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St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd in Canada, 1523rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 95 research topics. St. Francis Xavier University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,868 academic publications and 167,841 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 41 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1523 of 14,131 In the World
#411 of 2,597 In North America
#42 of 101 In Canada
#3 of 9 In Nova Scotia
#490 of 1,021 For Human Rights Law
#513 of 2,328 For Gender Studies
#601 of 1,089 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#1373 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1686 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 92 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 1560th in the World with 4,433 publications made and 80,257 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#42 of 91 In Canada
#390 of 1,852 In North America
#1560 of 7,081 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 40 158
1993 27 225
1994 39 178
1995 45 265
1996 37 290
1997 44 247
1998 45 241
1999 59 294
2000 66 417
2001 53 449
2002 48 497
2003 62 525
2004 68 615
2005 101 837
2006 98 1078
2007 120 1238
2008 126 1482
2009 120 1626
2010 124 1948
2011 180 2375
2012 208 2643
2013 171 2926
2014 159 3106
2015 206 3507
2016 170 3559
2017 184 3976
2018 209 4839
2019 200 5454
2020 214 6580
2021 230 6816
2022 229 6830
2023 219 6880
2024 178 5824

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Human Rights Law 25 179 490
Gender Studies 32 253 513
Radio and Television broadcasting 26 228 601
Political Economy 31 260 638
Sports / Exercise science 33 254 757
Education Majors 33 310 819
International Relations and Diplomacy 34 297 885
Genealogy 39 386 949
Media Studies 40 447 975
Art History 38 406 978
Anthropology 38 378 1097
Communications and Public Relations 39 391 1105
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 36 381 1131
Classics and Ancient History 35 425 1175
Sociology 40 373 1178
Public Policy / Administration 40 413 1200
Aesthetics 39 354 1242
Criminology and Criminal Justice 48 563 1273
Law 40 398 1294
Library and Information science 40 490 1336
History 41 372 1385
Political Science 45 396 1419
Linguistics 40 371 1518
Archaeology 45 380 1580
Journalism and Digital Media 41 401 1678
Philosophy 44 398 1781
Demography 48 534 2263

Environmental Science rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 45th for Environmental Science in Canada and 1719th in the World with 3,678 publications made and 88,259 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#45 of 90 In Canada
#354 of 1,721 In North America
#1719 of 6,876 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 32 201
1993 23 206
1994 31 220
1995 37 276
1996 34 350
1997 37 318
1998 41 348
1999 37 378
2000 64 522
2001 38 550
2002 51 677
2003 55 686
2004 61 819
2005 104 1062
2006 101 1265
2007 91 1534
2008 133 1965
2009 119 2143
2010 122 2380
2011 140 2607
2012 145 3101
2013 140 3299
2014 133 3642
2015 139 3710
2016 138 3993
2017 148 4322
2018 143 5039
2019 188 5566
2020 190 6856
2021 178 7327
2022 193 7550
2023 162 7190
2024 131 5937

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 193 778
Earth science and Geophysics 38 229 942
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 258 965
Oceanography 39 267 1147
Geology 42 328 1538
Paleontology 42 335 1545
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 43 317 1615
Ecology 45 334 1697
Geotechnical Engineering 42 305 1718
Geography and Cartography 49 388 1869
Environmental Chemistry 44 327 1992
Agricultural Science 45 339 2011
Forestry 49 361 2040
Environmental Management 47 334 2098

Biology rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 43rd for Biology in Canada and 2020th in the World with 3,333 publications made and 92,645 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#43 of 89 In Canada
#392 of 1,698 In North America
#2020 of 6,833 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 28 288
1993 33 335
1994 31 314
1995 37 380
1996 35 452
1997 40 424
1998 38 465
1999 37 488
2000 67 673
2001 51 704
2002 52 867
2003 56 920
2004 63 1057
2005 94 1284
2006 110 1602
2007 79 1885
2008 104 2364
2009 103 2433
2010 112 2670
2011 104 3029
2012 106 3573
2013 126 3713
2014 111 3893
2015 113 4062
2016 117 4255
2017 123 4497
2018 138 5066
2019 161 5479
2020 134 6771
2021 154 7134
2022 169 7182
2023 161 7131
2024 125 6024

