University of Queensland: Rankings
University of Queensland ranked 3 in Australia, 65 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 243,451 academic publications and 9,263,471 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 65 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 3 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 3 of 60 | In Oceania |
| # 29 of 6,463 | For Environmental Science |
| # 30 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 43 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
University of Queensland ranked 3 for Biology in Australia and 56 in the World with 152,415 publications made and 6,667,908 citations received.
University of Queensland
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoology | #1 | #1 | #9 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #1 | #1 | #11 |
| Forestry | #1 | #1 | #24 |
| Microbiology | #1 | #1 | #26 |
| Entomology | #1 | #1 | #30 |
| Botany | #1 | #1 | #30 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #1 | #1 | #31 |
| Paleontology | #1 | #1 | #31 |
| Evolutionary | #1 | #1 | #35 |
| Toxicology | #1 | #1 | #37 |
| Horticulture | #1 | #1 | #39 |
| Animal Science | #2 | #3 | #42 |
| Biochemistry | #2 | #2 | #61 |
| Virology | #4 | #4 | #65 |
| Genetics | #2 | #2 | #67 |
| Biotechnology | #3 | #3 | #68 |
| Pharmacology | #3 | #3 | #69 |
| Neuroscience | #4 | #4 | #70 |
| Ethics | #4 | #5 | #78 |
| Immunology | #4 | #4 | #93 |
| Oncology | #3 | #3 | #110 |
| Nanotechnology | #2 | #2 | #117 |
| Biophysics | #2 | #2 | #121 |
| Astrobiology | #7 | #7 | #159 |
| Molecular | #3 | #3 | #160 |
| Nutrition and Food Science | #1 | #1 | #42 |
| Agricultural Science | #1 | #1 | #31 |
Medicine rankings
University of Queensland ranked 3 for Medicine in Australia and 62 in the World with 128,123 publications made and 5,126,375 citations received.
University of Queensland
Medicine Subfield Rankings
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of Queensland ranked 3 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 48 in the World with 112,519 publications made and 4,003,864 citations received.
University of Queensland
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Special Education | #3 | #3 | #18 |
| Social Work | #1 | #1 | #23 |
| Aesthetics | #1 | #1 | #24 |
| Demography | #3 | #3 | #26 |
| Media Studies | #3 | #3 | #27 |
| Sociology | #3 | #3 | #31 |
| Archaeology | #3 | #3 | #34 |
| International Law | #5 | #5 | #36 |
| Anthropology | #4 | #5 | #39 |
| Law | #3 | #3 | #39 |
| History | #4 | #4 | #40 |
| Political Science | #3 | #3 | #41 |
| Education | #4 | #4 | #44 |
| Genealogy | #4 | #6 | #48 |
| Gender Studies | #4 | #5 | #49 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #2 | #2 | #51 |
| Linguistics | #4 | #4 | #63 |
| Forensic Science | #7 | #7 | #65 |
| Philosophy | #3 | #3 | #89 |
| Early Childhood Education | #8 | #8 | #50 |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | #7 | #7 | #54 |
| Human Rights Law | #5 | #5 | #33 |
| Communications and Public Relations | #1 | #1 | #11 |
| Classics and Ancient History | #4 | #4 | #84 |
| Military science | #5 | #5 | #69 |
| Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | #3 | #3 | #37 |
| Radio and Television broadcasting | #2 | #2 | #26 |
| Theology / Divinity / Religious studies | #5 | #5 | #68 |
| Sports / Exercise science | #1 | #1 | #5 |
| Journalism and Digital Media | #4 | #4 | #58 |
| Law Enforcement | #5 | #5 | #39 |
Chemistry rankings
University of Queensland ranked 1 for Chemistry in Australia and 64 in the World with 108,230 publications made and 5,015,481 citations received.
University of Queensland
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemical Engineering | #1 | #1 | #21 |
| Biochemistry | #2 | #2 | #61 |
| Physical | #1 | #1 | #73 |
| Organic chemistry | #1 | #1 | #83 |
| Nanotechnology | #2 | #2 | #117 |
| Computational | #3 | #3 | #167 |
| Radiochemistry | #1 | #1 | #175 |
| Pharmacy | #4 | #4 | #212 |
| Environmental Chemistry | #1 | #1 | #82 |
| Materials Science | #2 | #2 | #89 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | #3 | #3 | #85 |
| Petrology and Geochemistry | #9 | #9 | #65 |
| Chemical Engineering | #1 | #1 | #68 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of Queensland ranked 1 for Environmental Science in Australia and 29 in the World with 105,170 publications made and 4,116,704 citations received.
