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Laurentian University ranked 39th in Canada, 1424th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 111 research topics. Laurentian University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,251 academic publications and 199,810 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 17 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1424 of 14,131 In the World
#383 of 2,597 In North America
#39 of 101 In Canada
#16 of 24 In Ontario
#54 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#343 of 2,713 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#477 of 1,028 For Social Work
#2513 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1878 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 108 other topics

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Biology rankings

Laurentian University ranked 35th for Biology in Canada and 1438th in the World with 5,580 publications made and 135,049 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#35 of 86 In Canada
#311 of 1,668 In North America
#1438 of 6,770 In the World

Laurentian University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 50 225
1992 72 293
1993 59 282
1994 78 383
1995 72 421
1996 86 492
1997 66 495
1998 76 549
1999 53 587
2000 69 763
2001 90 981
2002 93 1266
2003 79 1346
2004 91 1456
2005 83 1567
2006 121 1739
2007 171 2082
2008 159 2519
2009 191 2972
2010 221 3536
2011 203 4170
2012 187 4659
2013 226 5433
2014 200 5842
2015 239 6243
2016 263 6560
2017 269 7016
2018 247 8048
2019 258 9136
2020 320 10882
2021 314 12605
2022 217 12926
2023 213 13197

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Entomology 25 191 628
Zoology 33 244 879
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 252 900
Astrobiology 31 266 915
Paleontology 33 246 961
Neuroscience 35 315 1043
Toxicology 29 215 1051
Animal Science 32 248 1056
Forestry 38 219 1110
Biophysics 31 315 1179
Oncology and Cancer research 32 309 1335
Evolutionary Biology 38 370 1361
Molecular Biology 31 311 1379
Pharmacology 29 302 1396
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 338 1455
Genetics 36 337 1533
Botany 37 310 1571
Immunology 32 334 1580
Biochemistry 35 323 1601
Microbiology 31 299 1610
Nanotechnology 36 296 1755
Horticulture 37 280 1764
Biotechnology 36 349 1836
Agricultural Science 45 332 1862
Virology 38 424 2057
Nutrition and Food Science 43 387 2562

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Laurentian University ranked 37th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 1209th in the World with 5,469 publications made and 81,395 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#37 of 91 In Canada
#330 of 1,819 In North America
#1209 of 7,020 In the World

Laurentian University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 53 104
1992 72 178
1993 58 166
1994 78 204
1995 67 250
1996 69 264
1997 69 314
1998 52 290
1999 57 368
2000 51 362
2001 62 511
2002 67 761
2003 72 789
2004 75 742
2005 81 810
2006 101 971
2007 140 1047
2008 163 1308
2009 212 1723
2010 207 2062
2011 195 2378
2012 209 2822
2013 226 3330
2014 195 3675
2015 258 4015
2016 275 4072
2017 284 4307
2018 278 5159
2019 257 6016
2020 290 7241
2021 265 8525
2022 190 8555
2023 185 8892

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 28 256 477
Occupational Safety and Health 31 255 591
Sports / Exercise science 32 251 707
Media Studies 37 356 758
Art History 33 321 759
Gender Studies 36 382 779
Anthropology 34 300 785
Publishing 38 344 959
Library and Information science 33 375 972
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 35 365 1019
Sociology 35 346 1023
Criminology and Criminal Justice 44 502 1027
Communications and Public Relations 41 412 1052
Political Economy 43 425 1071
Demography 35 311 1099
Public Policy / Administration 39 408 1105
Aesthetics 38 342 1142
Philosophy 36 282 1147
History 38 327 1148
Archaeology 37 312 1222
Linguistics 36 328 1238
Political Science 40 373 1240
Law 40 405 1252
Education Majors 44 476 1273
Classics and Ancient History 44 582 1693

Environmental Science rankings

Laurentian University ranked 36th for Environmental Science in Canada and 1213th in the World with 4,997 publications made and 121,067 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#36 of 89 In Canada
#285 of 1,687 In North America
#1213 of 6,798 In the World

Laurentian University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 32 157
1992 51 240
1993 44 197
1994 66 269
1995 65 275
1996 67 348
1997 62 370
1998 60 433
1999 47 457
2000 51 514
2001 71 682
2002 70 899
2003 62 1025
2004 72 1093
2005 73 1185
2006 113 1337
2007 118 1566
2008 137 2022
2009 166 2386
2010 181 2893
2011 180 3465
2012 155 3745
2013 193 4440
2014 169 4965
2015 232 5398
2016 254 5841
2017 241 6039
2018 258 7341
2019 271 8320
2020 304 9866
2021 289 11594
2022 209 11861
2023 201 12155

