University of Newcastle: Rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 19 in Australia, 410 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 66,749 academic publications and 2,086,603 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 410 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 19 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 21 of 60 | In Oceania |
| # 241 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 243 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| # 273 of 4,845 | For Psychology |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 13 for Biology in Australia and 462 in the World with 36,326 publications made and 1,308,879 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics | #14 | #16 | #193 |
| Astrobiology | #12 | #12 | #366 |
| Neuroscience | #14 | #16 | #369 |
| Toxicology | #9 | #9 | #382 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #20 | #23 | #386 |
| Paleontology | #17 | #20 | #389 |
| Evolutionary | #12 | #16 | #390 |
| Pharmacology | #10 | #12 | #427 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #13 | #15 | #438 |
| Immunology | #9 | #11 | #457 |
| Oncology | #9 | #11 | #458 |
| Biophysics | #12 | #15 | #479 |
| Genetics | #10 | #12 | #496 |
| Botany | #18 | #23 | #509 |
| Biochemistry | #10 | #12 | #509 |
| Virology | #14 | #17 | #533 |
| Biotechnology | #14 | #17 | #584 |
| Zoology | #23 | #29 | #585 |
| Molecular | #14 | #16 | #655 |
| Nanotechnology | #18 | #19 | #663 |
| Animal Science | #26 | #31 | #691 |
| Horticulture | #18 | #23 | #723 |
| Microbiology | #21 | #24 | #736 |
| Forestry | #32 | #38 | #976 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 17 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 362 in the World with 33,747 publications made and 1,013,600 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #24 | #26 | #74 |
| Social Work | #8 | #9 | #77 |
| Special Education | #13 | #13 | #156 |
| Education | #16 | #17 | #165 |
| Media Studies | #18 | #20 | #190 |
| Anthropology | #21 | #24 | #194 |
| Gender Studies | #19 | #24 | #224 |
| Law | #18 | #21 | #242 |
| Sociology | #18 | #21 | #248 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #21 | #26 | #264 |
| Aesthetics | #20 | #23 | #274 |
| Genealogy | #19 | #25 | #283 |
| Demography | #18 | #20 | #288 |
| Political Science | #19 | #22 | #304 |
| History | #18 | #21 | #314 |
| Archaeology | #19 | #22 | #319 |
| Linguistics | #17 | #20 | #396 |
| International Law | #23 | #28 | #447 |
| Philosophy | #16 | #19 | #475 |
| Forensic Science | #28 | #32 | #509 |
| Sports / Exercise science | #7 | #7 | #62 |
Medicine rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 13 for Medicine in Australia and 360 in the World with 33,553 publications made and 1,114,225 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #8 | #9 | #77 |
| Nursing | #11 | #12 | #121 |
| Health Science | #8 | #9 | #126 |
| Gerontology | #8 | #10 | #133 |
| Healthcare Administration | #13 | #14 | #135 |
| Physical Therapy | #10 | #13 | #166 |
| Urology | #7 | #7 | #178 |
| Occupational Therapy | #13 | #16 | #178 |
| Epidemiology | #10 | #12 | #186 |
| Sports | #14 | #17 | #191 |
| Ethics | #14 | #16 | #193 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #12 | #14 | #201 |
| Clinical Psychology | #18 | #20 | #242 |
| Psychiatry | #13 | #15 | #267 |
| Pediatrics | #9 | #11 | #296 |
| Audiology | #12 | #14 | #311 |
| Optometry | #12 | #14 | #323 |
| Anesthesiology | #9 | #11 | #339 |
| Pathology | #10 | #12 | #355 |
| Toxicology | #9 | #9 | #382 |
| Cosmetology | #6 | #7 | #383 |
| Surgery | #9 | #11 | #407 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #9 | #11 | #426 |
| Pharmacology | #10 | #12 | #427 |
| Radiation Therapy | #8 | #9 | #431 |
| Immunology | #9 | #11 | #457 |
| Oncology | #9 | #11 | #458 |
| Orthodontics | #12 | #14 | #469 |
| Dentistry | #10 | #12 | #469 |
| Radiology | #9 | #11 | #472 |
| Cardiology | #10 | #12 | #500 |
| Forensic Science | #28 | #32 | #509 |
| Virology | #14 | #17 | #533 |
| Ophthalmology | #15 | #17 | #598 |
| Dermatology | #9 | #11 | #650 |
| Neurosurgery | #11 | #13 | #723 |
| Pharmacy | #13 | #16 | #732 |
| Veterinary | #21 | #24 | #754 |
Engineering rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 16 for Engineering in Australia and 454 in the World with 27,827 publications made and 896,836 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automation and Control | #2 | #2 | #127 |
| Architecture | #11 | #13 | #218 |
| Reliability and Quality | #8 | #9 | #233 |
| Construction Management | #16 | #17 | #273 |
| Environmental Engineering | #16 | #17 | #315 |
| Engineering Management | #18 | #21 | #331 |
| Renewable Energy | #17 | #19 | #346 |
| Systems | #17 | #18 | #351 |
| Operations Research | #14 | #15 | #395 |
| Telecommunications | #17 | #18 | #446 |
| Landscape Architecture | #21 | #27 | #449 |
| Remote Sensing | #16 | #18 | #465 |
| Metallurgy | #15 | #16 | #483 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #15 | #17 | #496 |
| Computer Engineering | #16 | #17 | #546 |
| Robotics | #15 | #18 | #575 |
| Biotechnology | #14 | #17 | #584 |
| Optics | #17 | #20 | #629 |
| Nanotechnology | #18 | #19 | #663 |
| Aviation | #27 | #33 | #668 |
