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Victoria University ranked 29th in Australia, 865th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 149 research topics. Victoria University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,152 academic publications and 361,501 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 16 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#865 of 14,131 In the World
#36 of 59 In Oceania
#29 of 40 In Australia
#4 of 4 In Melbourne
#34 of 1,247 For Hospitality and Hotel Management
#107 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#144 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#1973 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#749 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 146 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Victoria University ranked 31st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 889th in the World with 9,435 publications made and 188,233 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#31 of 39 In Australia
#38 of 54 In Oceania
#889 of 7,020 In the World

Victoria University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 8 12
1992 13 27
1993 24 44
1994 44 42
1995 47 49
1996 45 88
1997 92 127
1998 91 168
1999 76 258
2000 96 436
2001 98 461
2002 189 671
2003 155 719
2004 171 923
2005 199 1336
2006 202 1622
2007 230 1975
2008 242 2370
2009 342 2844
2010 343 3360
2011 351 3968
2012 379 4947
2013 455 6352
2014 462 7625
2015 482 8312
2016 531 9126
2017 567 10342
2018 454 12406
2019 531 14435
2020 578 17748
2021 616 20618
2022 646 22068
2023 587 22691

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 15 18 144
Publishing 33 40 182
Social Work 20 24 203
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 24 28 251
Gender Studies 26 33 361
Early Childhood Education 28 34 363
Communications and Public Relations 29 36 390
Radio and Television broadcasting 25 31 458
Media Studies 32 39 487
Anthropology 31 38 488
Education Majors 34 41 511
Special Education 31 36 578
Occupational Safety and Health 34 41 584
Human Rights Law 32 39 606
Aesthetics 29 36 612
Law 31 38 625
Journalism and Digital Media 32 39 661
Public Policy / Administration 31 38 670
Criminology and Criminal Justice 33 40 695
Archaeology 30 37 706
Sociology 32 39 711
Political Science 31 38 719
Urban and Regional planning 30 37 721
Law Enforcement 31 38 732
Political Economy 30 36 733
Military science 28 32 746
History 30 37 762
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 30 36 858
Art History 31 38 877
Linguistics 29 36 879
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 32 39 965
Demography 34 42 998
Classics and Ancient History 30 36 1033
Philosophy 31 38 1049
Library and Information science 33 39 1114

Computer Science rankings

Victoria University ranked 27th for Computer Science in Australia and 854th in the World with 8,035 publications made and 179,128 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Networking, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#34 of 53 In Oceania
#854 of 6,752 In the World

Victoria University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 19
1992 12 21
1993 25 37
1994 32 53
1995 44 63
1996 57 105
1997 85 160
1998 77 195
1999 80 303
2000 76 425
2001 85 462
2002 217 862
2003 153 842
2004 155 964
2005 201 1317
2006 189 1578
2007 217 1857
2008 242 2096
2009 290 2398
2010 318 3047
2011 342 3760
2012 316 4893
2013 388 6578
2014 354 8000
2015 393 8405
2016 467 9707
2017 449 11475
2018 367 13198
2019 383 14547
2020 493 17130
2021 480 19683
2022 528 21153
2023 453 21444

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Information Technology 18 21 257
Web Design and Development 15 17 306
Management Information Systems 25 31 409
UX/UI Desgin 18 21 490
Software Engineering 22 29 578
Data Science 25 31 609
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 21 636
Multimedia 28 35 687
Telecommunications 21 24 704
Human-Computer Interaction 28 35 733
Computer Networking 23 29 738
Game Design and Development 30 36 783
Machine Learning 25 32 790
Database Administration 24 30 791
Cyber Security 28 35 797
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 25 31 832
Neuroscience 30 37 977
Computer Vision 25 31 1010
Cognitive Science 32 39 1027
Computer Engineering 24 29 1029
Library and Information science 33 39 1114
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 33 1171
Computational Linguistics 30 37 1224
Computer Graphics 31 38 1532

Biology rankings

Victoria University ranked 29th for Biology in Australia and 1214th in the World with 7,606 publications made and 210,540 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#29 of 39 In Australia
#36 of 54 In Oceania
#1214 of 6,770 In the World

