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The University of Wollongong ranked 15th in Australia, 370th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 229 research topics. The University of Wollongong ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 62,553 academic publications and 1,395,582 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 47 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#370 of 14,131 In the World
#17 of 59 In Oceania
#15 of 40 In Australia
#28 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#66 of 2,080 For Multimedia
#70 of 1,016 For Publishing
#1144 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#412 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 226 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 10th for Engineering in Australia and 299th in the World with 34,693 publications made and 910,993 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 52 In Oceania
#299 of 6,684 In the World

University of Wollongong
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 140 549
1992 155 542
1993 190 743
1994 195 819
1995 233 888
1996 319 1175
1997 306 1337
1998 357 1549
1999 316 1873
2000 329 2058
2001 356 2518
2002 500 3481
2003 575 3782
2004 597 4575
2005 823 5861
2006 924 7086
2007 979 8744
2008 967 10003
2009 1044 12066
2010 1098 14767
2011 1158 18059
2012 1291 21807
2013 1559 27087
2014 1685 31698
2015 1686 37004
2016 1753 41625
2017 1865 48343
2018 1878 60389
2019 2168 74469
2020 2189 91136
2021 2080 104705
2022 1943 112657
2023 1816 114392

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

Engineering subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 3 3 28
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 12 128
Petroleum Engineering 11 12 148
Geotechnical Engineering 8 8 149
Chemical Engineering 6 6 173
Nanotechnology 6 6 179
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 10 182
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 6 189
Engineering Management 13 14 190
Automation and Control engineering 7 7 191
Robotics 8 9 191
Metallurgical Engineering 7 7 196
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 6 197
Civil Engineering 11 12 200
Structural Engineering 9 10 202
Biomedical Engineering 8 9 204
Automotive Engineering 10 10 216
Computer Networking 8 8 226
Environmental Engineering 13 13 229
Technical Drawing 6 7 230
Architectural Engineering 14 15 237
Electrical Engineering 8 9 251
Materials Science 7 7 254
Construction Management 15 16 263
Marine Engineering 14 15 263
Mechanical Engineering 9 10 264
Reliability and Quality Engineering 9 10 265
Human-Computer Interaction 14 16 291
Systems Engineering 15 16 303
Telecommunications 13 14 346
Nuclear Engineering 9 10 351
Acoustical Engineering 13 14 374
Product and Industrial Design 14 16 374
Transportation Engineering 16 18 379
Optical Engineering 12 13 395
Aerospace Engineering 13 14 414
Electronic Engineering 13 15 420
Remote Sensing 14 16 440
Operations Research 17 18 482
Architecture 18 20 517
Biochemical Engineering 20 23 571
Industrial Engineering 16 19 578
Biotechnology 16 19 597
Computer Engineering 17 20 614
Landscape Architecture 26 33 631
Aviation 27 33 658

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 317th in the World with 31,747 publications made and 541,877 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#17 of 54 In Oceania
#317 of 7,020 In the World

University of Wollongong
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 157 339
1992 151 380
1993 201 528
1994 213 570
1995 230 611
1996 255 749
1997 302 886
1998 331 939
1999 282 1064
2000 302 1240
2001 361 1653
2002 484 2226
2003 507 2713
2004 615 3410
2005 756 4112
2006 889 5210
2007 976 6460
2008 1041 7564
2009 1078 9450
2010 1156 11129
2011 1204 12875
2012 1368 15690
2013 1511 19637
2014 1569 22288
2015 1489 24742
2016 1507 26568
2017 1405 29286
2018 1461 35044
2019 1530 41385
2020 1758 52135
2021 1763 59560
2022 1807 63972
2023 1748 65192

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

Biology rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 14th for Biology in Australia and 470th in the World with 30,850 publications made and 929,054 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 54 In Oceania
#470 of 6,770 In the World

University of Wollongong
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 104 549
1992 116 580
1993 165 796
1994 181 925
1995 186 963
1996 243 1176
1997 241 1321
1998 242 1622
1999 254 1895
2000 293 2369
2001 308 2695
2002 366 3351
2003 402 3969
2004 488 5033
2005 564 6384
2006 706 7592
2007 780 9453
2008 815 10807
2009 917 13436
2010 1007 16620
2011 1069 19777
2012 1177 23728
2013 1371 29896
2014 1445 34153
2015 1519 39218
2016 1627 43910
2017 1666 49950
2018 1672 60828
2019 1944 74128
2020 2098 90481
2021 2040 104421
2022 1978 110448
2023 1808 110744

