Victoria University of Wellington: Rankings

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The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 5th in New Zealand, 546th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 191 research topics. The Victoria University of Wellington ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 37,000 academic publications and 689,471 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 360 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#546 of 14,131 In the World
#27 of 59 In Oceania
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#40 of 1,019 For Genealogy
#88 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#91 of 1,016 For Publishing
#374 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#750 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 188 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 344th in the World with 23,916 publications made and 403,266 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#19 of 54 In Oceania
#344 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 116 511
1992 142 529
1993 169 612
1994 205 750
1995 187 705
1996 189 852
1997 208 837
1998 254 1059
1999 283 1161
2000 250 1504
2001 267 1673
2002 284 2169
2003 298 2574
2004 374 3336
2005 418 3498
2006 457 4398
2007 561 5269
2008 564 6117
2009 678 7604
2010 815 9123
2011 915 10775
2012 871 13068
2013 1072 15753
2014 912 16939
2015 1075 18626
2016 1175 19833
2017 1230 20434
2018 1257 23026
2019 1233 26472
2020 1317 32523
2021 1363 39147
2022 1333 37638
2023 1122 37508

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 498th in the World with 18,062 publications made and 391,452 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 53 In Oceania
#498 of 6,798 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 99 869
1992 103 1033
1993 113 1047
1994 138 1297
1995 133 1265
1996 131 1281
1997 145 1208
1998 140 1579
1999 175 1683
2000 143 1853
2001 160 2002
2002 210 2392
2003 181 2738
2004 272 3458
2005 297 3682
2006 364 4551
2007 387 5402
2008 391 5892
2009 457 7123
2010 604 8915
2011 642 10482
2012 598 12211
2013 733 14849
2014 725 16075
2015 776 17652
2016 811 19368
2017 958 20604
2018 1001 23398
2019 956 26525
2020 1035 31506
2021 1082 37918
2022 1100 37436
2023 949 36828

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 17 202
Earth science and Geophysics 4 16 243
Urban and Regional planning 2 18 289
Oceanography 4 21 399
Paleontology 5 23 446
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 27 460
Geography and Cartography 5 26 460
Geology 5 25 482
Ecology 6 31 502
Environmental Management 6 30 571
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 26 650
Geotechnical Engineering 5 28 706
Mining Engineering 5 31 855
Agricultural Science 7 38 1052
Environmental Chemistry 6 31 1056
Environmental Engineering 7 38 1316
Forestry 8 44 1358

Biology rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 5th for Biology in New Zealand and 825th in the World with 16,224 publications made and 401,130 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#30 of 54 In Oceania
#825 of 6,770 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 87 875
1992 93 1069
1993 95 1063
1994 104 1336
1995 116 1323
1996 137 1438
1997 107 1271
1998 108 1703
1999 143 1720
2000 131 1904
2001 126 2045
2002 170 2369
2003 164 2666
2004 269 3529
2005 263 3738
2006 320 4522
2007 372 5546
2008 360 6103
2009 427 7502
2010 564 9456
2011 576 11049
2012 583 12882
2013 713 15673
2014 666 16924
2015 715 18360
2016 774 20555
2017 806 21698
2018 872 24449
2019 791 27164
2020 952 32582
2021 978 38875
2022 980 38783
2023 875 37683

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 4 24 339
Zoology 5 21 362
Evolutionary Biology 5 20 429
Paleontology 5 23 446
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 27 460
Astrobiology 5 19 548
Entomology 6 26 630
Neuroscience 5 28 691
Botany 6 30 708
Nanotechnology 4 24 894
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 29 961
Agricultural Science 7 38 1052
Genetics 5 30 1054
Animal Science 8 40 1059
Horticulture 7 34 1096
Molecular Biology 4 27 1153
Biochemistry 5 30 1157
Immunology 4 29 1159
Pharmacology 5 31 1211
Toxicology 7 35 1263
Virology 5 36 1314
Biophysics 6 32 1332
Forestry 8 44 1358
Oncology and Cancer research 4 31 1384
Microbiology 7 37 1487
Nutrition and Food Science 8 42 1850
Biotechnology 8 43 1914

