University of South Australia: Rankings
University of South Australia ranked 20 in Australia, 454 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 51,453 academic publications and 1,580,709 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 454 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 20 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 23 of 60 | In Oceania |
| # 242 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| # 250 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 316 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 South Australia ranked 20 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 417 in the World with 29,109 publications made and 849,925 citations received.
University of South Australia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #16 | #17 | #42 |
| Social Work | #12 | #14 | #104 |
| Education | #12 | #13 | #125 |
| Anthropology | #14 | #16 | #145 |
| Genealogy | #15 | #20 | #209 |
| Gender Studies | #18 | #23 | #219 |
| Law | #19 | #22 | #243 |
| Sociology | #17 | #20 | #247 |
| Media Studies | #23 | #30 | #251 |
| Political Science | #18 | #21 | #287 |
| Archaeology | #18 | #20 | #307 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #22 | #27 | #315 |
| History | #19 | #23 | #325 |
| Special Education | #22 | #26 | #326 |
| Aesthetics | #21 | #24 | #330 |
| Demography | #20 | #23 | #372 |
| Forensic Science | #24 | #27 | #373 |
| Linguistics | #21 | #25 | #486 |
| International Law | #26 | #31 | #494 |
| Philosophy | #21 | #24 | #606 |
| Communications and Public Relations | #12 | #13 | #93 |
| Sports / Exercise science | #6 | #6 | #61 |
Biology rankings
University of South Australia ranked 22 for Biology in Australia and 595 in the World with 26,149 publications made and 993,087 citations received.
University of South Australia
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology | #8 | #10 | #340 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #11 | #13 | #418 |
| Nanotechnology | #13 | #13 | #446 |
| Neuroscience | #17 | #19 | #475 |
| Paleontology | #23 | #28 | #538 |
| Astrobiology | #14 | #17 | #546 |
| Ethics | #26 | #32 | #568 |
| Toxicology | #14 | #16 | #571 |
| Animal Science | #21 | #25 | #597 |
| Biotechnology | #17 | #20 | #610 |
| Evolutionary | #24 | #29 | #612 |
| Oncology | #14 | #16 | #637 |
| Microbiology | #18 | #21 | #658 |
| Genetics | #17 | #20 | #691 |
| Biochemistry | #20 | #23 | #699 |
| Biophysics | #18 | #21 | #716 |
| Immunology | #19 | #22 | #743 |
| Botany | #26 | #32 | #820 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #30 | #36 | #830 |
| Molecular | #17 | #20 | #830 |
| Forestry | #30 | #36 | #856 |
| Virology | #26 | #30 | #964 |
| Zoology | #30 | #37 | #1022 |
| Horticulture | #29 | #36 | #1234 |
Medicine rankings
University of South Australia ranked 17 for Medicine in Australia and 467 in the World with 24,393 publications made and 819,260 citations received.
University of South Australia
Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #12 | #14 | #104 |
| Occupational Therapy | #7 | #8 | #107 |
| Sports | #10 | #13 | #132 |
| Health Science | #14 | #16 | #163 |
| Nursing | #17 | #19 | #165 |
| Physical Therapy | #11 | #14 | #170 |
| Healthcare Administration | #17 | #19 | #179 |
| Gerontology | #14 | #16 | #203 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #16 | #18 | #257 |
| Clinical Psychology | #20 | #22 | #293 |
| Pharmacology | #8 | #10 | #340 |
| Epidemiology | #17 | #20 | #345 |
| Psychiatry | #18 | #20 | #369 |
| Forensic Science | #24 | #27 | #373 |
| Audiology | #17 | #20 | #395 |
| Optometry | #20 | #22 | #432 |
| Pathology | #18 | #20 | #475 |
| Pediatrics | #18 | #20 | #496 |
| Anesthesiology | #10 | #12 | #505 |
| Ophthalmology | #13 | #15 | #565 |
| Ethics | #26 | #32 | #568 |
| Toxicology | #14 | #16 | #571 |
| Surgery | #16 | #18 | #587 |
| Cardiology | #14 | #16 | #610 |
| Oncology | #14 | #16 | #637 |
| Radiation Therapy | #13 | #15 | #642 |
| Radiology | #19 | #21 | #660 |
| Urology | #13 | #15 | #678 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #18 | #20 | #730 |
| Immunology | #19 | #22 | #743 |
| Cosmetology | #15 | #16 | #792 |
| Orthodontics | #22 | #26 | #869 |
| Dermatology | #19 | #22 | #896 |
| Pharmacy | #17 | #21 | #920 |
| Virology | #26 | #30 | #964 |
| Veterinary | #27 | #31 | #989 |
| Dentistry | #25 | #30 | #1120 |
Engineering rankings
University of South Australia ranked 18 for Engineering in Australia and 509 in the World with 22,810 publications made and 751,843 citations received.
