Central Queensland University: Rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 35 in Australia, 1161 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 15,936 academic publications and 358,882 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 1161 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 35 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 42 of 60 | In Oceania |
| # 710 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 766 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| # 825 of 4,845 | For Psychology |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 33 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 1046 in the World with 10,208 publications made and 224,684 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #30 | #34 | #140 |
| Genealogy | #29 | #35 | #461 |
| Education | #32 | #39 | #474 |
| Anthropology | #33 | #40 | #497 |
| Social Work | #31 | #36 | #548 |
| Gender Studies | #35 | #42 | #597 |
| Media Studies | #35 | #42 | #658 |
| Sociology | #33 | #40 | #744 |
| Law | #34 | #41 | #765 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #33 | #40 | #828 |
| Archaeology | #32 | #40 | #864 |
| History | #33 | #41 | #865 |
| Political Science | #34 | #41 | #878 |
| Demography | #32 | #39 | #879 |
| Special Education | #36 | #43 | #918 |
| Aesthetics | #34 | #42 | #943 |
| Linguistics | #32 | #39 | #1125 |
| Philosophy | #33 | #40 | #1385 |
Environmental Science rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 34 for Environmental Science in Australia and 1084 in the World with 7,896 publications made and 197,772 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Management | #27 | #33 | #690 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #30 | #35 | #757 |
| Forestry | #28 | #34 | #778 |
| Ecology | #33 | #40 | #916 |
| Oceanography | #33 | #39 | #1022 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #32 | #40 | #1046 |
| Environmental Engineering | #30 | #36 | #1151 |
| Geology | #34 | #42 | #1261 |
| Paleontology | #34 | #42 | #1363 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #32 | #39 | #1482 |
Medicine rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 33 for Medicine in Australia and 1095 in the World with 7,286 publications made and 180,232 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Administration | #25 | #29 | #384 |
| Sports | #25 | #28 | #405 |
| Nursing | #26 | #30 | #409 |
| Gerontology | #25 | #29 | #431 |
| Physical Therapy | #27 | #31 | #464 |
| Health Science | #29 | #32 | #465 |
| Social Work | #31 | #36 | #548 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #30 | #36 | #625 |
| Clinical Psychology | #31 | #37 | #635 |
| Occupational Therapy | #34 | #40 | #807 |
| Ethics | #33 | #40 | #811 |
| Psychiatry | #29 | #35 | #836 |
| Epidemiology | #30 | #34 | #875 |
| Audiology | #29 | #35 | #1011 |
| Pathology | #34 | #40 | #1123 |
| Veterinary | #30 | #34 | #1150 |
| Radiology | #34 | #39 | #1272 |
| Virology | #31 | #36 | #1305 |
| Toxicology | #29 | #35 | #1339 |
| Anesthesiology | #34 | #42 | #1408 |
| Surgery | #35 | #42 | #1446 |
| Urology | #29 | #34 | #1454 |
| Cardiology | #36 | #42 | #1480 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #32 | #39 | #1498 |
| Ophthalmology | #34 | #41 | #1548 |
| Pharmacology | #30 | #35 | #1581 |
| Pediatrics | #37 | #45 | #1587 |
| Orthodontics | #34 | #41 | #1767 |
| Pharmacy | #26 | #32 | #1800 |
| Immunology | #34 | #40 | #1848 |
| Dentistry | #34 | #41 | #1994 |
| Oncology | #37 | #44 | #2323 |
Computer Science rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 32 for Computer Science in Australia and 1048 in the World with 7,157 publications made and 178,563 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #27 | #33 | #479 |
| Multimedia | #30 | #37 | #691 |
| Information Technology | #31 | #38 | #756 |
| Data Science | #31 | #38 | #808 |
| Machine Learning | #27 | #34 | #852 |
| Cognitive Science | #32 | #39 | #920 |
| Software Engineering | #30 | #37 | #931 |
| Neuroscience | #32 | #39 | #1050 |
| Telecommunications | #29 | #36 | #1168 |
| Computer Engineering | #28 | #35 | #1334 |
| Computer Vision | #30 | #37 | #1339 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #29 | #36 | #1363 |
| Robotics | #24 | #31 | #1370 |
| Computational Linguistics | #34 | #41 | #1626 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #39 | #47 | #1968 |
Biology rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 34 for Biology in Australia and 1541 in the World with 7,150 publications made and 193,814 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science | #27 | #34 | #742 |
| Forestry | #28 | #34 | #778 |
| Ethics | #33 | #40 | #811 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #32 | #40 | #1046 |
| Neuroscience | #32 | #39 | #1050 |
| Horticulture | #27 | #32 | #1082 |
