Curtin University: Rankings
Curtin University ranked 15 in Australia, 355 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 77,836 academic publications and 2,344,150 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 355 of 0 | In the World |
| # 15 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 17 of 0 | In Oceania |
| # 198 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 218 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| # 250 of 6,463 | For Environmental Science |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
Curtin University ranked 15 for Biology in Australia and 469 in the World with 40,275 publications made and 1,455,914 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astrobiology | #6 | #6 | #148 |
| Ethics | #12 | #14 | #191 |
| Paleontology | #10 | #12 | #248 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #16 | #18 | #335 |
| Forestry | #16 | #19 | #357 |
| Nanotechnology | #14 | #14 | #462 |
| Botany | #16 | #20 | #463 |
| Neuroscience | #18 | #20 | #479 |
| Evolutionary | #20 | #25 | #483 |
| Entomology | #19 | #23 | #505 |
| Horticulture | #15 | #19 | #519 |
| Animal Science | #17 | #21 | #523 |
| Biotechnology | #12 | #15 | #550 |
| Zoology | #24 | #30 | #593 |
| Virology | #17 | #20 | #599 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #19 | #22 | #613 |
| Pharmacology | #14 | #16 | #624 |
| Biochemistry | #17 | #20 | #643 |
| Microbiology | #20 | #23 | #704 |
| Oncology | #17 | #19 | #726 |
| Genetics | #23 | #26 | #738 |
| Toxicology | #19 | #23 | #752 |
| Immunology | #21 | #24 | #755 |
| Biophysics | #22 | #26 | #910 |
| Molecular | #22 | #25 | #991 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Curtin University ranked 15 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 320 in the World with 39,950 publications made and 1,102,933 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #23 | #25 | #73 |
| Education | #11 | #12 | #105 |
| Social Work | #13 | #15 | #106 |
| Media Studies | #13 | #15 | #126 |
| Anthropology | #13 | #15 | #142 |
| Special Education | #15 | #16 | #179 |
| Law | #15 | #17 | #210 |
| Archaeology | #13 | #15 | #217 |
| Sociology | #15 | #17 | #220 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #19 | #22 | #222 |
| History | #16 | #18 | #245 |
| Gender Studies | #21 | #26 | #252 |
| Political Science | #15 | #17 | #257 |
| Demography | #16 | #18 | #264 |
| Aesthetics | #19 | #22 | #269 |
| Genealogy | #21 | #27 | #341 |
| Forensic Science | #22 | #25 | #346 |
| Linguistics | #16 | #19 | #385 |
| International Law | #25 | #30 | #466 |
| Philosophy | #17 | #20 | #503 |
Environmental Science rankings
Curtin University ranked 13 for Environmental Science in Australia and 250 in the World with 38,455 publications made and 1,271,881 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth science and Geoscience | #7 | #7 | #84 |
| Environmental Management | #7 | #7 | #99 |
| Environmental Engineering | #11 | #11 | #211 |
| Geology | #9 | #10 | #225 |
| Paleontology | #10 | #12 | #248 |
| Oceanography | #15 | #17 | #257 |
| Ecology | #14 | #16 | #260 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #16 | #18 | #335 |
| Forestry | #16 | #19 | #357 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #27 | #30 | #661 |
Engineering rankings
Curtin University ranked 13 for Engineering in Australia and 342 in the World with 37,686 publications made and 1,242,837 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Management | #4 | #4 | #43 |
| Engineering Management | #6 | #6 | #73 |
| Renewable Energy | #5 | #5 | #120 |
| Remote Sensing | #6 | #6 | #120 |