University of South Australia
Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | #5 | #6 | #120 |
| Construction Management | #10 | #11 | #128 |
| Engineering Management | #11 | #12 | #137 |
| Aviation | #9 | #12 | #198 |
| Environmental Engineering | #12 | #12 | #216 |
| Operations Research | #8 | #9 | #276 |
| Systems | #15 | #16 | #303 |
| Architecture | #14 | #16 | #331 |
| Applied Physics | #10 | #11 | #356 |
| Renewable Energy | #18 | #20 | #366 |
| Computer Engineering | #10 | #11 | #383 |
| Nanotechnology | #13 | #13 | #446 |
| Telecommunications | #18 | #19 | #480 |
| Remote Sensing | #19 | #22 | #528 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #17 | #19 | #552 |
| Reliability and Quality | #19 | #21 | #570 |
| Metallurgy | #17 | #19 | #576 |
| Biotechnology | #17 | #20 | #610 |
| Robotics | #19 | #23 | #625 |
| Optics | #20 | #24 | #777 |
| Automation and Control | #20 | #22 | #833 |
Computer Science rankings
University of South Australia ranked 19 for Computer Science in Australia and 450 in the World with 22,195 publications made and 710,737 citations received.
University of South Australia
Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #13 | #14 | #113 |
| Information Technology | #13 | #14 | #123 |
| Multimedia | #14 | #15 | #174 |
| Data Science | #12 | #13 | #210 |
| Computer Engineering | #10 | #11 | #383 |
| Software Engineering | #17 | #21 | #396 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #11 | #13 | #418 |
| Neuroscience | #17 | #19 | #475 |
| Cognitive Science | #19 | #22 | #477 |
| Telecommunications | #18 | #19 | #480 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #15 | #16 | #483 |
| Machine Learning | #20 | #23 | #488 |
| Computer Vision | #19 | #21 | #601 |
| Robotics | #19 | #23 | #625 |
| Animation | #17 | #20 | #626 |
| Computational Linguistics | #22 | #27 | #689 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of South Australia ranked 21 for Environmental Science in Australia and 459 in the World with 21,203 publications made and 759,742 citations received.
University of South Australia
Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrology and Water resources | #9 | #9 | #139 |
| Environmental Engineering | #12 | #12 | #216 |
| Environmental Management | #19 | #20 | #301 |
| Ecology | #24 | #28 | #428 |
| Geology | #22 | #27 | #517 |
| Paleontology | #23 | #28 | #538 |
| Oceanography | #24 | #30 | #588 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #22 | #28 | #620 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #30 | #36 | #830 |
| Forestry | #30 | #36 | #856 |
Physics rankings
University of South Australia ranked 19 for Physics in Australia and 586 in the World with 19,136 publications made and 675,811 citations received.
University of South Australia
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Physics | #10 | #11 | #356 |
| Nanotechnology | #13 | #13 | #446 |
| Astrobiology | #14 | #17 | #546 |
| Biophysics | #18 | #21 | #716 |
| Molecular | #17 | #22 | #766 |
| Optics | #20 | #24 | #777 |
| Condensed Matter | #21 | #26 | #1350 |
| Theoretical | #27 | #33 | #1544 |
Chemistry rankings
University of South Australia ranked 20 for Chemistry in Australia and 648 in the World with 19,054 publications made and 784,684 citations received.