Computer Science rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 4th for Computer Science in New Zealand and 515th in the World with 15,252 publications made and 311,036 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Networking, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#24 of 53 In Oceania
#515 of 6,752 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 72 300
1992 84 285
1993 91 313
1994 93 390
1995 103 402
1996 121 531
1997 95 570
1998 117 661
1999 123 737
2000 147 937
2001 148 1126
2002 187 1432
2003 198 1697
2004 258 2209
2005 264 2547
2006 301 3174
2007 357 3912
2008 378 4426
2009 425 5209
2010 487 6396
2011 610 7502
2012 531 8912
2013 700 10602
2014 619 11870
2015 677 13007
2016 800 14411
2017 826 15150
2018 840 17780
2019 856 20482
2020 871 24785
2021 876 29931
2022 890 29492
2023 857 30011

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 741st in the World with 14,639 publications made and 312,229 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#27 of 52 In Oceania
#741 of 6,684 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 75 684
1992 88 777
1993 85 770
1994 90 980
1995 105 878
1996 112 1074
1997 106 1016
1998 124 1251
1999 134 1362
2000 135 1542
2001 141 1662
2002 172 2026
2003 180 2178
2004 263 2748
2005 247 3029
2006 311 3822
2007 310 4502
2008 339 5166
2009 370 5953
2010 441 7145
2011 522 8332
2012 523 9791
2013 605 11648
2014 593 12646
2015 619 13765
2016 713 15295
2017 806 16325
2018 774 18545
2019 808 21120
2020 824 24703
2021 859 30414
2022 888 29844
2023 827 29756

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 747th in the World with 13,133 publications made and 282,334 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
#27 of 52 In Oceania
#747 of 6,603 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 84 701
1992 86 752
1993 83 767
1994 94 966
1995 86 908
1996 106 1000
1997 100 968
1998 129 1175
1999 144 1371
2000 115 1551
2001 129 1676
2002 139 1978
2003 172 2151
2004 250 2759
2005 246 3128
2006 286 3756
2007 284 4554
2008 305 5090
2009 328 5842
2010 390 6864
2011 474 8126
2012 460 9131
2013 541 10817
2014 522 11734
2015 557 12744
2016 629 14068
2017 685 15361
2018 682 17423
2019 663 19407
2020 706 22638
2021 762 26984
2022 727 26227
2023 701 26364

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 9 391
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 18 499
Condensed Matter Physics 1 10 523
Astrobiology 5 19 548
Acoustical Engineering 4 21 566
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 18 706
Quantum and Particle physics 5 25 751
Optical Engineering 4 24 771
Nanotechnology 4 24 894
Materials Science 5 25 929
Nuclear Physics 5 27 933
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 28 1040
Biophysics 6 32 1332

Chemistry rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 5th for Chemistry in New Zealand and 1006th in the World with 10,853 publications made and 270,169 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
#1006 of 6,447 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 77 806
1992 78 1011
1993 77 933
1994 94 1207
1995 77 1201
1996 90 1237
1997 84 1123
1998 87 1462
1999 110 1518
2000 87 1703
2001 101 1747
2002 123 1965
2003 120 2112
2004 196 2735
2005 175 2888
2006 237 3501
2007 223 4071
2008 215 4523
2009 243 5369
2010 340 6438
2011 362 7670
2012 383 8842
2013 413 10265
2014 446 11229
2015 465 12253
2016 468 13821
2017 519 14837
2018 560 16618
2019 531 18689
2020 591 21741
2021 615 25444
2022 648 25889
2023 576 25432

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 17 202
Computational Chemistry 4 21 792
Nanotechnology 4 24 894
Materials Science 5 25 929
Pharmacy 6 23 933
Chemical Engineering 5 26 1025
Environmental Chemistry 6 31 1056
Physical chemistry 5 28 1082
Biochemistry 5 30 1157
Organic Chemistry 6 31 1180
Inorganic Chemistry 5 28 1306
Radiochemistry 6 32 1814
Nutrition and Food Science 8 42 1850