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 6 179
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 18 20 239
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 17 342
Paleontology 14 17 343
Neuroscience 16 18 441
Biophysics 11 14 444
Zoology 18 23 455
Nutrition and Food Science 12 15 464
Forestry 22 27 478
Evolutionary Biology 20 25 495
Animal Science 20 24 523
Botany 22 27 556
Biotechnology 16 19 597
Agricultural Science 25 30 602
Biochemistry 16 19 622
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 22 25 669
Genetics 20 23 707
Toxicology 22 27 734
Pharmacology 21 24 783
Astrobiology 20 26 801
Horticulture 22 27 843
Microbiology 25 28 859
Entomology 24 30 867
Oncology and Cancer research 22 24 876
Molecular Biology 20 23 905
Virology 24 27 911
Immunology 25 28 970

Physics rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 10th for Physics in Australia and 333rd in the World with 30,797 publications made and 826,050 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 52 In Oceania
#333 of 6,603 In the World

University of Wollongong
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 138 505
1992 140 532
1993 164 715
1994 179 773
1995 191 824
1996 295 1099
1997 295 1222
1998 301 1460
1999 274 1811
2000 288 1877
2001 321 2278
2002 422 3087
2003 492 3388
2004 511 4146
2005 651 5044
2006 742 6182
2007 811 7790
2008 847 9075
2009 893 10730
2010 966 13216
2011 979 15996
2012 1126 19825
2013 1355 24532
2014 1479 28599
2015 1515 33429
2016 1610 38171
2017 1666 44224
2018 1675 54708
2019 1972 68475
2020 1996 83362
2021 1905 96438
2022 1767 103402
2023 1654 105395

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 6 179
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 6 189
Medical Physics 8 9 239
Materials Science 7 7 254
Condensed Matter Physics 7 7 299
Quantum and Particle physics 9 10 319
Acoustical Engineering 13 14 374
Optical Engineering 12 13 395
Biophysics 11 14 444
Nuclear Physics 12 12 489
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 19 522
Theoretical Physics 16 20 702
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 20 752
Astrobiology 20 26 801

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Australia and 322nd in the World with 29,196 publications made and 670,410 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#17 of 53 In Oceania
#322 of 6,798 In the World

University of Wollongong
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 113 462
1992 125 513
1993 163 682
1994 172 709
1995 170 733
1996 235 937
1997 239 1178
1998 294 1253
1999 256 1413
2000 279 1707
2001 314 2003
2002 384 2623
2003 443 3080
2004 514 3921
2005 619 4910
2006 742 5829
2007 836 7441
2008 874 8309
2009 957 10583
2010 979 12302
2011 1023 14681
2012 1228 17815
2013 1374 22437
2014 1466 25845
2015 1412 29121
2016 1466 32538
2017 1492 36463
2018 1484 44612
2019 1666 54270
2020 1741 66113
2021 1772 75489
2022 1691 80516
2023 1510 81733

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 9th for Chemistry in Australia and 427th in the World with 28,383 publications made and 853,871 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Australia
#11 of 52 In Oceania
#427 of 6,447 In the World

University of Wollongong
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 124 563
1992 119 582
1993 141 768
1994 170 900
1995 169 910
1996 285 1142
1997 289 1382
1998 317 1706
1999 265 1991
2000 257 2202
2001 282 2537
2002 366 3136
2003 421 3649
2004 429 4490
2005 558 5428
2006 638 6579
2007 724 8292
2008 754 9599
2009 847 11445
2010 892 14207
2011 914 17029
2012 1012 20778
2013 1233 25474
2014 1320 29919
2015 1363 34764
2016 1487 39443
2017 1598 45884
2018 1579 56612
2019 1904 70775
2020 1887 85213
2021 1807 98705
2022 1687 106622
2023 1505 107751

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Physical chemistry 6 6 172
Chemical Engineering 6 6 173
Nanotechnology 6 6 179
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 6 197
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 16 200
Materials Science 7 7 254
Inorganic Chemistry 9 9 366
Organic Chemistry 9 10 395
Environmental Chemistry 17 17 455
Nutrition and Food Science 12 15 464
Computational Chemistry 9 9 475
Biochemical Engineering 20 23 571
Biochemistry 16 19 622
Pharmacy 13 16 726
Radiochemistry 14 17 993

Computer Science rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 14th for Computer Science in Australia and 373rd in the World with 25,266 publications made and 486,034 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Neuroscience, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 53 In Oceania
#373 of 6,752 In the World

