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Western Sydney University ranked 22nd in Australia, 524th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 210 research topics. Western Sydney University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 41,507 academic publications and 877,802 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 44 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#524 of 14,131 In the World
#26 of 59 In Oceania
#22 of 40 In Australia
#36 of 1,016 For Publishing
#46 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#57 of 1,018 For Sexology
#1155 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#626 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 207 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 20th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 426th in the World with 25,887 publications made and 495,341 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#20 of 39 In Australia
#23 of 54 In Oceania
#426 of 7,020 In the World

Western Sydney University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 50 16
1992 43 36
1993 70 60
1994 84 136
1995 116 215
1996 139 290
1997 160 387
1998 206 532
1999 236 627
2000 240 907
2001 271 1133
2002 305 1432
2003 312 1833
2004 361 2352
2005 380 2915
2006 423 3600
2007 487 4324
2008 538 5515
2009 691 6599
2010 779 8087
2011 995 9833
2012 1069 11954
2013 1223 15505
2014 1202 18508
2015 1268 20792
2016 1410 23263
2017 1544 26084
2018 1635 31201
2019 1729 37882
2020 1880 48886
2021 1988 58750
2022 1975 64576
2023 1884 68137

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

Biology rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 24th for Biology in Australia and 730th in the World with 21,817 publications made and 548,899 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#24 of 39 In Australia
#28 of 54 In Oceania
#730 of 6,770 In the World

Western Sydney University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 24 8
1992 27 25
1993 33 43
1994 60 96
1995 81 171
1996 97 247
1997 89 303
1998 150 454
1999 145 653
2000 157 845
2001 178 1097
2002 201 1329
2003 200 1686
2004 225 1977
2005 229 2467
2006 267 3071
2007 315 3929
2008 401 4587
2009 483 5712
2010 539 7114
2011 699 8840
2012 869 11304
2013 1017 15073
2014 1061 18915
2015 1143 22231
2016 1321 26529
2017 1356 30502
2018 1489 36580
2019 1635 44761
2020 1726 56480
2021 1781 69942
2022 1861 77369
2023 1807 81516

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

Biology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Entomology 9 11 273
Agricultural Science 19 23 368
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 22 26 408
Horticulture 14 17 415
Forestry 20 25 433
Botany 15 19 451
Neuroscience 20 22 515
Paleontology 25 30 554
Nutrition and Food Science 19 23 566
Zoology 21 28 595
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 24 27 705
Toxicology 21 26 730
Evolutionary Biology 26 31 732
Microbiology 21 24 739
Oncology and Cancer research 18 20 760
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 28 34 775
Genetics 24 28 853
Pharmacology 22 25 857
Immunology 23 26 881
Animal Science 30 37 882
Virology 25 28 934
Biotechnology 25 29 955
Biochemistry 24 28 956
Biophysics 23 27 991
Astrobiology 26 32 1072
Molecular Biology 24 28 1167
Nanotechnology 21 26 1198

Medicine rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 22nd for Medicine in Australia and 564th in the World with 20,119 publications made and 457,933 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 39 In Australia
#25 of 53 In Oceania
#564 of 6,680 In the World

Western Sydney University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 28 7
1992 20 28
1993 39 45
1994 52 88
1995 61 131
1996 88 193
1997 86 280
1998 122 347
1999 136 532
2000 137 677
2001 153 846
2002 146 1126
2003 168 1339
2004 193 1685
2005 206 2047
2006 244 2708
2007 283 3252
2008 363 4100
2009 423 5035
2010 510 6298
2011 619 7713
2012 740 9830
2013 944 13038
2014 917 16120
2015 1091 18988
2016 1109 22106
2017 1198 24681
2018 1365 29411
2019 1520 35656
2020 1695 46725
2021 1807 56845
2022 1817 63756
2023 1697 65615

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

Medicine subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nursing 16 18 163
Health Science 15 17 174
Social Work 17 19 178
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 20 179
Occupational Therapy 13 16 193
Forensic Science 17 18 208
Clinical Psychology 18 20 217
Sports / Exercise science 21 24 242
Sports Medicine 19 22 308
Gerontology 19 21 322
Physical Therapy 22 25 325
Family medicine 18 20 338
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 19 21 348
Audiology 16 19 382
Pediatrics 15 17 395
Public Health 21 24 398
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 22 26 408
Epidemiology 20 23 424
Psychiatry 20 22 444
Critical Care Nursing 19 21 472
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 12 14 535
Pathology 20 22 560
Ophthalmology 18 20 612
Medical Physics 20 22 615
Optometry 23 26 623
Surgery 20 22 646
Radiation Therapy 16 18 696
Respiratory Therapy 24 29 701
Toxicology 21 26 730
Orthodontics 18 22 733
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 23 26 744
Anesthesiology 22 25 746
Dentistry 18 22 749
Oncology and Cancer research 18 20 760
Cardiology 21 23 769
Anatomy and Physiology 27 32 773
Dermatology 16 18 816
Sonography and Ultrasound 20 25 853
Pharmacology 22 25 857
Immunology 23 26 881
Cosmetology 21 23 899
Virology 25 28 934
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 20 23 955
Urology 23 27 971
Veterinary 28 32 982
Biomedical Engineering 24 29 1041
Pharmacy 28 34 1774

