University of Technology Sydney: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

University of Technology Sydney logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 13th in Australia, 335th in the global 2024 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 68,853 academic publications and 1,459,487 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 55 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#335 of 14,131 In the World
#15 of 59 In Oceania
#13 of 40 In Australia
#4 of 4 In Sydney
#34 of 1,016 For Publishing
#37 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#39 of 2,061 For Project Management
#1017 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#339 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 14 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Engineering rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 11th for Engineering in Australia and 325th in the World with 37,463 publications made and 871,960 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
#325 of 6,684 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 89 148
1992 134 218
1993 100 290
1994 157 407
1995 186 614
1996 203 738
1997 176 847
1998 199 1027
1999 212 1091
2000 207 1428
2001 255 1649
2002 463 2315
2003 480 2720
2004 563 3449
2005 693 4372
2006 785 5457
2007 786 6708
2008 747 7890
2009 755 9108
2010 838 10619
2011 937 12832
2012 1143 15264
2013 1232 19077
2014 1365 22993
2015 1471 26959
2016 1793 32322
2017 2135 38396
2018 2574 49728
2019 2946 66716
2020 3283 88984
2021 3479 116301
2022 3183 137427
2023 3285 145234

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 37
Engineering Management 1 1 45
Environmental Engineering 3 3 74
Architecture 5 5 83
Human-Computer Interaction 7 7 102
Robotics 5 6 102
Firefighting and Fire Science 8 10 108
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 6 138
Agricultural Engineering 7 8 138
Automotive Engineering 4 4 138
Systems Engineering 6 7 142
Architectural Engineering 9 9 143
Automation and Control engineering 6 6 181
Telecommunications 7 7 210
Structural Engineering 10 11 213
Civil Engineering 14 16 215
Computer Networking 7 7 225
Geotechnical Engineering 12 13 231
Biochemical Engineering 8 9 234
Operations Research 8 9 250
Electrical Engineering 9 10 252
Product and Industrial Design 10 11 259
Reliability and Quality Engineering 11 12 272
Electronic Engineering 8 9 276
Mechanical Engineering 10 11 276
Transportation Engineering 13 14 305
Acoustical Engineering 9 10 313
Nanotechnology 11 11 339
Aviation 16 19 343
Remote Sensing 13 15 347
Optical Engineering 11 12 353
Industrial Engineering 10 11 363
Chemical Engineering 13 14 365
Materials Science 12 13 377
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 11 380
Computer Engineering 10 11 382
Mining Engineering 20 23 397
Metallurgical Engineering 13 14 402
Landscape Architecture 19 23 411
Petroleum Engineering 14 15 417
Marine Engineering 17 20 437
Aerospace Engineering 14 16 466
Biomedical Engineering 15 18 508
Biotechnology 18 21 612
Technical Drawing 18 21 726
Nuclear Engineering 16 18 747
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 23 806

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 286th in the World with 37,214 publications made and 713,598 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
#286 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 74 130
1992 102 138
1993 77 202
1994 126 283
1995 131 340
1996 147 406
1997 173 549
1998 172 618
1999 214 684
2000 205 1012
2001 240 1181
2002 399 1579
2003 424 2053
2004 515 2616
2005 635 3647
2006 770 4589
2007 738 5543
2008 773 6928
2009 930 8374
2010 921 10284
2011 1069 12392
2012 1254 15052
2013 1523 18886
2014 1462 22465
2015 1589 25596
2016 1881 28464
2017 2049 32198
2018 2576 40377
2019 2857 53011
2020 3300 70522
2021 3370 92079
2022 3056 102686
2023 2975 108985

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 248th in the World with 35,776 publications made and 729,315 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
#248 of 6,752 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 65 132
1992 87 162
1993 73 232
1994 123 308
1995 129 419
1996 134 441
1997 132 620
1998 134 714
1999 154 715
2000 128 923
2001 198 1102
2002 417 1686
2003 414 2067
2004 514 2567
2005 717 3575
2006 805 4432
2007 775 5434
2008 717 6384
2009 782 7804
2010 814 9065
2011 964 10736
2012 1138 13382
2013 1296 16382
2014 1299 20200
2015 1500 22835
2016 1764 26962
2017 2135 31870
2018 2538 41070
2019 2887 56422
2020 3173 74898
2021 3336 98508
2022 2984 112615
2023 2996 119788

