HEC Montreal: Rankings

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HEC Montreal ranked 32nd in Canada, 1188th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 101 research topics. HEC Montreal ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,800 academic publications and 252,565 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 35 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1188 of 14,131 In the World
#334 of 2,597 In North America
#32 of 101 In Canada
#8 of 17 In Quebec State
#6 of 7 In Montreal
#89 of 1,039 For Information Technology
#109 of 2,129 For Operations Research
#113 of 1,147 For Actuarial Science
#1812 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1113 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 98 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 31st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 773rd in the World with 7,246 publications made and 194,304 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#31 of 91 In Canada
#236 of 1,819 In North America
#773 of 7,020 In the World

HEC Montreal
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 12 144
1992 14 179
1993 19 197
1994 24 232
1995 25 330
1996 28 244
1997 36 267
1998 24 328
1999 41 364
2000 60 484
2001 63 546
2002 94 762
2003 134 1024
2004 155 1186
2005 225 1599
2006 171 2048
2007 223 2739
2008 253 3477
2009 289 4412
2010 277 5239
2011 281 6631
2012 330 7331
2013 311 8180
2014 344 9558
2015 374 9975
2016 374 9831
2017 408 10320
2018 368 12034
2019 411 13610
2020 432 15938
2021 462 18719
2022 443 18115
2023 366 18674

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 18 134 263
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 28 198 503
Political Science 26 193 531
Law Enforcement 30 286 646
Law 29 246 660
Anthropology 31 265 668
Philosophy 25 180 671
Aesthetics 34 258 782
Public Policy / Administration 33 319 791
Sociology 33 303 849
Archaeology 34 274 1017
Journalism and Digital Media 34 315 1018
Political Economy 42 412 1036
Urban and Regional planning 29 213 1037
Linguistics 33 291 1055
History 36 315 1089
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 40 445 1258
Classics and Ancient History 37 472 1287
Education Majors 49 537 1457
Gender Studies 56 670 1518
Demography 47 432 1696
Library and Information science 46 623 1752

Business rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 24th for Business in Canada and 421st in the World with 5,635 publications made and 180,663 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#24 of 78 In Canada
#153 of 1,412 In North America
#421 of 6,187 In the World

HEC Montreal
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 11 139
1992 14 155
1993 18 195
1994 20 212
1995 16 327
1996 23 251
1997 30 261
1998 25 353
1999 32 360
2000 44 451
2001 63 536
2002 75 699
2003 112 928
2004 112 1103
2005 160 1528
2006 125 1891
2007 169 2595
2008 214 3260
2009 224 4042
2010 222 4746
2011 232 6064
2012 288 6820
2013 277 7716
2014 263 8908
2015 281 9224
2016 260 9136
2017 297 9583
2018 271 10860
2019 319 12440
2020 308 14116
2021 347 16181
2022 342 16253
2023 308 16658

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Operations Research 11 49 109
Actuarial Science 7 70 113
Risk Management 9 65 138
Entrepreneurship 7 62 138
Supply Chain Management 10 54 150
Project Management 13 67 179
Management Information Systems 15 87 195
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 110 243
Accounting 17 135 269
Finance 16 121 298
Marketing 20 127 307
Advertising 21 173 359
Entertainment Industry Business 21 148 404
Construction Management 21 121 410
Management 27 167 489
International Business 22 138 495
Tax Law 23 207 515
International Trade 24 141 554
Human Resource Management 26 217 584
Public Policy / Administration 33 319 791

Computer Science rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 32nd for Computer Science in Canada and 986th in the World with 4,845 publications made and 177,549 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Management Information Systems, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#32 of 86 In Canada
#270 of 1,662 In North America
#986 of 6,752 In the World

HEC Montreal
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 7 137
1992 13 174
1993 16 182
1994 25 219
1995 19 325
1996 25 264
1997 27 256
1998 19 321
1999 34 357
2000 43 416
2001 55 501
2002 69 732
2003 94 883
2004 100 1028
2005 129 1528
2006 128 1875
2007 139 2521
2008 167 3120
2009 166 3769
2010 185 4400
2011 184 5441
2012 208 5896
2013 196 6891
2014 206 7801
2015 235 8106
2016 220 8252
2017 235 8680
2018 249 10067
2019 280 11824
2020 302 13943
2021 325 16189
2022 290 15085
2023 294 15695

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Information Technology 6 56 89
Management Information Systems 15 87 195
UX/UI Desgin 23 130 411
Computer Networking 29 181 601
Human-Computer Interaction 27 186 684
Data Science 30 243 781
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 31 216 807
Database Administration 30 214 824
Machine Learning 31 221 842
Software Engineering 34 268 1029
Cyber Security 34 269 1089
Neuroscience 38 384 1355
Cognitive Science 41 374 1393
Computer Vision 35 279 1407
Multimedia 40 417 1505
Telecommunications 37 304 1612
Library and Information science 46 623 1752
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 42 479 2295
Computational Linguistics 48 442 2354

