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The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th in Australia, 1349th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 106 research topics. The University of the Sunshine Coast ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,992 academic publications and 182,460 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1349 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 59 In Oceania
#37 of 40 In Australia
#228 of 1,028 For Social Work
#260 of 1,187 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#273 of 1,020 For Aviation
#4406 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1236 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 103 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 1356th in the World with 7,058 publications made and 106,690 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 54 In Oceania
#1356 of 7,020 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1995 2 0
1996 7 0
1997 3 1
1998 16 6
1999 11 9
2000 20 20
2001 19 20
2002 22 45
2003 24 50
2004 10 100
2005 36 168
2006 37 195
2007 69 299
2008 88 413
2009 122 603
2010 144 843
2011 170 1199
2012 176 1644
2013 239 2259
2014 350 2933
2015 378 3764
2016 468 4340
2017 509 5222
2018 557 6776
2019 673 8952
2020 710 11891
2021 733 15414
2022 692 17238
2023 714 18585

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 21 25 228
Radio and Television broadcasting 20 22 260
Publishing 36 43 308
Occupational Safety and Health 27 31 354
Broadcast Journalism 25 32 376
Communications and Public Relations 35 42 502
Sports / Exercise science 33 37 502
Media Studies 33 40 511
Journalism and Digital Media 28 35 585
Special Education 33 38 607
Anthropology 35 42 619
Law Enforcement 30 36 627
Early Childhood Education 37 44 659
Gender Studies 36 43 736
Human Rights Law 36 43 744
Education Majors 36 43 749
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 44 769
Urban and Regional planning 31 39 830
Criminology and Criminal Justice 37 44 923
Sociology 36 43 929
Law 36 43 1012
Public Policy / Administration 38 46 1052
Demography 36 44 1077
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 36 43 1079
Archaeology 36 44 1088
Aesthetics 35 43 1116
History 36 44 1119
Political Science 36 43 1138
Art History 36 43 1259
Linguistics 38 45 1664
Philosophy 37 44 1789
Classics and Ancient History 38 47 1797
Library and Information science 39 49 1976

Biology rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 35th for Biology in Australia and 1666th in the World with 6,804 publications made and 126,042 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 54 In Oceania
#1666 of 6,770 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1995 1 0
1996 5 0
1997 4 3
1998 6 8
1999 8 7
2000 11 20
2001 14 18
2002 13 43
2003 13 79
2004 15 100
2005 24 160
2006 23 198
2007 55 275
2008 79 400
2009 84 563
2010 109 811
2011 136 1132
2012 170 1515
2013 218 2143
2014 331 2826
2015 401 3963
2016 479 5204
2017 543 6577
2018 561 8563
2019 650 11108
2020 694 14550
2021 749 18495
2022 669 20970
2023 678 22804

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 31 646
Forestry 26 32 660
Zoology 27 34 788
Entomology 22 28 792
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 35 42 969
Agricultural Science 34 41 1131
Animal Science 34 42 1158
Virology 29 33 1175
Evolutionary Biology 32 39 1193
Microbiology 29 35 1232
Horticulture 30 37 1242
Neuroscience 35 42 1257
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 37 1286
Paleontology 35 43 1366
Botany 34 41 1374
Immunology 31 36 1611
Oncology and Cancer research 32 37 1719
Genetics 33 41 1769
Biotechnology 34 41 1778
Nutrition and Food Science 35 43 1973
Biochemistry 35 43 2024
Pharmacology 38 45 2178
Molecular Biology 37 45 2241
Nanotechnology 32 39 2686

Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 35th for Environmental Science in Australia and 1322nd in the World with 6,267 publications made and 119,218 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 53 In Oceania
#1322 of 6,798 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1995 1 0
1996 5 0
1997 3 3
1998 8 6
1999 10 2
2000 15 16
2001 15 17
2002 19 36
2003 19 75
2004 17 91
2005 31 164
2006 29 211
2007 57 291
2008 75 455
2009 87 609
2010 117 862
2011 131 1239
2012 165 1645
2013 230 2210
2014 308 2971
2015 365 4136
2016 445 4963
2017 468 6101
2018 487 7772
2019 591 9987
2020 607 12976
2021 706 16923
2022 601 18199
2023 605 19593

