James Cook University: Rankings
James Cook University ranked 23 in Australia, 545 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 42,224 academic publications and 1,653,902 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 545 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 23 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 28 of 60 | In Oceania |
| # 175 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 249 of 6,463 | For Environmental Science |
| # 463 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
James Cook University ranked 16 for Biology in Australia and 473 in the World with 28,332 publications made and 1,254,895 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #2 | #2 | #12 |
| Zoology | #5 | #5 | #70 |
| Forestry | #9 | #11 | #173 |
| Animal Science | #9 | #11 | #187 |
| Botany | #10 | #12 | #265 |
| Paleontology | #12 | #14 | #268 |
| Entomology | #13 | #15 | #308 |
| Evolutionary | #14 | #19 | #414 |
| Toxicology | #12 | #14 | #444 |
| Virology | #13 | #15 | #448 |
| Ethics | #23 | #27 | #486 |
| Microbiology | #14 | #17 | #532 |
| Immunology | #13 | #15 | #601 |
| Astrobiology | #19 | #24 | #631 |
| Horticulture | #17 | #22 | #665 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #24 | #27 | #716 |
| Genetics | #22 | #25 | #730 |
| Neuroscience | #24 | #29 | #758 |
| Biophysics | #20 | #23 | #802 |
| Biochemistry | #23 | #26 | #872 |
| Biotechnology | #23 | #27 | #902 |
| Oncology | #23 | #25 | #903 |
| Pharmacology | #25 | #28 | #1020 |
| Molecular | #23 | #26 | #1047 |
| Nanotechnology | #25 | #30 | #1497 |
Environmental Science rankings
James Cook University ranked 12 for Environmental Science in Australia and 249 in the World with 27,725 publications made and 1,250,488 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #2 | #2 | #12 |
| Oceanography | #3 | #3 | #56 |
| Ecology | #9 | #9 | #109 |
| Environmental Management | #8 | #8 | #118 |
| Forestry | #9 | #11 | #173 |
| Geology | #11 | #12 | #229 |
| Paleontology | #12 | #14 | #268 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #13 | #17 | #273 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #16 | #16 | #274 |
| Environmental Engineering | #20 | #22 | #528 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
James Cook University ranked 23 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 518 in the World with 22,616 publications made and 893,298 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #21 | #22 | #56 |
| Social Work | #15 | #17 | #130 |
| Demography | #10 | #12 | #228 |
| Genealogy | #18 | #24 | #263 |
| Anthropology | #23 | #28 | #287 |
| Sociology | #23 | #27 | #325 |
| Archaeology | #20 | #23 | #340 |
| History | #21 | #25 | #355 |
| Gender Studies | #25 | #32 | #356 |
| Education | #28 | #34 | #397 |
| Law | #23 | #28 | #397 |
| Media Studies | #30 | #37 | #444 |
| Political Science | #24 | #30 | #479 |
| Forensic Science | #30 | #34 | #540 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #27 | #34 | #553 |
| Special Education | #31 | #36 | #579 |
| Aesthetics | #27 | #34 | #591 |
| International Law | #29 | #34 | #715 |
| Linguistics | #25 | #32 | #737 |
| Philosophy | #25 | #31 | #919 |
Medicine rankings
James Cook University ranked 23 for Medicine in Australia and 557 in the World with 19,777 publications made and 749,002 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #15 | #17 | #130 |
| Veterinary | #8 | #9 | #178 |
| Healthcare Administration | #22 | #24 | #247 |
| Health Science | #22 | #24 | #287 |
| Epidemiology | #13 | #15 | #292 |
| Nursing | #23 | #26 | #311 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #19 | #21 | #357 |
| Occupational Therapy | #23 | #27 | #385 |
| Gerontology | #26 | #30 | #443 |
| Toxicology | #12 | #14 | #444 |
| Virology | #13 | #15 | #448 |
| Clinical Psychology | #26 | #30 | #466 |
| Physical Therapy | #28 | #32 | #478 |
| Ethics | #23 | #27 | #486 |
| Forensic Science | #30 | #34 | #540 |
| Sports | #32 | #36 | #561 |
| Optometry | #23 | #26 | #565 |
| Psychiatry | #24 | #26 | #599 |
| Immunology | #13 | #15 | #601 |
| Pediatrics | #21 | #23 | #613 |
| Pathology | #23 | #26 | #643 |
| Surgery | #19 | #21 | #656 |
| Dermatology | #11 | #13 | #663 |
| Urology | #12 | #14 | #670 |
| Plastic Surgery | #16 | #17 | #670 |
| Anesthesiology | #19 | #22 | #681 |
| Cardiology | #17 | #19 | #686 |
| Dentistry | #15 | #18 | #697 |
| Radiology | #21 | #23 | #718 |
| Oncology | #23 | #25 | #903 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #22 | #24 | #935 |
| Orthodontics | #24 | #29 | #1016 |
| Pharmacology | #25 | #28 | #1020 |
| Ophthalmology | #26 | #29 | #1044 |
| Audiology | #31 | #37 | #1075 |
| Radiation Therapy | #24 | #27 | #1080 |
| Pharmacy | #18 | #24 | #1087 |
Chemistry rankings
James Cook University ranked 22 for Chemistry in Australia and 817 in the World with 15,325 publications made and 673,821 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemical Engineering | #22 | #26 | #684 |
| Biochemistry | #23 | #26 | #872 |
| Pharmacy | #18 | #24 | #1087 |
| Organic chemistry | #24 | #28 | #1111 |