Economics rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 25th for Economics in Canada and 483rd in the World with 4,163 publications made and 93,838 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Actuarial Science, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#25 of 83 In Canada
#183 of 1,400 In North America
#483 of 5,995 In the World

HEC Montreal
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 3 77
1992 4 74
1993 10 94
1994 13 86
1995 13 141
1996 14 96
1997 18 102
1998 21 130
1999 23 172
2000 34 236
2001 45 236
2002 50 354
2003 100 493
2004 87 599
2005 117 889
2006 117 1039
2007 131 1331
2008 171 1779
2009 174 2237
2010 178 2704
2011 189 3490
2012 212 3900
2013 211 4268
2014 206 5052
2015 189 5077
2016 173 5213
2017 223 5465
2018 216 6254
2019 232 6950
2020 215 7915
2021 232 9240
2022 230 9370
2023 215 9716

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 7 70 113
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 110 243
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 120 295
Environmental Economics 16 77 296
Finance 16 121 298
International Trade 24 141 554
International Economics 23 145 630
Development Studies 30 277 830
Political Economy 42 412 1036

Mathematics rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 30th for Mathematics in Canada and 817th in the World with 3,923 publications made and 118,428 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#30 of 80 In Canada
#236 of 1,451 In North America
#817 of 6,305 In the World

HEC Montreal
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 7 95
1992 12 85
1993 9 101
1994 16 119
1995 19 214
1996 22 159
1997 23 164
1998 20 236
1999 24 213
2000 31 302
2001 50 294
2002 58 486
2003 90 605
2004 87 667
2005 119 1083
2006 112 1313
2007 124 1716
2008 149 2084
2009 145 2596
2010 154 2977
2011 167 3731
2012 208 4244
2013 170 4954
2014 173 5570
2015 170 5695
2016 179 5913
2017 189 6273
2018 186 7229
2019 223 8707
2020 216 9815
2021 215 11097
2022 220 10859
2023 207 11002

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Operations Research 11 49 109
Actuarial Science 7 70 113
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 120 295
Statistics 30 245 907
Applied Mathematics 34 253 1235
Math Teachers 48 640 1780

Engineering rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 40th for Engineering in Canada and 1633rd in the World with 3,503 publications made and 123,450 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#40 of 84 In Canada
#324 of 1,602 In North America
#1633 of 6,684 In the World

HEC Montreal
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 7 83
1992 14 131
1993 17 123
1994 18 165
1995 20 249
1996 23 194
1997 23 193
1998 14 273
1999 23 272
2000 23 311
2001 43 384
2002 54 552
2003 67 652
2004 61 731
2005 83 1075
2006 97 1386
2007 96 1849
2008 119 2238
2009 106 2699
2010 119 3133
2011 128 3895
2012 144 4271
2013 152 5021
2014 151 5771
2015 174 5991
2016 183 6110
2017 165 6479
2018 170 7498
2019 214 8787
2020 205 10417
2021 220 11728
2022 219 11178
2023 218 11551

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Operations Research 11 49 109
Transportation Engineering 21 123 381
Construction Management 21 121 410
Industrial Engineering 20 130 455
Electronic Engineering 27 140 485
Computer Networking 29 181 601
Human-Computer Interaction 27 186 684
Product and Industrial Design 28 214 786
Automotive Engineering 34 187 798
Systems Engineering 33 235 896
Acoustical Engineering 38 311 1382
Mechanical Engineering 36 286 1398
Aerospace Engineering 37 306 1403
Civil Engineering 41 315 1524
Telecommunications 37 304 1612
Renewable Energy Engineering 38 229 1619
Structural Engineering 37 322 1723
Electrical Engineering 39 321 1944
Optical Engineering 47 429 2433
Materials Science 53 484 2932
Metallurgical Engineering 52 528 3196
Nanotechnology 53 526 3345
Chemical Engineering 53 535 3509

Environmental Science rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 42nd for Environmental Science in Canada and 1549th in the World with 3,263 publications made and 101,659 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#42 of 89 In Canada
#338 of 1,687 In North America
#1549 of 6,798 In the World

HEC Montreal
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 51
1992 5 75
1993 10 94
1994 18 101
1995 12 151
1996 11 95
1997 19 125
1998 13 195
1999 19 198
2000 25 200
2001 26 263
2002 43 392
2003 57 449
2004 71 547
2005 84 786
2006 85 984
2007 93 1318
2008 110 1618
2009 123 2134
2010 125 2535
2011 113 3283
2012 143 3713
2013 156 4342
2014 156 5054
2015 168 5313
2016 152 5424
2017 176 5925
2018 161 6640
2019 169 8048
2020 209 9407
2021 234 11121
2022 204 11104
2023 205 11388

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 29 213 1037
Geography and Cartography 37 281 1139
Ecology 42 315 1466
Environmental Management 38 259 1470
Geology 47 350 1656
Paleontology 46 365 1688
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 389 1961
Oceanography 51 406 2032
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 48 407 2308
Agricultural Science 52 443 2539

