University of Technology Sydney: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

University of Technology Sydney logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 11th in Australia, 320th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 20 research topics. The University of Technology Sydney ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 83,589 academic publications and 2,296,092 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 71 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#320 of 14,131 In the World
#13 of 59 In Oceania
#11 of 40 In Australia
#4 of 4 In Sydney
#34 of 1,029 For Publishing
#37 of 1,038 For Forensic Science
#38 of 3,323 For Management Information Systems
#1007 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#351 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 17 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 262nd in the World with 44,240 publications made and 1,153,440 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
#262 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 77 264
1994 129 366
1995 143 435
1996 158 517
1997 171 672
1998 183 794
1999 225 916
2000 213 1300
2001 252 1559
2002 433 2112
2003 457 2715
2004 576 3543
2005 675 4815
2006 828 5989
2007 800 7372
2008 812 9012
2009 1007 11146
2010 1019 13195
2011 1291 16001
2012 1466 19125
2013 1661 23273
2014 1670 28047
2015 1813 31931
2016 2125 36448
2017 2294 42845
2018 2860 52766
2019 3069 67654
2020 3617 91270
2021 3602 117737
2022 3232 126036
2023 3209 139754
2024 2307 122680
2025 1711 107167

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 11th for Engineering in Australia and 307th in the World with 43,381 publications made and 1,343,150 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
#307 of 6,795 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 90 331
1994 149 452
1995 188 682
1996 201 843
1997 179 948
1998 216 1150
1999 225 1253
2000 212 1672
2001 276 1908
2002 492 2786
2003 526 3397
2004 598 4245
2005 726 5358
2006 831 6855
2007 815 8103
2008 757 9488
2009 804 11130
2010 926 12786
2011 1053 15475
2012 1231 18209
2013 1367 22379
2014 1491 27044
2015 1637 31779
2016 1933 38068
2017 2283 46698
2018 2762 59828
2019 3197 79691
2020 3509 107105
2021 3625 139481
2022 3212 157213
2023 3468 172320
2024 2523 168048
2025 1625 148954

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 40
Engineering Management 2 2 49
Environmental Engineering 3 3 50
Architecture 4 4 78
Human-Computer Interaction 7 7 105
Robotics 5 5 106
Architectural Engineering 7 7 114
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 6 122
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 12 125
Automotive Engineering 2 2 125
Agricultural Engineering 7 8 149
Systems Engineering 6 7 157
Automation and Control engineering 6 6 174
Telecommunications 7 7 198
Civil Engineering 13 14 199
Computer Networking 7 7 201
Operations Research 6 7 202
Structural Engineering 11 12 211
Geotechnical Engineering 12 13 220
Biochemical Engineering 8 8 224
Electrical Engineering 7 8 235
Product and Industrial Design 11 12 246
Mechanical Engineering 9 10 256
Electronic Engineering 7 8 257
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 11 273
Transportation Engineering 12 13 279
Aviation 14 17 284
Acoustical Engineering 10 11 302
Mining Engineering 19 21 314
Remote Sensing 12 13 320
Nanotechnology 11 11 332
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 10 334
Industrial Engineering 10 12 346
Optical Engineering 11 12 347
Chemical Engineering 13 14 356
Materials Science 12 13 374
Computer Engineering 9 10 377
Metallurgical Engineering 13 14 387
Marine Engineering 17 19 404
Landscape Architecture 20 26 413
Petroleum Engineering 16 17 419
Aerospace Engineering 14 15 436
Biomedical Engineering 14 17 497
Biotechnology 16 19 608
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 18 654
Nuclear Engineering 16 18 698
Technical Drawing 18 20 707

Computer Science rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 8th for Computer Science in Australia and 226th in the World with 41,798 publications made and 1,146,344 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 39 In Australia
#9 of 53 In Oceania
#226 of 6,855 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 69 264
1994 116 372
1995 127 480
1996 135 540
1997 129 723
1998 148 858
1999 151 878
2000 128 1170
2001 207 1380
2002 446 2206
2003 441 2655
2004 571 3371
2005 754 4575
2006 838 5840
2007 822 7118
2008 730 8237
2009 835 9955
2010 898 11551
2011 1090 13764
2012 1241 16781
2013 1373 19924
2014 1417 24698
2015 1628 28323
2016 1893 33367
2017 2253 40903
2018 2790 52843
2019 3132 70853
2020 3424 94338
2021 3484 123192
2022 3110 133853
2023 3190 149377
2024 2467 132753
2025 1715 107275