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 7 15 54
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 109 343
Earth science and Geophysics 27 163 578
Geotechnical Engineering 27 163 607
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 252 900
Environmental Chemistry 30 192 957
Paleontology 33 246 961
Geology 32 245 985
Oceanography 38 253 1047
Forestry 38 219 1110
Ecology 38 284 1259
Geography and Cartography 40 308 1338
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 43 314 1567
Environmental Engineering 37 272 1625
Environmental Management 42 284 1643
Agricultural Science 45 332 1862

Chemistry rankings

Laurentian University ranked 36th for Chemistry in Canada and 1507th in the World with 4,382 publications made and 122,311 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#36 of 81 In Canada
#300 of 1,488 In North America
#1507 of 6,447 In the World

Laurentian University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 29 186
1992 44 217
1993 45 215
1994 64 308
1995 55 289
1996 61 378
1997 57 405
1998 60 450
1999 51 517
2000 54 600
2001 69 748
2002 71 1079
2003 64 1255
2004 67 1349
2005 73 1403
2006 99 1520
2007 141 1858
2008 122 2195
2009 152 2616
2010 173 2991
2011 167 3638
2012 136 3965
2013 165 4490
2014 140 4887
2015 202 5390
2016 199 5565
2017 212 6025
2018 203 7066
2019 197 8043
2020 251 9463
2021 263 10646
2022 176 11217
2023 169 11239

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 109 343
Environmental Chemistry 30 192 957
Inorganic Chemistry 30 225 1264
Materials Science 35 263 1354
Organic Chemistry 35 286 1494
Physical chemistry 36 274 1561
Computational Chemistry 38 319 1573
Biochemistry 35 323 1601
Radiochemistry 32 217 1625
Chemical Engineering 36 270 1697
Nanotechnology 36 296 1755
Pharmacy 37 375 1815
Nutrition and Food Science 43 387 2562

Physics rankings

Laurentian University ranked 37th for Physics in Canada and 1397th in the World with 4,376 publications made and 110,173 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#37 of 84 In Canada
#296 of 1,569 In North America
#1397 of 6,603 In the World

Laurentian University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 35 172
1992 54 226
1993 60 236
1994 78 275
1995 60 295
1996 64 399
1997 62 419
1998 60 429
1999 49 512
2000 52 542
2001 58 747
2002 75 1267
2003 57 1520
2004 72 1498
2005 73 1500
2006 98 1638
2007 122 1685
2008 118 2050
2009 130 2516
2010 166 2889
2011 167 3403
2012 144 3715
2013 188 4179
2014 171 4470
2015 236 4875
2016 185 5025
2017 184 5235
2018 179 6032
2019 194 6956
2020 210 8287
2021 217 9243
2022 166 9467
2023 162 9542

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 31 266 915
Nuclear Physics 29 237 1029
Astrophysics and Astronomy 34 281 1070
Atomic and Molecular physics 32 270 1164
Biophysics 31 315 1179
Materials Science 35 263 1354
Acoustical Engineering 39 312 1392
Theoretical Physics 38 320 1401
Quantum and Particle physics 38 297 1444
Optical Engineering 37 325 1706
Nanotechnology 36 296 1755
Condensed Matter Physics 40 313 1828

Engineering rankings

Laurentian University ranked 38th for Engineering in Canada and 1533rd in the World with 4,257 publications made and 107,863 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#38 of 84 In Canada
#303 of 1,602 In North America
#1533 of 6,684 In the World

Laurentian University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 38 151
1992 61 221
1993 59 233
1994 64 250
1995 50 279
1996 64 357
1997 53 339
1998 56 380
1999 46 475
2000 57 521
2001 56 701
2002 73 933
2003 55 1121
2004 63 1101
2005 70 1189
2006 94 1312
2007 126 1444
2008 110 1826
2009 137 2356
2010 163 2612
2011 155 3187
2012 151 3529
2013 177 4075
2014 150 4367
2015 228 4721
2016 199 4879
2017 180 5283
2018 190 6171
2019 194 7031
2020 230 8445
2021 217 9338
2022 156 9669
2023 159 9880