University of South Australia
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology | #13 | #13 | #446 |
| Physical | #16 | #17 | #479 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #17 | #19 | #552 |
| Radiochemistry | #10 | #11 | #625 |
| Biochemistry | #20 | #23 | #699 |
| Organic chemistry | #19 | #22 | #701 |
| Pharmacy | #17 | #21 | #920 |
| Computational | #20 | #25 | #967 |
Psychology rankings
University of South Australia ranked 19 for Psychology in Australia and 333 in the World with 17,253 publications made and 577,589 citations received.
University of South Australia
Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | #12 | #14 | #104 |
| Occupational Therapy | #7 | #8 | #107 |
| Education | #12 | #13 | #125 |
| Clinical Psychology | #20 | #22 | #293 |
| Special Education | #22 | #26 | #326 |
| Psychiatry | #18 | #20 | #369 |
| Human Sexuality | #22 | #28 | #393 |
| Neuroscience | #17 | #19 | #475 |
| Cognitive Science | #19 | #22 | #477 |
Business rankings
University of South Australia ranked 18 for Business in Australia and 250 in the World with 13,240 publications made and 413,355 citations received.
University of South Australia
Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #13 | #14 | #113 |
| Project Management | #11 | #12 | #117 |
| Construction Management | #10 | #11 | #128 |
| Advertising | #13 | #14 | #132 |
| Engineering Management | #11 | #12 | #137 |
| Marketing | #12 | #13 | #182 |
| Risk Management | #13 | #13 | #183 |
| Accounting | #17 | #21 | #191 |
| Real Estate | #10 | #12 | #196 |
| Operations Research | #8 | #9 | #276 |
| International Trade | #15 | #18 | #297 |
| Management | #18 | #19 | #301 |
| Entrepreneurship | #16 | #21 | #361 |
| Finance | #18 | #21 | #367 |
| Actuarial Science | #20 | #24 | #467 |
| Hospitality and Hotel Management | #4 | #6 | #29 |
Mathematics rankings
University of South Australia ranked 18 for Mathematics in Australia and 394 in the World with 12,729 publications made and 398,492 citations received.
University of South Australia
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #15 | #17 | #197 |
| Operations Research | #8 | #9 | #276 |
| Econometrics | #17 | #20 | #401 |
| Statistics | #18 | #20 | #422 |
| Actuarial Science | #20 | #24 | #467 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #15 | #16 | #483 |
| Applied Mathematics | #19 | #23 | #837 |
Economics rankings
University of South Australia ranked 17 for Economics in Australia and 242 in the World with 10,177 publications made and 306,729 citations received.
University of South Australia
Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Trade | #15 | #18 | #297 |
| Finance | #18 | #21 | #367 |
| Econometrics | #17 | #20 | #401 |
| Actuarial Science | #20 | #24 | #467 |
Art & Design rankings
University of South Australia ranked 21 for Art & Design in Australia and 316 in the World with 6,043 publications made and 137,920 citations received.
University of South Australia
Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape Architecture | #5 | #6 | #120 |
| Interior Design | #6 | #7 | #127 |
| Multimedia | #14 | #15 | #174 |
| Creative Writing | #20 | #24 | #230 |
| Cinematography | #20 | #22 | #242 |
| Graphic Design | #12 | #13 | #247 |
| Literature | #21 | #24 | #304 |
| Aesthetics | #21 | #24 | #330 |
| Architecture | #14 | #16 | #331 |
| Acting and Drama | #23 | #29 | #465 |
| Music | #22 | #28 | #513 |
| Animation | #17 | #20 | #626 |
| Photography | #25 | #31 | #636 |
| Game Design and Development | #1 | #1 | #36 |
