Western Sydney University ERA 2018 Research Outcomes

This table shows the ERA 2018 research outcome for Western Sydney University. It is also possible to see how UWS has performed over previous research ranking surveys. although the criteria has changed somewhat over time.

Western Sydney University ERA Research Outcomes (click links for rankings of all universities for each field)
	Field of Research	2018	2015	2012	2010
01	Mathematical Sciences	3	4	4	4
0101	Pure Mathematics	3	3	3	4
0102	Applied Mathematics	NA	4	5	4
0104	Statistics	NA	NA	NA	4

02	Physical Sciences	3	1	2	3
0201	Astronomical and Space Sciences	NA	2	2	3

03	Chemical Sciences	3	3	3	3
0301	Analytical Chemistry	2	3	3	3
0303	Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry	NA	4	4	4
0306	Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)	3	3	NA	3

05	Environmental Sciences	NA	3	4	5
0501	Ecological Applications	NA	NA	5	5
0502	Environmental Science and Management	NA	NA	NA	4
0503	Soil Sciences	NA	4	5	5

06	Biological Sciences	3	4	4	5
0601	Biochemistry and Cell Biology	2	3	3	4
0602	Ecology	NA	4	5	5
0603	Evolutionary Biology	NA	NA	NA	5
0605	Microbiology	3	3	4	5
0607	Plant Biology	5	5	5	5
0608	Zoology	NA	NA	3	5

07	Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences	4	3	4	5
0705	Forestry Sciences	NA	5	5	5

08	Information and Computing Sciences	1	2	3	3
0801	Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing	NA	3	3	3
0805	Distributed Computing	NA	NA	NA	3
0806	Information Systems	NA	2	2	2

09	Engineering	3	3	4	3
0905	Civil Engineering	4	3	4	3
0906	Electrical and Electronic Engineering	NA	3	4	5
0908	Food Sciences	2	NA	NA	NA
0912	Materials Engineering	NA	3	5	4
0913	Mechanical Engineering	NA	4	3	3

11	Medical and Health Sciences	3	3	4	4
1103	Clinical Sciences	2	3	3	3
1104	Complementary and Alternative Medicine	NA	5	5	5
1106	Human Movement and Sports Science	NA	3	3	4
1109	Neurosciences	2	2	3	3
1110	Nursing	3	3	4	5
1112	Oncology and Carcinogenesis	NA	NA	5	5
1114	Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine	NA	NA	3	3
1115	Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences	NA	NA	5	5
1117	Public Health and Health Services	1	2	4	3

12	Built Environment and Design	2	2	3	3
1202	Building	NA	2	3	3
1205	Urban and Regional Planning	3	3	2	2

13	Education	2	3	3	3
1301	Education Systems	3	2	3	3
1302	Curriculum and Pedagogy	1	2	2	2
1303	Specialist Studies In Education	3	3	3	3

14	Economics	1	2	2	2
1401	Economic Theory	1	1	NA	NA
1402	Applied Economics	1	2	2	2

15	Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services	2	2	2	2
1501	Accounting, Auditing and Accountability	1	NA	NA	NA
1502	Banking, Finance and Investment	2	2	2	2
1503	Business and Management	2	2	2	2
1504	Commercial Services	1	2	NA	NA
1505	Marketing	2	2	2	2
1506	Tourism	2	1	NA	NA

16	Studies In Human Society	2	3	3	3
1602	Criminology	2	NA	3	3
1604	Human Geography	3	3	4	4
1605	Policy and Administration	2	3	NA	NA
1606	Political Science	1	3	2	NA
1607	Social Work	2	2	NA	3
1608	Sociology	2	3	3	4
1699	Other Studies In Human Society	3	3	3	3

17	Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	3	2	3	4
1701	Psychology	2	2	4	4
1702	Cognitive Sciences	3	2	3	NA

18	Law and Legal Studies	2	3	2	3
1801	Law	2	3	2	3

19	Studies In Creative Arts and Writing	3	4	3	3
1902	Film, Television and Digital Media	3	3	2	3
1904	Performing Arts and Creative Writing	4	4	3	4
1905	Visual Arts and Crafts	2	NA	NA	NA

20	Language, Communication and Culture	4	4	4	4
2001	Communication and Media Studies	2	NA	3	4
2002	Cultural Studies	5	4	5	5
2003	Language Studies	2	NA	NA	2
2004	Linguistics	3	3	4	4
2005	Literary Studies	4	4	3	3

21	History and Archaeology	3	3	3	3
2102	Curatorial and Related Studies	NA	NA	3	3
2103	Historical Studies	3	3	4	3

22	Philosophy and Religious Studies	2	3	3	3
2203	Philosophy	NA	3	3	3
2204	Religion and Religious Studies	2	3	3	2