Subject rankings feature Sydney in world's top 100 universities
The University of Sydney has been ranked in the world's top 100 across six disciplines in the Times Higher Education 2016-17 World University Rankings by subject.
Two disciplines - clinical, pre-clinical and health; and arts and humanities - made the world top 50, ranking 35 and 49 respectively.
We also made the top 100 in business and economics (51), engineering and technology (83), life sciences (60) and social sciences (56).
鈥淲e are delighted with yet another strong showing for the University of Sydney in these subject rankings,鈥� said聽University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Michael Spence.
鈥淥ur health disciplines continue to be ranked among the world鈥檚 best, making us a leader in this area in Australia and the region,鈥� Dr Spence said, 鈥渁nd the performance of the arts and humanities disciplines was also very impressive.
鈥淭hese results rank all six disciplines in the world鈥檚 top one percent, which is a remarkable result.鈥�
The subject tables employ 13 performance indicators under five categories.
Our strongest indicator across disciplines was citations, evidence of the influence the University鈥檚 academics have in spreading knowledge and ideas.
鈥淥ur ambition is to be the leading research and education institution in Australia and among the best in the world. These results suggest we鈥檙e on track to achieve this vision, which is at the heart of our new .
鈥淲e believe that ground-breaking discoveries and transformative inventions depend on bringing the right people together in an environment that gives them room and support to discover and innovate,鈥� Dr Spence said.
鈥淓very day, across the University, our outstanding teachers and researchers work together, and with our industry and other partners, to harness our collective expertise to address some of the biggest challenges facing our society today.
鈥淚t is their work that drives our success, and rankings such as these are deserved recognition of the many extraordinary people that make up our community.鈥�
How the Times World University Rankings by subject work
The聽methodology behind the Times Higher Education聽World University Rankings by subject includes a wide range of narrower subject areas under each discipline. For example, the business and economics ranking includes business and management, accounting and finance, and economics and econometrics, while life sciences includes agriculture and forestry, biological sciences, vet science and sport science.
The subject tables employ the same range of聽聽used in the overall , brought together with scores provided under five categories:
- Teaching:聽the learning environment
- Research:聽volume, income and reputation
- Citations:聽research influence
- International outlook:聽staff, students and research
- Industry income:聽innovation
However, the overall methodology is recalibrated for each subject, with the weightings changed to suit the individual fields.
Making the most of subject rankings
The University of Sydney鈥檚 External Benchmarks Manager Dr Richard Cook said subject rankings could be a useful reference point for prospective students who have an idea about what area they want to study in when choosing a university.
鈥淚f you have a good idea of the subject you鈥檇 like to study, then subject rankings can be a good starting point,鈥� Dr Cook said.
鈥淚f you鈥檙e unsure of what to study, or you want flexibility or exposure to the latest multidisciplinary research, it can help to look for universities with a large number of top ranked subjects.鈥�
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