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The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, 477th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 13 research topics. The Victoria University of Wellington ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 51,258 academic publications and 1,060,435 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 422 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#477 of 14,131 In the World
#25 of 59 In Oceania
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#36 of 1,002 For Genealogy
#57 of 1,029 For Publishing
#63 of 1,041 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#367 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#627 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 10 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in New Zealand and 289th in the World with 33,483 publications made and 654,530 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#17 of 54 In Oceania
#289 of 7,088 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 197 827
1994 230 967
1995 208 981
1996 210 1175
1997 221 1100
1998 281 1374
1999 318 1463
2000 297 2002
2001 311 2215
2002 343 2825
2003 348 3461
2004 463 4216
2005 516 4612
2006 537 5902
2007 649 6758
2008 792 8453
2009 909 10137
2010 1132 12437
2011 1274 14535
2012 1267 17144
2013 1472 20284
2014 1387 22346
2015 1538 25083
2016 1548 26744
2017 1648 28515
2018 1602 31518
2019 1714 37378
2020 2536 48503
2021 2235 55584
2022 1638 53043
2023 1492 54789
2024 1053 46812
2025 656 39804

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

Environmental Science rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 5th for Environmental Science in New Zealand and 442nd in the World with 25,361 publications made and 587,547 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#25 of 54 In Oceania
#442 of 6,888 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 127 1251
1994 159 1522
1995 147 1570
1996 145 1602
1997 157 1484
1998 156 1860
1999 191 1984
2000 166 2326
2001 198 2499
2002 239 2982
2003 217 3513
2004 325 4172
2005 383 4668
2006 395 5676
2007 456 6616
2008 563 7779
2009 641 9482
2010 861 11330
2011 892 13503
2012 865 15120
2013 1068 18501
2014 1063 20129
2015 1072 22436
2016 1083 24744
2017 1288 27503
2018 1283 29813
2019 1335 34049
2020 1943 43419
2021 1774 51185
2022 1338 48544
2023 1236 49693
2024 839 43120
2025 535 37325

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

Environmental Science subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 15 196
Earth science and Geophysics 3 14 216
Urban and Regional planning 2 16 252
Oceanography 4 19 326
Paleontology 4 21 395
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 24 399
Geography and Cartography 4 24 405
Ecology 5 29 444
Geology 5 23 444
Environmental Management 5 27 465
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 24 588
Geotechnical Engineering 5 28 663
Mining Engineering 5 33 1002
Agricultural Science 7 36 1078
Environmental Chemistry 6 31 1083
Forestry 8 41 1201
Environmental Engineering 7 38 1460

Biology rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 5th for Biology in New Zealand and 779th in the World with 22,358 publications made and 573,385 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#29 of 54 In Oceania
#779 of 6,841 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 104 1305
1994 113 1518
1995 126 1624
1996 145 1726
1997 122 1499
1998 124 2023
1999 154 2010
2000 143 2379
2001 157 2555
2002 206 2965
2003 193 3462
2004 309 4214
2005 339 4686
2006 345 5669
2007 433 6742
2008 504 7949
2009 600 9775
2010 769 11760
2011 760 13949
2012 806 15612
2013 948 18982
2014 934 20625
2015 993 22880
2016 1023 25316
2017 1110 27459
2018 1121 30335
2019 1086 33612
2020 1641 43534
2021 1553 50020
2022 1141 47663
2023 1092 48434
2024 809 40863
2025 511 34996

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

Biology subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 23 338
Zoology 5 21 351
Paleontology 4 21 395
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 24 399
Evolutionary Biology 5 18 407
Astrobiology 3 16 491
Entomology 6 25 635
Neuroscience 3 26 641
Botany 6 31 663
Nanotechnology 3 23 895
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 29 967
Genetics 5 29 1034
Animal Science 8 40 1074
Agricultural Science 7 36 1078
Horticulture 6 33 1092
Molecular Biology 4 27 1104
Biochemistry 5 29 1137
Pharmacology 4 29 1175
Forestry 8 41 1201
Immunology 4 30 1212
Virology 5 34 1222
Toxicology 6 34 1290
Biophysics 6 32 1326
Oncology and Cancer research 4 30 1338
Microbiology 7 37 1404
Nutrition and Food Science 8 42 1992
Biotechnology 8 43 2060