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Australia and 304th in the World with 36,347 publications made and 1,141,796 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
#304 of 6,888 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 83 262
1994 108 331
1995 128 487
1996 155 584
1997 147 708
1998 184 891
1999 197 989
2000 192 1423
2001 215 1483
2002 339 2106
2003 387 2696
2004 446 3395
2005 507 4040
2006 587 5315
2007 644 6362
2008 602 7537
2009 729 9363
2010 748 11088
2011 949 13432
2012 1144 16144
2013 1273 20351
2014 1365 24577
2015 1418 28888
2016 1655 34115
2017 1854 41420
2018 2310 51932
2019 2728 68136
2020 3040 92353
2021 3077 120323
2022 2863 134400
2023 2831 145864
2024 2028 138624
2025 1268 124688

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

Biology rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 20th for Biology in Australia and 544th in the World with 36,325 publications made and 1,225,579 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 39 In Australia
#23 of 54 In Oceania
#544 of 6,841 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 77 281
1994 112 373
1995 120 542
1996 147 630
1997 146 785
1998 175 1032
1999 193 1160
2000 184 1575
2001 193 1647
2002 308 2398
2003 342 2857
2004 375 3659
2005 436 4437
2006 540 5661
2007 546 6817
2008 541 8117
2009 635 10050
2010 653 11654
2011 810 14319
2012 993 17426
2013 1132 21665
2014 1272 26126
2015 1400 31151
2016 1646 36844
2017 1845 44600
2018 2332 56064
2019 2721 73992
2020 3232 102157
2021 3321 131464
2022 2981 145035
2023 3005 155960
2024 2197 149425
2025 1661 135672

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 22 301
Nanotechnology 11 11 332
Agricultural Science 14 17 335
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 20 356
Paleontology 18 22 399
Toxicology 11 12 414
Microbiology 12 15 478
Zoology 19 24 492
Evolutionary Biology 21 26 499
Botany 17 22 505
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 19 537
Neuroscience 23 25 574
Forestry 26 31 602
Biotechnology 16 19 608
Virology 19 22 662
Genetics 16 19 667
Animal Science 24 29 668
Entomology 21 27 672
Biochemistry 21 24 730
Biophysics 19 22 734
Horticulture 19 24 735
Pharmacology 19 21 755
Astrobiology 22 28 770
Oncology and Cancer research 19 21 799
Immunology 22 25 806
Molecular Biology 20 23 886
Nutrition and Food Science 27 33 1125

Physics rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 12th for Physics in Australia and 372nd in the World with 35,602 publications made and 1,119,113 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
#372 of 6,729 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 91 291
1994 142 433
1995 174 630
1996 183 816
1997 170 961
1998 193 1124
1999 220 1241
2000 212 1567
2001 260 1785
2002 424 2624
2003 441 3074
2004 485 3908
2005 577 4784
2006 686 6180
2007 683 7132
2008 623 8291
2009 648 9685
2010 770 11103
2011 888 13617
2012 994 15942
2013 1155 19328
2014 1236 23607
2015 1398 27896
2016 1616 32978
2017 1906 40168
2018 2185 50552
2019 2578 66723
2020 2799 87375
2021 2934 113456
2022 2546 126807
2023 2790 139533
2024 1994 135978
2025 1320 122143

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 11 302
Nanotechnology 11 11 332
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 10 334
Optical Engineering 11 12 347
Quantum and Particle physics 11 12 364
Materials Science 12 13 374
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 17 464
Condensed Matter Physics 10 11 542
Medical Physics 22 24 642
Biophysics 19 22 734
Theoretical Physics 19 24 764
Astrobiology 22 28 770
Atomic and Molecular physics 18 23 783
Nuclear Physics 22 25 824

Chemistry rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 15th for Chemistry in Australia and 525th in the World with 30,466 publications made and 1,079,001 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#17 of 52 In Oceania
#525 of 6,561 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 88 302
1994 142 430
1995 170 632
1996 179 810
1997 173 942
1998 194 1188
1999 199 1310
2000 190 1570
2001 216 1759
2002 338 2492
2003 351 2966
2004 383 3622
2005 416 4182
2006 498 5282
2007 485 6128
2008 440 7152
2009 466 8453
2010 555 9327
2011 662 11499
2012 727 13663
2013 887 16957
2014 984 20383
2015 1103 24747
2016 1355 29845
2017 1570 36978
2018 1890 46487
2019 2212 61205
2020 2547 83653
2021 2696 108246
2022 2445 123438
2023 2579 134251
2024 1831 138570
2025 1310 128350

