University of Canberra: Rankings
University of Canberra ranked 29 in Australia, 771 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 29,538 academic publications and 575,123 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 771 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 29 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 35 of 60 | In Oceania |
| # 509 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| # 530 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 564 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of Canberra ranked 24 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 589 in the World with 19,542 publications made and 360,954 citations received.
University of Canberra
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Science | #8 | #9 | #80 |
| Publishing | #28 | #30 | #109 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #14 | #15 | #143 |
| Media Studies | #22 | #28 | #235 |
| International Law | #20 | #24 | #375 |
| Law | #24 | #30 | #423 |
| Political Science | #23 | #27 | #425 |
| Genealogy | #27 | #33 | #428 |
| Education | #30 | #36 | #439 |
| Anthropology | #28 | #35 | #441 |
| Gender Studies | #30 | #37 | #458 |
| Sociology | #25 | #32 | #458 |
| History | #24 | #30 | #513 |
| Demography | #26 | #32 | #564 |
| Aesthetics | #25 | #32 | #577 |
| Archaeology | #28 | #34 | #602 |
| Linguistics | #23 | #29 | #619 |
| Social Work | #34 | #41 | #660 |
| Special Education | #34 | #39 | #680 |
| Philosophy | #24 | #30 | #871 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of Canberra ranked 28 for Environmental Science in Australia and 798 in the World with 13,149 publications made and 299,346 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrology and Water resources | #25 | #26 | #507 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #26 | #32 | #636 |
| Ecology | #29 | #36 | #732 |
| Oceanography | #28 | #34 | #761 |
| Environmental Management | #31 | #38 | #808 |
| Geology | #27 | #33 | #868 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #25 | #31 | #882 |
| Forestry | #31 | #37 | #914 |
| Paleontology | #29 | #36 | #933 |
| Environmental Engineering | #34 | #41 | #1727 |
Computer Science rankings
University of Canberra ranked 25 for Computer Science in Australia and 767 in the World with 11,950 publications made and 275,767 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | #23 | #29 | #444 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #28 | #35 | #542 |
| Data Science | #22 | #27 | #544 |
| Multimedia | #29 | #36 | #633 |
| Computational Linguistics | #21 | #26 | #661 |
| Robotics | #20 | #24 | #666 |
| Machine Learning | #24 | #31 | #717 |
| Cognitive Science | #26 | #33 | #718 |
| Software Engineering | #25 | #32 | #792 |
| Computer Vision | #23 | #28 | #797 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #24 | #26 | #894 |
| Telecommunications | #24 | #29 | #949 |
| Neuroscience | #31 | #37 | #995 |
| Computer Engineering | #25 | #31 | #1098 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #33 | #41 | #1457 |
Biology rankings
University of Canberra ranked 30 for Biology in Australia and 1263 in the World with 11,335 publications made and 291,837 citations received.
University of Canberra
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #26 | #32 | #636 |
| Zoology | #26 | #32 | #639 |
| Evolutionary | #25 | #30 | #658 |
| Entomology | #22 | #28 | #693 |
| Ethics | #30 | #37 | #758 |
| Animal Science | #28 | #35 | #782 |
| Virology | #25 | #29 | #891 |
| Forestry | #31 | #37 | #914 |
| Paleontology | #29 | #36 | #933 |
| Neuroscience | #31 | #37 | #995 |
| Toxicology | #28 | #33 | #1130 |
| Botany | #31 | #38 | #1215 |
| Astrobiology | #28 | #34 | #1228 |
| Immunology | #27 | #31 | #1247 |
| Genetics | #29 | #35 | #1410 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #33 | #41 | #1457 |
| Biochemistry | #30 | #37 | #1614 |
| Microbiology | #32 | #39 | #1658 |
| Biotechnology | #34 | #41 | #1663 |
| Molecular | #29 | #36 | #1669 |
| Oncology | #30 | #35 | #1681 |
| Pharmacology | #33 | #38 | #1782 |
| Horticulture | #34 | #41 | #1785 |
| Nanotechnology | #29 | #35 | #2096 |
Engineering rankings
University of Canberra ranked 28 for Engineering in Australia and 1100 in the World with 11,116 publications made and 252,470 citations received.
