Murdoch University: Rankings
Murdoch University ranked 27 in Australia, 709 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 30,618 academic publications and 898,451 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 709 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 27 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 33 of 60 | In Oceania |
| # 519 of 6,463 | For Environmental Science |
| # 624 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 630 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
Murdoch University ranked 23 for Biology in Australia and 678 in the World with 20,175 publications made and 689,263 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science | #7 | #8 | #158 |
| Zoology | #12 | #14 | #209 |
| Forestry | #11 | #13 | #234 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #13 | #15 | #263 |
| Horticulture | #8 | #11 | #300 |
| Microbiology | #9 | #10 | #302 |
| Virology | #9 | #10 | #340 |
| Entomology | #15 | #18 | #377 |
| Botany | #13 | #16 | #378 |
| Paleontology | #22 | #27 | #502 |
| Evolutionary | #23 | #28 | #569 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #18 | #21 | #590 |
| Immunology | #16 | #18 | #638 |
| Ethics | #28 | #35 | #657 |
| Biotechnology | #20 | #23 | #669 |
| Genetics | #21 | #24 | #724 |
| Toxicology | #21 | #25 | #802 |
| Biochemistry | #22 | #25 | #826 |
| Neuroscience | #26 | #32 | #832 |
| Molecular | #19 | #22 | #880 |
| Pharmacology | #24 | #27 | #1019 |
| Astrobiology | #26 | #32 | #1045 |
| Biophysics | #27 | #33 | #1518 |
| Nanotechnology | #27 | #32 | #1596 |
| Oncology | #28 | #33 | #1642 |
Environmental Science rankings
Murdoch University ranked 24 for Environmental Science in Australia and 519 in the World with 17,289 publications made and 557,088 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | #11 | #13 | #234 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #13 | #15 | #263 |
| Ecology | #18 | #21 | #350 |
| Environmental Management | #21 | #23 | #358 |
| Paleontology | #22 | #27 | #502 |
| Oceanography | #21 | #25 | #506 |
| Environmental Engineering | #19 | #21 | #521 |
| Geology | #23 | #28 | #571 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #28 | #32 | #679 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #27 | #33 | #1048 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Murdoch University ranked 26 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 721 in the World with 15,062 publications made and 408,888 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #31 | #36 | #157 |
| Forensic Science | #14 | #15 | #199 |
| Media Studies | #24 | #31 | #255 |
| Special Education | #20 | #22 | #280 |
| Gender Studies | #26 | #33 | #357 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #24 | #30 | #364 |
| Education | #27 | #33 | #378 |
| Genealogy | #28 | #34 | #429 |
| International Law | #24 | #29 | #455 |
| Anthropology | #31 | #38 | #472 |
| Sociology | #26 | #33 | #491 |
| Demography | #25 | #31 | #521 |
| Law | #26 | #33 | #527 |
| Aesthetics | #24 | #31 | #557 |
| Archaeology | #26 | #32 | #568 |
| History | #27 | #33 | #576 |
| Political Science | #27 | #34 | #615 |
| Linguistics | #28 | #35 | #830 |
| Philosophy | #28 | #35 | #999 |
Medicine rankings
Murdoch University ranked 24 for Medicine in Australia and 728 in the World with 14,135 publications made and 453,042 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary | #4 | #5 | #41 |
| Forensic Science | #14 | #15 | #199 |
| Virology | #9 | #10 | #340 |
| Epidemiology | #23 | #27 | #585 |
| Clinical Psychology | #30 | #35 | #598 |
| Physical Therapy | #33 | #37 | #619 |
| Immunology | #16 | #18 | #638 |
| Sports | #33 | #37 | #652 |
| Ethics | #28 | #35 | #657 |
| Health Science | #36 | #42 | #680 |
| Nursing | #35 | #41 | #681 |
| Anesthesiology | #20 | #23 | #699 |
| Pathology | #24 | #27 | #733 |
| Audiology | #26 | #29 | #733 |
| Pediatrics | #25 | #30 | #776 |
| Occupational Therapy | #33 | #39 | #796 |
| Toxicology | #21 | #25 | #802 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #35 | #42 | #807 |
| Psychiatry | #28 | #34 | #810 |
| Dermatology | #16 | #18 | #818 |
| Urology | #17 | #20 | #834 |
| Healthcare Administration | #38 | #45 | #835 |
| Surgery | #24 | #27 | #870 |
| Radiology | #24 | #29 | #971 |
| Orthodontics | #23 | #28 | #989 |
| Ophthalmology | #24 | #27 | #1000 |
| Pharmacology | #24 | #27 | #1019 |
| Gerontology | #38 | #44 | #1020 |
| Cardiology | #29 | #33 | #1089 |
| Dentistry | #26 | #32 | #1274 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #31 | #36 | #1329 |
| Radiation Therapy | #28 | #31 | #1382 |
| Pharmacy | #24 | #30 | #1487 |
| Oncology | #28 | #33 | #1642 |
Chemistry rankings
Murdoch University ranked 24 for Chemistry in Australia and 888 in the World with 13,429 publications made and 468,559 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemical Engineering | #13 | #15 | #480 |
| Biochemistry | #22 | #25 | #826 |
| Physical | #20 | #24 | #884 |