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 561st in the World with 31,365 publications made and 810,002 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 39 In Australia
#23 of 54 In Oceania
#561 of 6,770 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 55 119
1992 95 159
1993 83 230
1994 112 315
1995 114 460
1996 144 522
1997 140 710
1998 161 902
1999 185 982
2000 176 1327
2001 176 1388
2002 280 1959
2003 300 2438
2004 354 3046
2005 408 3648
2006 513 4597
2007 529 5716
2008 514 6837
2009 598 8360
2010 591 9825
2011 743 12143
2012 917 14836
2013 1071 18766
2014 1207 22506
2015 1311 27228
2016 1564 31917
2017 1737 37676
2018 2195 47896
2019 2608 62945
2020 3020 85471
2021 3250 110904
2022 2882 128610
2023 2881 134459

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 19 21 269
Agricultural Science 15 18 330
Nanotechnology 11 11 339
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 21 384
Toxicology 11 12 387
Paleontology 17 21 417
Zoology 19 24 497
Evolutionary Biology 21 26 500
Microbiology 13 16 514
Botany 18 23 519
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 19 533
Neuroscience 22 24 586
Biotechnology 18 21 612
Forestry 24 30 614
Entomology 21 27 637
Animal Science 24 30 653
Genetics 17 20 684
Virology 20 23 694
Horticulture 19 24 707
Biophysics 17 20 711
Biochemistry 20 23 741
Pharmacology 19 22 756
Immunology 21 24 815
Oncology and Cancer research 20 22 816
Molecular Biology 19 22 890
Astrobiology 23 29 954
Nutrition and Food Science 27 33 1129

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 16th for Environmental Science in Australia and 337th in the World with 31,013 publications made and 728,418 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 53 In Oceania
#337 of 6,798 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 57 100
1992 89 146
1993 88 213
1994 110 274
1995 120 406
1996 158 480
1997 137 627
1998 168 750
1999 186 802
2000 188 1175
2001 200 1217
2002 315 1715
2003 346 2280
2004 409 2731
2005 482 3209
2006 534 4163
2007 600 5162
2008 569 6115
2009 681 7473
2010 661 9007
2011 821 11027
2012 989 13197
2013 1168 17020
2014 1226 20612
2015 1252 24458
2016 1490 28375
2017 1669 33314
2018 2111 42488
2019 2505 56213
2020 2800 75014
2021 2970 98371
2022 2792 115401
2023 2646 120690

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 395th in the World with 30,904 publications made and 737,172 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
#395 of 6,603 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 80 121
1992 130 204
1993 102 262
1994 150 403
1995 174 572
1996 183 733
1997 168 880
1998 174 1009
1999 205 1089
2000 208 1369
2001 239 1541
2002 391 2176
2003 412 2484
2004 458 3205
2005 547 3950
2006 638 4940
2007 666 6026
2008 609 7017
2009 614 7955
2010 701 9363
2011 796 11358
2012 947 13551
2013 1061 16610
2014 1137 20185
2015 1261 23740
2016 1484 28321
2017 1801 33401
2018 2051 42469
2019 2382 56718
2020 2600 73495
2021 2843 95800
2022 2512 111812
2023 2639 119017

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 9 10 313
Nanotechnology 11 11 339
Optical Engineering 11 12 353
Materials Science 12 13 377
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 11 380
Quantum and Particle physics 11 12 388
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 17 493
Condensed Matter Physics 10 11 558
Medical Physics 18 20 582
Biophysics 17 20 711
Atomic and Molecular physics 16 21 777
Theoretical Physics 19 24 800
Nuclear Physics 21 25 822
Astrobiology 23 29 954

Chemistry rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 14th for Chemistry in Australia and 540th in the World with 26,669 publications made and 720,853 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 52 In Oceania
#540 of 6,447 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 70 122
1992 108 194
1993 101 273
1994 146 400
1995 172 588
1996 181 745
1997 156 877
1998 173 1096
1999 186 1174
2000 179 1389
2001 202 1552
2002 319 2129
2003 316 2430
2004 357 3070
2005 391 3573
2006 483 4382
2007 485 5375
2008 436 6333
2009 446 7203
2010 502 8279
2011 608 9993
2012 700 12072
2013 819 15063
2014 939 18163
2015 1032 22181
2016 1281 26803
2017 1485 32215
2018 1816 41082
2019 2124 53833
2020 2420 71970
2021 2672 93802
2022 2393 111839
2023 2489 118229