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 258 965
Biophysics 30 322 1197
Nutrition and Food Science 24 183 1240
Neuroscience 39 393 1411
Zoology 44 388 1542
Paleontology 42 335 1545
Evolutionary Biology 44 425 1648
Botany 43 352 1846
Agricultural Science 45 339 2011
Forestry 49 361 2040
Biochemistry 40 392 2104
Genetics 47 497 2534
Horticulture 47 424 2744
Virology 42 532 2778
Nanotechnology 46 434 2806
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 49 588 3035
Immunology 44 592 3071
Pharmacology 46 583 3183
Microbiology 48 555 3399

Engineering rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 45th for Engineering in Canada and 2220th in the World with 3,239 publications made and 74,739 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#45 of 86 In Canada
#386 of 1,651 In North America
#2220 of 6,782 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 38 294
1993 36 272
1994 48 329
1995 34 342
1996 27 385
1997 34 353
1998 47 398
1999 36 415
2000 45 484
2001 40 491
2002 58 591
2003 46 605
2004 46 647
2005 108 938
2006 112 1157
2007 91 1227
2008 121 1454
2009 123 1654
2010 115 1893
2011 122 2219
2012 124 2512
2013 114 2784
2014 126 3045
2015 130 3455
2016 109 3470
2017 126 3846
2018 111 4628
2019 131 5212
2020 123 5897
2021 142 6210
2022 134 6322
2023 114 6221
2024 65 4934

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Networking 39 318 1592
Geotechnical Engineering 42 305 1718
Human-Computer Interaction 39 353 1767
Aerospace Engineering 43 363 1821
Computer Engineering 38 315 1824
Reliability and Quality Engineering 39 310 1828
Acoustical Engineering 44 391 1920
Systems Engineering 46 409 2024
Telecommunications 45 366 2150
Chemical Engineering 41 335 2309
Optical Engineering 46 406 2330
Electrical Engineering 47 389 2379
Civil Engineering 51 442 2388
Electronic Engineering 47 386 2435
Materials Science 45 394 2482
Metallurgical Engineering 45 396 2487
Mechanical Engineering 48 462 2524
Structural Engineering 50 458 2604
Nanotechnology 46 434 2806

Computer Science rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 43rd for Computer Science in Canada and 1904th in the World with 3,006 publications made and 70,735 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#43 of 86 In Canada
#410 of 1,698 In North America
#1904 of 6,845 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 23 211
1993 23 258
1994 24 210
1995 15 221
1996 17 250
1997 27 238
1998 32 225
1999 22 279
2000 30 350
2001 26 358
2002 41 462
2003 36 456
2004 54 448
2005 82 621
2006 86 806
2007 97 925
2008 115 1064
2009 101 1148
2010 110 1408
2011 119 1566
2012 127 1854
2013 109 2082
2014 113 2250
2015 136 2771
2016 99 2867
2017 129 3257
2018 125 4195
2019 144 4857
2020 135 5625
2021 161 5871
2022 175 6227
2023 127 6115
2024 89 4897

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 30 202 943
Data Science 34 271 952
Library and Information science 40 490 1336
Software Engineering 37 318 1341
Neuroscience 39 393 1411
Cognitive Science 41 387 1517
Cyber Security 36 327 1523
Computer Networking 39 318 1592
Management Information Systems 42 407 1708
Computer Graphics 40 341 1757
Human-Computer Interaction 39 353 1767
Multimedia 42 460 1814
Computer Engineering 38 315 1824
Machine Learning 42 355 1866
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 42 378 1995
Telecommunications 45 366 2150
Computer Vision 47 434 2397
Computational Linguistics 49 463 2560
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 49 588 3035

Physics rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 44th for Physics in Canada and 2120th in the World with 2,925 publications made and 67,161 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#44 of 86 In Canada
#390 of 1,617 In North America
#2120 of 6,713 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 39 318
1993 43 313
1994 53 357
1995 32 390
1996 32 415
1997 41 385
1998 51 458
1999 41 436
2000 54 520
2001 38 538
2002 54 673
2003 39 621
2004 46 714
2005 83 973
2006 90 1140
2007 74 1277
2008 94 1491
2009 107 1659
2010 101 1821
2011 96 2137
2012 115 2432
2013 104 2664
2014 102 2804
2015 106 2991
2016 68 2959
2017 108 3215
2018 120 3799
2019 113 4096
2020 109 4949
2021 115 5115
2022 109 5344
2023 98 5238
2024 59 4331