Victoria University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 13 14
1992 14 20
1993 19 40
1994 32 47
1995 42 64
1996 55 103
1997 78 149
1998 66 211
1999 62 351
2000 78 543
2001 62 588
2002 129 804
2003 112 934
2004 94 1128
2005 124 1416
2006 124 1565
2007 151 1950
2008 158 2193
2009 192 2711
2010 241 3249
2011 256 3952
2012 300 5130
2013 397 6700
2014 348 8324
2015 450 9334
2016 491 10872
2017 513 12899
2018 419 14859
2019 442 17156
2020 482 20501
2021 486 23740
2022 570 25671
2023 514 25880

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 17 20 497
Animal Science 27 34 695
Evolutionary Biology 27 32 821
Biotechnology 23 27 852
Paleontology 28 35 898
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 34 41 901
Neuroscience 30 37 977
Agricultural Science 31 37 1040
Biophysics 25 29 1096
Genetics 26 31 1156
Pharmacology 26 29 1164
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 33 1171
Forestry 34 41 1177
Biochemistry 26 31 1240
Oncology and Cancer research 25 28 1254
Microbiology 30 36 1289
Immunology 30 35 1352
Horticulture 31 38 1395
Virology 33 38 1530
Botany 35 43 1540
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 35 45 1697
Nanotechnology 28 33 1864
Zoology 35 45 1874
Molecular Biology 33 41 2000

Engineering rankings

Victoria University ranked 27th for Engineering in Australia and 1130th in the World with 7,371 publications made and 178,188 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networking, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#33 of 52 In Oceania
#1130 of 6,684 In the World

Victoria University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 15 14
1992 15 22
1993 35 38
1994 44 64
1995 49 85
1996 68 153
1997 106 223
1998 86 243
1999 93 371
2000 102 551
2001 76 634
2002 208 979
2003 127 940
2004 126 1029
2005 150 1414
2006 155 1603
2007 185 1947
2008 219 2059
2009 259 2476
2010 261 3122
2011 313 3811
2012 274 4875
2013 374 6328
2014 334 7572
2015 362 8181
2016 411 9569
2017 421 11500
2018 338 13000
2019 386 14375
2020 419 16901
2021 415 18890
2022 446 20307
2023 416 20719

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

Environmental Science rankings

Victoria University ranked 30th for Environmental Science in Australia and 956th in the World with 7,162 publications made and 178,896 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#37 of 53 In Oceania
#956 of 6,798 In the World

Victoria University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 12 14
1992 12 14
1993 23 30
1994 39 36
1995 34 53
1996 55 82
1997 83 135
1998 72 161
1999 75 271
2000 82 467
2001 74 499
2002 141 704
2003 119 763
2004 116 981
2005 120 1182
2006 146 1414
2007 173 1808
2008 167 2087
2009 232 2526
2010 245 3180
2011 268 3743
2012 294 4680
2013 363 6093
2014 332 7407
2015 360 8021
2016 423 8913
2017 462 10366
2018 366 11983
2019 406 13604
2020 430 16125
2021 456 18832
2022 474 19451
2023 430 19976

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

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 21 22 309
Urban and Regional planning 30 37 721
Environmental Management 31 38 859
Geography and Cartography 31 38 862
Environmental Engineering 26 30 868
Paleontology 28 35 898
Geology 29 36 971
Ecology 34 41 1032
Agricultural Science 31 37 1040
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 28 34 1110
Oceanography 35 42 1152
Forestry 34 41 1177
Geotechnical Engineering 32 39 1181
Earth science and Geophysics 31 38 1437
Environmental Chemistry 28 35 1489
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 42 1660
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 35 45 1697

Medicine rankings

Victoria University ranked 30th for Medicine in Australia and 981st in the World with 7,129 publications made and 172,381 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Anatomy and Physiology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#30 of 39 In Australia
#36 of 53 In Oceania
#981 of 6,680 In the World

Victoria University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 7 6
1992 12 14
1993 8 34
1994 22 36
1995 25 45
1996 34 96
1997 48 87
1998 59 146
1999 64 257
2000 64 411
2001 65 468
2002 98 582
2003 94 689
2004 89 871
2005 96 1107
2006 110 1209
2007 133 1504
2008 154 1708
2009 176 2022
2010 198 2431
2011 240 2900
2012 262 3628
2013 347 4822
2014 324 5704
2015 396 6815
2016 437 7838
2017 459 8937
2018 423 11194
2019 441 13474
2020 512 17468
2021 549 20842
2022 608 23418
2023 505 23169