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 7 15 54
Geotechnical Engineering 27 163 607
Civil Engineering 30 205 734
Structural Engineering 31 234 1012
Operations Research 33 262 1114
Metallurgical Engineering 30 225 1157
Materials Science 35 263 1354
Acoustical Engineering 39 312 1392
Automotive Engineering 39 278 1568
Environmental Engineering 37 272 1625
Telecommunications 38 308 1632
Aerospace Engineering 41 349 1683
Chemical Engineering 36 270 1697
Optical Engineering 37 325 1706
Mechanical Engineering 40 332 1708
Systems Engineering 43 374 1716
Nanotechnology 36 296 1755
Biotechnology 36 349 1836
Electrical Engineering 43 355 2150
Computer Networking 51 452 2320
Human-Computer Interaction 51 455 2373
Electronic Engineering 52 419 2619

Medicine rankings

Laurentian University ranked 33rd for Medicine in Canada and 1352nd in the World with 3,888 publications made and 79,993 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#33 of 85 In Canada
#334 of 1,643 In North America
#1352 of 6,680 In the World

Laurentian University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 42 164
1992 50 191
1993 36 238
1994 56 280
1995 50 275
1996 45 310
1997 40 341
1998 43 354
1999 39 381
2000 48 487
2001 52 604
2002 57 738
2003 56 745
2004 62 755
2005 58 792
2006 70 948
2007 97 1074
2008 100 1317
2009 138 1556
2010 158 1863
2011 122 2244
2012 153 2543
2013 169 3083
2014 151 3432
2015 181 3548
2016 201 3779
2017 204 3914
2018 183 4617
2019 189 5407
2020 239 6527
2021 212 7738
2022 138 7787
2023 155 8013

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 28 256 477
Audiology 27 204 562
Clinical Psychology 33 294 663
Sports / Exercise science 32 251 707
Sports Medicine 32 248 710
Healthcare Management (MHA) 33 286 763
Physical Therapy 32 269 872
Nursing 33 336 938
Occupational Therapy 35 285 946
Radiation Therapy 26 234 963
Psychiatry 32 297 987
Gerontology 35 360 993
Critical Care Nursing 20 277 1035
Toxicology 29 215 1051
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 35 378 1076
Health Science 32 382 1077
Public Health 36 322 1107
Anesthesiology 30 297 1151
Family medicine 28 367 1230
Pediatrics 27 292 1262
Oncology and Cancer research 32 309 1335
Anatomy and Physiology 34 329 1340
Surgery 33 348 1377
Pharmacology 29 302 1396
Cardiology 31 351 1449
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 35 350 1474
Pathology 36 340 1526
Immunology 32 334 1580
Pharmacy 37 375 1815
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 31 351 1838
Virology 38 424 2057

Computer Science rankings

Laurentian University ranked 40th for Computer Science in Canada and 1599th in the World with 3,374 publications made and 57,638 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#40 of 86 In Canada
#375 of 1,662 In North America
#1599 of 6,752 In the World

Laurentian University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 50 108
1992 58 206
1993 43 210
1994 52 247
1995 49 282
1996 54 293
1997 47 342
1998 48 285
1999 51 353
2000 50 420
2001 47 476
2002 47 640
2003 45 651
2004 58 660
2005 46 703
2006 69 822
2007 104 914
2008 89 1003
2009 130 1375
2010 142 1599
2011 125 1711
2012 117 2120
2013 135 2347
2014 122 2589
2015 148 2628
2016 153 2683
2017 152 2886
2018 150 3267
2019 141 3867
2020 156 4633
2021 131 5437
2022 124 5531
2023 102 5578

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 33 375 972
Neuroscience 35 315 1043
Cognitive Science 35 311 1123
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 32 338 1455
Data Science 42 401 1580
Telecommunications 38 308 1632
Software Engineering 43 394 1726
Computational Linguistics 39 376 1770
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 40 358 1784
Computer Vision 41 343 1817
Machine Learning 44 393 2071
Management Information Systems 53 510 2133
Computer Networking 51 452 2320
Cyber Security 49 477 2343
Human-Computer Interaction 51 455 2373

Psychology rankings

Laurentian University ranked 34th for Psychology in Canada and 1160th in the World with 2,716 publications made and 47,562 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#34 of 85 In Canada
#353 of 1,612 In North America
#1160 of 6,528 In the World

Laurentian University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 46 106
1992 49 162
1993 35 176
1994 42 222
1995 34 243
1996 38 250
1997 37 294
1998 31 245
1999 34 305
2000 36 352
2001 39 439
2002 41 533
2003 38 462
2004 38 477
2005 35 478
2006 34 554
2007 61 608
2008 69 721
2009 90 919
2010 108 1099
2011 94 1247
2012 96 1471
2013 123 1933
2014 110 2104
2015 110 2150
2016 146 2347
2017 125 2436
2018 117 2708
2019 123 3296
2020 150 4058
2021 137 4765
2022 105 4823
2023 102 4941