University of Wollongong
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 105 278
1992 112 298
1993 144 382
1994 159 400
1995 171 499
1996 216 633
1997 219 705
1998 222 831
1999 211 953
2000 254 1163
2001 260 1435
2002 436 2336
2003 447 2462
2004 471 3031
2005 661 4158
2006 792 4838
2007 795 5818
2008 732 6638
2009 834 8279
2010 860 9765
2011 905 11005
2012 993 13034
2013 1119 16049
2014 1219 18547
2015 1186 20293
2016 1212 23175
2017 1158 25520
2018 1315 31070
2019 1370 37637
2020 1534 47052
2021 1457 53958
2022 1377 57748
2023 1399 58602

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 17th for Medicine in Australia and 473rd in the World with 21,669 publications made and 558,859 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#17 of 39 In Australia
#19 of 53 In Oceania
#473 of 6,680 In the World

University of Wollongong
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 78 256
1992 50 239
1993 82 289
1994 113 441
1995 117 465
1996 120 530
1997 131 688
1998 143 871
1999 151 1019
2000 179 1288
2001 184 1578
2002 215 1903
2003 248 2377
2004 295 3114
2005 340 3805
2006 425 4728
2007 479 5725
2008 551 6805
2009 653 8346
2010 723 10299
2011 764 12063
2012 872 15075
2013 960 18399
2014 1025 21306
2015 1136 24100
2016 1223 26453
2017 1230 29854
2018 1192 34756
2019 1327 41747
2020 1554 52064
2021 1555 59482
2022 1570 62312
2023 1461 62166

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 7 8 74
Forensic Science 16 17 188
Healthcare Management (MHA) 19 21 189
Sports Medicine 14 17 198
Clinical Psychology 16 18 204
Biomedical Engineering 8 9 204
Nursing 19 21 208
Audiology 9 11 219
Gerontology 16 18 234
Health Science 19 21 234
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 18 20 239
Medical Physics 8 9 239
Physical Therapy 20 23 279
Psychiatry 15 17 326
Occupational Therapy 21 25 331
Optometry 17 19 337
Public Health 20 23 345
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 23 377
Cosmetology 9 10 381
Family medicine 23 25 453
Plastic Surgery 12 13 497
Pathology 19 21 514
Radiation Therapy 10 11 529
Epidemiology 23 27 563
Social Work 31 36 565
Ophthalmology 16 18 584
Anatomy and Physiology 18 21 605
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 19 625
Surgery 21 23 677
Orthodontics 16 20 707
Respiratory Therapy 25 30 713
Pharmacy 13 16 726
Critical Care Nursing 25 30 727
Toxicology 22 27 734
Sonography and Ultrasound 15 18 735
Pharmacology 21 24 783
Pediatrics 26 30 794
Veterinary 23 27 801
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 20 22 802
Anesthesiology 24 28 832
Oncology and Cancer research 22 24 876
Dentistry 23 27 901
Virology 24 27 911
Dermatology 21 24 912
Cardiology 24 27 921
Immunology 25 28 970
Urology 24 28 1055
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 26 1113

Psychology rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 17th for Psychology in Australia and 315th in the World with 16,200 publications made and 379,863 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#17 of 39 In Australia
#19 of 52 In Oceania
#315 of 6,528 In the World

University of Wollongong
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 62 143
1992 59 170
1993 78 169
1994 81 208
1995 102 303
1996 92 327
1997 129 362
1998 83 424
1999 97 593
2000 136 611
2001 164 856
2002 205 1111
2003 202 1459
2004 245 1808
2005 295 2417
2006 383 2969
2007 417 3758
2008 453 4302
2009 540 5509
2010 591 6965
2011 568 8248
2012 667 10262
2013 735 13275
2014 726 14879
2015 839 16646
2016 887 18321
2017 857 20341
2018 880 23795
2019 973 29286
2020 1079 36131
2021 1075 40342
2022 1034 41827
2023 1058 42821

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Education Majors 13 14 127
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 14 16 137
Clinical Psychology 16 18 204
Child Psychology 15 17 213
Social Psychology 15 17 221
Special Education 16 17 225
Sexology 15 17 226
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 18 21 282
Psychiatry 15 17 326
Occupational Therapy 21 25 331
Cognitive Science 13 15 335
Neuroscience 16 18 441
Social Work 31 36 565

Business rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 15th for Business in Australia and 225th in the World with 14,294 publications made and 232,870 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 52 In Oceania
#225 of 6,187 In the World

University of Wollongong
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 62 116
1992 63 135
1993 80 167
1994 92 153
1995 93 190
1996 95 227
1997 106 225
1998 121 284
1999 122 352
2000 128 425
2001 156 541
2002 230 884
2003 268 992
2004 305 1313
2005 409 1668
2006 457 1853
2007 502 2505
2008 514 2971
2009 545 3969
2010 551 4438
2011 628 5453
2012 594 6442
2013 730 8095
2014 741 9121
2015 671 10128
2016 642 10932
2017 571 12135
2018 664 14325
2019 649 16823
2020 765 21508
2021 789 24618
2022 778 26207
2023 725 26901