| Landscape Architecture | #9 | #10 | #159 |
| Environmental Engineering | #11 | #11 | #211 |
| Reliability and Quality | #7 | #7 | #220 |
| Systems | #10 | #11 | #229 |
| Metallurgy | #10 | #10 | #263 |
| Architecture | #13 | #15 | #280 |
| Operations Research | #13 | #14 | #346 |
| Telecommunications | #13 | #14 | #366 |
| Automation and Control | #15 | #16 | #432 |
| Nanotechnology | #14 | #14 | #462 |
| Computer Engineering | #13 | #14 | #480 |
| Optics | #15 | #16 | #508 |
| Aviation | #25 | #30 | #522 |
| Biotechnology | #12 | #15 | #550 |
| Robotics | #18 | #22 | #601 |
| Applied Physics | #18 | #19 | #615 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #21 | #23 | #625 |
| Mining Engineering | #6 | #6 | #39 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #2 | #2 | #29 |
Physics rankings
Curtin University ranked 11 for Physics in Australia and 367 in the World with 35,176 publications made and 1,219,262 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astrobiology | #6 | #6 | #148 |
| Nanotechnology | #14 | #14 | #462 |
| Optics | #15 | #16 | #508 |
| Molecular | #12 | #14 | #588 |
| Applied Physics | #18 | #19 | #615 |
| Theoretical | #18 | #23 | #754 |
| Condensed Matter | #17 | #20 | #837 |
| Biophysics | #22 | #26 | #910 |
Chemistry rankings
Curtin University ranked 10 for Chemistry in Australia and 463 in the World with 32,164 publications made and 1,233,484 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | #9 | #9 | #248 |
| Radiochemistry | #4 | #4 | #257 |
| Organic chemistry | #10 | #11 | #457 |
| Nanotechnology | #14 | #14 | #462 |
| Computational | #14 | #14 | #540 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #21 | #23 | #625 |
| Biochemistry | #17 | #20 | #643 |
| Pharmacy | #15 | #18 | #818 |
| Petrology and Geochemistry | #2 | #2 | #24 |
Medicine rankings
Curtin University ranked 16 for Medicine in Australia and 439 in the World with 31,243 publications made and 957,908 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #13 | #15 | #106 |
| Sports | #9 | #12 | #124 |
| Nursing | #14 | #16 | #150 |
| Occupational Therapy | #11 | #14 | #152 |
| Physical Therapy | #9 | #12 | #163 |
| Healthcare Administration | #16 | #18 | #169 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #11 | #13 | #186 |
| Ethics | #12 | #14 | #191 |
| Health Science | #17 | #19 | #203 |
| Clinical Psychology | #15 | #17 | #203 |
| Gerontology | #15 | #17 | #219 |
| Epidemiology | #12 | #14 | #250 |
| Pediatrics | #8 | #10 | #257 |
| Psychiatry | #17 | #19 | #340 |
| Optometry | #13 | #15 | #340 |
| Forensic Science | #22 | #25 | #346 |
| Pathology | #15 | #17 | #430 |
| Audiology | #21 | #24 | #465 |
| Surgery | #15 | #17 | #520 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #12 | #14 | #539 |
| Radiology | #15 | #17 | #584 |
| Virology | #17 | #20 | #599 |
| Anesthesiology | #16 | #19 | #617 |
| Pharmacology | #14 | #16 | #624 |
| Orthodontics | #14 | #16 | #654 |
| Dentistry | #14 | #17 | #659 |
| Ophthalmology | #20 | #22 | #676 |
| Cardiology | #18 | #20 | #689 |
| Radiation Therapy | #15 | #17 | #702 |
| Veterinary | #20 | #23 | #717 |
| Oncology | #17 | #19 | #726 |
| Toxicology | #19 | #23 | #752 |
| Immunology | #21 | #24 | #755 |
| Cosmetology | #14 | #15 | #777 |
| Pharmacy | #15 | #18 | #818 |
| Neurosurgery | #14 | #16 | #848 |
| Urology | #19 | #22 | #855 |
| Dermatology | #25 | #28 | #1128 |
Computer Science rankings
Curtin University ranked 16 for Computer Science in Australia and 385 in the World with 30,664 publications made and 873,119 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | #10 | #11 | #101 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #11 | #12 | #107 |