Psychology rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 4th for Psychology in New Zealand and 500th in the World with 9,729 publications made and 209,410 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 52 In Oceania
#500 of 6,528 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 30 187
1992 29 165
1993 49 187
1994 43 220
1995 64 257
1996 59 397
1997 48 361
1998 48 429
1999 73 473
2000 76 561
2001 74 637
2002 79 824
2003 105 895
2004 130 1206
2005 137 1425
2006 160 1743
2007 211 2243
2008 217 2687
2009 281 3361
2010 329 4276
2011 411 4954
2012 392 6117
2013 497 7808
2014 424 8675
2015 463 9514
2016 554 10525
2017 571 11144
2018 564 11943
2019 570 14296
2020 644 17742
2021 648 21645
2022 685 20958
2023 570 21318

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 2 11 112
Education Majors 5 27 248
Sexology 4 19 278
Social Psychology 3 23 297
Special Education 4 24 301
Occupational Therapy 4 24 324
Child Psychology 4 23 334
Cognitive Science 3 18 375
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 33 430
Clinical Psychology 5 30 518
Social Work 5 35 550
Neuroscience 5 28 691
Psychiatry 5 31 747

Business rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 4th for Business in New Zealand and 351st in the World with 9,439 publications made and 141,437 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#24 of 52 In Oceania
#351 of 6,187 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 34 139
1992 44 126
1993 58 157
1994 66 166
1995 74 166
1996 67 214
1997 75 202
1998 93 259
1999 98 293
2000 97 442
2001 106 530
2002 104 663
2003 143 934
2004 167 1051
2005 200 1320
2006 188 1634
2007 255 1948
2008 252 2456
2009 308 2813
2010 351 3457
2011 390 4025
2012 323 4720
2013 429 5487
2014 352 6137
2015 414 6605
2016 428 7075
2017 541 7394
2018 533 7995
2019 537 9787
2020 545 11804
2021 556 15212
2022 508 14705
2023 419 15010

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

Medicine rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 6th for Medicine in New Zealand and 951st in the World with 9,400 publications made and 196,545 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Public Health, Pathology, Nursing, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 8 In New Zealand
#34 of 53 In Oceania
#951 of 6,680 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 29 308
1992 45 282
1993 51 348
1994 55 438
1995 54 429
1996 67 503
1997 74 522
1998 62 567
1999 67 602
2000 77 749
2001 72 810
2002 82 905
2003 103 1086
2004 141 1418
2005 128 1715
2006 154 1901
2007 205 2466
2008 189 3011
2009 260 3741
2010 300 4574
2011 342 5446
2012 339 6624
2013 456 8380
2014 378 9036
2015 455 9909
2016 479 11062
2017 510 11817
2018 493 12485
2019 513 14621
2020 623 18172
2021 644 22662
2022 671 23437
2023 577 22838

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 24 324
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 24 339
Forensic Science 4 27 395
Public Health 5 29 506
Nursing 5 32 517
Clinical Psychology 5 30 518
Social Work 5 35 550
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 32 569
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 36 585
Health Science 6 39 624
Respiratory Therapy 5 28 639
Psychiatry 5 31 747
Gerontology 6 39 768
Audiology 5 30 797
Epidemiology 5 35 918
Optometry 5 30 927
Pharmacy 6 23 933
Physical Therapy 7 45 1011
Orthodontics 5 28 1011
Family medicine 5 39 1021
Radiation Therapy 3 25 1045
Ophthalmology 4 30 1056
Critical Care Nursing 7 39 1073
Dentistry 5 29 1094
Sports / Exercise science 7 45 1117
Pediatrics 6 39 1139
Pathology 6 39 1151
Anesthesiology 6 36 1158
Immunology 4 29 1159
Pharmacology 5 31 1211
Urology 5 33 1228
Surgery 6 40 1257
Toxicology 7 35 1263
Virology 5 36 1314
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 40 1324
Sports Medicine 7 45 1353
Oncology and Cancer research 4 31 1384
Cardiology 6 40 1415
Anatomy and Physiology 7 44 1432
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 35 1525
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 41 1536
Veterinary 7 38 1703