| Organic chemistry | #23 | #27 | #1101 |
| Radiochemistry | #18 | #21 | #1208 |
| Computational | #26 | #32 | #1444 |
| Pharmacy | #24 | #30 | #1487 |
| Nanotechnology | #27 | #32 | #1596 |
Engineering rankings
Murdoch University ranked 25 for Engineering in Australia and 1024 in the World with 10,933 publications made and 327,054 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | #8 | #9 | #141 |
| Renewable Energy | #11 | #11 | #176 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #13 | #15 | #480 |
| Environmental Engineering | #19 | #21 | #521 |
| Biotechnology | #20 | #23 | #669 |
| Engineering Management | #28 | #35 | #847 |
| Systems | #28 | #35 | #860 |
| Reliability and Quality | #25 | #30 | #876 |
| Metallurgy | #24 | #29 | #1027 |
| Remote Sensing | #29 | #36 | #1083 |
| Telecommunications | #30 | #37 | #1294 |
| Automation and Control | #28 | #33 | #1387 |
| Operations Research | #30 | #37 | #1439 |
| Optics | #29 | #36 | #1500 |
| Computer Engineering | #30 | #37 | #1528 |
| Robotics | #28 | #35 | #1592 |
| Nanotechnology | #27 | #32 | #1596 |
Computer Science rankings
Murdoch University ranked 28 for Computer Science in Australia and 882 in the World with 9,978 publications made and 286,324 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | #23 | #29 | #451 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #18 | #21 | #590 |
| Information Technology | #29 | #35 | #618 |
| Data Science | #29 | #36 | #745 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #31 | #38 | #750 |
| Neuroscience | #26 | #32 | #832 |
| Computational Linguistics | #25 | #31 | #894 |
| Cognitive Science | #29 | #36 | #907 |
| Software Engineering | #31 | #38 | #932 |
| Machine Learning | #32 | #39 | #1119 |
| Telecommunications | #30 | #37 | #1294 |
| Computer Vision | #31 | #38 | #1372 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #30 | #37 | #1420 |
| Computer Engineering | #30 | #37 | #1528 |
| Robotics | #28 | #35 | #1592 |
Physics rankings
Murdoch University ranked 25 for Physics in Australia and 1112 in the World with 9,596 publications made and 272,803 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular | #19 | #24 | #866 |
| Astrobiology | #26 | #32 | #1045 |
| Theoretical | #26 | #32 | #1427 |
| Optics | #29 | #36 | #1500 |
| Biophysics | #27 | #33 | #1518 |
| Nanotechnology | #27 | #32 | #1596 |
| Condensed Matter | #29 | #35 | #1834 |
Psychology rankings
Murdoch University ranked 29 for Psychology in Australia and 720 in the World with 7,254 publications made and 216,958 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education | #20 | #22 | #280 |
| Education | #27 | #33 | #378 |
| Human Sexuality | #23 | #29 | #421 |
| Clinical Psychology | #30 | #35 | #598 |
| Occupational Therapy | #33 | #39 | #796 |
| Psychiatry | #28 | #34 | #810 |
| Neuroscience | #26 | #32 | #832 |
| Cognitive Science | #29 | #36 | #907 |
Business rankings
Murdoch University ranked 31 for Business in Australia and 776 in the World with 4,792 publications made and 117,122 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Trade | #22 | #27 | #526 |
| Advertising | #29 | #36 | #610 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #31 | #38 | #750 |
| Project Management | #31 | #38 | #807 |
| Engineering Management | #28 | #35 | #847 |
| Accounting | #33 | #41 | #858 |
| Marketing | #32 | #40 | #893 |
| Management | #31 | #38 | #921 |
| Finance | #31 | #38 | #968 |
| Actuarial Science | #31 | #39 | #1219 |
| Operations Research | #30 | #37 | #1439 |
Mathematics rankings
Murdoch University ranked 32 for Mathematics in Australia and 1023 in the World with 4,447 publications made and 121,293 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #28 | #34 | #414 |
| Statistics | #30 | #37 | #1063 |
| Econometrics | #31 | #38 | #1195 |
| Actuarial Science | #31 | #39 | #1219 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #30 | #37 | #1420 |
| Operations Research | #30 | #37 | #1439 |
| Applied Mathematics | #30 | #36 | #1634 |
Economics rankings
Murdoch University ranked 29 for Economics in Australia and 630 in the World with 3,982 publications made and 104,829 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Trade | #22 | #27 | #526 |
| Finance | #31 | #38 | #968 |
| Econometrics | #31 | #38 | #1195 |
| Actuarial Science | #31 | #39 | #1219 |
Art & Design rankings
Murdoch University ranked 28 for Art & Design in Australia and 624 in the World with 2,750 publications made and 63,090 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interior Design | #7 | #8 | #130 |
| Landscape Architecture | #8 | #9 | #141 |
| Cinematography | #23 | #26 | #314 |
| Multimedia | #23 | #29 | #451 |
| Graphic Design | #20 | #26 | #470 |
| Acting and Drama | #26 | #32 | #495 |
| Creative Writing | #32 | #39 | #522 |
| Aesthetics | #24 | #31 | #557 |
| Literature | #30 | #37 | #603 |
| Music | #26 | #32 | #823 |
| Photography | #30 | #37 | #1007 |
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