Physics rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 42nd for Physics in Canada and 1970th in the World with 2,696 publications made and 78,353 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#42 of 84 In Canada
#369 of 1,569 In North America
#1970 of 6,603 In the World

HEC Montreal
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 4 63
1992 6 63
1993 9 60
1994 12 85
1995 11 96
1996 9 84
1997 19 108
1998 11 141
1999 17 132
2000 22 192
2001 33 210
2002 36 303
2003 40 387
2004 49 462
2005 69 682
2006 60 801
2007 66 1007
2008 92 1329
2009 102 1651
2010 88 2000
2011 104 2402
2012 114 2799
2013 131 3190
2014 118 3589
2015 137 3828
2016 120 3733
2017 122 3876
2018 142 4757
2019 182 5665
2020 166 6784
2021 176 7758
2022 168 7433
2023 172 7725

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 38 311 1382
Astrophysics and Astronomy 44 390 1636
Theoretical Physics 40 357 1639
Quantum and Particle physics 41 333 1735
Optical Engineering 47 429 2433
Materials Science 53 484 2932
Nanotechnology 53 526 3345

Biology rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 50th for Biology in Canada and 2297th in the World with 2,476 publications made and 77,179 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Neuroscience, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#50 of 86 In Canada
#448 of 1,668 In North America
#2297 of 6,770 In the World

HEC Montreal
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 2 47
1992 7 55
1993 6 72
1994 11 82
1995 7 112
1996 8 99
1997 11 95
1998 10 129
1999 8 116
2000 22 174
2001 27 208
2002 26 275
2003 40 340
2004 46 373
2005 58 501
2006 53 704
2007 70 896
2008 63 1114
2009 83 1471
2010 89 1758
2011 94 2351
2012 113 2468
2013 94 2801
2014 117 3443
2015 128 3604
2016 123 3630
2017 134 3902
2018 135 4544
2019 138 5171
2020 183 6462
2021 199 7646
2022 155 7697
2023 161 8144

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 32 278 924
Neuroscience 38 384 1355
Paleontology 46 365 1688
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 42 479 2295
Agricultural Science 52 443 2539
Botany 51 510 2665
Genetics 50 560 2748
Biochemistry 51 619 3237
Nanotechnology 53 526 3345

Psychology rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 37th for Psychology in Canada and 1234th in the World with 2,322 publications made and 74,087 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#37 of 85 In Canada
#366 of 1,612 In North America
#1234 of 6,528 In the World

HEC Montreal
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 3 51
1992 5 48
1993 5 76
1994 6 91
1995 6 76
1996 3 92
1997 11 95
1998 2 99
1999 9 111
2000 16 171
2001 16 170
2002 20 227
2003 32 302
2004 30 340
2005 58 511
2006 36 665
2007 50 939
2008 57 1055
2009 73 1419
2010 78 1747
2011 91 2249
2012 114 2559
2013 113 2838
2014 102 3368
2015 139 3699
2016 135 3718
2017 122 3870
2018 120 4623
2019 151 5418
2020 181 6430
2021 175 7571
2022 168 7719
2023 161 7833

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 16 153 257
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 28 198 503
Social Psychology 30 247 607
Child Psychology 41 437 1155
Clinical Psychology 41 453 1236
Neuroscience 38 384 1355
Cognitive Science 41 374 1393
Education Majors 49 537 1457
Psychiatry 45 505 1834

Art & Design rankings

HEC Montreal ranked 34th for Art & Design in Canada and 891st in the World with 1,201 publications made and 34,801 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Multimedia, UX/UI Desgin.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#34 of 83 In Canada
#285 of 1,404 In North America
#891 of 5,720 In the World

HEC Montreal
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 19
1992 9 35
1993 6 33
1994 5 47
1995 4 39
1996 1 28
1997 6 23
1998 3 72
1999 10 65
2000 12 73
2001 8 92
2002 21 123
2003 15 139
2004 19 158
2005 30 206
2006 22 308
2007 33 454
2008 35 562
2009 39 653
2010 37 840
2011 43 974
2012 47 1066
2013 55 1206
2014 44 1473
2015 68 1679
2016 55 1549
2017 61 1712
2018 64 1951
2019 74 2142
2020 70 2722
2021 90 3162
2022 88 3278
2023 74 3295

The following table provides academic rankings for HEC Montreal in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 21 148 404
UX/UI Desgin 23 130 411
Cinematography 27 194 542
Fashion Design 30 217 733
Aesthetics 34 258 782
Literature 35 291 886
Multimedia 40 417 1505

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for HEC Montreal

Speciality Canada North America World Rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 32 285 762
Gerontology 41 434 1270
Nursing 38 426 1298
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 39 449 1330
Health Science 42 558 1634
Public Health 46 449 1766
Family medicine 43 580 2055
Medicine 47 519 2295
Pathology 47 504 2418
Surgery 44 601 2533
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 45 561 2577
Chemistry 51 525 2947
Physical Therapy 58 735 2965
Organic Chemistry 52 546 3169
Physical chemistry 54 573 3378