UQ subjects rank among the world’s best

The University of Queensland has ranked 37^th in the world in the 2023 National Taiwan University (NTU) World University Ranking, reflecting UQ’s research capabilities.

The University featured in the global top 50 in 13 subjects, including Environment/Ecology, Agricultural Sciences and Energy Science and Engineering.

UQ was the top ranked university in Australia in subjects including Agricultural Sciences, Environment/Ecology, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology, Environmental Science and Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The NTU World University Ranking evaluates the scientific paper performance of the world’s top 800 universities on their overall performance across 27 subjects in 6 fields.

The 13 subjects ranked in the global top 50 were:

• Environment/Ecology (6^th)
• Environmental Science and Engineering (11^th)
• Agricultural Sciences (12^th)
• Pharmacology and Toxicology (15^th)
• Social Sciences, General (15^th)
• Plant and Animal Sciences (16^th)
• Microbiology (19^th)
• Psychiatry/Psychology (27^th)
• Biology and Biochemistry (29^th)
• Chemical Engineering (36^th)
• Economics and Business (44^th)
• Energy Science and Engineering (44^th)
• Immunology (48^th)

Subjects were assessed against 3 indicators including research productivity, research impact and research excellence.