Environmental Science rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 24th for Environmental Science in Australia and 516th in the World with 18,806 publications made and 447,100 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#24 of 39 In Australia
#29 of 53 In Oceania
#516 of 6,798 In the World

Western Sydney University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 30 12
1992 33 29
1993 40 41
1994 57 97
1995 62 186
1996 106 219
1997 91 285
1998 141 383
1999 151 537
2000 156 744
2001 172 932
2002 233 1153
2003 191 1472
2004 230 1782
2005 226 2199
2006 243 2800
2007 283 3375
2008 373 3944
2009 453 4767
2010 527 5809
2011 657 7413
2012 749 9132
2013 860 12427
2014 905 14943
2015 974 17458
2016 1109 20459
2017 1137 23510
2018 1232 28946
2019 1333 36287
2020 1397 45316
2021 1528 56494
2022 1589 62474
2023 1409 67323

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

Environmental Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 12 12 152
Urban and Regional planning 14 15 244
Agricultural Science 19 23 368
Environmental Management 22 26 429
Forestry 20 25 433
Ecology 24 28 441
Geography and Cartography 22 27 483
Mining Engineering 23 26 513
Environmental Engineering 20 23 523
Paleontology 25 30 554
Geology 25 30 596
Oceanography 24 30 612
Geotechnical Engineering 23 27 619
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 33 749
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 28 34 775
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 24 29 781
Environmental Chemistry 21 26 826
Earth science and Geophysics 26 32 955

Computer Science rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 22nd for Computer Science in Australia and 566th in the World with 17,826 publications made and 359,861 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cognitive Science.

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

Western Sydney University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 28 8
1992 24 23
1993 39 45
1994 60 90
1995 74 145
1996 96 194
1997 88 254
1998 124 351
1999 154 434
2000 159 626
2001 147 835
2002 256 1054
2003 235 1331
2004 255 1598
2005 278 1991
2006 290 2494
2007 288 2941
2008 382 3678
2009 478 4513
2010 527 5519
2011 690 6605
2012 771 8237
2013 881 10597
2014 837 12867
2015 926 14949
2016 987 17057
2017 1078 19189
2018 1161 23600
2019 1243 28919
2020 1246 35752
2021 1299 43171
2022 1323 48442
2023 1290 50123

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

Computer Science subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 7 9 161
Web Design and Development 7 7 167
Management Information Systems 22 26 317
Information Technology 21 25 344
Computational Linguistics 12 14 357
Game Design and Development 23 29 439
Human-Computer Interaction 19 25 460
Multimedia 24 30 469
Library and Information science 24 30 505
Neuroscience 20 22 515
Cognitive Science 20 24 517
Computer Networking 20 23 534
Machine Learning 20 24 540
Cyber Security 22 26 550
Data Science 23 28 574
Database Administration 20 25 602
Software Engineering 23 30 616
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21 26 624
Robotics 19 22 663
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 24 27 705
Computer Vision 23 28 764
Telecommunications 22 27 774
Blockchain and Cryptography 22 25 837
Computer Engineering 22 26 889
Computer Graphics 26 33 1117

Engineering rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 23rd for Engineering in Australia and 797th in the World with 15,706 publications made and 341,438 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 39 In Australia
#29 of 52 In Oceania
#797 of 6,684 In the World

Western Sydney University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 23 7
1992 22 17
1993 33 36
1994 61 84
1995 57 127
1996 92 181
1997 79 243
1998 108 308
1999 130 460
2000 134 513
2001 148 753
2002 257 963
2003 210 1174
2004 235 1454
2005 251 1760
2006 261 2343
2007 252 2796
2008 314 3285
2009 415 4052
2010 454 4844
2011 573 5980
2012 636 7264
2013 721 9435
2014 755 11622
2015 819 13098
2016 929 15128
2017 903 17557
2018 1051 21928
2019 1045 26755
2020 1100 33482
2021 1153 40876
2022 1216 46145
2023 1160 49380

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

Psychology rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 20th for Psychology in Australia and 369th in the World with 15,568 publications made and 332,042 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#20 of 39 In Australia
#22 of 52 In Oceania
#369 of 6,528 In the World

