Ranked 1st in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
Source: THE Impact Rankings, 2025
Full ranking profile 38 placements
Every placement the Index records for Western Sydney University. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| THE Impact 2025 Headline advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | =1 |
| THE Impact 2024 gender equality (SDG 5) | Times Higher Education | =1 |
| THE Impact 2023 reduced inequalities (SDG 10) | Times Higher Education | =3 |
| THE Impact 2024 climate action (SDG 13) | Times Higher Education | =4 |
| THE Impact 2025 partnerships for the goals (SDG 17) | Times Higher Education | =9 |
| THE Impact 2025 affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) | Times Higher Education | =10 |
| THE Impact 2026 gender equality (SDG 5) | Times Higher Education | =13 |
| THE Impact 2026 partnerships for the goals (SDG 17) | Times Higher Education | =27 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =27 |
| Leiden 2025 mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =35 |
| THE Impact 2025 decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) | Times Higher Education | =43 |
| THE Impact 2026 affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) | Times Higher Education | =45 |
| RUR 2026 international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | =64 |
| Leiden 2025 physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =114 |
| NTU 2025 Agriculture | National Taiwan University | =121 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =183 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =183 |
| RUR 2026 research | RUR Rankings Agency | =187 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | =291 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | =301 |
| NTU 2025 Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | =302 |
| NTU 2025 Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | =338 |
| Leiden 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =369 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =400 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | =402 |
| Leiden 2025 life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =405 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =411 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | =416 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | =426 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | =464 |
| Leiden 2025 biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =489 |
| NTU 2025 Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | =501 |
| NTU 2025 Engineering | National Taiwan University | =501 |
| Leiden 2025 social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =531 |
| RUR 2026 financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | =619 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =644 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | =801 |
| RUR 2026 teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | =1004 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.