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The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th in Australia, 1378th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 103 research topics. The University of the Sunshine Coast ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,580 academic publications and 149,893 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1378 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 59 In Oceania
#37 of 40 In Australia
#225 of 1,021 For Publishing
#257 of 1,044 For Social Work
#275 of 1,043 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#4240 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#1453 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 100 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 1338th in the World with 5,942 publications made and 80,546 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
#1338 of 6,939 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 4 0
1997 3 1
1998 12 6
1999 10 8
2000 19 13
2001 14 17
2002 22 42
2003 25 52
2004 9 94
2005 31 158
2006 36 181
2007 61 282
2008 77 392
2009 106 559
2010 124 722
2011 147 1076
2012 156 1473
2013 196 1923
2014 305 2542
2015 331 3306
2016 399 3679
2017 493 4569
2018 487 5678
2019 598 7550
2020 614 10209
2021 787 15644
2022 654 16387

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
Publishing 36 43 225
Social Work 21 25 257
Radio and Television broadcasting 21 25 275
Occupational Safety and Health 26 31 348
Broadcast Journalism 25 31 359
Media Studies 31 38 448
Sports / Exercise science 33 37 485
Communications and Public Relations 35 42 500
Journalism and Digital Media 28 35 568
Early Childhood Education 37 44 648
Anthropology 35 42 653
Law Enforcement 29 35 678
Special Education 35 42 694
Education Majors 36 43 740
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 44 770
Gender Studies 36 43 779
Urban and Regional planning 32 39 788
Human Rights Law 37 44 855
Criminology and Criminal Justice 37 44 870
Sociology 36 43 925
Law 36 43 1000
Demography 36 44 1066
Aesthetics 35 43 1077
Political Science 36 43 1084
Public Policy / Administration 37 45 1091
Archaeology 36 44 1111
History 36 44 1132
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 37 44 1153
Art History 36 43 1282
Linguistics 38 45 1759
Classics and Ancient History 38 48 1764
Philosophy 37 44 1819
Library and Information science 39 48 1821

Biology rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 35th for Biology in Australia and 1670th in the World with 5,728 publications made and 98,674 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 54 In Oceania
#1670 of 6,663 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1995 1 0
1996 3 0
1997 3 3
1998 5 8
1999 7 9
2000 9 15
2001 9 16
2002 14 41
2003 13 77
2004 14 97
2005 23 160
2006 19 183
2007 54 249
2008 66 364
2009 79 518
2010 94 692
2011 106 1019
2012 159 1360
2013 183 1831
2014 292 2505
2015 358 3500
2016 417 4656
2017 510 5882
2018 497 7393
2019 582 9698
2020 606 12655
2021 785 18547
2022 620 20099

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
Forestry 24 29 546
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 31 640
Entomology 24 30 672
Zoology 29 36 789
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 35 42 964
Animal Science 34 42 1136
Virology 29 33 1155
Agricultural Science 31 38 1166
Microbiology 30 36 1213
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 30 36 1217
Evolutionary Biology 34 41 1231
Horticulture 30 37 1289
Neuroscience 35 42 1300
Paleontology 35 43 1398
Botany 34 41 1415
Immunology 31 37 1621
Biotechnology 34 41 1718
Oncology and Cancer research 32 37 1723
Genetics 34 42 1762
Nutrition and Food Science 35 43 2049
Biochemistry 36 44 2059
Molecular Biology 36 44 2188
Pharmacology 38 45 2336
Nanotechnology 33 40 2723

Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 35th for Environmental Science in Australia and 1283rd in the World with 5,347 publications made and 92,390 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#35 of 39 In Australia
#43 of 53 In Oceania
#1283 of 6,683 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1995 1 0
1996 2 0
1997 2 3
1998 6 7
1999 9 3
2000 14 11
2001 9 14
2002 19 36
2003 20 74
2004 16 88
2005 31 158
2006 28 187
2007 47 276
2008 71 426
2009 80 575
2010 103 761
2011 108 1131
2012 156 1477
2013 194 1877
2014 272 2633
2015 323 3705
2016 388 4474
2017 453 5462
2018 447 6820
2019 525 8773
2020 548 11448
2021 733 17011
2022 555 17299