Western Sydney University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 33 13
1992 17 31
1993 34 43
1994 45 91
1995 61 132
1996 62 189
1997 62 276
1998 96 366
1999 121 425
2000 117 591
2001 135 764
2002 144 847
2003 153 1164
2004 182 1319
2005 199 1868
2006 249 2335
2007 287 2758
2008 308 3641
2009 375 4339
2010 424 5432
2011 497 6492
2012 621 7984
2013 754 10397
2014 716 12480
2015 792 14195
2016 869 16435
2017 941 17665
2018 1057 21146
2019 1150 25170
2020 1201 32812
2021 1281 38516
2022 1274 42191
2023 1211 43322

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

Psychology subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Sexology 5 6 57
Education Majors 14 15 132
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 15 17 147
Special Education 12 12 148
Social Work 17 19 178
Occupational Therapy 13 16 193
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 15 17 215
Clinical Psychology 18 20 217
Social Psychology 18 20 245
Child Psychology 18 20 255
Psychiatry 20 22 444
Neuroscience 20 22 515
Cognitive Science 20 24 517

Physics rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 23rd for Physics in Australia and 879th in the World with 13,872 publications made and 312,918 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#23 of 39 In Australia
#28 of 52 In Oceania
#879 of 6,603 In the World

Western Sydney University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 26 7
1992 20 16
1993 30 33
1994 64 76
1995 52 136
1996 88 180
1997 74 263
1998 118 351
1999 113 511
2000 114 555
2001 137 787
2002 209 944
2003 156 1161
2004 208 1445
2005 223 1804
2006 233 2261
2007 240 2736
2008 266 3122
2009 367 3792
2010 396 4576
2011 516 5550
2012 591 7064
2013 658 8859
2014 665 10753
2015 739 12408
2016 860 14278
2017 816 16391
2018 890 20156
2019 933 24877
2020 954 30396
2021 991 36682
2022 1044 40988
2023 984 43371

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

Physics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 18 22 568
Medical Physics 20 22 615
Astrophysics and Astronomy 23 28 718
Quantum and Particle physics 23 28 929
Biophysics 23 27 991
Optical Engineering 24 30 1033
Materials Science 24 30 1048
Astrobiology 26 32 1072
Nanotechnology 21 26 1198
Applied/Engineering Physics 24 30 1230
Theoretical Physics 25 31 1416
Nuclear Physics 27 33 1489
Condensed Matter Physics 23 29 1559
Atomic and Molecular physics 28 34 1628

Chemistry rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 25th for Chemistry in Australia and 957th in the World with 13,287 publications made and 357,400 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 39 In Australia
#29 of 52 In Oceania
#957 of 6,447 In the World

Western Sydney University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 18 6
1992 20 21
1993 18 28
1994 47 67
1995 52 125
1996 75 160
1997 68 219
1998 94 286
1999 88 479
2000 91 553
2001 124 743
2002 181 934
2003 130 1151
2004 161 1420
2005 161 1742
2006 153 2128
2007 191 2702
2008 233 3069
2009 292 3670
2010 346 4646
2011 400 5715
2012 491 7164
2013 602 9531
2014 613 11682
2015 728 13888
2016 815 16554
2017 878 19445
2018 890 23002
2019 970 28978
2020 1033 36327
2021 1091 44928
2022 1096 50828
2023 1046 54039

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

Chemistry subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 19 23 566
Petrology and Geochemistry 27 33 749
Environmental Chemistry 21 26 826
Biochemical Engineering 25 29 835
Biochemistry 24 28 956
Materials Science 24 30 1048
Organic Chemistry 25 29 1159
Nanotechnology 21 26 1198
Computational Chemistry 24 29 1199
Inorganic Chemistry 23 27 1228
Chemical Engineering 25 31 1303
Physical chemistry 25 31 1321
Pharmacy 28 34 1774
Radiochemistry 29 35 2156

Business rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 20th for Business in Australia and 341st in the World with 10,096 publications made and 190,633 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#20 of 39 In Australia
#23 of 52 In Oceania
#341 of 6,187 In the World

Western Sydney University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 22 3
1992 18 18
1993 35 36
1994 44 70
1995 49 93
1996 72 151
1997 60 182
1998 87 248
1999 99 262
2000 127 357
2001 128 471
2002 163 620
2003 152 820
2004 200 998
2005 199 1278
2006 216 1675
2007 215 1852
2008 266 2365
2009 314 2912
2010 379 3515
2011 480 4331
2012 431 5105
2013 527 6352
2014 474 7592
2015 515 8364
2016 524 9008
2017 510 9931
2018 576 11423
2019 556 13900
2020 638 16613
2021 678 19945
2022 657 21629
2023 618 22393