| Applied Physics | #21 | #24 | #768 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 18 for Environmental Science in Australia and 372 in the World with 27,223 publications made and 903,350 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Management | #18 | #19 | #247 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #18 | #18 | #308 |
| Environmental Engineering | #16 | #17 | #315 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #14 | #18 | #327 |
| Oceanography | #16 | #20 | #338 |
| Ecology | #20 | #23 | #357 |
| Geology | #17 | #19 | #366 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #20 | #23 | #386 |
| Paleontology | #17 | #20 | #389 |
| Forestry | #32 | #38 | #976 |
Computer Science rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 17 for Computer Science in Australia and 386 in the World with 27,212 publications made and 884,623 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #15 | #16 | #202 |
| Machine Learning | #13 | #14 | #326 |
| Neuroscience | #14 | #16 | #369 |
| Animation | #14 | #16 | #427 |
| Data Science | #20 | #24 | #433 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #13 | #15 | #438 |
| Cognitive Science | #18 | #21 | #445 |
| Telecommunications | #17 | #18 | #446 |
| Multimedia | #25 | #31 | #454 |
| Computer Vision | #17 | #19 | #497 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #17 | #18 | #508 |
| Information Technology | #24 | #30 | #519 |
| Software Engineering | #20 | #27 | #521 |
| Computational Linguistics | #19 | #22 | #537 |
| Computer Engineering | #16 | #17 | #546 |
| Robotics | #15 | #18 | #575 |
Chemistry rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 13 for Chemistry in Australia and 501 in the World with 26,872 publications made and 1,019,868 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | #15 | #16 | #469 |
| Computational | #12 | #12 | #490 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #15 | #17 | #496 |
| Biochemistry | #10 | #12 | #509 |
| Organic chemistry | #13 | #15 | #566 |
| Nanotechnology | #18 | #19 | #663 |
| Pharmacy | #13 | #16 | #732 |
| Radiochemistry | #15 | #18 | #1071 |
Physics rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 16 for Physics in Australia and 487 in the World with 25,074 publications made and 820,024 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astrobiology | #12 | #12 | #366 |
| Biophysics | #12 | #15 | #479 |
| Theoretical | #12 | #15 | #605 |
| Optics | #17 | #20 | #629 |
| Molecular | #14 | #18 | #659 |
| Nanotechnology | #18 | #19 | #663 |
| Condensed Matter | #16 | #19 | #726 |
| Applied Physics | #21 | #24 | #768 |
Psychology rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 15 for Psychology in Australia and 273 in the World with 21,424 publications made and 711,866 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #8 | #9 | #77 |
| Special Education | #13 | #13 | #156 |
| Education | #16 | #17 | #165 |
| Occupational Therapy | #13 | #16 | #178 |
| Clinical Psychology | #18 | #20 | #242 |
| Psychiatry | #13 | #15 | #267 |
| Neuroscience | #14 | #16 | #369 |
| Human Sexuality | #21 | #27 | #374 |
| Cognitive Science | #18 | #21 | #445 |
Mathematics rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 13 for Mathematics in Australia and 289 in the World with 16,254 publications made and 557,909 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #16 | #18 | #201 |
| Applied Mathematics | #7 | #8 | #234 |
| Statistics | #11 | #13 | #297 |
| Econometrics | #15 | #17 | #352 |
| Operations Research | #14 | #15 | #395 |
| Actuarial Science | #18 | #22 | #420 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #17 | #18 | #508 |
Business rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 17 for Business in Australia and 241 in the World with 13,725 publications made and 432,163 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | #10 | #11 | #187 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #15 | #16 | #202 |
| Advertising | #20 | #22 | #236 |
| Accounting | #18 | #22 | #251 |
| Marketing | #18 | #20 | #272 |
| Construction Management | #16 | #17 | #273 |
| Project Management | #19 | #21 | #290 |
| Engineering Management | #18 | #21 | #331 |
| Entrepreneurship | #15 | #20 | #356 |
| Risk Management | #20 | #22 | #360 |
| Operations Research | #14 | #15 | #395 |
| Finance | #19 | #23 | #405 |
| Actuarial Science | #18 | #22 | #420 |
| International Trade | #21 | #26 | #494 |
| Real Estate | #23 | #28 | #731 |
Economics rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 18 for Economics in Australia and 243 in the World with 10,771 publications made and 305,830 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics | #15 | #17 | #352 |
| Finance | #19 | #23 | #405 |
| Actuarial Science | #18 | #22 | #420 |
| International Trade | #21 | #26 | #494 |
Art & Design rankings
University of Newcastle ranked 19 for Art & Design in Australia and 303 in the World with 5,743 publications made and 133,329 citations received.
University of Newcastle
Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | #7 | #7 | #82 |
| Cinematography | #15 | #16 | #144 |
| Creative Writing | #19 | #23 | #213 |
| Architecture | #11 | #13 | #218 |
| Aesthetics | #20 | #23 | #274 |
| Acting and Drama | #18 | #22 | #287 |
| Literature | #20 | #23 | #290 |
| Graphic Design | #18 | #20 | #313 |
| Music | #19 | #24 | #418 |
| Animation | #14 | #16 | #427 |
| Landscape Architecture | #21 | #27 | #449 |
| Multimedia | #25 | #31 | #454 |
| Sculpture | #21 | #23 | #616 |
