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.