
Toxicology 10 11 412
Paleontology 18 23 415
Microbiology 12 15 488
Evolutionary Biology 21 26 499
Zoology 19 24 503
Botany 19 24 518
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 19 536
Neuroscience 23 25 584
Biotechnology 17 20 613
Forestry 25 31 615
Animal Science 25 30 679
Virology 19 22 679
Genetics 16 19 681
Entomology 22 28 687
Biochemistry 21 24 737
Biophysics 19 22 738
Horticulture 19 24 741
Pharmacology 19 22 766
Oncology and Cancer research 19 21 813
Immunology 22 25 816
Astrobiology 21 27 847
Molecular Biology 20 23 894
Nutrition and Food Science 27 33 1185

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Australia and 323rd in the World with 34,614 publications made and 1,027,917 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#17 of 54 In Oceania
#323 of 6,876 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 84 181
1993 83 261
1994 108 331
1995 128 487
1996 155 583
1997 147 709
1998 184 891
1999 197 989
2000 192 1419
2001 217 1483
2002 338 2104
2003 387 2692
2004 447 3395
2005 507 4040
2006 587 5315
2007 644 6359
2008 603 7546
2009 729 9342
2010 746 11115
2011 908 13428
2012 1106 16157
2013 1226 20369
2014 1308 24605
2015 1360 28926
2016 1583 34164
2017 1798 41432
2018 2272 51971
2019 2681 68295
2020 2986 92577
2021 3030 120462
2022 2805 134470
2023 2770 145881
2024 1912 137154

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

Physics rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 12th for Physics in Australia and 387th in the World with 34,211 publications made and 1,015,353 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#12 of 39 In Australia
#13 of 52 In Oceania
#387 of 6,713 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 126 238
1993 91 291
1994 142 433
1995 174 630
1996 184 816
1997 170 961
1998 193 1126
1999 220 1242
2000 213 1565
2001 260 1780
2002 424 2625
2003 441 3069
2004 486 3909
2005 576 4783
2006 686 6172
2007 684 7131
2008 626 8316
2009 649 9683
2010 772 11112
2011 863 13625
2012 981 15958
2013 1129 19358
2014 1220 23624
2015 1373 27908
2016 1586 32993
2017 1872 40223
2018 2167 50567
2019 2547 66749
2020 2767 87544
2021 2907 113570
2022 2532 126925
2023 2751 139478
2024 1914 134380

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 10 11 312
Nanotechnology 11 11 340
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 10 347
Optical Engineering 11 12 358
Quantum and Particle physics 11 12 375
Materials Science 12 13 383
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 17 484
Condensed Matter Physics 10 11 545
Medical Physics 22 24 654
Biophysics 19 22 738
Theoretical Physics 18 23 780
Atomic and Molecular physics 18 23 800
Nuclear Physics 22 26 829
Astrobiology 21 27 847

Chemistry rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 15th for Chemistry in Australia and 535th in the World with 29,317 publications made and 971,809 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#17 of 52 In Oceania
#535 of 6,545 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 101 228
1993 88 302
1994 142 430
1995 170 632
1996 180 810
1997 173 941
1998 194 1189
1999 199 1311
2000 190 1569
2001 216 1761
2002 338 2493
2003 351 2961
2004 384 3625
2005 416 4181
2006 498 5278
2007 485 6125
2008 442 7166
2009 466 8440
2010 553 9330
2011 643 11490
2012 724 13680
2013 872 16988
2014 980 20393
2015 1091 24760
2016 1338 29894
2017 1552 37043
2018 1890 46544
2019 2205 61316
2020 2547 83894
2021 2700 108493
2022 2431 123673
2023 2563 134479
2024 1795 137527

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 8 8 234
Nanotechnology 11 11 340
Environmental Chemistry 11 11 347
Chemical Engineering 13 14 358
Materials Science 12 13 383
Physical chemistry 10 11 413
Petrology and Geochemistry 19 25 431
Computational Chemistry 15 16 551
Organic Chemistry 15 17 605
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 19 662
Inorganic Chemistry 18 20 707
Biochemistry 21 24 737
Radiochemistry 13 16 904
Pharmacy 20 26 1119
Nutrition and Food Science 27 33 1185