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 31 646
Forestry 26 32 660
Urban and Regional planning 31 39 830
Environmental Management 35 42 957
Oceanography 32 39 1025
Ecology 35 42 1042
Agricultural Science 34 41 1131
Geography and Cartography 36 44 1320
Paleontology 35 43 1366
Geology 35 43 1424
Geotechnical Engineering 35 42 1470
Environmental Engineering 32 39 1501
Earth science and Geophysics 34 43 1753
Petrology and Geochemistry 35 44 1918
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 36 45 1935
Environmental Chemistry 35 43 2483

Medicine rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th for Medicine in Australia and 1356th in the World with 6,016 publications made and 100,332 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#44 of 53 In Oceania
#1356 of 6,680 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1996 3 1
1997 0 1
1998 4 7
1999 3 6
2000 9 15
2001 14 20
2002 17 31
2003 8 45
2004 11 57
2005 15 106
2006 31 130
2007 48 202
2008 57 239
2009 88 381
2010 117 530
2011 122 800
2012 135 1122
2013 180 1577
2014 285 2074
2015 348 2960
2016 426 3818
2017 486 4788
2018 484 6389
2019 597 8339
2020 591 10974
2021 649 13983
2022 609 16305
2023 631 18085

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 21 25 228
Sports / Exercise science 33 37 502
Sports Medicine 30 34 548
Physical Therapy 30 34 591
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 29 35 622
Occupational Therapy 31 37 681
Health Science 36 43 702
Veterinary 21 25 746
Nursing 39 45 758
Healthcare Management (MHA) 38 44 776
Clinical Psychology 36 43 837
Gerontology 36 42 839
Public Health 34 41 874
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 35 42 969
Virology 29 33 1175
Dermatology 26 29 1185
Epidemiology 38 45 1189
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 28 32 1214
Psychiatry 38 45 1238
Pediatrics 33 40 1276
Family medicine 38 45 1285
Audiology 33 40 1327
Anatomy and Physiology 35 40 1351
Cardiology 34 39 1409
Orthodontics 31 38 1446
Critical Care Nursing 38 46 1465
Pathology 38 45 1510
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 36 43 1533
Urology 30 35 1589
Anesthesiology 38 46 1607
Immunology 31 36 1611
Surgery 38 45 1639
Oncology and Cancer research 32 37 1719
Pharmacology 38 45 2178

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 38th for Computer Science in Australia and 1813th in the World with 4,256 publications made and 70,283 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Management Information Systems.

Computer Science ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 53 In Oceania
#1813 of 6,752 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1996 4 0
1997 0 0
1998 3 0
1999 3 3
2000 13 7
2001 8 9
2002 14 20
2003 14 30
2004 12 63
2005 15 82
2006 17 115
2007 45 156
2008 56 221
2009 63 359
2010 75 492
2011 96 744
2012 108 936
2013 128 1260
2014 190 1595
2015 254 2217
2016 287 2639
2017 347 3267
2018 333 4431
2019 408 5905
2020 421 7581
2021 458 10240
2022 419 11496
2023 431 12561

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 31 37 810
Management Information Systems 34 41 851
Multimedia 36 43 967
Neuroscience 35 42 1257
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 31 37 1286
Human-Computer Interaction 36 43 1299
Cyber Security 36 43 1508
Data Science 38 46 1743
Software Engineering 38 46 1744
Library and Information science 39 49 1976
Cognitive Science 37 44 1998
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 37 44 2082
Machine Learning 38 47 2265
Computational Linguistics 37 45 2331
Telecommunications 37 45 2416
Computer Networking 38 47 2428
Computer Vision 38 47 2943

Psychology rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th for Psychology in Australia and 1225th in the World with 4,077 publications made and 60,657 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#44 of 52 In Oceania
#1225 of 6,528 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1995 1 0
1996 1 1
1997 1 0
1998 3 2
1999 0 2
2000 3 4
2001 3 3
2002 7 8
2003 3 17
2004 7 36
2005 16 50
2006 24 77
2007 39 124
2008 50 187
2009 74 301
2010 82 397
2011 83 634
2012 95 826
2013 131 1199
2014 184 1398
2015 229 1953
2016 264 2265
2017 311 2799
2018 283 3750
2019 407 5011
2020 419 6576
2021 445 8781
2022 435 9965
2023 443 10941