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 11 15 61
Entertainment Industry Business 11 12 120
Advertising 9 10 123
Management Information Systems 14 15 132
Accounting 13 14 145
Project Management 14 15 167
Human Resource Management 16 17 173
Marketing 12 13 181
Engineering Management 13 14 190
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 16 202
Supply Chain Management 8 8 224
International Trade 11 12 245
Finance 14 15 259
Risk Management 16 17 259
Construction Management 15 16 263
Management 16 17 271
International Business 13 16 279
Public Policy / Administration 21 24 281
Actuarial Science 13 14 288
Occupational Safety and Health 26 30 338
Tax Law 20 23 456
Operations Research 17 18 482
Real Estate 21 25 484
Entrepreneurship 28 35 816

Mathematics rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 16th for Mathematics in Australia and 355th in the World with 14,134 publications made and 264,078 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 52 In Oceania
#355 of 6,305 In the World

University of Wollongong
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 42 121
1992 54 171
1993 91 224
1994 74 221
1995 76 224
1996 112 300
1997 122 338
1998 109 368
1999 96 388
2000 135 527
2001 150 633
2002 225 932
2003 234 1036
2004 250 1359
2005 371 1869
2006 423 2271
2007 424 2723
2008 437 3209
2009 451 4126
2010 445 4736
2011 508 5716
2012 530 6871
2013 623 8631
2014 685 9634
2015 652 11114
2016 669 12275
2017 690 13693
2018 734 16719
2019 781 20204
2020 888 24902
2021 915 29164
2022 831 31517
2023 847 31754

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 3 111
Math Teachers 12 13 152
Actuarial Science 13 14 288
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 18 391
Statistics 17 19 408
Operations Research 17 18 482
Applied Mathematics 14 16 613

Economics rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 16th for Economics in Australia and 238th in the World with 10,121 publications made and 154,180 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#16 of 39 In Australia
#18 of 52 In Oceania
#238 of 5,995 In the World

University of Wollongong
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 49 86
1992 41 100
1993 59 118
1994 65 99
1995 57 121
1996 57 147
1997 88 204
1998 80 200
1999 77 247
2000 88 331
2001 111 347
2002 135 552
2003 173 654
2004 188 863
2005 261 1005
2006 283 1193
2007 309 1563
2008 302 1831
2009 343 2418
2010 370 2820
2011 415 3476
2012 451 4357
2013 500 5528
2014 532 6161
2015 442 6821
2016 447 7102
2017 431 7811
2018 466 9262
2019 494 10512
2020 549 14160
2021 622 16172
2022 620 17216
2023 618 18157

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 20 22 201
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 16 202
Agricultural Economics 14 16 231
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 15 241
International Trade 11 12 245
Finance 14 15 259
Actuarial Science 13 14 288
Political Economy 18 22 300
International Economics 13 15 381
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 18 391
Environmental Economics 18 20 407

Art & Design rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked 15th for Art & Design in Australia and 214th in the World with 6,918 publications made and 104,626 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#15 of 39 In Australia
#16 of 51 In Oceania
#214 of 5,720 In the World

University of Wollongong
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 32 69
1992 28 68
1993 44 94
1994 50 104
1995 53 121
1996 58 148
1997 69 164
1998 91 198
1999 55 236
2000 84 235
2001 83 321
2002 135 466
2003 142 503
2004 164 709
2005 206 925
2006 267 1190
2007 264 1393
2008 255 1561
2009 291 1996
2010 290 2243
2011 273 2666
2012 308 3042
2013 375 3788
2014 370 4241
2015 322 4695
2016 289 4856
2017 261 5413
2018 279 6072
2019 289 7155
2020 322 9055
2021 288 9938
2022 293 10404
2023 296 10573

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Cinematography 9 9 51
Multimedia 5 5 66
Illustration and Concept Art 5 5 94
Painting and Drawing 5 5 104
Sculpture 5 5 104
Entertainment Industry Business 11 12 120
Creative Writing 13 15 134
Game Design and Development 9 11 134
Graphic Design 8 9 141
Singing and Vocal Performance 12 13 199
Aesthetics 13 15 204
Literature 15 17 206
Fashion Design 14 16 250
Art History 12 15 271
Animation 8 10 286
Performing arts 20 25 336
Interior Design 19 23 360
Photography 21 25 363
Music 16 21 371
Computer Graphics 11 14 410
Architecture 18 20 517
Landscape Architecture 26 33 631
UX/UI Desgin 21 27 642