Unlike other agencies the Shanghai Ranking (ARWU as was) does not use the services of DVCR Barnum and Dean Bailey to announce new research ratings
The Shanghai subject rankings for 2021 were released very quietly (at least to the hackery) yesterday afternoon.
They certainly merit the sounding of guns and trumpet sounding – in all the natural sciences and engineering disciplines (except maths) Australian universities are represented in the world top-100.
Which is a problem for government MPs and ministers.
Yes, these results are an excellent example of research that rates in rankings (which they think is bad) but Australian research is strong in engineering (which they just love).
More results tomorrow
With apologies for any errors/omissions
Natural sciences
Maths: –
Physics: ANU 28 (last year 28) Monash U 76-100 (-), Uni Melbourne 76-100 (-)
Chemistry: Monash U 76-100 (76-100)
Earth Sciences: ANU 25 (26) Curtin U 39 (39) UWA 48 (50) Monash U 51-75 (51-75) Uni Adelaide 51-75 (51-75) UNSW 51-75 (51-75) Macquarie U 76-100 (76-100) Uni Melbourne 76-100 (-) Uni Tas 76-100 (51-75)
Geography: Uni Melbourne six (13) ANU 15 (nine), Uni Queensland 17 (ten) James Cook U 51-75 (51-75) UNSW 51-75 (-) Uni Sydney 51-75 (76-100) Griffith U 76-100 (76-100) UWA 76-100 (-) Uni Wollongong 76-100 (-)
Ecology: Western Sydney U 13 (23) Uni Queensland 15 (21) James Cook U 25 (28) ANU 40 (38) Monash U 47 (51-75) UWA 48 (-) Uni Melbourne 51-75 (46) UNSW 51-75 (43) U Tas 51-75 (51-75) Uni Sydney 76-100 (51-75)
Oceanography: U Tas eight (nine) UWA 21 22() UNSW 24 (20) ANU 51-75 (51-75) Uni Queensland 76-100 (51-75)
Atmospheric science: UNSW 37 (34) Uni Melbourne 51-75 (51-75) Uni Tas 76-100 (76-100)
Engineering
Mech eng: UNSW 36 (35) Uni Wollongong 47 (51-75) Monash 51-75 (42) Uni Sydney 51-75 (51-75) Uni Adelaide 76 -100 (76-100) Uni Melbourne 76-100 (-) Uni Queensland 76 -100 (76-100)
Electrical – electronic: UNSW 38 (51-75) ANU 76-100 (76-100) Uni Adelaide 76-100 (42) Uni Melbourne 76-100 (76-100) Uni Sydney 76-100 (-) UTS 76-100 (76-100)
Automation and control: Uni Newcastle 13 (13) ANU 21 (18) Uni Adelaide 25 (24) Victoria U 37 (32) RMIT 51-75 (51-75) Swinburne U 51-75 (76-100) Western Sydney U 51-75 (51-75) Uni Sydney 51-75 (-) Uni Melbourne 76-100 (51-75) UTS 76-100 (76-100)
Telecommunications: UTS 16 (19) Uni Sydney 21 (30) UNSW 27 (35) ANU 51-75 (44) Deakin U 76-100 (76-100)
Instrument science: UNSW 32 (49) UTS 39 (-) Uni Adelaide 51-75 (51-75) Uni Wollongong 51-75 (76-100) Monash U 76-100 (-) RMIT 76-100 (76-100)
Biomedical engineering: Uni Queensland 51-75 Uni Melbourne 76-100 Monash U 76-100 (CMM did not report the category last year)
Computer science: UTS 11 () Uni Sydney 38 () Uni Adelaide 48 () ANU 51-75 UNSW 51-75 () Deakin U 76-100 () Griffith U 76-100 () Swinburne U 76-100 (-) Uni Melbourne 76-100 (76-100)
Civil engineering: UNSW 12 (8) Uni Sydney 21 (21) Uni Adelaide 35 (25) Monash U 50 (40) RMIT 51-75 (51-75) Uni Melbourne 51-75 (76-100) Western Sydney U 51-75 (51-75) QUT 76-100 (51-75) Swinburne U 76 -100 (76-100) Uni Wollongong 76 -100 (51-75)
Chemical engineering: Monash U 45 (45) UNSW 51-75 (51-75) Curtin U 76-100 (51-75) Uni Queensland 76 -100 (76-100)
Materials science: Monash U 51-75 (51-75) Uni Wollongong 51-75 (51-75) UNSW 76-100 (76-100) Uni Queensland 76-100 (76-100)
Nanoscience and technology: Monash U 51-75 (51-75) Uni Queensland 51-75 (76-100) Uni Wollongong 51-75 (51-75) ANU 76-100 (76-100) Uni Adelaide 76-100 (-) UNSW 76-100 (76-100)
Energy science and engineering: Uni Wollongong 20 (27) UNSW 31 (38) Monash U 37 (41) Uni Queensland 51-75 (51-75) UTS 51-75 (51-75) Griffith U 76-100 (-) ANU 76-100 (-) Uni Adelaide 76 -100 (76-100)
Environmental science and engineering: UWA 21 (21) Uni Queensland 26 (23) UNSW 46 (42)
Water resources: UNSW eight (five) Flinders U 17 (13) Uni Queensland 23 (18) Uni Adelaide 31 (31) UTS 36 () UWA 37 (46) Uni Melbourne 40 (35) Monash U 41 (32) ANU (43) Griffith U 76 -100 (76-100) Uni Newcastle 76-100 (-)
Food science and technology: Uni Queensland 14 (20) Uni Melbourne 76-100 (76-100)
Biotechnology: Uni Queensland seven (seven) Uni Melbourne 47 (25) UNSW 51-75 (76-100) UTS 51-75 (51-75)
Aerospace: UNSW 41 (33) RMIT 46 (41)
Marine and ocean engineering: UWA ten (five) Griffith U 19 (eight) Uni Tas 27 (23) UNSW 32 (37)
Transportation and science tech: Uni Sydney 14 (16) UNSW 40 (46) UTS 44 (51-75) Monash U 45 (51-75) QUT 51-75 (50) Uni Melbourne 51-75 (-) Uni Queensland 51-75 (76-100) ANU 76-100 (51-75)
Remote sensing: UNSW 12 () Monash U 33 (28) ANU 51-75 (51-75) UTS 51-75 (51-75) Uni Melbourne 76-100 (51-75) Uni Tas 76-100 (-)
Mining and mineral engineering: UWA three (four) Monash U six (nine) Uni Adelaide seven (seven) UNSW eight (13) Curtin U 15 (19) Uni Queensland 16 (12) Uni Tas 25 (25) Uni Newcastle 27 (44) RMIT 40 (38) James Cook U 51-75 (51-75) Uni Wollongong 51-75 (42) Uni Melbourne 76-100 (76-100) Uni SA 76 -100 (76-100)
Metallurgical engineering: Monash U ten (nine) Uni Queensland 24 (24) Deakin U 43 (42) RMIT 50 (51-75) UNSW 51-75 (49) Uni Sydney 51-75 (46) Uni Wollongong 76-100 (51-75)