Medicine rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 21st for Medicine in Australia and 552nd in the World with 25,155 publications made and 665,754 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#24 of 54 In Oceania
#552 of 6,775 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 60 86
1993 48 136
1994 68 192
1995 75 282
1996 84 377
1997 80 474
1998 90 619
1999 102 672
2000 95 976
2001 102 1072
2002 200 1499
2003 209 1784
2004 204 2176
2005 254 2635
2006 339 3342
2007 348 4155
2008 353 5056
2009 429 6426
2010 446 7745
2011 620 9408
2012 732 11765
2013 837 14397
2014 880 17690
2015 987 20343
2016 1150 23669
2017 1330 27451
2018 1678 33827
2019 1998 44358
2020 2390 62927
2021 2475 81907
2022 2387 90947
2023 2127 96792
2024 1749 90159

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Forensic Science 3 3 40
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 11 124
Nursing 18 20 170
Health Science 16 18 189
Occupational Therapy 17 20 257
Physical Therapy 18 21 263
Family medicine 16 18 303
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 22 305
Sports Medicine 22 25 316
Optometry 12 14 325
Critical Care Nursing 16 18 389
Gerontology 23 26 396
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 24 399
Clinical Psychology 22 25 402
Toxicology 10 11 412
Sports / Exercise science 29 33 423
Public Health 22 25 428
Veterinary 13 15 473
Psychiatry 21 23 488
Biomedical Engineering 15 18 508
Respiratory Therapy 20 24 548
Audiology 23 26 555
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 15 575
Pathology 22 25 605
Pediatrics 22 25 623
Medical Physics 22 24 654
Epidemiology 25 29 666
Virology 19 22 679
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 25 729
Anesthesiology 22 25 733
Cardiology 21 23 751
Pharmacology 19 22 766
Anatomy and Physiology 25 29 767
Social Work 35 42 772
Ophthalmology 22 24 777
Surgery 23 26 791
Orthodontics 19 23 812
Oncology and Cancer research 19 21 813
Immunology 22 25 816
Cosmetology 16 17 854
Dentistry 19 23 856
Sonography and Ultrasound 22 27 913
Radiation Therapy 23 25 915
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 26 1107
Urology 27 31 1113
Pharmacy 20 26 1119
Dermatology 29 32 1534

Mathematics rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 10th for Mathematics in Australia and 235th in the World with 21,552 publications made and 582,292 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 52 In Oceania
#235 of 6,418 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 56 93
1993 30 117
1994 58 192
1995 67 218
1996 68 293
1997 77 341
1998 83 427
1999 92 462
2000 96 687
2001 103 747
2002 205 1179
2003 240 1362
2004 287 1860
2005 388 2491
2006 420 3232
2007 366 3834
2008 428 4649
2009 450 5495
2010 553 6515
2011 597 8064
2012 735 10096
2013 805 11789
2014 813 14583
2015 920 16481
2016 1103 18926
2017 1235 22762
2018 1503 28784
2019 1658 37943
2020 1845 50423
2021 1913 64406
2022 1683 69903
2023 1592 74827
2024 910 52823

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 6 6 111
Math Teachers 11 13 137
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 9 184
Operations Research 6 7 216
Statistics 10 12 258
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 12 272
Applied Mathematics 10 11 372

Business rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 9th for Business in Australia and 147th in the World with 21,061 publications made and 499,609 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#10 of 52 In Oceania
#147 of 6,339 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 47 73
1993 37 88
1994 64 139
1995 74 159
1996 76 195
1997 77 301
1998 89 342
1999 114 392
2000 105 595
2001 161 693
2002 287 1068
2003 298 1450
2004 375 2058
2005 428 2699
2006 525 3343
2007 562 4368
2008 525 5266
2009 583 6451
2010 622 7805
2011 701 9533
2012 774 11487
2013 808 13165
2014 836 15676
2015 951 17265
2016 1058 19101
2017 1143 22047
2018 1321 26972
2019 1428 33647
2020 1633 44346
2021 1520 55615
2022 1437 59492
2023 1413 64587
2024 811 50160

