Melbourne, Australia
University of Melbourne
Ranked in the world
5
University of Melbourne is ranked 5th in the world for Psychology and Cognitive Sciences.
Source: URAP 2024-2025 — Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, 2024-2025
Full ranking profile
University of Melbourne's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| URAP 2024-2025Headlinein the world for Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 5 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | 6 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 6 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal Studies | METU (URAP Lab) | 6 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Geography | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 7 |
| QS Employability 2022in the world for graduate employability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 8 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 8 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | 8 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Geography | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 9 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Immunology | National Taiwan University | 9 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Veterinary Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 9 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 10 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 10 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for societal impact | SCImago Research Group | 10 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, General | National Taiwan University | 10 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 10 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | 11 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Law & Legal Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 11 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 11 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Law & Legal Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 13 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 13 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anatomy & Physiology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 13 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Education | METU (URAP Lab) | 14 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Education & Training | Quacquarelli Symonds | 15 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 15 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Education & Training | Quacquarelli Symonds | 16 |
| QS Sustainability 2026in the world for sustainability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 16 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Medical and Health Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 16 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Microbiology | National Taiwan University | 17 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & Behavior | National Taiwan University | 18 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Agriculture | METU (URAP Lab) | 18 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 19 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 19 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Biological Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 19 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Environmental Sciences | Quacquarelli Symonds | 20 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Veterinary Science | Quacquarelli Symonds | 20 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 22 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Communication & Media Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 22 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 22 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Architecture & Built Environment | Quacquarelli Symonds | 23 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 23 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 24 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 24 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biology & Biochemistry | National Taiwan University | 24 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 24 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Linguistics | Quacquarelli Symonds | 26 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 26 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 26 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 26 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Economics | METU (URAP Lab) | 26 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 27 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 28 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 28 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Environmental Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 28 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 29 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Molecular Biology & Genetics | National Taiwan University | 29 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 30 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 31 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Quacquarelli Symonds | 31 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anthropology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 33 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agricultural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 33 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 33 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 37 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 37 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 38 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 38 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 38 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Plant & Animal Science | National Taiwan University | 39 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 40 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Development Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 41 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Environment/Ecology | National Taiwan University | 41 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 42 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Archaeology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 43 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 44 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Economics & Business | National Taiwan University | 46 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 47 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Earth Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 48 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 55 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 61 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 61 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 64 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 69 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 86 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 101 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 106 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 118 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 123 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 127 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 132 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 132 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 134 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 134 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 142 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 151 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 174 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 175 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 178 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 199 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 220 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 287 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 314 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.
In their own words
Melbourne on the subject of its own standing, quoted from its published material.