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 21 25 228
Special Education 33 38 607
Occupational Therapy 31 37 681
Education Majors 36 43 749
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 44 769
Clinical Psychology 36 43 837
Sexology 35 42 856
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 37 44 893
Social Psychology 37 44 959
Child Psychology 37 44 971
Psychiatry 38 45 1238
Neuroscience 35 42 1257
Cognitive Science 37 44 1998

Engineering rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 36th for Engineering in Australia and 2210th in the World with 3,753 publications made and 67,983 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#44 of 52 In Oceania
#2210 of 6,684 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 2 1
1998 2 4
1999 8 6
2000 7 12
2001 7 12
2002 11 26
2003 9 25
2004 13 61
2005 14 79
2006 19 110
2007 36 173
2008 45 207
2009 47 303
2010 58 396
2011 79 580
2012 91 789
2013 147 1166
2014 187 1524
2015 251 2209
2016 283 2771
2017 291 3455
2018 308 4828
2019 361 6281
2020 362 8068
2021 420 10493
2022 319 11559
2023 343 12457

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Aviation 13 16 273
Landscape Architecture 22 27 475
Agricultural Engineering 21 26 545
Transportation Engineering 24 29 697
Firefighting and Fire Science 33 40 942
Civil Engineering 32 39 1115
Human-Computer Interaction 36 43 1299
Reliability and Quality Engineering 31 37 1346
Geotechnical Engineering 35 42 1470
Environmental Engineering 32 39 1501
Remote Sensing 32 40 1571
Automotive Engineering 34 42 1623
Renewable Energy Engineering 34 42 1728
Biotechnology 34 41 1778
Aerospace Engineering 34 41 1840
Systems Engineering 38 45 1999
Mechanical Engineering 37 44 2038
Structural Engineering 35 42 2087
Acoustical Engineering 37 44 2402
Telecommunications 37 45 2416
Computer Networking 38 47 2428
Nanotechnology 32 39 2686
Materials Science 36 44 2699
Chemical Engineering 35 43 2767
Metallurgical Engineering 36 44 2783
Optical Engineering 38 46 2814
Electrical Engineering 36 44 2868

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 35th for Chemistry in Australia and 2240th in the World with 3,583 publications made and 72,858 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 52 In Oceania
#2240 of 6,447 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1996 2 0
1997 1 0
1998 1 2
1999 6 1
2000 7 11
2001 6 11
2002 6 21
2003 8 35
2004 10 61
2005 21 88
2006 12 135
2007 24 180
2008 32 250
2009 32 324
2010 55 445
2011 72 622
2012 87 782
2013 125 1090
2014 186 1517
2015 237 2342
2016 265 3004
2017 295 3974
2018 321 5383
2019 327 6806
2020 350 8652
2021 380 10823
2022 341 12416
2023 341 13264

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 35 44 1918
Nutrition and Food Science 35 43 1973
Biochemistry 35 43 2024
Environmental Chemistry 35 43 2483
Nanotechnology 32 39 2686
Organic Chemistry 35 43 2697
Materials Science 36 44 2699
Chemical Engineering 35 43 2767
Physical chemistry 36 44 3008
Inorganic Chemistry 34 42 3021

Physics rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th for Physics in Australia and 2389th in the World with 3,125 publications made and 56,103 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 52 In Oceania
#2389 of 6,603 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1996 2 0
1997 3 3
1998 4 5
1999 8 5
2000 8 7
2001 16 10
2002 9 22
2003 6 29
2004 10 51
2005 17 70
2006 16 90
2007 28 153
2008 32 181
2009 43 225
2010 54 306
2011 67 476
2012 70 693
2013 125 970
2014 151 1267
2015 183 1735
2016 216 2262
2017 241 2854
2018 274 3841
2019 286 5181
2020 304 6459
2021 370 8315
2022 259 9054
2023 298 9589