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 29 248 1029
Biophysics 30 322 1197
Theoretical Physics 37 311 1336
Condensed Matter Physics 28 245 1355
Nuclear Physics 38 321 1541
Astrophysics and Astronomy 45 393 1708
Acoustical Engineering 44 391 1920
Quantum and Particle physics 45 370 2019
Optical Engineering 46 406 2330
Materials Science 45 394 2482
Nanotechnology 46 434 2806

Chemistry rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 43rd for Chemistry in Canada and 2201st in the World with 2,513 publications made and 71,989 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#43 of 83 In Canada
#385 of 1,530 In North America
#2201 of 6,545 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 35 339
1993 35 326
1994 43 395
1995 38 382
1996 31 410
1997 38 402
1998 50 499
1999 31 499
2000 53 571
2001 46 649
2002 53 825
2003 42 738
2004 39 884
2005 71 1063
2006 76 1255
2007 57 1479
2008 73 1819
2009 77 1988
2010 79 2051
2011 72 2361
2012 67 2710
2013 91 2932
2014 68 3084
2015 60 3086
2016 64 3150
2017 71 3343
2018 86 3776
2019 119 4127
2020 95 4975
2021 110 5369
2022 100 5434
2023 92 5283
2024 67 4527

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 193 778
Nutrition and Food Science 24 183 1240
Inorganic Chemistry 36 291 1690
Computational Chemistry 41 347 1822
Pharmacy 38 387 1929
Environmental Chemistry 44 327 1992
Physical chemistry 43 323 2022
Biochemistry 40 392 2104
Organic Chemistry 43 361 2170
Chemical Engineering 41 335 2309
Materials Science 45 394 2482
Nanotechnology 46 434 2806

Medicine rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd for Medicine in Canada and 2032nd in the World with 2,067 publications made and 52,279 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#42 of 85 In Canada
#453 of 1,685 In North America
#2032 of 6,775 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 13 167
1993 13 171
1994 7 160
1995 17 212
1996 16 215
1997 26 250
1998 17 223
1999 22 244
2000 23 333
2001 31 363
2002 28 441
2003 33 529
2004 22 547
2005 45 676
2006 37 850
2007 48 904
2008 54 1127
2009 50 1180
2010 60 1329
2011 53 1556
2012 72 1712
2013 60 1866
2014 66 1824
2015 87 2127
2016 78 2153
2017 77 2248
2018 107 2680
2019 106 2826
2020 100 3531
2021 135 4063
2022 138 4018
2023 132 4093
2024 119 3681

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 33 254 757
Audiology 35 348 1090
Clinical Psychology 41 418 1178
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 380 1241
Sports Medicine 39 367 1242
Gerontology 44 449 1413
Physical Therapy 40 418 1541
Health Science 40 505 1562
Nursing 41 475 1567
Psychiatry 43 457 1694
Anatomy and Physiology 39 422 1859
Pathology 40 396 1876
Pharmacy 38 387 1929
Public Health 48 481 2014
Family medicine 43 569 2096
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 51 628 2188
Surgery 46 624 2731
Virology 42 532 2778
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 48 606 2899
Immunology 44 592 3071
Pharmacology 46 583 3183

Psychology rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 41st for Psychology in Canada and 1492nd in the World with 2,014 publications made and 46,886 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#41 of 87 In Canada
#408 of 1,645 In North America
#1492 of 6,645 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 16 193
1993 12 208
1994 14 187
1995 19 207
1996 12 217
1997 20 205
1998 27 188
1999 20 249
2000 31 335
2001 28 361
2002 21 389
2003 27 446
2004 27 474
2005 40 599
2006 36 717
2007 40 822
2008 51 945
2009 49 1045
2010 61 1159
2011 62 1315
2012 82 1496
2013 59 1605
2014 58 1540
2015 105 1815
2016 78 1886
2017 75 1992
2018 97 2273
2019 97 2603
2020 96 3245
2021 132 3392
2022 118 3507
2023 118 3576
2024 108 3108

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 37 380 760
Child Psychology 35 321 788
Education Majors 33 310 819
Clinical Psychology 41 418 1178
Social Psychology 45 438 1321
Neuroscience 39 393 1411
Cognitive Science 41 387 1517
Psychiatry 43 457 1694

