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McGill University ranked 3rd in Canada, 46th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 163 research topics. McGill University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 144,724 academic publications and 7,047,162 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 719 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#46 of 14,131 In the World
#40 of 2,597 In North America
#3 of 101 In Canada
#1 of 17 In Quebec State
#1 of 7 In Montreal
#22 of 1,005 For Urology
#22 of 1,026 For Respiratory Therapy
#23 of 1,011 For Occupational Therapy
#70 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#58 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 160 other topics

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Medicine rankings

McGill University ranked 3rd for Medicine in Canada and 50th in the World with 43,440 publications made and 2,383,487 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Health Science, Surgery, Immunology, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 70 In Canada
#38 of 1,110 In North America
#50 of 4,739 In the World

McGill University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 382 1300
1992 168 454
1993 259 873
1994 304 1263
1995 242 854
1996 609 1996
1997 616 2133
1998 643 2347
1999 627 2715
2000 663 2981
2001 593 2796
2002 636 3160
2003 841 4293
2004 926 5882
2005 987 6096
2006 1018 5582
2007 1230 6641
2008 1386 6849
2009 1271 6409
2010 1595 9104
2011 1643 8946
2012 1925 11810
2013 1951 10740
2014 2116 10440
2015 1981 9059
2016 2345 10414
2017 2188 12973
2018 2087 8881
2019 2355 8225
2020 2773 7178
2021 3238 2438

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

Medicine subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Urology 2 21 22
Respiratory Therapy 3 17 22
Occupational Therapy 4 16 23
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 20 24
Physical Therapy 5 21 25
Sports Medicine 6 17 25
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 19 26
Anesthesiology 3 27 32
Audiology 3 22 33
Health Science 6 30 37
Pediatrics 4 25 38
Epidemiology 2 23 38
Public Health 4 27 41
Psychiatry 3 31 41
Medical Physics 3 33 42
Anatomy and Physiology 3 32 43
Clinical Psychology 3 37 48
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 34 51
Family medicine 7 42 57
Critical Care Nursing 6 49 58
Oncology and Cancer research 3 38 59
Pharmacology 4 39 62
Gerontology 5 47 63
Toxicology 3 40 66
Immunology 3 44 67
Surgery 5 46 68
Nursing 8 37 68
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 54 69
Pathology 3 43 70
Radiation Therapy 3 51 82
Cardiology 6 51 82
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 52 91
Neurosurgery 4 33 92
Virology 4 57 92
Biomedical Engineering 5 56 93
Plastic Surgery 5 61 97
Sports / Exercise science 12 57 97
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 57 112
Social Work 6 66 113
Optometry 6 51 113
Dermatology 4 68 125
Orthodontics 8 59 136
Ophthalmology 6 61 142
Dentistry 4 44 146
Pharmacy 8 55 148
Veterinary 8 43 153
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 68 171
Forensic Science 9 69 208
Cosmetology 10 89 209

Biology rankings

McGill University ranked 3rd for Biology in Canada and 47th in the World with 32,804 publications made and 2,226,962 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 65 In Canada
#38 of 932 In North America
#47 of 4,496 In the World

McGill University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 420 916
1992 215 445
1993 281 892
1994 370 1459
1995 324 889
1996 582 2345
1997 677 2601
1998 708 2838
1999 646 3401
2000 662 3275
2001 603 3177
2002 629 3067
2003 761 4633
2004 816 4961
2005 796 5411
2006 873 5054
2007 979 6175
2008 1037 6822
2009 1111 5937
2010 1178 7746
2011 1209 7597
2012 1348 10993
2013 1365 8563
2014 1370 7300
2015 1382 7487
2016 1551 8552
2017 1347 8227
2018 1158 6127
2019 1306 5384
2020 1521 5224
2021 1582 5885

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

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 20 24
Neuroscience 2 23 27
Genetics 3 35 42
Molecular Biology 2 34 42
Biochemistry 4 37 48
Forestry 3 28 53
Animal Science 5 31 55
Agricultural Science 4 31 57
Biophysics 3 43 57
Nutrition and Food Science 5 25 58
Evolutionary Biology 5 42 59
Oncology and Cancer research 3 38 59
Pharmacology 4 39 62
Toxicology 3 40 66
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 47 66
Immunology 3 44 67
Zoology 6 39 73
Biotechnology 7 40 88
Virology 4 57 92
Botany 6 35 94
Astrobiology 4 55 98
Horticulture 3 34 99
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 50 105
Microbiology 8 62 113
Nanotechnology 4 55 139
Entomology 9 72 177
Paleontology 14 86 234