| Evolutionary | #34 | #41 | #1240 |
| Zoology | #33 | #40 | #1248 |
| Virology | #31 | #36 | #1305 |
| Biotechnology | #29 | #34 | #1312 |
| Botany | #32 | #39 | #1315 |
| Toxicology | #29 | #35 | #1339 |
| Paleontology | #34 | #42 | #1363 |
| Pharmacology | #30 | #35 | #1581 |
| Immunology | #34 | #40 | #1848 |
| Biochemistry | #32 | #39 | #1890 |
| Genetics | #34 | #42 | #1931 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #39 | #47 | #1968 |
| Microbiology | #34 | #41 | #1994 |
| Oncology | #37 | #44 | #2323 |
| Molecular | #38 | #46 | #2570 |
| Nanotechnology | #32 | #39 | #2668 |
Engineering rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 31 for Engineering in Australia and 1404 in the World with 6,657 publications made and 159,420 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation | #19 | #22 | #370 |
| Renewable Energy | #19 | #21 | #388 |
| Engineering Management | #24 | #28 | #522 |
| Automation and Control | #18 | #20 | #655 |
| Construction Management | #26 | #32 | #679 |
| Reliability and Quality | #22 | #27 | #734 |
| Systems | #29 | #36 | #952 |
| Landscape Architecture | #30 | #38 | #1047 |
| Environmental Engineering | #30 | #36 | #1151 |
| Telecommunications | #29 | #36 | #1168 |
| Operations Research | #26 | #32 | #1191 |
| Biotechnology | #29 | #34 | #1312 |
| Computer Engineering | #28 | #35 | #1334 |
| Robotics | #24 | #31 | #1370 |
| Remote Sensing | #31 | #38 | #1371 |
| Optics | #33 | #41 | #2038 |
| Metallurgy | #32 | #40 | #2167 |
| Nanotechnology | #32 | #39 | #2668 |
Psychology rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 31 for Psychology in Australia and 825 in the World with 5,976 publications made and 146,361 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | #32 | #39 | #474 |
| Social Work | #31 | #36 | #548 |
| Clinical Psychology | #31 | #37 | #635 |
| Occupational Therapy | #34 | #40 | #807 |
| Psychiatry | #29 | #35 | #836 |
| Special Education | #36 | #43 | #918 |
| Cognitive Science | #32 | #39 | #920 |
| Human Sexuality | #36 | #43 | #933 |
| Neuroscience | #32 | #39 | #1050 |
Physics rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 31 for Physics in Australia and 1562 in the World with 5,416 publications made and 131,483 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optics | #33 | #41 | #2038 |
| Nanotechnology | #32 | #39 | #2668 |
Business rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 29 for Business in Australia and 710 in the World with 5,115 publications made and 121,647 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Management | #17 | #19 | #304 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #27 | #33 | #479 |
| Engineering Management | #24 | #28 | #522 |
| Advertising | #31 | #38 | #633 |
| Management | #27 | #34 | #658 |
| Construction Management | #26 | #32 | #679 |
| Project Management | #28 | #35 | #707 |
| Marketing | #30 | #37 | #740 |
| Accounting | #31 | #38 | #777 |
| Actuarial Science | #27 | #34 | #804 |
| Finance | #32 | #39 | #1058 |
| International Trade | #34 | #42 | #1150 |
| Operations Research | #26 | #32 | #1191 |
Chemistry rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 33 for Chemistry in Australia and 1900 in the World with 4,264 publications made and 115,171 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | #26 | #32 | #1800 |
| Biochemistry | #32 | #39 | #1890 |
| Physical | #31 | #37 | #1919 |
| Organic chemistry | #33 | #40 | #2041 |
| Nanotechnology | #32 | #39 | #2668 |
Mathematics rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 33 for Mathematics in Australia and 1045 in the World with 4,058 publications made and 100,360 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #31 | #38 | #514 |
| Actuarial Science | #27 | #34 | #804 |
| Statistics | #31 | #38 | #1100 |
| Operations Research | #26 | #32 | #1191 |
| Applied Mathematics | #27 | #33 | #1235 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #29 | #36 | #1363 |
| Econometrics | #32 | #40 | #1504 |
Economics rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 33 for Economics in Australia and 766 in the World with 3,781 publications made and 84,934 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #27 | #34 | #804 |
| Finance | #32 | #39 | #1058 |
| International Trade | #34 | #42 | #1150 |
| Econometrics | #32 | #40 | #1504 |
Art & Design rankings
Central Queensland University ranked 34 for Art & Design in Australia and 909 in the World with 1,926 publications made and 34,381 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acting and Drama | #28 | #34 | #574 |
| Creative Writing | #35 | #42 | #584 |
| Multimedia | #30 | #37 | #691 |
| Graphic Design | #31 | #38 | #831 |
| Literature | #34 | #41 | #875 |
| Cinematography | #34 | #41 | #895 |
| Music | #29 | #35 | #905 |
| Aesthetics | #34 | #42 | #943 |
| Landscape Architecture | #30 | #38 | #1047 |