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 28 256 477
Child Psychology 31 278 610
Clinical Psychology 33 294 663
Sexology 38 435 900
Occupational Therapy 35 285 946
Social Psychology 37 353 954
Psychiatry 32 297 987
Neuroscience 35 315 1043
Cognitive Science 35 311 1123
Education Majors 44 476 1273

Mathematics rankings

Laurentian University ranked 39th for Mathematics in Canada and 1641st in the World with 1,692 publications made and 31,346 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#39 of 80 In Canada
#380 of 1,451 In North America
#1641 of 6,305 In the World

Laurentian University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 15 31
1992 27 64
1993 22 84
1994 27 84
1995 19 98
1996 15 104
1997 20 129
1998 17 109
1999 12 154
2000 15 139
2001 17 157
2002 13 229
2003 20 284
2004 20 264
2005 29 306
2006 29 345
2007 46 445
2008 50 513
2009 61 583
2010 69 753
2011 62 892
2012 64 1072
2013 72 1151
2014 54 1396
2015 74 1509
2016 90 1569
2017 67 1614
2018 85 1848
2019 98 2347
2020 94 2694
2021 79 3140
2022 72 3150
2023 60 3161

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 32 371 925
Operations Research 33 262 1114
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 41 391 1523
Statistics 39 352 1534
Applied Mathematics 47 374 2161

Business rankings

Laurentian University ranked 42nd for Business in Canada and 1649th in the World with 1,554 publications made and 21,697 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#42 of 78 In Canada
#412 of 1,412 In North America
#1649 of 6,187 In the World

Laurentian University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 12 17
1992 30 37
1993 24 34
1994 24 43
1995 18 72
1996 20 53
1997 21 99
1998 18 71
1999 17 119
2000 14 104
2001 11 99
2002 12 160
2003 14 168
2004 27 187
2005 26 171
2006 21 258
2007 44 283
2008 52 341
2009 62 428
2010 62 561
2011 58 670
2012 61 764
2013 62 878
2014 55 1071
2015 74 1113
2016 71 1155
2017 72 1161
2018 87 1341
2019 83 1695
2020 90 2061
2021 70 2384
2022 57 2409
2023 60 2464

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 31 255 591
Public Policy / Administration 39 408 1105
Operations Research 33 262 1114
Advertising 36 412 1225
Finance 40 383 1488
International Business 37 356 1544
Project Management 41 391 1597
Accounting 41 486 1619
Marketing 42 426 1666
Management 44 448 1909
Management Information Systems 53 510 2133

Economics rankings

Laurentian University ranked 40th for Economics in Canada and 1371st in the World with 1,335 publications made and 19,129 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#40 of 83 In Canada
#391 of 1,400 In North America
#1371 of 5,995 In the World

Laurentian University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 12 5
1992 13 15
1993 13 22
1994 18 27
1995 16 38
1996 19 43
1997 15 51
1998 8 44
1999 7 73
2000 10 66
2001 3 61
2002 11 96
2003 10 88
2004 20 123
2005 24 119
2006 22 180
2007 26 200
2008 39 230
2009 57 322
2010 45 414
2011 47 517
2012 61 584
2013 61 704
2014 41 764
2015 68 923
2016 75 856
2017 80 941
2018 87 1134
2019 75 1344
2020 77 1639
2021 60 1952
2022 56 2033
2023 59 2178

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 43 425 1071
Development Studies 38 388 1255
Finance 40 383 1488
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 41 391 1523

Art & Design rankings

Laurentian University ranked 38th for Art & Design in Canada and 1166th in the World with 970 publications made and 15,200 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#38 of 83 In Canada
#344 of 1,404 In North America
#1166 of 5,720 In the World

Laurentian University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 23
1992 10 38
1993 16 62
1994 22 49
1995 10 41
1996 11 44
1997 15 85
1998 14 63
1999 16 70
2000 8 69
2001 11 133
2002 11 114
2003 18 150
2004 12 128
2005 15 155
2006 26 168
2007 31 188
2008 29 244
2009 24 336
2010 40 411
2011 37 459
2012 36 468
2013 39 500
2014 37 625
2015 52 691
2016 49 649
2017 45 629
2018 40 813
2019 54 877
2020 44 1047
2021 38 1230
2022 31 1156
2023 35 1131

The following table provides academic rankings for Laurentian University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 17 100 232
Creative Writing 30 219 513
Art History 33 321 759
Literature 36 299 915
Painting and Drawing 31 250 1041
Sculpture 31 250 1041
Aesthetics 38 342 1142
Fashion Design 41 348 1361