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
Forestry 24 29 546
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 31 640
Urban and Regional planning 32 39 788
Environmental Management 32 39 860
Oceanography 31 38 968
Ecology 34 41 1023
Agricultural Science 31 38 1166
Geography and Cartography 36 44 1255
Paleontology 35 43 1398
Geology 35 43 1419
Geotechnical Engineering 35 42 1444
Environmental Engineering 32 39 1479
Earth science and Geophysics 35 44 1827
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 35 44 1835
Petrology and Geochemistry 36 45 1957
Environmental Chemistry 35 42 2270

Medicine rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th for Medicine in Australia and 1353rd in the World with 5,067 publications made and 77,664 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
#1353 of 6,552 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1996 4 1
1997 0 1
1998 3 7
1999 3 7
2000 8 10
2001 8 17
2002 16 32
2003 8 45
2004 8 51
2005 16 102
2006 28 119
2007 43 194
2008 53 225
2009 81 362
2010 100 460
2011 103 697
2012 120 1014
2013 152 1373
2014 247 1827
2015 317 2628
2016 363 3295
2017 468 4333
2018 425 5389
2019 538 7120
2020 510 9393
2021 687 14051
2022 572 15676

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 25 257
Sports / Exercise science 33 37 485
Sports Medicine 29 33 520
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 29 35 567
Physical Therapy 31 35 602
Health Science 36 42 634
Occupational Therapy 31 37 685
Veterinary 20 23 693
Nursing 38 44 738
Healthcare Management (MHA) 39 46 807
Clinical Psychology 36 43 834
Gerontology 36 42 836
Public Health 35 42 852
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 35 42 964
Epidemiology 37 44 1111
Dermatology 26 29 1148
Virology 29 33 1155
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 27 31 1166
Family medicine 38 45 1238
Pediatrics 34 41 1239
Psychiatry 38 45 1242
Critical Care Nursing 38 44 1271
Audiology 34 41 1276
Anatomy and Physiology 35 41 1362
Cardiology 34 39 1368
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 36 43 1514
Pathology 38 45 1536
Surgery 38 46 1601
Anesthesiology 38 46 1614
Immunology 31 37 1621
Orthodontics 34 41 1679
Oncology and Cancer research 32 37 1723
Pharmacology 38 45 2336

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 38th for Computer Science in Australia and 1817th in the World with 3,498 publications made and 53,772 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 52 In Oceania
#1817 of 6,597 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1996 2 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 0
1999 3 3
2000 12 4
2001 7 7
2002 16 19
2003 11 27
2004 9 59
2005 10 78
2006 19 104
2007 41 146
2008 47 223
2009 55 343
2010 64 427
2011 76 652
2012 92 835
2013 103 1063
2014 162 1441
2015 232 1868
2016 241 2270
2017 312 2885
2018 295 3646
2019 353 4948
2020 334 6454
2021 493 10282
2022 386 10840

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 29 35 760
Management Information Systems 34 41 808
Multimedia 35 42 934
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 30 36 1217
Neuroscience 35 42 1300
Cyber Security 35 42 1358
Human-Computer Interaction 36 43 1468
Data Science 38 45 1652
Software Engineering 38 46 1743
Library and Information science 39 48 1821
Cognitive Science 37 44 1952
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 38 45 2067
Machine Learning 38 47 2296
Computer Networking 38 47 2534
Telecommunications 37 45 2696
Computer Vision 38 47 2834

Psychology rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th for Psychology in Australia and 1234th in the World with 3,412 publications made and 48,080 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
#1234 of 6,353 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 2 1
2001 3 2
2002 6 8
2003 2 16
2004 6 37
2005 12 47
2006 24 66
2007 34 112
2008 43 176
2009 67 271
2010 65 365
2011 67 551
2012 86 749
2013 107 1013
2014 159 1303
2015 213 1711
2016 223 2002
2017 281 2521
2018 265 3145
2019 365 4207
2020 359 5565
2021 476 8989
2022 414 9622

