Edith Cowan University: Rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 25 in Australia, 623 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 25,287 academic publications and 706,108 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 623 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 25 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 30 of 60 | In Oceania |
| # 580 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 611 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 633 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 29 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 790 in the World with 15,055 publications made and 389,370 citations received.
Edith Cowan University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #26 | #28 | #91 |
| Special Education | #19 | #21 | #277 |
| Education | #25 | #31 | #281 |
| Forensic Science | #20 | #22 | #328 |
| Social Work | #23 | #27 | #330 |
| Anthropology | #25 | #32 | #343 |
| Genealogy | #23 | #29 | #348 |
| Media Studies | #29 | #36 | #377 |
| Gender Studies | #31 | #38 | #473 |
| Sociology | #29 | #36 | #522 |
| Law | #27 | #34 | #531 |
| Political Science | #29 | #36 | #627 |
| Archaeology | #29 | #35 | #630 |
| History | #29 | #35 | #653 |
| Aesthetics | #31 | #38 | #665 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #30 | #37 | #671 |
| Demography | #28 | #34 | #682 |
| Linguistics | #30 | #37 | #902 |
| Philosophy | #31 | #38 | #1077 |
Biology rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 28 for Biology in Australia and 1163 in the World with 13,008 publications made and 442,475 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics | #29 | #36 | #677 |
| Animal Science | #25 | #30 | #681 |
| Neuroscience | #25 | #31 | #778 |
| Forestry | #29 | #35 | #786 |
| Oncology | #20 | #22 | #828 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #31 | #37 | #882 |
| Paleontology | #30 | #37 | #996 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #26 | #31 | #1092 |
| Botany | #28 | #35 | #1115 |
| Evolutionary | #32 | #39 | #1181 |
| Zoology | #31 | #38 | #1183 |
| Biotechnology | #28 | #33 | #1240 |
| Genetics | #27 | #33 | #1289 |
| Molecular | #26 | #32 | #1319 |
| Immunology | #30 | #34 | #1377 |
| Pharmacology | #29 | #34 | #1452 |
| Biochemistry | #29 | #35 | #1470 |
| Nanotechnology | #26 | #31 | #1537 |
| Virology | #33 | #39 | #1580 |
| Horticulture | #32 | #39 | #1746 |
| Microbiology | #33 | #40 | #1957 |
Medicine rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 25 for Medicine in Australia and 818 in the World with 12,595 publications made and 385,395 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports | #11 | #14 | #145 |
| Physical Therapy | #13 | #16 | #196 |
| Forensic Science | #20 | #22 | #328 |
| Social Work | #23 | #27 | #330 |
| Health Science | #26 | #28 | #358 |
| Nursing | #25 | #28 | #376 |
| Gerontology | #23 | #26 | #385 |
| Occupational Therapy | #24 | #28 | #410 |
| Healthcare Administration | #26 | #30 | #446 |
| Clinical Psychology | #27 | #32 | #548 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #27 | #33 | #568 |
| Pediatrics | #19 | #21 | #592 |
| Epidemiology | #26 | #30 | #665 |
| Ethics | #29 | #36 | #677 |
| Psychiatry | #26 | #31 | #733 |
| Pathology | #25 | #29 | #809 |
| Oncology | #20 | #22 | #828 |
| Audiology | #27 | #32 | #909 |
| Urology | #22 | #25 | #943 |
| Surgery | #26 | #30 | #970 |
| Cardiology | #28 | #32 | #1045 |
| Radiology | #28 | #33 | #1073 |
| Anesthesiology | #29 | #34 | #1145 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #26 | #30 | #1210 |
| Ophthalmology | #29 | #35 | #1232 |
| Radiation Therapy | #27 | #30 | #1286 |
| Orthodontics | #27 | #34 | #1311 |
| Immunology | #30 | #34 | #1377 |
| Pharmacology | #29 | #34 | #1452 |
| Virology | #33 | #39 | #1580 |
| Dentistry | #31 | #38 | #1750 |
| Dermatology | #32 | #37 | #1827 |
| Veterinary | #33 | #40 | #1986 |
Computer Science rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 27 for Computer Science in Australia and 842 in the World with 11,394 publications made and 316,944 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | #4 | #4 | #61 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #20 | #23 | #307 |
| Multimedia | #19 | #23 | #346 |
| Software Engineering | #19 | #23 | #471 |
| Data Science | #27 | #34 | #721 |
| Neuroscience | #25 | #31 | #778 |
| Cognitive Science | #28 | #35 | #818 |
| Machine Learning | #30 | #37 | #943 |
| Computer Engineering | #24 | #28 | #1011 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #26 | #31 | #1092 |
| Telecommunications | #27 | #34 | #1124 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #25 | #31 | #1145 |
| Computer Vision | #28 | #35 | #1164 |
| Computational Linguistics | #30 | #37 | #1294 |
Environmental Science rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 29 for Environmental Science in Australia and 920 in the World with 11,159 publications made and 344,369 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | #29 | #35 | #786 |