Computer Science rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 3rd for Computer Science in New Zealand and 475th in the World with 20,727 publications made and 481,762 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Networking, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#22 of 53 In Oceania
#475 of 6,855 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 98 455
1994 106 530
1995 114 588
1996 132 770
1997 108 791
1998 128 900
1999 136 995
2000 172 1304
2001 165 1498
2002 211 1934
2003 219 2323
2004 299 2820
2005 321 3369
2006 349 4189
2007 398 4949
2008 476 5953
2009 536 7046
2010 644 8548
2011 813 10028
2012 780 11738
2013 930 13817
2014 877 15482
2015 921 17174
2016 1025 19219
2017 1063 20518
2018 1074 24376
2019 1117 27420
2020 1607 35935
2021 1409 40722
2022 1060 39074
2023 1009 40705
2024 667 32900
2025 443 27745

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

Engineering rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 5th for Engineering in New Zealand and 683rd in the World with 19,945 publications made and 440,429 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 52 In Oceania
#683 of 6,795 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 96 930
1994 102 1159
1995 115 1088
1996 121 1316
1997 123 1236
1998 131 1474
1999 153 1645
2000 153 1927
2001 164 2084
2002 202 2585
2003 216 2790
2004 309 3332
2005 326 3955
2006 321 4628
2007 372 5533
2008 446 6697
2009 497 7720
2010 582 8873
2011 693 10501
2012 724 11874
2013 810 14061
2014 849 15549
2015 861 17074
2016 924 18415
2017 1027 20774
2018 1016 23134
2019 1068 26179
2020 1463 33388
2021 1403 39617
2022 1002 36587
2023 996 38063
2024 689 33092
2025 433 28270

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

Physics rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 5th for Physics in New Zealand and 696th in the World with 17,607 publications made and 404,766 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 52 In Oceania
#696 of 6,729 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 92 891
1994 109 1121
1995 98 1101
1996 118 1256
1997 106 1181
1998 152 1417
1999 157 1630
2000 135 1928
2001 153 2044
2002 167 2446
2003 211 2780
2004 292 3369
2005 314 4037
2006 282 4531
2007 344 5530
2008 379 6431
2009 440 7463
2010 532 8492
2011 634 10132
2012 618 11055
2013 748 13154
2014 728 14307
2015 770 15814
2016 800 17115
2017 883 19455
2018 883 21915
2019 869 23919
2020 1178 29591
2021 1149 34596
2022 841 32041
2023 872 33558
2024 584 28818
2025 343 24217

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

Physics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 9 376
Acoustical Engineering 4 20 481
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 18 487
Astrobiology 3 16 491
Condensed Matter Physics 1 10 508
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 19 700
Quantum and Particle physics 4 23 706
Optical Engineering 4 23 731
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 27 892
Nanotechnology 3 23 895
Nuclear Physics 5 27 925
Materials Science 5 25 931
Biophysics 6 32 1326

Psychology rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 3rd for Psychology in New Zealand and 423rd in the World with 14,022 publications made and 330,876 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#24 of 53 In Oceania
#423 of 6,663 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 54 251
1994 46 250
1995 70 342
1996 56 499
1997 56 454
1998 58 542
1999 84 590
2000 89 756
2001 75 845
2002 98 1055
2003 127 1245
2004 163 1511
2005 177 1867
2006 185 2305
2007 252 2859
2008 303 3616
2009 370 4472
2010 467 5771
2011 558 6464
2012 565 7984
2013 649 10014
2014 632 11347
2015 679 12810
2016 724 13726
2017 762 14898
2018 737 16251
2019 779 19424
2020 1241 26459
2021 1091 29480
2022 819 27874
2023 724 29465
2024 520 24301
2025 322 21694

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

Psychology subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 8 71
Education Majors 3 19 181
Sexology 3 15 221
Social Psychology 3 20 244
Occupational Therapy 4 22 287
Child Psychology 3 22 293
Cognitive Science 3 15 321
Special Education 5 29 357
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 33 448
Clinical Psychology 5 31 470
Social Work 6 38 565
Neuroscience 3 26 641
Psychiatry 5 30 704