University of Canberra
Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation | #16 | #19 | #311 |
| Landscape Architecture | #15 | #20 | #329 |
| Operations Research | #17 | #18 | #441 |
| Architecture | #18 | #20 | #483 |
| Construction Management | #22 | #28 | #504 |
| Remote Sensing | #21 | #24 | #611 |
| Robotics | #20 | #24 | #666 |
| Systems | #25 | #31 | #750 |
| Renewable Energy | #27 | #32 | #910 |
| Automation and Control | #22 | #24 | #925 |
| Telecommunications | #24 | #29 | #949 |
| Engineering Management | #30 | #37 | #958 |
| Reliability and Quality | #28 | #34 | #1053 |
| Computer Engineering | #25 | #31 | #1098 |
| Optics | #26 | #32 | #1199 |
| Applied Physics | #27 | #33 | #1433 |
| Biotechnology | #34 | #41 | #1663 |
| Metallurgy | #29 | #35 | #1666 |
| Environmental Engineering | #34 | #41 | #1727 |
| Nanotechnology | #29 | #35 | #2096 |
Medicine rankings
University of Canberra ranked 31 for Medicine in Australia and 1002 in the World with 10,369 publications made and 262,262 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Science | #8 | #9 | #80 |
| Sports | #24 | #27 | #343 |
| Healthcare Administration | #24 | #28 | #370 |
| Plastic Surgery | #9 | #10 | #394 |
| Optometry | #19 | #21 | #420 |
| Physical Therapy | #25 | #29 | #433 |
| Nursing | #27 | #31 | #468 |
| Health Science | #30 | #34 | #487 |
| Gerontology | #28 | #32 | #535 |
| Occupational Therapy | #28 | #33 | #594 |
| Social Work | #34 | #41 | #660 |
| Clinical Psychology | #33 | #39 | #676 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #32 | #38 | #681 |
| Ethics | #30 | #37 | #758 |
| Epidemiology | #28 | #32 | #801 |
| Psychiatry | #31 | #37 | #868 |
| Virology | #25 | #29 | #891 |
| Pediatrics | #30 | #35 | #970 |
| Ophthalmology | #25 | #28 | #1040 |
| Veterinary | #28 | #32 | #1068 |
| Pathology | #33 | #38 | #1085 |
| Toxicology | #28 | #33 | #1130 |
| Surgery | #33 | #38 | #1213 |
| Radiology | #32 | #37 | #1227 |
| Immunology | #27 | #31 | #1247 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #28 | #33 | #1268 |
| Audiology | #33 | #40 | #1276 |
| Anesthesiology | #35 | #43 | #1421 |
| Cardiology | #35 | #41 | #1422 |
| Pharmacy | #25 | #31 | #1641 |
| Oncology | #30 | #35 | #1681 |
| Dermatology | #30 | #35 | #1706 |
| Pharmacology | #33 | #38 | #1782 |
| Orthodontics | #37 | #44 | #1863 |
| Dentistry | #39 | #46 | #2273 |
Physics rankings
University of Canberra ranked 29 for Physics in Australia and 1253 in the World with 9,060 publications made and 204,001 citations received.
University of Canberra
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical | #23 | #29 | #1134 |
| Optics | #26 | #32 | #1199 |
| Astrobiology | #28 | #34 | #1228 |
| Molecular | #27 | #33 | #1388 |
| Applied Physics | #27 | #33 | #1433 |
| Condensed Matter | #25 | #31 | #1698 |
| Nanotechnology | #29 | #35 | #2096 |
Business rankings
University of Canberra ranked 24 for Business in Australia and 530 in the World with 7,911 publications made and 142,615 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | #23 | #30 | #369 |
| Operations Research | #17 | #18 | #441 |
| Construction Management | #22 | #28 | #504 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #28 | #35 | #542 |
| Risk Management | #24 | #29 | #563 |
| Management | #25 | #31 | #564 |
| Project Management | #25 | #31 | #569 |
| Actuarial Science | #23 | #28 | #572 |
| Accounting | #28 | #35 | #585 |
| Finance | #23 | #30 | #623 |
| Entrepreneurship | #22 | #28 | #656 |
| International Trade | #25 | #31 | #668 |
| Marketing | #28 | #35 | #676 |
| Engineering Management | #30 | #37 | #958 |
Psychology rankings
University of Canberra ranked 30 for Psychology in Australia and 743 in the World with 7,891 publications made and 183,167 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | #30 | #36 | #439 |
| Human Sexuality | #31 | #38 | #589 |
| Occupational Therapy | #28 | #33 | #594 |
| Social Work | #34 | #41 | #660 |
| Clinical Psychology | #33 | #39 | #676 |
| Special Education | #34 | #39 | #680 |
| Cognitive Science | #26 | #33 | #718 |
| Psychiatry | #31 | #37 | #868 |
| Neuroscience | #31 | #37 | #995 |
Chemistry rankings
University of Canberra ranked 31 for Chemistry in Australia and 1567 in the World with 6,992 publications made and 182,682 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computational | #27 | #33 | #1448 |
| Biochemistry | #30 | #37 | #1614 |
| Pharmacy | #25 | #31 | #1641 |
| Organic chemistry | #32 | #39 | #2014 |
| Physical | #33 | #39 | #2050 |
| Nanotechnology | #29 | #35 | #2096 |
Mathematics rankings
University of Canberra ranked 28 for Mathematics in Australia and 831 in the World with 6,091 publications made and 140,056 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | #17 | #18 | #441 |
| Mathematics Education | #30 | #37 | #493 |
| Actuarial Science | #23 | #28 | #572 |
| Econometrics | #24 | #31 | #754 |
| Statistics | #28 | #35 | #889 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #24 | #26 | #894 |
| Applied Mathematics | #29 | #35 | #1503 |
Economics rankings
University of Canberra ranked 25 for Economics in Australia and 509 in the World with 5,889 publications made and 118,113 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #23 | #28 | #572 |
| Finance | #23 | #30 | #623 |
| International Trade | #25 | #31 | #668 |
| Econometrics | #24 | #31 | #754 |
Art & Design rankings
University of Canberra ranked 26 for Art & Design in Australia and 564 in the World with 3,273 publications made and 48,761 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | #15 | #20 | #329 |
| Creative Writing | #27 | #34 | #418 |
| Architecture | #18 | #20 | #483 |
| Interior Design | #21 | #28 | #497 |
| Literature | #26 | #32 | #568 |
| Aesthetics | #25 | #32 | #577 |
| Acting and Drama | #29 | #35 | #616 |
| Multimedia | #29 | #36 | #633 |
| Photography | #26 | #32 | #655 |
| Cinematography | #30 | #37 | #701 |
| Graphic Design | #28 | #35 | #748 |
| Music | #27 | #33 | #838 |