University of Queensland
Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Management | #1 | #1 | #4 |
| Environmental Engineering | #1 | #1 | #5 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #1 | #1 | #11 |
| Ecology | #1 | #1 | #17 |
| Forestry | #1 | #1 | #24 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #3 | #3 | #30 |
| Paleontology | #1 | #1 | #31 |
| Oceanography | #1 | #1 | #33 |
| Geology | #1 | #1 | #34 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #5 | #5 | #80 |
| Meteorology and Atmospheric Science | #5 | #5 | #89 |
| Geography and Cartography | #2 | #2 | #42 |
| Urban and Regional planning | #2 | #2 | #34 |
Engineering rankings
University of Queensland ranked 4 for Engineering in Australia and 76 in the World with 93,015 publications made and 3,652,409 citations received.
University of Queensland
Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineering | #1 | #1 | #5 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #1 | #1 | #21 |
| Renewable Energy | #2 | #2 | #43 |
| Landscape Architecture | #2 | #2 | #52 |
| Systems | #3 | #3 | #68 |
| Biotechnology | #3 | #3 | #68 |
| Metallurgy | #1 | #1 | #69 |
| Operations Research | #3 | #3 | #70 |
| Aviation | #4 | #5 | #75 |
| Remote Sensing | #5 | #5 | #85 |
| Reliability and Quality | #2 | #2 | #96 |
| Optics | #5 | #5 | #111 |
| Engineering Management | #9 | #10 | #115 |
| Nanotechnology | #2 | #2 | #117 |
| Architecture | #6 | #7 | #125 |
| Applied Physics | #3 | #3 | #133 |
| Telecommunications | #5 | #5 | #140 |
| Construction Management | #12 | #13 | #177 |
| Computer Engineering | #4 | #4 | #198 |
| Automation and Control | #10 | #11 | #247 |
| Robotics | #10 | #11 | #256 |
| Mining Engineering | #1 | #1 | #15 |
| Geotechnical Engineering | #2 | #2 | #47 |
| Transportation Engineering | #6 | #6 | #90 |
| Mechanical Engineering | #4 | #4 | #76 |
| Civil Engineering | #4 | #4 | #51 |
| Acoustical Engineering | #2 | #2 | #70 |
| Biomedical Engineering | #3 | #3 | #82 |
| Architectural Engineering | #5 | #5 | #91 |
| Firefighting and Fire Science | #1 | #1 | #11 |
Computer Science rankings
University of Queensland ranked 4 for Computer Science in Australia and 68 in the World with 88,065 publications made and 3,503,990 citations received.
University of Queensland
Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #1 | #1 | #31 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #6 | #6 | #53 |
| Software Engineering | #2 | #2 | #58 |
| Cognitive Science | #3 | #3 | #63 |
| Multimedia | #4 | #4 | #67 |
| Neuroscience | #4 | #4 | #70 |
| Information Technology | #8 | #9 | #71 |
| Data Science | #5 | #6 | #73 |
| Machine Learning | #4 | #4 | #82 |
| Computational Linguistics | #5 | #5 | #105 |
| Animation | #4 | #4 | #119 |
| Telecommunications | #5 | #5 | #140 |
| Computer Vision | #6 | #6 | #154 |
| Computer Engineering | #4 | #4 | #198 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #9 | #9 | #254 |
| Robotics | #10 | #11 | #256 |
| Library and Information science | #3 | #3 | #51 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | #5 | #5 | #100 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | #4 | #4 | #97 |
Physics rankings
University of Queensland ranked 3 for Physics in Australia and 84 in the World with 84,764 publications made and 3,359,257 citations received.
University of Queensland
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optics | #5 | #5 | #111 |
| Nanotechnology | #2 | #2 | #117 |
| Biophysics | #2 | #2 | #121 |
| Applied Physics | #3 | #3 | #133 |
| Theoretical | #2 | #2 | #145 |
| Astrobiology | #7 | #7 | #159 |
| Condensed Matter | #3 | #3 | #200 |
| Molecular | #5 | #5 | #245 |
| Quantum and Particle physics | #3 | #3 | #95 |
Psychology rankings
University of Queensland ranked 3 for Psychology in Australia and 45 in the World with 70,323 publications made and 2,691,522 citations received.