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 25 257
Occupational Therapy 31 37 685
Special Education 35 42 694
Education Majors 36 43 740
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 37 44 770
Clinical Psychology 36 43 834
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 36 43 868
Sexology 36 43 934
Child Psychology 37 44 949
Social Psychology 37 44 986
Psychiatry 38 45 1242
Neuroscience 35 42 1300
Cognitive Science 37 44 1952

Engineering rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 36th for Engineering in Australia and 2238th in the World with 3,199 publications made and 53,002 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
#2238 of 6,555 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 3 3
1999 7 7
2000 5 8
2001 5 9
2002 9 26
2003 6 26
2004 11 57
2005 12 79
2006 20 101
2007 31 176
2008 36 203
2009 43 304
2010 50 335
2011 72 534
2012 81 684
2013 118 986
2014 173 1355
2015 231 1926
2016 248 2394
2017 298 3120
2018 281 4117
2019 307 5385
2020 318 7140
2021 424 10721
2022 303 10995

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
Landscape Architecture 22 26 415
Aviation 20 25 469
Agricultural Engineering 22 26 523
Transportation Engineering 24 29 655
Firefighting and Fire Science 34 40 946
Civil Engineering 34 42 1264
Reliability and Quality Engineering 31 38 1322
Geotechnical Engineering 35 42 1444
Human-Computer Interaction 36 43 1468
Environmental Engineering 32 39 1479
Automotive Engineering 33 41 1496
Remote Sensing 32 39 1521
Renewable Energy Engineering 33 41 1613
Biotechnology 34 41 1718
Aerospace Engineering 36 45 1902
Systems Engineering 38 45 1969
Mechanical Engineering 37 44 2021
Structural Engineering 35 42 2156
Acoustical Engineering 37 45 2401
Computer Networking 38 47 2534
Metallurgical Engineering 36 44 2677
Materials Science 36 44 2685
Telecommunications 37 45 2696
Chemical Engineering 35 43 2716
Nanotechnology 33 40 2723
Optical Engineering 38 46 2743
Electrical Engineering 37 46 3045

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 35th for Chemistry in Australia and 2291st in the World with 3,000 publications made and 57,476 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
#2291 of 6,327 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1996 2 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 2
1999 6 2
2000 5 7
2001 5 11
2002 6 20
2003 7 33
2004 8 57
2005 18 95
2006 14 120
2007 24 166
2008 24 223
2009 33 305
2010 52 386
2011 50 560
2012 84 706
2013 106 971
2014 157 1333
2015 214 2126
2016 226 2621
2017 295 3574
2018 276 4567
2019 279 6005
2020 300 7615
2021 383 10866
2022 315 11918

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 36 45 1957
Nutrition and Food Science 35 43 2049
Biochemistry 36 44 2059
Environmental Chemistry 35 42 2270
Materials Science 36 44 2685
Chemical Engineering 35 43 2716
Nanotechnology 33 40 2723
Organic Chemistry 35 43 2736
Inorganic Chemistry 34 42 2858
Physical chemistry 36 44 2958

Physics rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th for Physics in Australia and 2444th in the World with 2,596 publications made and 42,439 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
#2444 of 6,484 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1996 2 0
1997 3 3
1998 3 6
1999 7 5
2000 7 6
2001 9 8
2002 8 24
2003 5 31
2004 9 57
2005 13 73
2006 16 81
2007 26 145
2008 20 170
2009 43 214
2010 44 269
2011 53 417
2012 68 593
2013 99 812
2014 143 1068
2015 166 1499
2016 182 1869
2017 232 2529
2018 240 3201
2019 238 4329
2020 258 5600
2021 379 8517
2022 233 8534