| Animation | #6 | #6 | #152 |
| Multimedia | #12 | #13 | #167 |
| Data Science | #14 | #16 | #244 |
| Telecommunications | #13 | #14 | #366 |
| Software Engineering | #16 | #20 | #384 |
| Machine Learning | #15 | #18 | #385 |
| Computer Vision | #13 | #15 | #387 |
| Cognitive Science | #17 | #20 | #430 |
| Computational Linguistics | #16 | #18 | #465 |
| Neuroscience | #18 | #20 | #479 |
| Computer Engineering | #13 | #14 | #480 |
| Robotics | #18 | #22 | #601 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #19 | #22 | #613 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #21 | #23 | #665 |
Psychology rankings
Curtin University ranked 16 for Psychology in Australia and 297 in the World with 22,096 publications made and 634,894 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | #11 | #12 | #105 |
| Social Work | #13 | #15 | #106 |
| Occupational Therapy | #11 | #14 | #152 |
| Special Education | #15 | #16 | #179 |
| Clinical Psychology | #15 | #17 | #203 |
| Human Sexuality | #18 | #22 | #265 |
| Psychiatry | #17 | #19 | #340 |
| Cognitive Science | #17 | #20 | #430 |
| Neuroscience | #18 | #20 | #479 |
Mathematics rankings
Curtin University ranked 15 for Mathematics in Australia and 310 in the World with 18,455 publications made and 511,312 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #9 | #10 | #104 |
| Operations Research | #13 | #14 | #346 |
| Statistics | #15 | #17 | #358 |
| Actuarial Science | #16 | #20 | #372 |
| Applied Mathematics | #11 | #12 | #385 |
| Econometrics | #16 | #19 | #398 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #21 | #23 | #665 |
Business rankings
Curtin University ranked 12 for Business in Australia and 198 in the World with 17,690 publications made and 461,356 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Management | #4 | #4 | #43 |
| Engineering Management | #6 | #6 | #73 |
| Project Management | #10 | #11 | #97 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #11 | #12 | #107 |
| Advertising | #11 | #12 | #120 |
| Marketing | #10 | #11 | #150 |
| Accounting | #16 | #18 | #172 |
| Management | #14 | #15 | #227 |
| Risk Management | #15 | #16 | #234 |
| Finance | #15 | #16 | #257 |
| Real Estate | #17 | #19 | #329 |
| Operations Research | #13 | #14 | #346 |
| International Trade | #17 | #20 | #362 |
| Actuarial Science | #16 | #20 | #372 |
| Entrepreneurship | #19 | #25 | #474 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | #8 | #10 | #78 |
| Hospitality and Hotel Management | #12 | #18 | #78 |
Economics rankings
Curtin University ranked 14 for Economics in Australia and 218 in the World with 12,812 publications made and 319,382 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | #15 | #16 | #257 |
| International Trade | #17 | #20 | #362 |
| Actuarial Science | #16 | #20 | #372 |
| Econometrics | #16 | #19 | #398 |
Art & Design rankings
Curtin University ranked 18 for Art & Design in Australia and 272 in the World with 6,938 publications made and 180,930 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animation | #6 | #6 | #152 |
| Landscape Architecture | #9 | #10 | #159 |
| Multimedia | #12 | #13 | #167 |
| Photography | #14 | #14 | #174 |
| Creative Writing | #16 | #20 | #189 |
| Cinematography | #18 | #20 | #217 |
| Graphic Design | #16 | #17 | #267 |
| Aesthetics | #19 | #22 | #269 |
| Literature | #19 | #22 | #280 |
| Architecture | #13 | #15 | #280 |
| Music | #17 | #22 | #357 |
| Acting and Drama | #22 | #26 | #390 |
| Interior Design | #26 | #33 | #669 |
| Sculpture | #22 | #25 | #749 |
