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St. Francis Xavier University ranked 45th in Canada, 1537th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 94 research topics. St. Francis Xavier University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,084 academic publications and 175,866 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 52 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1537 of 14,131 In the World
#420 of 2,597 In North America
#45 of 101 In Canada
#4 of 9 In Nova Scotia
#499 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#528 of 2,375 For Gender Studies
#614 of 1,105 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#1386 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1834 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 91 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 43rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 1586th in the World with 4,562 publications made and 83,945 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#43 of 91 In Canada
#391 of 1,854 In North America
#1586 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 27 225
1994 39 178
1995 45 266
1996 37 289
1997 44 247
1998 45 240
1999 59 294
2000 66 417
2001 53 449
2002 48 496
2003 62 526
2004 70 616
2005 101 838
2006 100 1077
2007 120 1238
2008 126 1481
2009 120 1624
2010 124 1947
2011 180 2390
2012 208 2636
2013 171 2913
2014 160 3102
2015 206 3497
2016 170 3541
2017 186 3979
2018 208 4831
2019 197 5445
2020 213 6595
2021 228 6805
2022 228 6817
2023 223 6873
2024 184 5927
2025 151 4476

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 27 181 499
Gender Studies 32 258 528
Radio and Television broadcasting 25 231 614
Political Economy 31 261 643
Sports / Exercise science 33 254 766
Education Majors 33 309 835
International Relations and Diplomacy 34 299 914
Genealogy 39 385 947
Media Studies 40 447 992
Art History 39 408 998
Communications and Public Relations 39 386 1121
Anthropology 38 378 1123
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 36 382 1145
Classics and Ancient History 35 411 1156
Sociology 40 373 1196
Public Policy / Administration 40 418 1214
Criminology and Criminal Justice 48 559 1246
Aesthetics 39 357 1262
Law 40 397 1325
Library and Information science 40 484 1332
History 42 372 1418
Political Science 45 393 1436
Linguistics 41 375 1564
Archaeology 45 380 1615
Journalism and Digital Media 42 405 1712
Philosophy 45 400 1811
Demography 48 532 2295

Environmental Science rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 45th for Environmental Science in Canada and 1761st in the World with 3,760 publications made and 92,650 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#45 of 90 In Canada
#355 of 1,727 In North America
#1761 of 6,888 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 23 206
1994 31 220
1995 37 276
1996 34 350
1997 37 317
1998 41 348
1999 37 378
2000 64 523
2001 38 552
2002 51 677
2003 55 687
2004 61 820
2005 104 1060
2006 101 1264
2007 91 1534
2008 133 1965
2009 119 2143
2010 122 2380
2011 140 2615
2012 145 3095
2013 140 3300
2014 134 3655
2015 139 3702
2016 138 3982
2017 148 4317
2018 141 5022
2019 189 5568
2020 192 6878
2021 178 7311
2022 194 7547
2023 164 7170
2024 131 6003
2025 100 4865

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 34 192 785
Earth science and Geophysics 38 229 953
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 34 259 986
Oceanography 38 266 1167
Geology 43 327 1565
Paleontology 43 334 1570
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 44 318 1656
Ecology 46 335 1740
Geotechnical Engineering 42 306 1752
Geography and Cartography 49 388 1910
Environmental Chemistry 45 329 2033
Agricultural Science 46 345 2063
Forestry 50 370 2083
Environmental Management 48 334 2124

Biology rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 44th for Biology in Canada and 2063rd in the World with 3,402 publications made and 96,590 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#44 of 89 In Canada
#395 of 1,701 In North America
#2063 of 6,841 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 33 335
1994 31 314
1995 37 380
1996 35 453
1997 40 424
1998 38 465
1999 37 488
2000 67 675
2001 51 704
2002 52 867
2003 56 921
2004 63 1056
2005 94 1285
2006 110 1601
2007 79 1884
2008 104 2362
2009 103 2434
2010 112 2669
2011 104 3027
2012 106 3572
2013 126 3709
2014 111 3900
2015 113 4052
2016 117 4247
2017 122 4485
2018 137 5055
2019 158 5477
2020 134 6777
2021 154 7109
2022 169 7166
2023 161 7119
2024 126 6082
2025 101 5017