Engineering rankings

McGill University ranked 4th for Engineering in Canada and 94th in the World with 20,020 publications made and 647,153 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Automation and Control engineering, Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 62 In Canada
#41 of 818 In North America
#94 of 4,624 In the World

McGill University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 229 286
1992 129 190
1993 199 185
1994 214 504
1995 189 340
1996 355 628
1997 382 822
1998 351 640
1999 242 566
2000 313 650
2001 294 639
2002 328 714
2003 374 1012
2004 444 1139
2005 529 1235
2006 511 1227
2007 583 1808
2008 649 1795
2009 695 1574
2010 813 2104
2011 810 2511
2012 925 2814
2013 959 2340
2014 1093 3065
2015 1039 3206
2016 1024 3488
2017 909 3042
2018 836 2531
2019 811 2254
2020 856 1533
2021 869 633

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

Engineering subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 3 9 31
Metallurgical Engineering 1 5 40
Technical Drawing 2 21 44
Robotics 3 21 48
Transportation Engineering 4 27 53
Automation and Control engineering 4 21 54
Aviation 2 29 58
Biochemical Engineering 2 28 59
Engineering Management 4 35 69
Architecture 3 29 72
Marine Engineering 2 20 72
Computer Engineering 3 40 74
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 27 74
Agricultural Engineering 4 33 82
Electronic Engineering 6 37 83
Industrial Engineering 5 34 84
Mechanical Engineering 2 30 86
Acoustical Engineering 2 41 88
Remote Sensing 5 46 88
Biotechnology 7 40 88
Biomedical Engineering 5 56 93
Aerospace Engineering 2 51 94
Chemical Engineering 4 24 94
Electrical Engineering 3 41 94
Optical Engineering 3 42 98
Geotechnical Engineering 8 35 107
Materials Science 2 35 107
Operations Research 9 48 109
Telecommunications 6 46 111
Structural Engineering 5 31 111
Systems Engineering 8 38 117
Product and Industrial Design 5 54 120
Human-Computer Interaction 10 62 125
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 55 127
Landscape Architecture 5 34 130
Nanotechnology 4 55 139
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 59 150
Environmental Engineering 10 50 152
Petroleum Engineering 9 50 153
Automotive Engineering 7 44 157
Reliability and Quality Engineering 12 70 180
Construction Management 10 61 202
Computer Networking 13 91 221
Nuclear Engineering 15 82 278
Civil Engineering 13 74 317
Architectural Engineering 10 70 321
Firefighting and Fire Science 24 161 561

Physics rankings

McGill University ranked 2nd for Physics in Canada and 88th in the World with 19,983 publications made and 941,824 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 60 In Canada
#42 of 781 In North America
#88 of 4,082 In the World

McGill University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 188 219
1992 131 165
1993 171 184
1994 224 301
1995 204 627
1996 369 577
1997 370 855
1998 342 727
1999 280 668
2000 338 737
2001 338 1070
2002 331 1007
2003 388 1406
2004 508 1241
2005 541 1777
2006 553 1705
2007 597 1758
2008 637 1879
2009 692 2356
2010 680 2798
2011 762 3969
2012 1018 6948
2013 895 6862
2014 1046 8879
2015 920 6152
2016 896 5429
2017 821 4346
2018 850 4439
2019 869 5389
2020 911 2989
2021 839 936

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

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 3 33 42
Theoretical Physics 1 26 54
Biophysics 3 43 57
Nuclear Physics 1 26 62
Quantum and Particle physics 2 37 81
Acoustical Engineering 2 41 88
Optical Engineering 3 42 98
Astrobiology 4 55 98
Materials Science 2 35 107
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 47 114
Nanotechnology 4 55 139
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 59 150
Condensed Matter Physics 5 58 150
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 84 234

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

McGill University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 48th in the World with 19,615 publications made and 737,786 citations received. Main research topics: Demography, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 79 In Canada
#34 of 1,341 In North America
#48 of 5,073 In the World

McGill University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 131 320
1992 88 88
1993 97 229
1994 115 250
1995 107 227
1996 216 436
1997 235 738
1998 240 534
1999 238 594
2000 257 823
2001 225 931
2002 259 773
2003 312 1164
2004 312 1474
2005 380 1665
2006 430 1887
2007 497 2272
2008 651 2488
2009 686 2182
2010 803 2923
2011 712 2736
2012 834 2993
2013 948 3015
2014 983 3199
2015 997 2728
2016 1164 3229
2017 1061 5397
2018 1018 3880
2019 1108 2666
2020 1282 2198
2021 1418 873