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 15 18 144
Social Work 20 24 203
Sports Medicine 17 20 219
Physical Therapy 17 20 261
Clinical Psychology 28 33 574
Health Science 32 36 579
Gerontology 28 32 593
Healthcare Management (MHA) 32 37 595
Nursing 32 38 607
Orthodontics 14 17 618
Anatomy and Physiology 23 27 671
Occupational Therapy 30 36 672
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 33 39 723
Dentistry 20 24 764
Public Health 35 42 877
Psychiatry 30 36 889
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 34 41 901
Pathology 29 34 938
Epidemiology 32 37 943
Audiology 28 34 973
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 25 30 977
Cardiology 27 32 1016
Family medicine 35 40 1058
Surgery 30 35 1071
Anesthesiology 30 35 1124
Pharmacology 26 29 1164
Critical Care Nursing 35 42 1185
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 26 30 1187
Oncology and Cancer research 25 28 1254
Ophthalmology 30 37 1291
Pediatrics 34 41 1328
Immunology 30 35 1352
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 29 33 1422
Virology 33 38 1530

Physics rankings

Victoria University ranked 26th for Physics in Australia and 1180th in the World with 6,303 publications made and 158,188 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#26 of 39 In Australia
#32 of 52 In Oceania
#1180 of 6,603 In the World

Victoria University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 16 13
1992 15 16
1993 30 35
1994 44 61
1995 55 76
1996 68 132
1997 84 168
1998 81 214
1999 84 330
2000 90 512
2001 79 568
2002 172 847
2003 102 797
2004 115 931
2005 139 1222
2006 131 1314
2007 150 1640
2008 161 1742
2009 227 2082
2010 212 2598
2011 240 3249
2012 241 4345
2013 326 5965
2014 292 7211
2015 331 7676
2016 366 9058
2017 387 10833
2018 295 12047
2019 329 13100
2020 342 14899
2021 346 16575
2022 329 17381
2023 348 17541

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 24 29 939
Biophysics 25 29 1096
Astrophysics and Astronomy 28 35 1116
Quantum and Particle physics 24 30 1119
Optical Engineering 28 34 1342
Materials Science 28 34 1453
Condensed Matter Physics 27 33 1760
Nanotechnology 28 33 1864
Nuclear Physics 31 38 2139

Psychology rankings

Victoria University ranked 31st for Psychology in Australia and 809th in the World with 5,413 publications made and 116,473 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#31 of 39 In Australia
#38 of 52 In Oceania
#809 of 6,528 In the World

Victoria University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 3 6
1992 4 11
1993 6 24
1994 8 18
1995 19 24
1996 23 57
1997 30 61
1998 33 88
1999 25 118
2000 36 196
2001 46 244
2002 80 295
2003 75 377
2004 82 510
2005 100 721
2006 101 859
2007 102 1022
2008 121 1200
2009 164 1410
2010 172 1759
2011 188 2113
2012 229 2575
2013 269 3277
2014 269 3991
2015 307 4573
2016 340 5112
2017 315 5999
2018 296 7079
2019 308 8697
2020 359 11256
2021 396 13369
2022 446 14718
2023 404 15014

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Social Work 20 24 203
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 24 28 251
Education Majors 34 41 511
Clinical Psychology 28 33 574
Special Education 31 36 578
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 31 38 616
Occupational Therapy 30 36 672
Sexology 33 40 687
Social Psychology 32 39 692
Child Psychology 31 38 706
Psychiatry 30 36 889
Neuroscience 30 37 977
Cognitive Science 32 39 1027

Business rankings

Victoria University ranked 24th for Business in Australia and 593rd in the World with 5,139 publications made and 117,756 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#24 of 39 In Australia
#31 of 52 In Oceania
#593 of 6,187 In the World

Victoria University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 6
1992 6 6
1993 13 10
1994 25 33
1995 29 20
1996 27 51
1997 46 65
1998 49 80
1999 45 113
2000 58 193
2001 55 235
2002 129 371
2003 97 405
2004 110 530
2005 128 739
2006 120 902
2007 147 1130
2008 148 1338
2009 235 1553
2010 240 2041
2011 270 2580
2012 232 3581
2013 271 4970
2014 263 6044
2015 254 6266
2016 305 7185
2017 299 8349
2018 216 9213
2019 255 9722
2020 278 10789
2021 274 11328
2022 257 11390
2023 233 11315

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

Chemistry rankings

Victoria University ranked 27th for Chemistry in Australia and 1355th in the World with 5,126 publications made and 145,460 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#27 of 39 In Australia
#33 of 52 In Oceania
#1355 of 6,447 In the World