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 34 259 986
Biophysics 30 326 1224
Nutrition and Food Science 24 183 1271
Neuroscience 40 396 1471
Zoology 45 388 1566
Paleontology 43 334 1570
Evolutionary Biology 44 426 1680
Botany 43 351 1891
Agricultural Science 46 345 2063
Forestry 50 370 2083
Biochemistry 40 392 2138
Genetics 47 497 2573
Horticulture 47 420 2771
Nanotechnology 46 434 2841
Virology 42 542 2855
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 48 580 3021
Immunology 44 586 3096
Pharmacology 46 587 3229
Microbiology 48 562 3450

Engineering rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 47th for Engineering in Canada and 2265th in the World with 3,289 publications made and 77,883 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#47 of 87 In Canada
#388 of 1,655 In North America
#2265 of 6,795 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 36 272
1994 48 328
1995 34 342
1996 27 384
1997 34 353
1998 48 399
1999 36 415
2000 45 484
2001 40 490
2002 58 590
2003 46 606
2004 48 648
2005 108 936
2006 112 1160
2007 91 1228
2008 121 1455
2009 123 1652
2010 115 1893
2011 122 2223
2012 124 2521
2013 114 2784
2014 126 3049
2015 129 3457
2016 110 3473
2017 128 3848
2018 111 4624
2019 129 5203
2020 125 5885
2021 144 6221
2022 135 6331
2023 115 6235
2024 65 4999
2025 54 3774

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 1607
Geotechnical Engineering 42 306 1752
Human-Computer Interaction 39 351 1799
Computer Engineering 38 315 1840
Reliability and Quality Engineering 39 312 1863
Aerospace Engineering 43 365 1869
Acoustical Engineering 44 391 1966
Systems Engineering 46 406 2054
Telecommunications 46 368 2180
Chemical Engineering 41 336 2350
Optical Engineering 47 411 2391
Civil Engineering 51 442 2424
Electrical Engineering 48 392 2427
Electronic Engineering 47 388 2469
Materials Science 45 398 2539
Metallurgical Engineering 47 402 2541
Mechanical Engineering 48 461 2553
Structural Engineering 50 465 2651
Nanotechnology 46 434 2841

Computer Science rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 43rd for Computer Science in Canada and 1935th in the World with 3,051 publications made and 74,004 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 1,702 In North America
#1935 of 6,855 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 23 258
1994 24 211
1995 15 221
1996 17 250
1997 27 238
1998 32 225
1999 22 279
2000 30 351
2001 26 357
2002 41 462
2003 36 456
2004 56 448
2005 82 620
2006 86 805
2007 97 925
2008 115 1063
2009 101 1144
2010 110 1409
2011 119 1575
2012 127 1852
2013 109 2076
2014 113 2250
2015 136 2770
2016 98 2863
2017 130 3254
2018 125 4191
2019 142 4849
2020 136 5627
2021 162 5878
2022 173 6203
2023 128 6126
2024 88 4987
2025 60 3557

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 30 201 949
Data Science 34 272 975
Library and Information science 40 484 1332
Software Engineering 37 317 1358
Neuroscience 40 396 1471
Cyber Security 37 327 1549
Cognitive Science 42 388 1562
Computer Networking 39 318 1607
Management Information Systems 42 409 1750
Computer Graphics 41 345 1794
Human-Computer Interaction 39 351 1799
Multimedia 42 461 1834
Computer Engineering 38 315 1840
Machine Learning 40 353 1880
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 42 380 2022
Telecommunications 46 368 2180
Computer Vision 47 431 2425
Computational Linguistics 49 462 2579
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 48 580 3021

Physics rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 45th for Physics in Canada and 2164th in the World with 2,961 publications made and 70,106 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#45 of 86 In Canada
#389 of 1,623 In North America
#2164 of 6,729 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 43 313
1994 53 356
1995 32 390
1996 32 415
1997 41 385
1998 52 459
1999 41 436
2000 54 520
2001 38 537
2002 54 673
2003 39 622
2004 46 715
2005 83 973
2006 90 1142
2007 74 1276
2008 94 1491
2009 107 1659
2010 101 1821
2011 96 2139
2012 115 2434
2013 104 2660
2014 101 2805
2015 106 2987
2016 67 2947
2017 109 3224
2018 118 3790
2019 112 4090
2020 112 4938
2021 114 5108
2022 110 5348
2023 99 5255
2024 61 4372
2025 41 3365

