38 Subjects at UNSW Ranked First in Australia on the Global Top 100 Subject Rankings

MUMBAI, July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

The university was listed in Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018, with 38 subjects making it to the global top 100 

University of New South Wales, Sydney has swept Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018, scoring the most subjects ranked first in Australia and the highest number of subjects ranked in the top 100 in the country.

With 38 subjects ranking in the global top 100, 24 in the top 50 and three in the top 10, UNSW continues its climb up the rankings, having the most subjects of all Australian universities in the prestigious league table.

Nine UNSW subjects - Civil Engineering, Finance, Instruments Science & Technology, Library & Information Science, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Remote Sensing and Water Resources - rank first in Australia. This is almost double the number of UNSW subjects ranked first in 2017.

Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects has published the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by academic subjects since 2009. The rankings assess more than 4000 universities across 54 subjects in natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences.

UNSW Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Nicholas Fisk felt it was a clean sweep for UNSW Sydney, "To be top in Australia for subjects ranked first, with the most subjects in the top 100, underscores the depth and breadth of UNSW research. These subject rankings are a more tangible reflection of a university's research strengths than the global ranking, and UNSW is a comprehensive university that demonstrates academic and research excellence. I want to pay special tribute to all UNSW's hard working academics on this outstanding result."

Water Resources is UNSW's highest ranked subject at 5th in the world, with Mining & Mineral Engineering ranking 7th and Civil Engineering 10th.

Globally, UNSW's best performing subjects are Water Resources (5th), Mining & Mineral Engineering (7th), Civil Engineering (10th), Finance, Marine/Ocean Engineering and Remote Sensing (all 16th), Atmospheric Science and Oceanography (23rd), Library & Information Science (26th), Law, Hospitality & Tourism Management and Transportation Science & Technology (all 34th), Telecommunication Engineering (38th), Energy Science & Engineering (39th), Earth Sciences (40th), Aerospace Engineering (41st), Instruments Science & Technology (42nd), Environmental Science & Engineering (44th), Psychology (44th), Mechanical Engineering (45th), Electrical & Electronic Engineering (46th) and Geography (49th).

The methodology to determine the ranking includes the number of papers published, international collaboration and citation impact. The full methodology can be found here.

About University of New South Wales, Sydney 

UNSW, Australia's global university ranked among the top 50 Universities in the world offers programs in engineering, business, law, architecture, art and design, medicine and science. Located in Sydney, a safe and student friendly city, UNSW is home to more than 52,000 students from nearly 130 countries. UNSW has been attracting a growing number of bright Indian students for undergraduate and post graduate studies.

As one of the world's leading research and teaching universities UNSW's cutting edge research and innovation facilitated by 3000 faculty is known for acceptance and successful commercialization.

For more details, please visit: http://www.UNSW.edu.au

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