Mathematics rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd for Mathematics in Canada and 1851st in the World with 1,740 publications made and 41,818 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#42 of 81 In Canada
#402 of 1,491 In North America
#1851 of 6,418 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 10 66
1993 15 107
1994 14 81
1995 10 102
1996 7 132
1997 10 102
1998 17 108
1999 11 96
2000 30 177
2001 12 170
2002 18 167
2003 26 218
2004 31 229
2005 49 340
2006 56 456
2007 57 492
2008 75 610
2009 62 677
2010 55 771
2011 69 959
2012 92 1078
2013 60 1199
2014 74 1294
2015 94 1604
2016 70 1736
2017 80 1931
2018 93 2396
2019 81 2836
2020 84 3254
2021 85 3335
2022 89 3461
2023 62 3291
2024 43 2247

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 30 202 943
Math Teachers 39 483 1380
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 457 1910
Statistics 44 407 1994
Applied Mathematics 41 349 2011

Business rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 46th for Business in Canada and 2008th in the World with 1,437 publications made and 26,091 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#46 of 83 In Canada
#471 of 1,460 In North America
#2008 of 6,339 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 13 43
1993 3 37
1994 4 48
1995 6 34
1996 8 75
1997 11 58
1998 13 71
1999 14 85
2000 16 129
2001 14 111
2002 14 133
2003 28 173
2004 27 176
2005 43 248
2006 28 337
2007 49 331
2008 57 441
2009 48 519
2010 48 610
2011 63 717
2012 75 882
2013 59 962
2014 66 1081
2015 70 1267
2016 52 1291
2017 66 1379
2018 69 1905
2019 71 2014
2020 62 2408
2021 75 2433
2022 80 2586
2023 65 2420
2024 36 1900

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 40 413 1200
International Business 36 341 1514
Project Management 42 376 1584
Management Information Systems 42 407 1708
Management 43 402 1798
Marketing 44 485 2087
Advertising 48 589 2124
Accounting 48 578 2259
Finance 47 518 2273

Economics rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 41st for Economics in Canada and 1583rd in the World with 1,296 publications made and 19,826 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy.

Economics ranking Location
#41 of 83 In Canada
#422 of 1,438 In North America
#1583 of 6,167 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 14 29
1993 2 27
1994 4 34
1995 11 34
1996 4 58
1997 11 46
1998 10 40
1999 19 54
2000 18 120
2001 10 75
2002 16 114
2003 20 131
2004 21 144
2005 31 228
2006 29 280
2007 31 297
2008 37 371
2009 39 414
2010 37 526
2011 47 661
2012 48 753
2013 46 752
2014 49 857
2015 70 958
2016 49 961
2017 52 966
2018 69 1243
2019 63 1365
2020 73 1692
2021 86 1887
2022 82 1928
2023 68 1868
2024 52 1544

The following table provides academic rankings for St. Francis Xavier University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 31 260 638
International Relations and Diplomacy 34 297 885
Development Studies 39 392 1327
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 457 1910
Finance 47 518 2273

Art & Design rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 41st for Art & Design in Canada and 1386th in the World with 1,040 publications made and 13,288 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
#41 of 83 In Canada
#385 of 1,444 In North America
#1386 of 5,966 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 9 34
1993 7 39
1994 11 22
1995 6 34
1996 8 64
1997 9 50
1998 7 45
1999 15 58
2000 19 76
2001 13 77
2002 7 78
2003 16 108
2004 21 109
2005 33 211
2006 19 252
2007 34 270
2008 38 358
2009 41 347
2010 31 404
2011 48 512
2012 51 572
2013 42 632
2014 39 639
2015 43 741
2016 50 711
2017 36 744
2018 42 924
2019 52 1081
2020 50 1283
2021 42 1156
2022 53 1160
2023 47 1182
2024 30 950

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

Art & Design subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 22 153 576
Sculpture 22 153 576
Illustration and Concept Art 23 163 605
Creative Writing 32 244 625
Art History 38 406 978
Literature 37 361 1169
Aesthetics 39 354 1242
Computer Graphics 40 341 1757
Multimedia 42 460 1814
Fashion Design 45 437 1854