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 38 46 1987
Acoustical Engineering 37 44 2402
Quantum and Particle physics 38 46 2539
Nanotechnology 32 39 2686
Materials Science 36 44 2699
Optical Engineering 38 46 2814
Nuclear Physics 35 43 3103

Business rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 36th for Business in Australia and 1141st in the World with 2,963 publications made and 44,672 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#36 of 39 In Australia
#44 of 52 In Oceania
#1141 of 6,187 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1999 6 2
2000 14 6
2001 12 8
2002 13 20
2003 16 26
2004 10 64
2005 18 87
2006 22 110
2007 42 144
2008 42 227
2009 52 354
2010 78 442
2011 78 639
2012 89 868
2013 119 1118
2014 148 1375
2015 174 1720
2016 188 1892
2017 205 2152
2018 201 2568
2019 269 3542
2020 281 4416
2021 314 6071
2022 253 6483
2023 285 6857

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 26 34 270
Occupational Safety and Health 27 31 354
Entertainment Industry Business 28 34 492
Entrepreneurship 21 27 589
Advertising 35 42 814
Risk Management 31 39 822
Management Information Systems 34 41 851
Human Resource Management 38 45 954
Project Management 34 41 958
Marketing 35 43 1006
Public Policy / Administration 38 46 1052
International Business 34 43 1188
Finance 36 44 1197
Accounting 37 45 1204
International Trade 36 45 1278
Management 37 44 1335

Economics rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th for Economics in Australia and 1039th in the World with 2,397 publications made and 36,052 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#44 of 52 In Oceania
#1039 of 5,995 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 3 0
1999 7 1
2000 4 4
2001 6 6
2002 8 9
2003 10 13
2004 9 29
2005 9 51
2006 17 71
2007 31 65
2008 20 129
2009 39 196
2010 67 291
2011 65 408
2012 75 593
2013 90 812
2014 138 993
2015 130 1187
2016 140 1356
2017 181 1573
2018 177 1983
2019 203 2821
2020 239 3495
2021 233 4645
2022 223 4906
2023 256 5461

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 36 43 825
Agricultural Economics 31 39 862
International Economics 33 42 1117
Finance 36 44 1197
International Trade 36 45 1278
Environmental Economics 35 43 1318
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 44 1847

Mathematics rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 38th for Mathematics in Australia and 1742nd in the World with 2,331 publications made and 38,759 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#38 of 39 In Australia
#45 of 52 In Oceania
#1742 of 6,305 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1996 2 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 2
1999 2 0
2000 3 4
2001 2 3
2002 11 12
2003 4 12
2004 6 24
2005 13 46
2006 15 73
2007 23 104
2008 25 148
2009 37 208
2010 49 278
2011 44 425
2012 55 516
2013 81 709
2014 125 897
2015 136 1184
2016 159 1378
2017 179 1669
2018 195 2181
2019 224 3031
2020 224 4049
2021 244 5484
2022 214 6239
2023 233 6965

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Sunshine Coast in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 36 43 973
Statistics 38 45 1768
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 44 1847

Art & Design rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 35th for Art & Design in Australia and 1191st in the World with 1,402 publications made and 14,117 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Multimedia.

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
#35 of 39 In Australia
#42 of 51 In Oceania
#1191 of 5,720 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 2 0
1998 8 0
1999 1 0
2000 4 2
2001 3 3
2002 3 7
2003 2 10
2004 3 11
2005 4 18
2006 7 36
2007 22 35
2008 26 51
2009 28 102
2010 25 111
2011 36 190
2012 29 244
2013 51 349
2014 58 426
2015 82 530
2016 106 616
2017 113 770
2018 106 993
2019 121 1283
2020 142 1741
2021 119 2234
2022 147 2380
2023 141 2652

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 22 27 475
Entertainment Industry Business 28 34 492
Creative Writing 33 40 514
Cinematography 29 35 633
Game Design and Development 31 37 810
Performing arts 34 41 942
Multimedia 36 43 967
Aesthetics 35 43 1116
Literature 36 43 1134
Fashion Design 35 43 1243
Art History 36 43 1259