Chemistry rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 5th for Chemistry in New Zealand and 1004th in the World with 13,962 publications made and 362,200 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#30 of 52 In Oceania
#1004 of 6,561 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 81 1083
1994 98 1373
1995 81 1474
1996 89 1434
1997 95 1323
1998 99 1710
1999 112 1761
2000 96 2037
2001 117 2105
2002 135 2408
2003 141 2691
2004 225 3225
2005 225 3600
2006 224 4167
2007 267 4830
2008 284 5587
2009 323 6839
2010 434 7651
2011 451 9162
2012 498 10282
2013 542 12012
2014 552 12987
2015 602 14537
2016 604 16050
2017 667 17833
2018 677 19139
2019 663 21756
2020 895 27013
2021 868 30753
2022 698 29857
2023 689 29981
2024 496 27097
2025 320 23237

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

Chemistry subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 15 196
Computational Chemistry 3 20 751
Nanotechnology 3 23 895
Pharmacy 5 22 922
Materials Science 5 25 931
Chemical Engineering 5 26 1069
Environmental Chemistry 6 31 1083
Physical chemistry 5 28 1129
Biochemistry 5 29 1137
Organic Chemistry 5 30 1177
Inorganic Chemistry 6 29 1286
Radiochemistry 6 32 1873
Nutrition and Food Science 8 42 1992

Medicine rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 6th for Medicine in New Zealand and 902nd in the World with 13,249 publications made and 292,603 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Public Health, Pathology, Nursing, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 8 In New Zealand
#32 of 54 In Oceania
#902 of 6,793 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 55 410
1994 61 488
1995 59 550
1996 67 634
1997 80 598
1998 80 688
1999 80 729
2000 91 943
2001 86 1019
2002 98 1189
2003 114 1395
2004 172 1762
2005 183 2163
2006 182 2404
2007 248 3113
2008 282 3893
2009 337 4763
2010 423 5916
2011 453 6762
2012 473 8115
2013 567 10165
2014 577 11193
2015 621 12253
2016 643 13802
2017 655 14628
2018 621 15274
2019 718 18173
2020 1111 25193
2021 992 29070
2022 774 29115
2023 719 29305
2024 546 24247
2025 353 20798

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

Medicine subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 22 287
Forensic Science 3 23 334
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 23 338
Public Health 6 29 461
Clinical Psychology 5 31 470
Nursing 5 32 476
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 34 520
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 31 546
Health Science 5 37 555
Social Work 6 38 565
Psychiatry 5 30 704
Gerontology 5 35 721
Audiology 4 30 772
Respiratory Therapy 5 33 817
Orthodontics 5 27 884
Optometry 4 29 895
Pharmacy 5 22 922
Physical Therapy 7 45 959
Family medicine 5 39 978
Dentistry 5 29 978
Radiation Therapy 3 26 998
Ophthalmology 4 30 1047
Epidemiology 6 42 1048
Critical Care Nursing 7 39 1099
Pathology 6 39 1113
Pediatrics 6 37 1139
Urology 5 32 1143
Anesthesiology 6 36 1172
Pharmacology 4 29 1175
Immunology 4 30 1212
Virology 5 34 1222
Sports / Exercise science 7 45 1252
Surgery 6 40 1266
Sports Medicine 7 45 1282
Toxicology 6 34 1290
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 40 1301
Oncology and Cancer research 4 30 1338
Cardiology 6 40 1412
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 37 1430
Anatomy and Physiology 7 44 1505
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 37 1574
Biomedical Engineering 7 36 1652
Veterinary 7 38 1840