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 9 234
Nanotechnology 11 11 339
Chemical Engineering 13 14 365
Environmental Chemistry 12 12 376
Materials Science 12 13 377
Physical chemistry 10 11 435
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 26 441
Computational Chemistry 16 17 591
Organic Chemistry 14 17 605
Inorganic Chemistry 19 21 729
Biochemistry 20 23 741
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 19 23 806
Radiochemistry 13 15 866
Nutrition and Food Science 27 33 1129
Pharmacy 21 27 1158

Medicine rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 20th for Medicine in Australia and 559th in the World with 22,393 publications made and 477,599 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#20 of 39 In Australia
#23 of 53 In Oceania
#559 of 6,680 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 31 47
1992 59 75
1993 49 120
1994 66 146
1995 78 225
1996 81 299
1997 81 397
1998 78 524
1999 98 535
2000 97 757
2001 94 870
2002 178 1176
2003 190 1368
2004 197 1692
2005 225 2160
2006 311 2706
2007 322 3405
2008 340 4228
2009 410 5173
2010 418 6416
2011 562 7854
2012 679 9846
2013 818 12348
2014 840 15009
2015 934 17348
2016 1118 19990
2017 1257 22761
2018 1583 28287
2019 1952 37252
2020 2298 51417
2021 2461 67459
2022 2236 78495
2023 2032 81517

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 4 4 47
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 10 115
Nursing 18 20 167
Health Science 16 18 179
Occupational Therapy 16 19 250
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 21 269
Physical Therapy 19 22 270
Family medicine 16 18 297
Optometry 15 17 316
Sports Medicine 21 24 319
Critical Care Nursing 14 16 355
Toxicology 11 12 387
Clinical Psychology 22 25 401
Sports / Exercise science 29 33 408
Gerontology 21 24 416
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 23 26 423
Public Health 22 26 435
Veterinary 14 17 463
Psychiatry 21 23 483
Biomedical Engineering 15 18 508
Audiology 23 26 538
Respiratory Therapy 20 24 570
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 14 16 579
Medical Physics 18 20 582
Pediatrics 20 22 589
Pathology 21 24 605
Social Work 34 41 664
Epidemiology 25 29 676
Virology 20 23 694
Anesthesiology 20 23 710
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 21 24 715
Cardiology 20 22 734
Orthodontics 20 24 750
Pharmacology 19 22 756
Surgery 22 25 756
Anatomy and Physiology 26 31 762
Dentistry 19 23 763
Neurosurgery 13 15 772
Ophthalmology 21 24 800
Sonography and Ultrasound 18 22 809
Immunology 21 24 815
Oncology and Cancer research 20 22 816
Cosmetology 18 20 846
Radiation Therapy 22 24 894
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 21 24 974
Urology 25 29 1129
Pharmacy 21 27 1158
Dermatology 29 33 1510

Mathematics rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 10th for Mathematics in Australia and 249th in the World with 19,977 publications made and 410,342 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
#249 of 6,305 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 32 52
1992 53 69
1993 31 92
1994 58 151
1995 67 186
1996 68 239
1997 80 274
1998 80 344
1999 86 365
2000 92 538
2001 96 593
2002 186 891
2003 223 1032
2004 259 1368
2005 361 1930
2006 398 2446
2007 361 2873
2008 410 3665
2009 436 4331
2010 495 5095
2011 551 6322
2012 665 7923
2013 797 9791
2014 772 11818
2015 864 13321
2016 1055 15185
2017 1190 17804
2018 1453 23115
2019 1587 30917
2020 1788 40791
2021 1899 52569
2022 1670 59617
2023 1610 62352

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 7 7 115
Math Teachers 11 12 129
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 9 167
Operations Research 8 9 250
Statistics 10 12 276
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 13 290
Applied Mathematics 12 13 426