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 8 224
Nanotechnology 11 11 332
Environmental Chemistry 11 11 335
Chemical Engineering 13 14 356
Materials Science 12 13 374
Physical chemistry 10 11 399
Petrology and Geochemistry 19 25 429
Computational Chemistry 15 16 553
Organic Chemistry 15 17 589
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 18 654
Inorganic Chemistry 18 20 686
Biochemistry 21 24 730
Radiochemistry 13 15 882
Pharmacy 19 25 1103
Nutrition and Food Science 27 33 1125

Medicine rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 21st for Medicine in Australia and 540th in the World with 26,606 publications made and 740,584 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#23 of 54 In Oceania
#540 of 6,793 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 48 136
1994 68 192
1995 75 282
1996 84 377
1997 81 475
1998 90 619
1999 102 671
2000 95 977
2001 102 1072
2002 200 1499
2003 210 1785
2004 205 2181
2005 254 2631
2006 339 3340
2007 348 4156
2008 352 5056
2009 428 6423
2010 447 7736
2011 636 9413
2012 749 11757
2013 850 14391
2014 894 17676
2015 1005 20315
2016 1172 23665
2017 1349 27397
2018 1697 33798
2019 2011 44298
2020 2434 62708
2021 2494 81762
2022 2408 90776
2023 2144 96778
2024 1799 91341
2025 1505 85745

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 37
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 11 123
Nursing 18 20 168
Health Science 16 18 184
Physical Therapy 18 21 257
Occupational Therapy 17 20 258
Family medicine 16 18 294
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 22 301
Optometry 11 12 302
Sports Medicine 22 25 313
Gerontology 22 25 372
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 23 385
Clinical Psychology 22 24 389
Critical Care Nursing 15 17 390
Public Health 22 25 411
Toxicology 11 12 414
Sports / Exercise science 29 33 421
Psychiatry 21 23 470
Veterinary 13 15 474
Biomedical Engineering 14 17 497
Respiratory Therapy 19 23 536
Audiology 23 26 552
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 15 558
Pathology 22 25 595
Pediatrics 22 24 614
Medical Physics 22 24 642
Epidemiology 25 29 656
Virology 19 22 662
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 24 726
Anesthesiology 22 25 736
Pharmacology 19 21 755
Anatomy and Physiology 25 29 758
Cardiology 21 23 758
Ophthalmology 22 24 768
Social Work 35 42 777
Surgery 23 25 783
Oncology and Cancer research 19 21 799
Immunology 22 25 806
Orthodontics 20 24 816
Cosmetology 16 17 846
Dentistry 19 23 850
Sonography and Ultrasound 21 26 898
Radiation Therapy 23 25 920
Pharmacy 19 25 1103
Urology 27 31 1107
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 26 1114
Dermatology 29 32 1490

Mathematics rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 10th for Mathematics in Australia and 226th in the World with 22,134 publications made and 633,082 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
#226 of 6,434 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 30 119
1994 58 192
1995 67 218
1996 68 293
1997 77 340
1998 83 427
1999 92 462
2000 95 688
2001 104 747
2002 205 1179
2003 241 1365
2004 288 1859
2005 388 2494
2006 420 3233
2007 365 3832
2008 427 4643
2009 451 5490
2010 555 6520
2011 604 8046
2012 743 10084
2013 815 11750
2014 824 14551
2015 928 16457
2016 1114 18872
2017 1245 22710
2018 1508 28685
2019 1657 37831
2020 1837 50075
2021 1893 63827
2022 1673 69293
2023 1604 74443
2024 955 53930
2025 648 41929

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 99
Math Teachers 11 12 136
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 8 179
Operations Research 6 7 202
Statistics 10 11 252
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 11 257
Applied Mathematics 10 11 379