| Physical | #24 | #30 | #1271 |
| Computational | #25 | #31 | #1424 |
| Nanotechnology | #25 | #30 | #1497 |
| Radiochemistry | #22 | #26 | #1538 |
Engineering rankings
James Cook University ranked 24 for Engineering in Australia and 839 in the World with 14,299 publications made and 554,463 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | #17 | #23 | #360 |
| Aviation | #24 | #29 | #494 |
| Environmental Engineering | #20 | #22 | #528 |
| Remote Sensing | #20 | #23 | #539 |
| Renewable Energy | #24 | #26 | #594 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #22 | #26 | #684 |
| Computer Engineering | #22 | #25 | #797 |
| Biotechnology | #23 | #27 | #902 |
| Telecommunications | #25 | #31 | #974 |
| Reliability and Quality | #27 | #33 | #995 |
| Metallurgy | #23 | #28 | #1002 |
| Systems | #30 | #37 | #1034 |
| Optics | #24 | #29 | #1041 |
| Applied Physics | #24 | #30 | #1164 |
| Engineering Management | #32 | #39 | #1368 |
| Nanotechnology | #25 | #30 | #1497 |
| Operations Research | #32 | #39 | #1511 |
| Mining Engineering | #7 | #7 | #61 |
Computer Science rankings
James Cook University ranked 24 for Computer Science in Australia and 753 in the World with 12,332 publications made and 438,862 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #30 | #37 | #714 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #24 | #27 | #716 |
| Data Science | #28 | #35 | #728 |
| Neuroscience | #24 | #29 | #758 |
| Computer Engineering | #22 | #25 | #797 |
| Software Engineering | #28 | #35 | #864 |
| Machine Learning | #29 | #36 | #880 |
| Multimedia | #33 | #40 | #892 |
| Cognitive Science | #30 | #37 | #910 |
| Telecommunications | #25 | #31 | #974 |
| Computational Linguistics | #26 | #33 | #1028 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #26 | #33 | #1211 |
| Computer Vision | #29 | #36 | #1272 |
Physics rankings
James Cook University ranked 24 for Physics in Australia and 924 in the World with 12,300 publications made and 482,375 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astrobiology | #19 | #24 | #631 |
| Biophysics | #20 | #23 | #802 |
| Optics | #24 | #29 | #1041 |
| Molecular | #24 | #30 | #1115 |
| Applied Physics | #24 | #30 | #1164 |
| Theoretical | #25 | #31 | #1259 |
| Nanotechnology | #25 | #30 | #1497 |
| Condensed Matter | #28 | #34 | #1822 |
Psychology rankings
James Cook University ranked 24 for Psychology in Australia and 585 in the World with 9,685 publications made and 298,606 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #15 | #17 | #130 |
| Occupational Therapy | #23 | #27 | #385 |
| Education | #28 | #34 | #397 |
| Clinical Psychology | #26 | #30 | #466 |
| Human Sexuality | #27 | #34 | #484 |
| Special Education | #31 | #36 | #579 |
| Psychiatry | #24 | #26 | #599 |
| Neuroscience | #24 | #29 | #758 |
| Cognitive Science | #30 | #37 | #910 |
Business rankings
James Cook University ranked 27 for Business in Australia and 597 in the World with 6,511 publications made and 211,407 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | #27 | #34 | #561 |
| Risk Management | #25 | #31 | #604 |
| Marketing | #27 | #34 | #634 |
| Accounting | #30 | #37 | #675 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #30 | #37 | #714 |
| Finance | #24 | #31 | #720 |
| Management | #28 | #35 | #749 |
| International Trade | #29 | #37 | #865 |
| Actuarial Science | #29 | #37 | #906 |
| Project Management | #33 | #40 | #921 |
| Engineering Management | #32 | #39 | #1368 |
| Operations Research | #32 | #39 | #1511 |
| Hospitality and Hotel Management | #3 | #3 | #13 |
Mathematics rankings
James Cook University ranked 25 for Mathematics in Australia and 768 in the World with 6,302 publications made and 221,484 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #32 | #39 | #534 |
| Statistics | #24 | #30 | #738 |
| Actuarial Science | #29 | #37 | #906 |
| Econometrics | #29 | #36 | #967 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #26 | #33 | #1211 |
| Operations Research | #32 | #39 | #1511 |
| Applied Mathematics | #31 | #37 | #1952 |
Economics rankings
James Cook University ranked 24 for Economics in Australia and 463 in the World with 5,939 publications made and 213,032 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | #24 | #31 | #720 |
| International Trade | #29 | #37 | #865 |
| Actuarial Science | #29 | #37 | #906 |
| Econometrics | #29 | #36 | #967 |
Art & Design rankings
James Cook University ranked 11 for Art & Design in Australia and 175 in the World with 5,773 publications made and 271,243 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | #17 | #23 | #360 |
| Interior Design | #17 | #22 | #409 |
| Creative Writing | #29 | #36 | #440 |
| Sculpture | #15 | #15 | #466 |
| Literature | #24 | #30 | #514 |
| Cinematography | #26 | #32 | #555 |
| Photography | #24 | #29 | #590 |
| Aesthetics | #27 | #34 | #591 |
| Acting and Drama | #30 | #36 | #620 |
| Music | #25 | #31 | #664 |
| Graphic Design | #27 | #34 | #714 |
| Multimedia | #33 | #40 | #892 |
| Fashion Design | #7 | #7 | #79 |
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