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 2067
Acoustical Engineering 37 45 2401
Quantum and Particle physics 38 46 2588
Materials Science 36 44 2685
Nanotechnology 33 40 2723
Optical Engineering 38 46 2743
Nuclear Physics 35 43 2959

Business rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 36th for Business in Australia and 1125th in the World with 2,450 publications made and 34,584 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
#1125 of 6,002 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1995 2 0
1996 2 0
1997 0 0
1998 4 0
1999 6 2
2000 14 4
2001 10 7
2002 15 22
2003 17 24
2004 10 61
2005 14 84
2006 21 105
2007 38 133
2008 40 220
2009 48 329
2010 71 409
2011 68 588
2012 80 773
2013 99 904
2014 134 1193
2015 154 1494
2016 160 1562
2017 180 1867
2018 172 2128
2019 225 2824
2020 235 3705
2021 317 6072
2022 230 6008

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 34 242
Occupational Safety and Health 26 31 348
Entertainment Industry Business 25 30 447
Entrepreneurship 22 28 562
Advertising 35 42 797
Management Information Systems 34 41 808
Human Resource Management 36 43 829
Project Management 34 41 937
Marketing 35 43 987
Investment Banking and Stock trading 28 36 1069
Public Policy / Administration 37 45 1091
Finance 35 43 1131
International Business 34 43 1167
Accounting 36 44 1173
International Trade 35 44 1238
Management 37 44 1361

Economics rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 37th for Economics in Australia and 1042nd in the World with 1,961 publications made and 26,397 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#37 of 39 In Australia
#44 of 52 In Oceania
#1042 of 5,789 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 3 1
1999 6 1
2000 4 2
2001 5 3
2002 10 11
2003 12 12
2004 7 25
2005 8 45
2006 16 61
2007 27 59
2008 21 116
2009 37 187
2010 56 246
2011 50 354
2012 66 507
2013 75 618
2014 119 856
2015 115 1024
2016 130 1093
2017 138 1279
2018 145 1561
2019 172 2181
2020 208 2929
2021 247 4688
2022 204 4608

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 37 44 827
Agricultural Economics 30 38 879
International Economics 31 40 992
Investment Banking and Stock trading 28 36 1069
Finance 35 43 1131
International Trade 35 44 1238
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 36 45 1798

Mathematics rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 38th for Mathematics in Australia and 1731st in the World with 1,918 publications made and 29,178 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
#1731 of 6,132 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 2
1999 2 0
2000 3 2
2001 0 3
2002 11 12
2003 5 13
2004 4 23
2005 11 40
2006 14 64
2007 19 91
2008 22 145
2009 35 192
2010 37 242
2011 36 338
2012 50 449
2013 70 611
2014 111 750
2015 128 987
2016 142 1114
2017 162 1392
2018 169 1753
2019 175 2334
2020 187 3284
2021 257 5439
2022 196 5884

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 35 42 852
Statistics 38 45 1782
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 36 45 1798

Art & Design rankings

The University of the Sunshine Coast ranked 35th for Art & Design in Australia and 1180th in the World with 1,179 publications made and 10,818 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, 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
#1180 of 5,426 In the World

University of the Sunshine Coast
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2000 4 1
2001 2 3
2002 3 7
2003 2 8
2004 2 11
2005 3 21
2006 7 30
2007 21 37
2008 21 50
2009 21 91
2010 19 101
2011 27 172
2012 27 215
2013 39 290
2014 62 358
2015 77 455
2016 88 512
2017 93 678
2018 100 793
2019 114 991
2020 115 1446
2021 143 2285
2022 135 2197

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 26 415
Entertainment Industry Business 25 30 447
Creative Writing 33 40 515
Interior Design 23 27 515
Cinematography 27 33 662
Game Design and Development 29 35 760
Graphic Design 31 38 858
Performing arts 34 41 907
Multimedia 35 42 934
Aesthetics 35 43 1077
Literature 35 42 1124
Fashion Design 35 43 1261
Art History 36 43 1282