Business rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 9th for Business in Australia and 138th in the World with 21,965 publications made and 548,943 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
#138 of 6,366 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 37 89
1994 63 139
1995 74 159
1996 76 196
1997 77 299
1998 89 342
1999 114 391
2000 104 595
2001 161 695
2002 288 1068
2003 299 1456
2004 377 2063
2005 428 2697
2006 525 3346
2007 561 4368
2008 524 5265
2009 582 6452
2010 624 7795
2011 719 9523
2012 805 11461
2013 856 13136
2014 889 15667
2015 984 17227
2016 1101 19064
2017 1173 22019
2018 1346 26878
2019 1444 33580
2020 1649 44053
2021 1533 55285
2022 1444 59207
2023 1451 64371
2024 886 51090
2025 598 42520

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 312th in the World with 21,757 publications made and 652,056 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#17 of 39 In Australia
#19 of 53 In Oceania
#312 of 6,663 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 30 110
1994 63 156
1995 43 178
1996 78 264
1997 75 325
1998 75 415
1999 87 481
2000 78 666
2001 96 800
2002 153 1071
2003 174 1357
2004 191 1661
2005 255 2305
2006 318 2944
2007 305 3581
2008 350 4436
2009 415 5350
2010 440 6591
2011 603 8241
2012 700 10059
2013 787 12399
2014 799 15742
2015 873 18291
2016 1121 21350
2017 1201 25760
2018 1459 31721
2019 1619 41106
2020 1839 53776
2021 1839 68052
2022 1756 72382
2023 1667 78475
2024 1296 67393
2025 995 59458

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 11 107
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 10 10 163
Cognitive Science 10 11 192
Sexology 16 19 245
Occupational Therapy 17 20 258
Social Psychology 20 23 272
Child Psychology 20 24 332
Special Education 25 30 364
Clinical Psychology 22 24 389
Psychiatry 21 23 470
Neuroscience 23 25 574
Social Work 35 42 777

Economics rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 10th for Economics in Australia and 154th in the World with 15,990 publications made and 407,324 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
#154 of 6,188 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 27 76
1994 38 98
1995 57 140
1996 63 200
1997 51 231
1998 72 297
1999 89 332
2000 94 474
2001 109 555
2002 162 692
2003 195 1016
2004 212 1390
2005 259 1833
2006 329 2306
2007 332 2738
2008 325 3337
2009 396 4181
2010 437 5235
2011 525 6561
2012 610 7699
2013 674 9252
2014 605 10640
2015 678 12114
2016 825 13097
2017 791 14427
2018 1036 17642
2019 1039 21372
2020 1213 28847
2021 1316 36450
2022 1088 39765
2023 1057 43681
2024 689 35043
2025 551 30739

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 63
Actuarial Science 6 6 99
Environmental Economics 7 7 105
Finance 7 8 138
Development Studies 11 12 139
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 8 179
Political Economy 15 18 273
International Trade 16 19 349
International Relations and Diplomacy 20 25 349
Agricultural Economics 16 20 374
International Economics 16 19 482

Art & Design rankings

The University of Technology Sydney ranked 14th for Art & Design in Australia and 191st in the World with 9,011 publications made and 184,077 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
#191 of 6,010 In the World

University of Technology Sydney
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 22 27
1994 24 58
1995 27 91
1996 26 88
1997 36 154
1998 39 145
1999 55 149
2000 47 241
2001 58 337
2002 113 504
2003 119 640
2004 163 834
2005 188 1069
2006 218 1396
2007 227 1709
2008 220 1947
2009 236 2351
2010 243 2944
2011 298 3245
2012 333 3928
2013 384 4721
2014 336 5380
2015 364 5864
2016 456 6680
2017 432 7645
2018 502 9233
2019 627 11751
2020 628 15328
2021 625 19489
2022 601 20646
2023 602 22149
2024 434 20951
2025 277 18576

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 78
Multimedia 7 7 100
Creative Writing 11 14 118
Performing arts 8 8 119
Cinematography 12 13 122
Graphic Design 7 8 131
Entertainment Industry Business 13 14 158
UX/UI Desgin 9 11 161
Fashion Design 12 13 177
Game Design and Development 15 18 193
Aesthetics 14 16 197
Photography 16 17 210
Literature 16 18 212
Illustration and Concept Art 12 12 221
Painting and Drawing 11 11 225
Sculpture 11 11 225
Art History 14 17 279
Music 16 18 307
Animation 12 14 356
Interior Design 16 21 385
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 21 412
Landscape Architecture 20 26 413
Computer Graphics 13 15 427