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 17th for Psychology in Australia and 319th in the World with 20,852 publications made and 597,435 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#17 of 39 In Australia
#19 of 52 In Oceania
#319 of 6,645 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 37 72
1993 30 109
1994 64 156
1995 43 178
1996 78 264
1997 75 325
1998 75 415
1999 87 482
2000 79 666
2001 96 798
2002 153 1070
2003 174 1353
2004 189 1663
2005 255 2304
2006 318 2944
2007 305 3582
2008 351 4443
2009 414 5348
2010 440 6592
2011 594 8240
2012 694 10076
2013 780 12434
2014 782 15754
2015 856 18327
2016 1102 21396
2017 1193 25830
2018 1449 31804
2019 1615 41240
2020 1837 54080
2021 1836 68392
2022 1751 72697
2023 1659 78676
2024 1265 66404

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Education Majors 10 11 97
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 10 105
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 10 10 161
Cognitive Science 10 11 196
Sexology 16 19 249
Occupational Therapy 17 20 257
Social Psychology 20 23 279
Child Psychology 20 24 338
Special Education 27 32 384
Clinical Psychology 22 25 402
Psychiatry 21 23 488
Neuroscience 23 25 584
Social Work 35 42 772

Economics rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 10th for Economics in Australia and 159th in the World with 15,280 publications made and 363,052 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 53 In Oceania
#159 of 6,167 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 38 50
1993 27 75
1994 39 98
1995 57 140
1996 63 199
1997 51 232
1998 72 297
1999 89 333
2000 95 474
2001 109 555
2002 162 692
2003 194 1014
2004 212 1390
2005 259 1831
2006 329 2305
2007 333 2739
2008 326 3347
2009 396 4183
2010 437 5235
2011 513 6574
2012 587 7714
2013 647 9283
2014 568 10641
2015 657 12149
2016 795 13139
2017 759 14437
2018 1019 17671
2019 1031 21427
2020 1200 29087
2021 1303 36656
2022 1078 40009
2023 1037 43886
2024 651 34475

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 6 65
Actuarial Science 6 6 111
Environmental Economics 7 7 120
Development Studies 12 13 147
Finance 7 8 148
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 9 184
Political Economy 15 18 283
International Relations and Diplomacy 20 25 364
International Trade 17 20 381
Agricultural Economics 18 23 445
International Economics 16 20 495

Art & Design rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 14th for Art & Design in Australia and 203rd in the World with 8,549 publications made and 169,597 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, 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
#14 of 39 In Australia
#15 of 52 In Oceania
#203 of 5,966 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 19 35
1993 22 26
1994 24 58
1995 27 91
1996 26 88
1997 36 154
1998 39 145
1999 55 149
2000 47 241
2001 58 335
2002 112 504
2003 119 640
2004 160 833
2005 188 1074
2006 217 1389
2007 227 1708
2008 222 1958
2009 236 2351
2010 242 2959
2011 290 3250
2012 327 3954
2013 370 4735
2014 316 5373
2015 356 5880
2016 442 6691
2017 408 7610
2018 497 9219
2019 611 11781
2020 605 15297
2021 611 19509
2022 577 20657
2023 584 22140
2024 381 20604

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Architecture 4 4 79
Multimedia 7 7 104
Performing arts 8 8 117
Creative Writing 11 14 120
Cinematography 12 13 125
Graphic Design 7 8 129
UX/UI Desgin 9 11 158
Entertainment Industry Business 13 14 159
Fashion Design 12 13 183
Game Design and Development 15 18 192
Aesthetics 14 16 211
Literature 16 19 223
Photography 16 17 226
Illustration and Concept Art 12 12 233
Painting and Drawing 11 11 236
Sculpture 11 11 236
Music 16 19 313
Art History 16 19 320
Animation 12 14 361
Interior Design 16 21 383
Landscape Architecture 20 26 414
Singing and Vocal Performance 16 19 423
Computer Graphics 13 16 456