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 1049
Biophysics 30 326 1224
Theoretical Physics 37 311 1350
Condensed Matter Physics 30 250 1396
Nuclear Physics 38 323 1580
Astrophysics and Astronomy 45 396 1761
Acoustical Engineering 44 391 1966
Quantum and Particle physics 45 373 2063
Optical Engineering 47 411 2391
Materials Science 45 398 2539
Nanotechnology 46 434 2841

Chemistry rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 43rd for Chemistry in Canada and 2233rd in the World with 2,557 publications made and 74,456 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#43 of 83 In Canada
#384 of 1,538 In North America
#2233 of 6,561 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 35 326
1994 43 395
1995 38 382
1996 31 410
1997 38 402
1998 50 500
1999 31 499
2000 53 571
2001 46 648
2002 53 825
2003 42 739
2004 39 885
2005 71 1063
2006 76 1255
2007 57 1478
2008 73 1819
2009 77 1987
2010 79 2051
2011 72 2359
2012 67 2712
2013 91 2931
2014 68 3081
2015 60 3078
2016 64 3147
2017 72 3345
2018 85 3767
2019 118 4124
2020 96 4970
2021 109 5356
2022 99 5405
2023 93 5273
2024 68 4564
2025 56 3739

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 34 192 785
Nutrition and Food Science 24 183 1271
Inorganic Chemistry 36 292 1727
Computational Chemistry 42 348 1859
Pharmacy 38 390 1953
Environmental Chemistry 45 329 2033
Physical chemistry 43 326 2070
Biochemistry 40 392 2138
Organic Chemistry 43 360 2198
Chemical Engineering 41 336 2350
Materials Science 45 398 2539
Nanotechnology 46 434 2841

Medicine rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd for Medicine in Canada and 2059th in the World with 2,134 publications made and 55,108 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#42 of 85 In Canada
#451 of 1,689 In North America
#2059 of 6,793 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 13 171
1994 7 160
1995 17 212
1996 16 215
1997 26 250
1998 16 222
1999 22 244
2000 23 333
2001 31 362
2002 28 441
2003 33 529
2004 22 547
2005 45 674
2006 37 849
2007 48 904
2008 54 1126
2009 50 1177
2010 60 1328
2011 53 1556
2012 72 1711
2013 60 1863
2014 66 1824
2015 87 2121
2016 78 2150
2017 78 2247
2018 106 2668
2019 106 2819
2020 101 3529
2021 134 4060
2022 138 4007
2023 131 4083
2024 119 3746
2025 90 3185

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 33 254 766
Audiology 35 350 1115
Clinical Psychology 41 421 1200
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 382 1269
Sports Medicine 39 369 1278
Gerontology 44 449 1458
Physical Therapy 40 418 1560
Nursing 42 472 1586
Health Science 40 505 1604
Psychiatry 43 455 1717
Anatomy and Physiology 39 424 1893
Pathology 40 398 1921
Pharmacy 38 390 1953
Public Health 48 479 2053
Family medicine 43 565 2106
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 51 630 2207
Anesthesiology 44 541 2433
Surgery 46 621 2770
Virology 42 542 2855
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 47 598 2910
Immunology 44 586 3096
Pharmacology 46 587 3229

Psychology rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 41st for Psychology in Canada and 1514th in the World with 2,074 publications made and 49,485 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#41 of 87 In Canada
#406 of 1,648 In North America
#1514 of 6,663 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 12 208
1994 14 188
1995 19 207
1996 12 218
1997 20 205
1998 27 188
1999 20 249
2000 31 335
2001 28 360
2002 21 389
2003 27 446
2004 27 474
2005 40 598
2006 36 716
2007 40 822
2008 51 942
2009 49 1045
2010 60 1157
2011 62 1315
2012 82 1500
2013 59 1600
2014 58 1544
2015 105 1809
2016 78 1885
2017 75 1985
2018 98 2269
2019 95 2603
2020 93 3249
2021 133 3386
2022 117 3510
2023 121 3577
2024 108 3150
2025 80 2646