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

Chemistry rankings

McGill University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Canada and 66th in the World with 18,927 publications made and 880,216 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 61 In Canada
#32 of 778 In North America
#66 of 4,317 In the World

McGill University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 282 402
1992 146 296
1993 200 407
1994 255 710
1995 218 609
1996 393 1010
1997 432 1367
1998 428 1118
1999 345 1375
2000 369 1242
2001 345 1328
2002 309 833
2003 412 1736
2004 472 1800
2005 487 1867
2006 491 1906
2007 538 1952
2008 552 1991
2009 562 1971
2010 624 2631
2011 633 2905
2012 726 2917
2013 662 2694
2014 819 2990
2015 773 3056
2016 806 3262
2017 737 3000
2018 692 2822
2019 682 2253
2020 716 1598
2021 782 547

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

Chemistry subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 4 37 48
Organic Chemistry 2 18 50
Environmental Chemistry 4 27 50
Nutrition and Food Science 5 25 58
Biochemical Engineering 2 28 59
Radiochemistry 1 7 65
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 33 81
Chemical Engineering 4 24 94
Materials Science 2 35 107
Inorganic Chemistry 4 38 121
Physical chemistry 5 49 123
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 55 127
Nanotechnology 4 55 139
Pharmacy 8 55 148
Computational Chemistry 11 96 273

Computer Science rankings

McGill University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Canada and 58th in the World with 15,295 publications made and 816,870 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Cognitive Science, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 69 In Canada
#42 of 927 In North America
#58 of 4,392 In the World

McGill University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 120 255
1992 75 188
1993 118 251
1994 133 349
1995 114 158
1996 176 606
1997 204 808
1998 186 560
1999 178 839
2000 184 1102
2001 183 880
2002 200 961
2003 257 1363
2004 301 1163
2005 328 1518
2006 347 1359
2007 444 2330
2008 479 2729
2009 513 2626
2010 620 2309
2011 607 2422
2012 701 4290
2013 724 2846
2014 756 3064
2015 753 3990
2016 894 4105
2017 796 4289
2018 771 4390
2019 874 3759
2020 1015 3044
2021 1025 5423

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

Psychology rankings

McGill University ranked 3rd for Psychology in Canada and 42nd in the World with 14,149 publications made and 971,888 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 66 In Canada
#36 of 1,047 In North America
#42 of 3,654 In the World

McGill University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 99 913
1992 50 212
1993 96 431
1994 104 358
1995 77 250
1996 164 704
1997 207 1127
1998 178 799
1999 200 1198
2000 188 851
2001 175 1115
2002 196 1378
2003 263 1799
2004 268 1818
2005 361 3017
2006 327 1816
2007 415 3548
2008 476 2808
2009 482 3187
2010 594 3465
2011 564 3507
2012 605 3795
2013 662 3318
2014 643 3251
2015 677 2853
2016 791 3286
2017 731 2847
2018 627 3125
2019 708 2184
2020 833 1631
2021 940 768

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

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 16 23
Neuroscience 2 23 27
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 24 30
Cognitive Science 3 34 40
Psychiatry 3 31 41
Child Psychology 3 39 46
Clinical Psychology 3 37 48
Sexology 5 53 64
Social Psychology 6 58 74
Special Education 4 52 82
Education Majors 6 48 87
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 66 93
Social Work 6 66 113

Environmental Science rankings

McGill University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Canada and 57th in the World with 10,595 publications made and 567,255 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 68 In Canada
#36 of 818 In North America
#57 of 4,023 In the World

McGill University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 108 183
1992 38 73
1993 59 156
1994 90 254
1995 63 165
1996 163 401
1997 158 533
1998 173 419
1999 127 510
2000 189 955
2001 156 840
2002 161 680
2003 193 1005
2004 210 1229
2005 247 1004
2006 248 1019
2007 313 1873
2008 326 1809
2009 349 1548
2010 420 2273
2011 387 2943
2012 403 3678
2013 479 2039
2014 535 2099
2015 547 3251
2016 638 2744
2017 536 2625
2018 458 1965
2019 501 2095
2020 498 1173
2021 638 540