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

Business subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Real Estate 1 1 18
Hospitality and Hotel Management 18 25 126
Human Resource Management 15 16 165
Project Management 16 17 251
Occupational Safety and Health 20 24 262
Public Policy / Administration 20 23 273
Construction Management 16 18 275
Engineering Management 16 17 284
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 19 288
Marketing 20 23 303
Management Information Systems 22 26 317
Entertainment Industry Business 23 27 328
Accounting 21 26 340
International Business 18 22 357
Management 19 20 360
International Trade 18 23 363
Supply Chain Management 15 17 407
Finance 20 24 430
Risk Management 21 25 431
Advertising 22 29 431
Actuarial Science 21 25 470
Tax Law 22 27 602
Entrepreneurship 27 34 744
Operations Research 24 30 893

Mathematics rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 21st for Mathematics in Australia and 514th in the World with 9,846 publications made and 211,195 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#21 of 39 In Australia
#24 of 52 In Oceania
#514 of 6,305 In the World

Western Sydney University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 21 10
1992 14 20
1993 28 33
1994 35 79
1995 32 110
1996 68 192
1997 59 199
1998 81 281
1999 78 284
2000 85 421
2001 102 498
2002 115 606
2003 122 744
2004 142 923
2005 161 1310
2006 166 1485
2007 149 1826
2008 206 2304
2009 248 2622
2010 275 3319
2011 365 3956
2012 402 4832
2013 519 6451
2014 427 7457
2015 485 8896
2016 511 9865
2017 540 10880
2018 623 13059
2019 655 16374
2020 716 20039
2021 788 25074
2022 797 28410
2023 765 29056

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

Mathematics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Math Teachers 13 15 168
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 24 457
Actuarial Science 21 25 470
Statistics 22 26 568
Blockchain and Cryptography 22 25 837
Operations Research 24 30 893
Applied Mathematics 25 31 1007

Economics rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 19th for Economics in Australia and 267th in the World with 8,922 publications made and 174,274 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#19 of 39 In Australia
#22 of 52 In Oceania
#267 of 5,995 In the World

Western Sydney University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 29 4
1992 13 9
1993 21 25
1994 31 48
1995 40 77
1996 52 106
1997 68 129
1998 76 197
1999 73 217
2000 80 337
2001 75 336
2002 111 451
2003 103 569
2004 156 750
2005 141 901
2006 136 1117
2007 198 1378
2008 205 1758
2009 236 2153
2010 302 2605
2011 393 3146
2012 375 3939
2013 427 5014
2014 419 5950
2015 426 6588
2016 467 7251
2017 504 8129
2018 513 9478
2019 521 11698
2020 649 15161
2021 702 18047
2022 685 19750
2023 632 20758

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

Economics subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Political Economy 9 10 165
Development Studies 19 21 195
International Relations and Diplomacy 15 19 266
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 19 288
International Trade 18 23 363
Agricultural Economics 19 24 421
Finance 20 24 430
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 24 457
Actuarial Science 21 25 470
International Economics 17 21 482
Environmental Economics 25 30 513

Art & Design rankings

Western Sydney University ranked 18th for Art & Design in Australia and 310th in the World with 5,152 publications made and 76,740 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

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
#18 of 39 In Australia
#21 of 51 In Oceania
#310 of 5,720 In the World

Western Sydney University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 8 3
1992 9 8
1993 9 11
1994 17 22
1995 31 39
1996 27 40
1997 42 95
1998 49 94
1999 60 110
2000 74 169
2001 79 233
2002 56 276
2003 83 358
2004 100 416
2005 90 512
2006 91 755
2007 94 860
2008 113 1043
2009 169 1239
2010 200 1469
2011 235 1796
2012 234 2287
2013 275 2920
2014 245 3324
2015 251 3522
2016 318 3925
2017 292 4181
2018 292 4997
2019 313 5699
2020 314 7266
2021 328 7961
2022 330 8645
2023 286 8999

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

Art & Design subfield Australia ranking Oceania ranking World rank
Music 6 6 59
Photography 8 8 114
Creative Writing 10 12 115
Singing and Vocal Performance 8 8 115
UX/UI Desgin 7 9 161
Literature 14 16 199
Aesthetics 17 19 267
Landscape Architecture 17 21 297
Cinematography 20 24 311
Entertainment Industry Business 23 27 328
Performing arts 21 26 341
Fashion Design 20 24 375
Art History 20 24 382
Game Design and Development 23 29 439
Multimedia 24 30 469
Interior Design 21 26 472
Architecture 21 23 556
Graphic Design 27 34 660
Illustration and Concept Art 20 24 679
Painting and Drawing 22 24 683
Sculpture 22 24 683
Computer Graphics 26 33 1117