| Ecology | #31 | #38 | #852 |
| Environmental Management | #33 | #40 | #870 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #31 | #37 | #882 |
| Oceanography | #30 | #36 | #925 |
| Geology | #30 | #37 | #996 |
| Paleontology | #30 | #37 | #996 |
| Environmental Engineering | #31 | #37 | #1213 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #30 | #37 | #1354 |
Engineering rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 29 for Engineering in Australia and 1186 in the World with 9,989 publications made and 301,057 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Management | #21 | #26 | #438 |
| Aviation | #22 | #27 | #477 |
| Engineering Management | #22 | #26 | #511 |
| Renewable Energy | #25 | #27 | #683 |
| Systems | #24 | #30 | #744 |
| Reliability and Quality | #26 | #32 | #914 |
| Architecture | #25 | #31 | #914 |
| Computer Engineering | #24 | #28 | #1011 |
| Telecommunications | #27 | #34 | #1124 |
| Operations Research | #25 | #31 | #1133 |
| Environmental Engineering | #31 | #37 | #1213 |
| Biotechnology | #28 | #33 | #1240 |
| Optics | #27 | #33 | #1259 |
| Metallurgy | #27 | #33 | #1283 |
| Applied Physics | #26 | #32 | #1364 |
| Automation and Control | #29 | #34 | #1413 |
| Nanotechnology | #26 | #31 | #1537 |
| Remote Sensing | #33 | #41 | #1659 |
Psychology rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 26 for Psychology in Australia and 634 in the World with 9,244 publications made and 267,782 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education | #19 | #21 | #277 |
| Education | #25 | #31 | #281 |
| Social Work | #23 | #27 | #330 |
| Occupational Therapy | #24 | #28 | #410 |
| Human Sexuality | #28 | #35 | #495 |
| Clinical Psychology | #27 | #32 | #548 |
| Psychiatry | #26 | #31 | #733 |
| Neuroscience | #25 | #31 | #778 |
| Cognitive Science | #28 | #35 | #818 |
Physics rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 28 for Physics in Australia and 1192 in the World with 8,896 publications made and 290,927 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optics | #27 | #33 | #1259 |
| Applied Physics | #26 | #32 | #1364 |
| Nanotechnology | #26 | #31 | #1537 |
| Condensed Matter | #27 | #33 | #1815 |
Chemistry rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 28 for Chemistry in Australia and 1448 in the World with 8,279 publications made and 298,386 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | #29 | #35 | #1470 |
| Physical | #27 | #33 | #1498 |
| Nanotechnology | #26 | #31 | #1537 |
| Organic chemistry | #30 | #37 | #1749 |
| Computational | #31 | #37 | #2056 |
| Radiochemistry | #30 | #36 | #2320 |
Business rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 25 for Business in Australia and 580 in the World with 6,623 publications made and 177,392 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #20 | #23 | #307 |
| Project Management | #20 | #23 | #334 |
| Advertising | #24 | #31 | #406 |
| Construction Management | #21 | #26 | #438 |
| Marketing | #22 | #26 | #476 |
| Risk Management | #23 | #28 | #499 |
| Engineering Management | #22 | #26 | #511 |
| Actuarial Science | #24 | #29 | #586 |
| Management | #26 | #32 | #628 |
| Accounting | #29 | #36 | #654 |
| Entrepreneurship | #23 | #30 | #736 |
| Real Estate | #24 | #29 | #821 |
| Finance | #29 | #36 | #823 |
| International Trade | #30 | #38 | #935 |
| Operations Research | #25 | #31 | #1133 |
| Hospitality and Hotel Management | #6 | #9 | #40 |
Mathematics rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 27 for Mathematics in Australia and 797 in the World with 6,450 publications made and 178,318 citations received.
Edith Cowan University
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #25 | #31 | #319 |
| Actuarial Science | #24 | #29 | #586 |
| Statistics | #27 | #34 | #869 |
| Econometrics | #30 | #37 | #1086 |
| Operations Research | #25 | #31 | #1133 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #25 | #31 | #1145 |
| Applied Mathematics | #32 | #39 | #2472 |
Economics rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 30 for Economics in Australia and 633 in the World with 4,655 publications made and 105,371 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #24 | #29 | #586 |
| Finance | #29 | #36 | #823 |
| International Trade | #30 | #38 | #935 |
| Econometrics | #30 | #37 | #1086 |
Art & Design rankings
Edith Cowan University ranked 27 for Art & Design in Australia and 611 in the World with 3,050 publications made and 63,406 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | #10 | #10 | #143 |
| Graphic Design | #14 | #15 | #260 |
| Multimedia | #19 | #23 | #346 |
| Creative Writing | #24 | #31 | #384 |
| Acting and Drama | #24 | #30 | #469 |
| Music | #23 | #29 | #531 |
| Literature | #28 | #35 | #588 |
| Aesthetics | #31 | #38 | #665 |
| Architecture | #25 | #31 | #914 |
| Cinematography | #36 | #43 | #952 |