University of Queensland
Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy | #1 | #1 | #3 |
| Special Education | #3 | #3 | #18 |
| Social Work | #1 | #1 | #23 |
| Clinical Psychology | #4 | #4 | #40 |
| Education | #4 | #4 | #44 |
| Psychiatry | #4 | #4 | #48 |
| Cognitive Science | #3 | #3 | #63 |
| Neuroscience | #4 | #4 | #70 |
| Human Sexuality | #8 | #9 | #80 |
| Organizational / Business / IO Psychology | #1 | #1 | #25 |
| Child Psychology | #1 | #1 | #40 |
| Social Psychology | #2 | #2 | #40 |
Mathematics rankings
University of Queensland ranked 4 for Mathematics in Australia and 65 in the World with 42,924 publications made and 1,677,123 citations received.
University of Queensland
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | #4 | #4 | #66 |
| Mathematics Education | #4 | #5 | #67 |
| Operations Research | #3 | #3 | #70 |
| Econometrics | #6 | #6 | #88 |
| Actuarial Science | #7 | #7 | #110 |
| Applied Mathematics | #5 | #5 | #208 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #9 | #9 | #254 |
Business rankings
University of Queensland ranked 4 for Business in Australia and 51 in the World with 35,821 publications made and 1,230,120 citations received.
University of Queensland
Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | #4 | #4 | #42 |
| Risk Management | #4 | #4 | #45 |
| Advertising | #3 | #3 | #47 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #6 | #6 | #53 |
| Accounting | #5 | #5 | #54 |
| Project Management | #6 | #6 | #62 |
| Management | #4 | #4 | #65 |
| Finance | #6 | #6 | #70 |
| Operations Research | #3 | #3 | #70 |
| International Trade | #6 | #6 | #85 |
| Entrepreneurship | #3 | #3 | #92 |
| Actuarial Science | #7 | #7 | #110 |
| Engineering Management | #9 | #10 | #115 |
| Real Estate | #9 | #10 | #156 |
| Construction Management | #12 | #13 | #177 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | #4 | #5 | #21 |
| Public Policy / Administration | #4 | #4 | #49 |
| International Business | #6 | #6 | #95 |
| Hospitality and Hotel Management | #2 | #2 | #4 |
| Human Resource Management | #3 | #3 | #25 |
Economics rankings
University of Queensland ranked 5 for Economics in Australia and 43 in the World with 30,174 publications made and 1,007,686 citations received.
University of Queensland
Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | #6 | #6 | #70 |
| International Trade | #6 | #6 | #85 |
| Econometrics | #6 | #6 | #88 |
| Actuarial Science | #7 | #7 | #110 |
| Agricultural Economics | #2 | #2 | #28 |
| Development Studies | #3 | #3 | #28 |
| International Relations and Diplomacy | #3 | #3 | #30 |
| Political Economy | #4 | #4 | #79 |
Art & Design rankings
University of Queensland ranked 2 for Art & Design in Australia and 30 in the World with 19,298 publications made and 633,244 citations received.
University of Queensland
Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| Graphic Design | #1 | #1 | #11 |
| Photography | #2 | #2 | #14 |
| Aesthetics | #1 | #1 | #24 |
| Literature | #3 | #3 | #34 |
| Landscape Architecture | #2 | #2 | #52 |
| Creative Writing | #5 | #5 | #52 |
| Interior Design | #2 | #2 | #58 |
| Cinematography | #9 | #9 | #67 |
| Multimedia | #4 | #4 | #67 |
| Acting and Drama | #7 | #7 | #108 |
| Animation | #4 | #4 | #119 |
| Architecture | #6 | #7 | #125 |
| Sculpture | #8 | #8 | #164 |
| Fashion Design | #1 | #1 | #25 |
| Singing and Vocal Performance | #3 | #3 | #20 |
| Entertainment Industry Business | #3 | #3 | #29 |
| UX/UI Desgin | #1 | #1 | #22 |
| Game Design and Development | #4 | #4 | #59 |