Victoria University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 12 9
1992 19 22
1993 25 35
1994 38 52
1995 37 75
1996 64 138
1997 81 183
1998 75 233
1999 76 380
2000 82 603
2001 57 614
2002 103 822
2003 85 875
2004 79 1037
2005 97 1226
2006 103 1421
2007 119 1731
2008 118 1822
2009 125 2165
2010 131 2621
2011 168 3006
2012 161 3742
2013 207 4501
2014 221 5426
2015 260 6046
2016 290 7096
2017 343 8378
2018 280 9842
2019 297 11350
2020 287 13521
2021 297 15976
2022 352 17689
2023 362 18251

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 17 20 497
Biochemistry 26 31 1240
Organic Chemistry 27 33 1452
Materials Science 28 34 1453
Environmental Chemistry 28 35 1489
Chemical Engineering 27 33 1558
Computational Chemistry 28 34 1633
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 42 1660
Physical chemistry 29 35 1802
Radiochemistry 26 31 1809
Nanotechnology 28 33 1864
Inorganic Chemistry 31 38 2172

Mathematics rankings

Victoria University ranked 26th for Mathematics in Australia and 776th in the World with 4,783 publications made and 108,989 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#26 of 39 In Australia
#33 of 52 In Oceania
#776 of 6,305 In the World

Victoria University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 4
1992 6 9
1993 12 17
1994 16 27
1995 22 25
1996 19 66
1997 27 71
1998 36 94
1999 37 147
2000 45 193
2001 57 240
2002 115 410
2003 95 412
2004 75 506
2005 104 671
2006 107 824
2007 111 952
2008 129 1100
2009 192 1322
2010 192 1662
2011 197 2104
2012 194 2801
2013 223 3677
2014 228 4497
2015 245 4797
2016 282 5600
2017 258 6545
2018 245 7711
2019 251 8618
2020 284 10111
2021 322 11704
2022 330 12246
2023 288 12374

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 34 41 631
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 21 636
Applied Mathematics 15 18 676
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 30 708
Statistics 26 32 819
Operations Research 23 29 884

Economics rankings

Victoria University ranked 31st for Economics in Australia and 671st in the World with 3,225 publications made and 53,242 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#31 of 39 In Australia
#38 of 52 In Oceania
#671 of 5,995 In the World

Victoria University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 2
1992 3 6
1993 4 7
1994 5 10
1995 18 9
1996 13 26
1997 24 22
1998 32 35
1999 25 57
2000 25 93
2001 35 125
2002 54 176
2003 68 191
2004 53 268
2005 79 373
2006 69 432
2007 90 552
2008 74 694
2009 125 773
2010 128 925
2011 118 1200
2012 122 1452
2013 149 1787
2014 148 2203
2015 167 2321
2016 200 2685
2017 179 2882
2018 162 3534
2019 186 4207
2020 219 5109
2021 209 5828
2022 219 6245
2023 203 6662

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Development Studies 32 39 558
Environmental Economics 27 33 617
Agricultural Economics 29 37 705
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 30 708
Political Economy 30 36 733
International Trade 27 34 797
International Economics 25 31 817
Finance 30 37 904
Investment Banking and Stock trading 27 35 1151

Art & Design rankings

Victoria University ranked 32nd for Art & Design in Australia and 752nd in the World with 1,911 publications made and 29,110 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, 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
#32 of 39 In Australia
#39 of 51 In Oceania
#752 of 5,720 In the World

Victoria University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 1
1992 2 2
1993 4 1
1994 8 10
1995 10 8
1996 10 15
1997 9 19
1998 20 32
1999 13 39
2000 20 77
2001 18 70
2002 44 123
2003 33 108
2004 30 143
2005 45 234
2006 52 290
2007 59 384
2008 67 423
2009 78 520
2010 66 643
2011 81 675
2012 102 835
2013 106 1016
2014 88 1225
2015 91 1307
2016 107 1384
2017 128 1627
2018 94 1831
2019 84 2205
2020 119 2599
2021 108 3210
2022 107 3432
2023 93 3308

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 18 21 490
Creative Writing 31 38 496
Graphic Design 23 30 597
Aesthetics 29 36 612
Entertainment Industry Business 32 39 635
Literature 32 39 678
Multimedia 28 35 687
Performing arts 31 38 764
Landscape Architecture 31 38 766
Game Design and Development 30 36 783
Architecture 25 31 813
Art History 31 38 877
Fashion Design 32 39 884
Photography 29 36 1052
Computer Graphics 31 38 1532