University of Wollongong: Rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 16 in Australia, 377 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 71,789 academic publications and 2,024,279 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 377 of 0 | In the World |
| # 16 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 18 of 0 | In Oceania |
| # 218 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 226 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 238 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Engineering rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 10 for Engineering in Australia and 303 in the World with 38,657 publications made and 1,262,412 citations received.
University of Wollongong
Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Energy | #10 | #10 | #169 |
| Automation and Control | #5 | #5 | #172 |
| Nanotechnology | #6 | #6 | #180 |
| Robotics | #7 | #8 | #182 |
| Applied Physics | #5 | #6 | #183 |
| Metallurgy | #7 | #7 | #191 |
| Engineering Management | #15 | #16 | #210 |
| Environmental Engineering | #13 | #13 | #228 |
| Reliability and Quality | #11 | #12 | #274 |
| Systems | #14 | #15 | #296 |
| Construction Management | #18 | #21 | #307 |
| Telecommunications | #14 | #15 | #367 |
| Optics | #13 | #14 | #405 |
| Remote Sensing | #17 | #19 | #470 |
| Architecture | #19 | #21 | #500 |
| Operations Research | #18 | #19 | #501 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #16 | #18 | #503 |
| Landscape Architecture | #23 | #30 | #527 |
| Biotechnology | #18 | #21 | #626 |
| Computer Engineering | #19 | #21 | #640 |
| Aviation | #26 | #32 | #646 |
| Mining Engineering | #4 | #4 | #32 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 16 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Australia and 331 in the World with 36,147 publications made and 825,461 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publishing | #19 | #20 | #50 |
| International Law | #6 | #6 | #69 |
| Media Studies | #14 | #16 | #129 |
| Education | #13 | #14 | #136 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #12 | #13 | #138 |
| Gender Studies | #13 | #18 | #159 |
| Genealogy | #13 | #18 | #172 |
| Anthropology | #19 | #22 | #183 |
| Aesthetics | #16 | #18 | #218 |
| Law | #17 | #19 | #222 |
| Special Education | #18 | #19 | #229 |
| Archaeology | #15 | #17 | #237 |
| History | #15 | #17 | #238 |
| Sociology | #20 | #23 | #260 |
| Forensic Science | #18 | #19 | #262 |
| Political Science | #17 | #19 | #265 |
| Linguistics | #15 | #18 | #361 |
| Social Work | #26 | #30 | #369 |
| Demography | #21 | #24 | #407 |
| Philosophy | #15 | #18 | #468 |
| Sports / Exercise science | #8 | #9 | #73 |
Biology rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 17 for Biology in Australia and 479 in the World with 34,440 publications made and 1,290,942 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology | #6 | #6 | #180 |
| Ethics | #18 | #20 | #256 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #15 | #17 | #323 |
| Paleontology | #15 | #18 | #344 |
| Neuroscience | #16 | #18 | #446 |
| Biophysics | #10 | #13 | #454 |
| Zoology | #18 | #23 | #464 |
| Evolutionary | #19 | #24 | #465 |
| Forestry | #21 | #26 | #502 |
| Botany | #22 | #27 | #566 |
| Biotechnology | #18 | #21 | #626 |
| Animal Science | #23 | #27 | #631 |
| Biochemistry | #16 | #19 | #642 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #22 | #25 | #704 |
| Genetics | #20 | #23 | #721 |
| Astrobiology | #21 | #27 | #741 |
| Pharmacology | #21 | #24 | #805 |
| Toxicology | #25 | #29 | #821 |
| Entomology | #26 | #32 | #858 |
| Virology | #24 | #28 | #870 |
| Microbiology | #24 | #27 | #891 |
| Molecular | #21 | #24 | #906 |
| Horticulture | #24 | #29 | #919 |
| Oncology | #24 | #26 | #926 |
| Immunology | #25 | #28 | #994 |
Physics rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 9 for Physics in Australia and 329 in the World with 34,366 publications made and 1,148,999 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology | #6 | #6 | #180 |
| Applied Physics | #5 | #6 | #183 |
| Condensed Matter | #7 | #7 | #287 |
| Optics | #13 | #14 | #405 |
| Biophysics | #10 | #13 | #454 |
| Theoretical | #15 | #18 | #667 |
| Astrobiology | #21 | #27 | #741 |
| Molecular | #16 | #21 | #763 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 16 for Environmental Science in Australia and 324 in the World with 32,704 publications made and 975,856 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Management | #16 | #17 | #207 |
| Oceanography | #12 | #14 | #218 |
| Environmental Engineering | #13 | #13 | #228 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #12 | #15 | #232 |
| Ecology | #16 | #19 | #298 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #15 | #17 | #323 |
| Geology | #15 | #17 | #328 |
| Paleontology | #15 | #18 | #344 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #22 | #23 | #403 |
| Forestry | #21 | #26 | #502 |
Chemistry rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 9 for Chemistry in Australia and 430 in the World with 31,490 publications made and 1,178,430 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | #4 | #4 | #162 |
| Nanotechnology | #6 | #6 | #180 |
| Organic chemistry | #9 | #10 | #398 |
| Computational | #10 | #10 | #469 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #16 | #18 | #503 |
| Biochemistry | #16 | #19 | #642 |
| Pharmacy | #14 | #17 | #736 |
