Ranked 2nd in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)
Source: CWTS Leiden Ranking: PP(top 10%), physical sciences and engineering (2025), 2025
Full ranking profile 24 placements
Every placement the Index records for University of Southern Queensland. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leiden 2025 Headline physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =2 |
| Leiden 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =76 |
| Leiden 2025 mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =122 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025 Education | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| RUR 2026 research | RUR Rankings Agency | =171 |
| Leiden 2025 life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =245 |
| NTU 2025 Engineering | National Taiwan University | =291 |
| Leiden 2025 biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =341 |
| SCImago 2026 Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | =362 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | =377 |
| SCImago 2026 Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | =404 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =448 |
| NTU 2025 Agriculture | National Taiwan University | =451 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | =473 |
| NTU 2025 Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | =501 |
| RUR 2026 international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | =532 |
| Leiden 2025 social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =590 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | =618 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =653 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | =701 |
| RUR 2026 teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | =771 |
| RUR 2026 financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | =903 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | =1125 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =1231 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.