Business rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 9th for Business in Australia and 147th in the World with 19,262 publications made and 347,475 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 6,187 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 35 61
1992 49 51
1993 38 65
1994 62 96
1995 71 119
1996 72 135
1997 79 233
1998 87 254
1999 112 303
2000 105 461
2001 152 549
2002 271 831
2003 267 1049
2004 353 1519
2005 398 2094
2006 481 2517
2007 521 3293
2008 500 4107
2009 563 5010
2010 563 6120
2011 635 7444
2012 712 9183
2013 792 10839
2014 782 12781
2015 889 13979
2016 999 15187
2017 1058 16903
2018 1262 20934
2019 1366 27008
2020 1485 34704
2021 1512 44536
2022 1393 48913
2023 1390 50986

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 18th for Psychology in Australia and 319th in the World with 18,884 publications made and 422,492 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#18 of 39 In Australia
#20 of 52 In Oceania
#319 of 6,528 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 27 44
1992 40 60
1993 28 86
1994 66 131
1995 43 131
1996 75 218
1997 78 278
1998 72 343
1999 84 389
2000 73 529
2001 90 622
2002 147 809
2003 163 1008
2004 171 1259
2005 233 1858
2006 300 2305
2007 292 2824
2008 333 3569
2009 391 4284
2010 414 5232
2011 529 6500
2012 651 8063
2013 766 10426
2014 745 12817
2015 816 15064
2016 1055 17416
2017 1164 20319
2018 1364 25148
2019 1606 33256
2020 1750 43390
2021 1807 54766
2022 1688 61310
2023 1628 64493

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 9 10 93
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 9 94
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 10 10 138
Cognitive Science 9 10 190
Occupational Therapy 16 19 250
Social Psychology 20 22 280
Sexology 17 21 293
Child Psychology 20 24 342
Clinical Psychology 22 25 401
Special Education 28 33 452
Psychiatry 21 23 483
Neuroscience 22 24 586
Social Work 34 41 664

Economics rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 11th for Economics in Australia and 160th in the World with 13,972 publications made and 252,773 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#11 of 39 In Australia
#12 of 52 In Oceania
#160 of 5,995 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 26 30
1992 36 32
1993 28 57
1994 39 69
1995 52 101
1996 56 156
1997 55 189
1998 69 235
1999 90 254
2000 94 377
2001 104 417
2002 148 511
2003 175 721
2004 197 1007
2005 226 1419
2006 312 1714
2007 309 2114
2008 306 2612
2009 384 3250
2010 419 4029
2011 462 5036
2012 543 6160
2013 644 7623
2014 536 8669
2015 596 9738
2016 749 10333
2017 725 11205
2018 948 13944
2019 986 17133
2020 1144 22798
2021 1282 29027
2022 1062 32873
2023 1025 34880

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 60
Actuarial Science 7 7 115
Environmental Economics 8 8 130
Development Studies 12 13 144
Finance 7 8 149
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 9 167
Political Economy 16 19 287
International Trade 17 21 340
International Relations and Diplomacy 20 24 360
Agricultural Economics 17 22 360
International Economics 15 19 451

Art & Design rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 14th for Art & Design in Australia and 213th in the World with 7,575 publications made and 111,525 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Computer Graphics.

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 51 In Oceania
#213 of 5,720 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 10 17
1992 21 25
1993 19 17
1994 30 44
1995 26 65
1996 25 70
1997 36 119
1998 40 116
1999 51 117
2000 47 171
2001 49 261
2002 105 355
2003 115 469
2004 139 628
2005 167 814
2006 206 1049
2007 203 1259
2008 202 1428
2009 215 1765
2010 220 2244
2011 247 2401
2012 293 2994
2013 358 3752
2014 301 4221
2015 326 4421
2016 427 5173
2017 381 5521
2018 468 7067
2019 548 8879
2020 552 11580
2021 590 15004
2022 549 16145
2023 518 16700

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 5 5 83
Multimedia 8 9 109
Cinematography 13 14 111
Graphic Design 6 7 112
Performing arts 9 9 119
Creative Writing 12 14 127
Entertainment Industry Business 13 14 136
UX/UI Desgin 6 8 136
Illustration and Concept Art 11 11 197
Painting and Drawing 11 11 197
Sculpture 11 11 197
Fashion Design 12 13 201
Photography 13 13 207
Game Design and Development 15 17 213
Literature 16 18 214
Aesthetics 15 17 224
Music 12 14 252
Art History 15 18 314
Interior Design 17 21 343
Animation 12 14 374
Singing and Vocal Performance 17 19 408
Landscape Architecture 19 23 411
Computer Graphics 14 17 453