Economics rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 4th for Economics in New Zealand and 342nd in the World with 7,586 publications made and 102,653 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 8 In New Zealand
#25 of 52 In Oceania
#342 of 5,995 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 35 96
1992 41 91
1993 59 127
1994 64 134
1995 48 137
1996 51 163
1997 63 162
1998 101 205
1999 95 239
2000 85 373
2001 87 433
2002 77 553
2003 105 789
2004 128 822
2005 155 967
2006 138 1225
2007 193 1413
2008 190 1617
2009 226 2002
2010 265 2288
2011 290 2879
2012 268 3195
2013 319 3820
2014 268 4279
2015 315 4568
2016 367 4877
2017 447 5067
2018 418 5834
2019 421 6858
2020 466 8802
2021 432 10802
2022 410 10663
2023 359 11101

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 10 165
Political Economy 3 12 193
International Trade 3 15 267
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 23 321
Actuarial Science 3 17 322
Finance 3 19 345
Development Studies 6 30 392
Environmental Economics 2 19 397
International Economics 3 17 427
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 22 428
Agricultural Economics 6 28 500

Mathematics rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 5th for Mathematics in New Zealand and 524th in the World with 7,466 publications made and 162,030 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 8 In New Zealand
#26 of 52 In Oceania
#524 of 6,305 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 39 140
1992 32 163
1993 46 180
1994 44 213
1995 58 207
1996 47 239
1997 50 255
1998 85 364
1999 60 392
2000 81 526
2001 79 545
2002 79 726
2003 82 815
2004 128 1000
2005 112 1234
2006 135 1554
2007 162 1893
2008 171 2168
2009 188 2633
2010 224 3162
2011 288 3849
2012 295 4754
2013 343 5618
2014 290 6329
2015 365 6956
2016 409 7591
2017 399 7687
2018 448 9001
2019 458 10522
2020 447 12594
2021 445 15356
2022 479 15486
2023 421 15545

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 14 162
Actuarial Science 3 17 322
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 22 428
Operations Research 4 21 588
Statistics 5 27 599
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 23 755
Applied Mathematics 6 29 962

Art & Design rankings

The Victoria University of Wellington ranked 3rd for Art & Design in New Zealand and 297th in the World with 5,426 publications made and 73,363 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, 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
#3 of 8 In New Zealand
#20 of 51 In Oceania
#297 of 5,720 In the World

Victoria University of Wellington
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 23 118
1992 23 85
1993 29 111
1994 33 104
1995 27 106
1996 32 125
1997 32 125
1998 51 136
1999 47 172
2000 47 225
2001 55 270
2002 55 398
2003 71 401
2004 96 612
2005 106 599
2006 121 820
2007 121 901
2008 133 1120
2009 163 1324
2010 176 1513
2011 237 1958
2012 212 2398
2013 238 2777
2014 236 3121
2015 260 3558
2016 294 3576
2017 317 4003
2018 303 4376
2019 276 5214
2020 305 6143
2021 283 7279
2022 315 7107
2023 289 7365

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
Cinematography 1 12 77
Creative Writing 4 18 158
Art History 3 13 197
Entertainment Industry Business 4 20 206
Music 2 11 209
Photography 1 15 211
Literature 3 19 246
Game Design and Development 3 19 252
Performing arts 2 17 275
Aesthetics 3 22 286
Multimedia 5 22 314
Fashion Design 3 21 354
Architecture 2 18 375
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 22 464
Graphic Design 6 27 513
UX/UI Desgin 4 22 532
Interior Design 7 30 590
Landscape Architecture 7 32 619
Computer Graphics 5 25 811
Animation 5 26 865