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 37 384 770
Child Psychology 35 319 797
Education Majors 33 309 835
Clinical Psychology 41 421 1200
Social Psychology 45 437 1346
Neuroscience 40 396 1471
Cognitive Science 42 388 1562
Psychiatry 43 455 1717

Mathematics rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd for Mathematics in Canada and 1872nd in the World with 1,780 publications made and 43,587 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
#400 of 1,494 In North America
#1872 of 6,434 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 15 107
1994 14 81
1995 10 102
1996 7 131
1997 10 102
1998 17 109
1999 11 97
2000 30 177
2001 12 170
2002 18 168
2003 26 218
2004 32 230
2005 49 338
2006 56 455
2007 57 494
2008 75 611
2009 62 676
2010 55 768
2011 69 955
2012 92 1068
2013 60 1199
2014 75 1292
2015 94 1599
2016 71 1732
2017 80 1928
2018 93 2387
2019 80 2834
2020 83 3229
2021 84 3306
2022 89 3444
2023 63 3275
2024 45 2309
2025 47 1517

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 30 201 949
Math Teachers 39 473 1391
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 458 1964
Applied Mathematics 42 349 2022
Statistics 44 406 2024

Business rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 46th for Business in Canada and 2031st in the World with 1,474 publications made and 27,553 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#46 of 84 In Canada
#469 of 1,472 In North America
#2031 of 6,366 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 3 37
1994 4 48
1995 6 34
1996 8 75
1997 11 58
1998 13 71
1999 14 86
2000 16 129
2001 14 111
2002 14 133
2003 28 173
2004 27 176
2005 43 248
2006 29 336
2007 49 331
2008 57 441
2009 48 518
2010 48 607
2011 63 722
2012 75 882
2013 59 962
2014 67 1082
2015 70 1263
2016 54 1296
2017 67 1381
2018 67 1898
2019 69 2005
2020 63 2420
2021 75 2429
2022 79 2570
2023 65 2414
2024 37 1938
2025 44 1324

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 40 418 1214
International Business 36 343 1539
Project Management 41 377 1633
Management Information Systems 42 409 1750
Management 43 404 1834
Advertising 47 566 2051
Marketing 44 485 2115
Accounting 48 574 2268
Finance 47 516 2288

Economics rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 41st for Economics in Canada and 1619th in the World with 1,325 publications made and 21,125 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy.

Economics ranking Location
#41 of 84 In Canada
#420 of 1,445 In North America
#1619 of 6,188 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 2 27
1994 4 34
1995 11 34
1996 4 57
1997 11 46
1998 10 40
1999 19 54
2000 18 120
2001 10 75
2002 16 115
2003 20 131
2004 21 145
2005 31 228
2006 29 279
2007 31 297
2008 37 371
2009 39 414
2010 37 526
2011 47 665
2012 48 749
2013 46 751
2014 49 856
2015 70 956
2016 49 967
2017 53 968
2018 68 1230
2019 64 1349
2020 70 1689
2021 85 1879
2022 81 1925
2023 68 1863
2024 52 1574
2025 41 1229

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 31 261 643
International Relations and Diplomacy 34 299 914
Development Studies 39 392 1357
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 458 1964
Finance 47 516 2288

Art & Design rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 41st for Art & Design in Canada and 1410th in the World with 1,048 publications made and 13,897 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 85 In Canada
#385 of 1,454 In North America
#1410 of 6,010 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 7 39
1994 11 22
1995 6 34
1996 8 63
1997 9 50
1998 7 45
1999 15 58
2000 19 76
2001 13 77
2002 7 78
2003 16 108
2004 22 110
2005 33 211
2006 19 251
2007 34 269
2008 38 358
2009 41 347
2010 30 405
2011 48 514
2012 51 567
2013 42 634
2014 39 642
2015 43 743
2016 47 699
2017 36 748
2018 42 928
2019 51 1080
2020 50 1287
2021 43 1153
2022 53 1152
2023 46 1187
2024 30 959
2025 17 670

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 21 155 606
Sculpture 21 155 606
Illustration and Concept Art 23 165 633
Creative Writing 33 249 648
Art History 39 408 998
Literature 38 363 1192
Aesthetics 39 357 1262
Computer Graphics 41 345 1794
Multimedia 42 461 1834
Fashion Design 46 440 1903