The World University Index

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James Cook University

Ranked in the world

2

James Cook University is ranked 2nd in the world for partnerships for the goals (SDG 17).

Source: THE Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the Goals, 2024

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Full ranking profile

James Cook University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
THE Impact 2024Headlinein the world for partnerships for the goals (SDG 17)Times Higher Education2
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for EcologyShanghaiRanking Consultancy10
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Veterinary SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)25
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Earth & Marine SciencesQuacquarelli Symonds51
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency76
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University214
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University255
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency256
Time 2026Time / Statista260
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University314
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney324
THE 2026Times Higher Education351
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University363
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature383
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group392
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University401
SCImago 2026in the world for VeterinarySCImago Research Group407
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency432
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group434
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds440
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University451
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University451
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group463
NTU 2025National Taiwan University474
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature480
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University484
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University488
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC498
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University530
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency568
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)601
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University617
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University820
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency859

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.