| Radiochemistry | #14 | #17 | #964 |
Computer Science rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 15 for Computer Science in Australia and 377 in the World with 28,340 publications made and 722,859 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | #6 | #6 | #81 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #3 | #3 | #117 |
| Information Technology | #12 | #13 | #119 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #14 | #15 | #127 |
| Robotics | #7 | #8 | #182 |
| Animation | #9 | #11 | #281 |
| Software Engineering | #12 | #14 | #295 |
| Data Science | #17 | #20 | #296 |
| Cognitive Science | #14 | #17 | #336 |
| Telecommunications | #14 | #15 | #367 |
| Machine Learning | #17 | #20 | #405 |
| Computer Vision | #15 | #17 | #418 |
| Neuroscience | #16 | #18 | #446 |
| Computational Linguistics | #18 | #21 | #498 |
| Computer Engineering | #19 | #21 | #640 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #22 | #25 | #704 |
Medicine rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 18 for Medicine in Australia and 481 in the World with 24,498 publications made and 781,707 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Administration | #18 | #20 | #182 |
| Sports | #15 | #18 | #203 |
| Audiology | #9 | #11 | #207 |
| Nursing | #19 | #21 | #208 |
| Clinical Psychology | #16 | #18 | #211 |
| Health Science | #19 | #21 | #225 |
| Gerontology | #17 | #19 | #237 |
| Ethics | #18 | #20 | #256 |
| Forensic Science | #18 | #19 | #262 |
| Physical Therapy | #21 | #24 | #278 |
| Occupational Therapy | #22 | #26 | #326 |
| Psychiatry | #16 | #18 | #333 |
| Optometry | #17 | #19 | #359 |
| Social Work | #26 | #30 | #369 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #22 | #24 | #386 |
| Cosmetology | #11 | #12 | #479 |
| Plastic Surgery | #12 | #13 | #506 |
| Radiation Therapy | #10 | #11 | #526 |
| Epidemiology | #22 | #26 | #526 |
| Pathology | #21 | #23 | #531 |
| Ophthalmology | #14 | #16 | #592 |
| Radiology | #18 | #20 | #654 |
| Surgery | #22 | #24 | #709 |
| Pharmacy | #14 | #17 | #736 |
| Orthodontics | #15 | #19 | #741 |
| Pediatrics | #26 | #31 | #783 |
| Pharmacology | #21 | #24 | #805 |
| Toxicology | #25 | #29 | #821 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #20 | #22 | #851 |
| Anesthesiology | #24 | #29 | #865 |
| Virology | #24 | #28 | #870 |
| Veterinary | #26 | #30 | #906 |
| Oncology | #24 | #26 | #926 |
| Dentistry | #23 | #27 | #942 |
| Cardiology | #25 | #28 | #991 |
| Immunology | #25 | #28 | #994 |
| Dermatology | #22 | #25 | #1002 |
| Urology | #25 | #29 | #1055 |
Psychology rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 18 for Psychology in Australia and 318 in the World with 18,057 publications made and 557,622 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | #13 | #14 | #136 |
| Clinical Psychology | #16 | #18 | #211 |
| Special Education | #18 | #19 | #229 |
| Human Sexuality | #15 | #18 | #244 |
| Occupational Therapy | #22 | #26 | #326 |
| Psychiatry | #16 | #18 | #333 |
| Cognitive Science | #14 | #17 | #336 |
| Social Work | #26 | #30 | #369 |
| Neuroscience | #16 | #18 | #446 |
Business rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 16 for Business in Australia and 226 in the World with 15,880 publications made and 353,960 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #14 | #15 | #127 |
| Advertising | #12 | #13 | #129 |
| Accounting | #13 | #14 | #143 |
| Project Management | #15 | #16 | #181 |
| Marketing | #13 | #14 | #188 |
| Engineering Management | #15 | #16 | #210 |
| Finance | #13 | #14 | #250 |
| Risk Management | #16 | #17 | #262 |
| Management | #17 | #18 | #267 |
| International Trade | #13 | #16 | #277 |
| Actuarial Science | #13 | #14 | #297 |
| Construction Management | #18 | #21 | #307 |
| Real Estate | #21 | #24 | #444 |
| Operations Research | #18 | #19 | #501 |
| Entrepreneurship | #26 | #33 | #875 |
| Hospitality and Hotel Management | #11 | #17 | #75 |
Mathematics rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 16 for Mathematics in Australia and 351 in the World with 15,505 publications made and 390,256 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #3 | #3 | #117 |
| Mathematics Education | #12 | #14 | #157 |
| Actuarial Science | #13 | #14 | #297 |
| Statistics | #17 | #19 | #402 |
| Econometrics | #19 | #23 | #447 |
| Operations Research | #18 | #19 | #501 |
| Applied Mathematics | #14 | #15 | #588 |
Economics rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 16 for Economics in Australia and 238 in the World with 11,429 publications made and 238,570 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | #13 | #14 | #250 |
| International Trade | #13 | #16 | #277 |
| Actuarial Science | #13 | #14 | #297 |
| Econometrics | #19 | #23 | #447 |
Art & Design rankings
University of Wollongong ranked 16 for Art & Design in Australia and 218 in the World with 7,710 publications made and 159,377 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinematography | #8 | #8 | #63 |
| Multimedia | #6 | #6 | #81 |
| Sculpture | #6 | #6 | #123 |
| Creative Writing | #14 | #17 | #135 |
| Graphic Design | #8 | #9 | #148 |
| Literature | #14 | #16 | #201 |
| Aesthetics | #16 | #18 | #218 |
| Acting and Drama | #16 | #18 | #234 |
| Animation | #9 | #11 | #281 |
| Photography | #19 | #23 | #319 |
| Interior Design | #15 | #19 | #356 |
| Music | #18 | #23 | #396 |
| Architecture | #19 | #21 | #500 |
| Landscape Architecture | #23 | #30 | #527 |