Business rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 3rd for Business in New Zealand and 307th in the World with 13,034 publications made and 226,273 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#22 of 52 In Oceania
#307 of 6,366 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 60 209
1994 82 221
1995 84 259
1996 79 311
1997 84 295
1998 104 344
1999 112 414
2000 118 619
2001 121 695
2002 127 858
2003 154 1234
2004 199 1339
2005 249 1695
2006 222 2156
2007 295 2537
2008 352 3348
2009 395 3826
2010 481 4699
2011 521 5396
2012 466 6265
2013 608 7060
2014 553 8056
2015 604 8854
2016 573 9332
2017 706 10213
2018 681 11222
2019 726 13552
2020 1020 17318
2021 883 20941
2022 591 19264
2023 544 20504
2024 325 15882
2025 209 12972

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

Economics rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 4th for Economics in New Zealand and 299th in the World with 10,365 publications made and 163,575 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#24 of 53 In Oceania
#299 of 6,188 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 61 184
1994 80 183
1995 55 194
1996 59 250
1997 65 226
1998 114 286
1999 100 310
2000 101 515
2001 96 540
2002 94 695
2003 127 1058
2004 161 990
2005 184 1261
2006 158 1596
2007 225 1800
2008 254 2235
2009 308 2622
2010 393 3150
2011 410 3902
2012 404 4272
2013 475 5009
2014 432 5721
2015 460 6186
2016 484 6557
2017 564 7323
2018 517 8029
2019 550 9755
2020 802 12565
2021 656 14845
2022 476 14100
2023 472 15314
2024 248 11075
2025 161 9054

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

Economics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 10 131
Political Economy 2 10 168
International Trade 2 12 248
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 19 303
Finance 3 19 314
Actuarial Science 3 18 320
Environmental Economics 2 19 325
Development Studies 4 28 329
International Economics 3 16 419
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 22 420
Agricultural Economics 7 33 581

Mathematics rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 3rd for Mathematics in New Zealand and 475th in the World with 9,941 publications made and 249,619 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#22 of 52 In Oceania
#475 of 6,434 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 46 245
1994 57 307
1995 62 302
1996 49 380
1997 50 367
1998 93 457
1999 59 501
2000 90 702
2001 81 719
2002 89 942
2003 110 1129
2004 152 1320
2005 146 1644
2006 145 2088
2007 180 2464
2008 229 2981
2009 241 3480
2010 323 4379
2011 396 5074
2012 414 6378
2013 443 7155
2014 428 8177
2015 479 9122
2016 500 9814
2017 495 10446
2018 554 11971
2019 564 14094
2020 764 18270
2021 674 21219
2022 526 19936
2023 511 20755
2024 308 14778
2025 178 11407

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

Mathematics subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 2 13 141
Actuarial Science 3 18 320
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 22 420
Statistics 5 27 571
Operations Research 2 20 576
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 21 624
Applied Mathematics 6 29 977

Art & Design rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 2nd for Art & Design in New Zealand and 223rd in the World with 8,162 publications made and 119,468 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#2 of 8 In New Zealand
#18 of 52 In Oceania
#223 of 6,010 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 35 134
1994 45 163
1995 32 160
1996 38 186
1997 43 190
1998 57 211
1999 72 266
2000 63 309
2001 71 377
2002 78 528
2003 87 557
2004 109 778
2005 136 826
2006 142 1069
2007 141 1207
2008 191 1587
2009 217 1865
2010 294 2230
2011 363 2703
2012 325 3222
2013 389 3710
2014 395 4198
2015 440 4868
2016 383 4818
2017 460 5707
2018 423 6270
2019 423 7315
2020 603 9161
2021 525 10466
2022 401 10250
2023 385 10922
2024 216 8753
2025 136 7210

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

Art & Design subfield New Zealand ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Music 1 9 70
Cinematography 1 10 75
Creative Writing 2 11 109
Performing arts 1 13 169
Literature 2 12 176
Art History 2 9 179
Entertainment Industry Business 2 17 183
Game Design and Development 3 17 191
Architecture 2 9 193
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 13 215
Aesthetics 3 19 224
Interior Design 3 12 229
Fashion Design 2 18 257
Photography 2 19 257
Multimedia 4 21 265
Landscape Architecture 4 18 269
Graphic Design 5 23 360
UX/UI Desgin 5 21 450
Illustration and Concept Art 5 24 630
Painting and Drawing 3 24 639
Sculpture 3 24 639
Animation 5 24 793
Computer Graphics 5 25 808