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The University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is one of Australia’s “sandstone universities”: universities dating back a century or more. UWA is the youngest of the sandstones, having been founded in 1911. It was the first university in the state of Western Australia. UWA is also known as one of the Group of Eight leading research universities in Australia. Its teaching in life and agricultural sciences, psychology, education and earth and marine sciences is particularly well-known. The university has nine divisions: Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, Arts, Business, Education, Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, Law, Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Indigenous Studies and Science. Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, comedian Tim Minchin and Nobel Prize winning medic Barry Marshall are among UWA’s alumni. UWA’s main campus is located in Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. The central business district is just ten minutes away from UWA. Students don’t have to venture far to find entertainment and amenities as the campus has its own hairdresser, weekly market, dentist, bank and outdoor cinema, among other facilities. The Matilda Bay nature reserve and Swan River border the campus, and the beach is a short distance away. Each year students raise thousands of dollars through Prosh, an annual charity event in which students dress in costume and walk around Perth selling a satirical newspaper. The paper is written by students and mocks current events and political figures. The Prosh tradition dates back to 1931.
- Total number of students18,711
- Number of international students4,903
- Total number of academic staff853
- Number of international staff481
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded4,923
- Number of master's degrees awarded1,430
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded349
- Number of research only staff513
- Number of new undergraduate students3,908
- Number of new master's students2,193
- Number of new doctoral students304
- Global score69.7
- Global research reputation#200
- Regional research reputation#8
- Publications#114
- Books#96
- Conferences#439
- Normalized citation impact#161
- Total citations#94
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#111
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#245
- International collaboration#272
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#207
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#105
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#201
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News
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No. of students per staff
29%
Percentage of International Students
49 : 51
Student Ratio of Females to Males
18,400
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2012
189
2013
190
2014
168
2015
157
2016
109
2017
125
2018
0
2019
134
2020
0
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Arts & humanities
2018
176
2019
176
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2014
87
2015
96
2017
0
2018
101
2019
126
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Engineering & technology
2018
126
2019
126
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Life sciences
2014
66
2015
64
2016
60
2017
67
2018
69
2019
0
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Physical sciences
2018
101
2019
101
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Social sciences
2014
83
2015
77
2018
151
2019
126
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Business & Economics
2018
176
2019
176
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Computer Science
2018
176
2019
176
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Law
2019
126
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Education
2018
79
2019
75
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Psychology
2019
126
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
2019
29
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#20Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score83.1
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation#191
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation#5
- Plant and Animal Science publications#36
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact#76
- Plant and Animal Science total citations#14
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#25
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#114
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration#64
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#112
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#11
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#74
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#22Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score74.4
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation#43
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation#3
- Agricultural Sciences publications#43
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact#50
- Agricultural Sciences total citations#27
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#27
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#65
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration#20
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration#14
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#14
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#22
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#41Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score76.3
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation#93
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation#4
- Environment/Ecology publications#47
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact#90
- Environment/Ecology total citations#43
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#40
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#104
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration#87
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#137
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#32
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#75
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#45Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score72.6
- Geosciences global research reputation#90
- Geosciences regional research reputation#3
- Geosciences publications#43
- Geosciences normalized citation impact#120
- Geosciences total citations#47
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#36
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#67
- Geosciences international collaboration#62
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration#70
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#41
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#90
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#58Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score61.3
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation#118
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation#7
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications#70
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact#95
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations#65
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#75
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#155
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration#44
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#54
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#52
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#68
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#93Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score67.2
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#191
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#7
- Clinical Medicine publications#96
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#132
- Clinical Medicine total citations#80
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#90
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#240
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#334
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#213
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#100
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#258
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#111Immunology
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- Immunology overall score41.3
- Immunology global research reputation#143
- Immunology regional research reputation#7
- Immunology publications#101
- Immunology normalized citation impact#119
- Immunology total citations#109
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#101
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#112
- Immunology international collaboration#121
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#81
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#104
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#99
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#117Space Science
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- Space Science overall score46.7
- Space Science global research reputation#141
- Space Science regional research reputation#4
- Space Science publications#96
- Space Science normalized citation impact#148
- Space Science total citations#120
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#99
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#106
- Space Science international collaboration#181
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#117
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#118
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#129
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#117Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score48.2
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation#215
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation#7
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications#233
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact#39
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations#161
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#135
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#40
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration#54
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#19
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#49
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#18
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#120Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score52.4
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#210
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#9
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#112
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#197
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#117
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#112
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#198
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#229
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#247
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#105
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#173
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#129Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score48.4
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#1
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#172
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#58
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#112
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#113
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#64
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#38
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#33
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#96
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#71
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#135Engineering
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- Engineering overall score64.7
- Engineering global research reputation#118
- Engineering regional research reputation#6
- Engineering publications#183
- Engineering normalized citation impact#171
- Engineering total citations#162
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#160
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#200
- Engineering international collaboration#264
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#59
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#155
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#198
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#140Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score47.7
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#278
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#8
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#179
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#194
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#168
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#121
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#94
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#112
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#61
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#171
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#215
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#147Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score43.8
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation#209
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation#9
- Arts and Humanities publications#117
- Arts and Humanities books#86
- Arts and Humanities conferences#141
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact#193
- Arts and Humanities total citations#146
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#142
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#195
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration#224
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration#142
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#159Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score42.1
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#229
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#6
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#172
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#210
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#173
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#168
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#210
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#69
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#81
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#195
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#246
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#159Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score30.3
- Economics and Business global research reputation#131
- Economics and Business regional research reputation#8
- Economics and Business publications#137
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact#216
- Economics and Business total citations#188
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#201
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#216
- Economics and Business international collaboration#149
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration#139
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#162
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#176
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#350Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score29.8
- Materials Science global research reputation#314
- Materials Science regional research reputation#6
- Materials Science publications#472
- Materials Science normalized citation impact#323
- Materials Science total citations#446
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#426
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#315
- Materials Science international collaboration#40
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#4
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#400
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#389
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#378Physics
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- Physics overall score52.3
- Physics global research reputation#309
- Physics regional research reputation#6
- Physics publications#447
- Physics normalized citation impact#232
- Physics total citations#382
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#502
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#511
- Physics international collaboration#488
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#331
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#413
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#349
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#413Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score44.9
- Chemistry global research reputation#221
- Chemistry regional research reputation#9
- Chemistry publications#503
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#623
- Chemistry total citations#531
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#503
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#554
- Chemistry international collaboration#230
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#78
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#755
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#857