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

Business rankings

McGill University ranked 6th for Business in Canada and 101st in the World with 4,515 publications made and 233,441 citations received. Main research topics: Public Policy / Administration, Management Information Systems, Occupational Safety and Health, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 66 In Canada
#59 of 900 In North America
#101 of 4,001 In the World

McGill University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 23 124
1992 18 46
1993 19 85
1994 31 237
1995 19 27
1996 60 172
1997 44 186
1998 51 184
1999 63 169
2000 64 193
2001 49 168
2002 56 309
2003 74 334
2004 87 522
2005 106 556
2006 93 334
2007 149 588
2008 141 562
2009 167 597
2010 215 929
2011 192 413
2012 220 928
2013 259 613
2014 267 571
2015 253 712
2016 281 1640
2017 280 693
2018 196 469
2019 221 391
2020 248 331
2021 256 205

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

Mathematics rankings

McGill University ranked 6th for Mathematics in Canada and 86th in the World with 3,954 publications made and 178,244 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 60 In Canada
#57 of 744 In North America
#86 of 3,376 In the World

McGill University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 42 77
1992 18 29
1993 36 73
1994 32 476
1995 30 127
1996 62 147
1997 64 293
1998 58 111
1999 59 173
2000 67 413
2001 51 156
2002 60 277
2003 69 289
2004 81 297
2005 98 365
2006 87 321
2007 135 334
2008 141 558
2009 130 376
2010 189 714
2011 190 479
2012 148 419
2013 172 367
2014 204 528
2015 193 421
2016 203 1112
2017 199 458
2018 163 329
2019 158 290
2020 160 228
2021 186 77

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

Mathematics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 4 33 47
Statistics 5 42 53
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 54 82
Operations Research 9 48 109
Math Teachers 6 72 120
Actuarial Science 10 88 149
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 93 225

Economics rankings

McGill University ranked 4th for Economics in Canada and 92nd in the World with 3,305 publications made and 116,642 citations received. Main research topics: Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 63 In Canada
#55 of 717 In North America
#92 of 3,039 In the World

McGill University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 16 31
1992 14 17
1993 9 7
1994 18 85
1995 17 28
1996 38 124
1997 30 88
1998 39 67
1999 29 53
2000 50 288
2001 38 108
2002 59 301
2003 52 156
2004 58 226
2005 69 264
2006 73 337
2007 99 298
2008 110 373
2009 148 361
2010 146 410
2011 141 330
2012 167 625
2013 169 432
2014 194 451
2015 167 312
2016 203 1130
2017 183 402
2018 140 319
2019 148 334
2020 197 394
2021 184 92

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

Economics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 21 40
International Trade 5 33 55
Political Economy 4 42 74
Development Studies 3 38 76
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 54 82
International Economics 5 53 115
Agricultural Economics 5 61 126
Actuarial Science 10 88 149
Environmental Economics 7 46 161
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 96 198
Finance 11 107 213

Art & Design rankings

McGill University ranked 4th for Art & Design in Canada and 54th in the World with 2,789 publications made and 61,208 citations received. Main research topics: Creative Writing, Art History, Multimedia, Literature, Game Design and Development.

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
#4 of 65 In Canada
#38 of 750 In North America
#54 of 2,700 In the World

McGill University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 22 26
1992 13 6
1993 21 10
1994 25 15
1995 14 25
1996 32 27
1997 39 35
1998 39 56
1999 26 29
2000 37 174
2001 34 26
2002 33 109
2003 37 72
2004 50 118
2005 61 63
2006 70 201
2007 83 236
2008 114 246
2009 113 209
2010 104 317
2011 133 211
2012 140 369
2013 148 215
2014 142 196
2015 142 351
2016 198 302
2017 146 157
2018 136 602
2019 119 333
2020 126 103
2021 150 87

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

Art & Design subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Music 2 8 8
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 7 12
Game Design and Development 4 23 31
Performing arts 3 16 34
Art History 3 24 35
Creative Writing 5 35 60
Aesthetics 6 34 68
Photography 3 40 69
Architecture 3 29 72
Entertainment Industry Business 5 50 79
Fashion Design 6 44 93
Animation 7 51 95
Multimedia 8 49 96
Literature 7 52 104
Computer Graphics 8 63 127
Landscape Architecture 5 34 130
UX/UI Desgin 7 62 133
Cinematography 7 55 135
Graphic Design 8 71 136
Painting and Drawing 10 77 223
Sculpture 10 77 223
Illustration and Concept Art 10 84 238
Interior Design 12 95 363