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St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd in Canada, 1493rd in the global 2024 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 6,909 academic publications and 122,088 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 37 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1493 of 14,131 In the World
#403 of 2,597 In North America
#42 of 101 In Canada
#3 of 9 In Nova Scotia
#510 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#521 of 1,187 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#655 of 2,091 For Gender Studies
#1361 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1686 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 44th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 1540th in the World with 3,939 publications made and 55,175 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#44 of 91 In Canada
#403 of 1,819 In North America
#1540 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 30 115
1992 38 100
1993 26 152
1994 34 113
1995 38 180
1996 33 212
1997 38 169
1998 40 153
1999 56 174
2000 63 269
2001 48 305
2002 41 336
2003 52 349
2004 61 427
2005 92 517
2006 95 763
2007 105 855
2008 116 1024
2009 111 1216
2010 118 1394
2011 166 1765
2012 181 1890
2013 147 2304
2014 154 2376
2015 172 2706
2016 181 2753
2017 164 2901
2018 189 3707
2019 185 4225
2020 204 5170
2021 228 5213
2022 208 5347
2023 212 5054

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 27 189 510
Radio and Television broadcasting 24 223 521
Gender Studies 33 319 655
Political Economy 32 274 656
Broadcast Journalism 29 278 750
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 35 274 758
Education Majors 32 320 794
Media Studies 39 387 819
Sports / Exercise science 37 281 823
Genealogy 34 375 880
Art History 36 382 906
Communications and Public Relations 39 369 931
International Relations and Diplomacy 36 323 981
Anthropology 38 381 1038
Classics and Ancient History 34 409 1086
Public Policy / Administration 40 419 1129
Aesthetics 37 337 1131
Criminology and Criminal Justice 45 542 1153
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 38 419 1160
Sociology 39 392 1177
History 41 357 1264
Library and Information science 38 464 1266
Law 41 415 1280
Political Science 44 410 1378
Archaeology 43 358 1427
Linguistics 39 375 1483
Philosophy 43 398 1707
Demography 49 539 2190

Environmental Science rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 44th for Environmental Science in Canada and 1632nd in the World with 3,266 publications made and 66,072 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#44 of 89 In Canada
#350 of 1,687 In North America
#1632 of 6,798 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 26 105
1992 32 147
1993 23 149
1994 29 171
1995 39 185
1996 32 270
1997 34 235
1998 38 236
1999 35 283
2000 62 372
2001 37 410
2002 48 521
2003 51 503
2004 57 623
2005 77 784
2006 101 956
2007 79 1227
2008 130 1493
2009 101 1613
2010 112 1928
2011 137 2138
2012 132 2371
2013 124 2645
2014 129 2857
2015 130 2996
2016 148 3353
2017 130 3299
2018 136 4071
2019 171 4620
2020 158 5394
2021 174 5892
2022 159 5991
2023 156 5737

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 33 189 763
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 259 935
Earth science and Geophysics 38 230 947
Oceanography 39 270 1170
Paleontology 42 330 1455
Geology 43 329 1485
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 44 318 1610
Ecology 46 343 1644
Geotechnical Engineering 42 297 1664
Geography and Cartography 48 373 1683
Agricultural Science 43 323 1801
Environmental Chemistry 44 320 1910
Forestry 49 350 1911
Environmental Management 48 337 2060

Biology rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 43rd for Biology in Canada and 1982nd in the World with 3,011 publications made and 71,203 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#43 of 86 In Canada
#388 of 1,668 In North America
#1982 of 6,770 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 28 279
1992 27 222
1993 31 273
1994 28 259
1995 37 287
1996 33 356
1997 37 324
1998 36 336
1999 33 366
2000 65 494
2001 45 524
2002 46 651
2003 48 659
2004 65 814
2005 75 997
2006 106 1246
2007 72 1560
2008 98 1839
2009 94 1920
2010 99 2180
2011 108 2494
2012 96 2781
2013 118 3003
2014 107 3101
2015 108 3287
2016 118 3555
2017 113 3529
2018 124 4064
2019 158 4550
2020 128 5353
2021 154 5991
2022 150 6048
2023 159 5917

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 33 259 935
Biophysics 30 313 1160
Neuroscience 37 376 1326
Paleontology 42 330 1455
Zoology 44 386 1472
Nutrition and Food Science 28 225 1487
Evolutionary Biology 45 435 1725
Botany 43 343 1729
Agricultural Science 43 323 1801
Forestry 49 350 1911
Biochemistry 42 394 2085
Horticulture 46 365 2272
Genetics 46 486 2399
Nanotechnology 46 420 2660
Virology 39 529 2743
Immunology 43 558 2784
Pharmacology 45 563 2931
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 566 2951

Engineering rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 44th for Engineering in Canada and 2099th in the World with 2,946 publications made and 58,353 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Computer Networking, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#44 of 84 In Canada
#371 of 1,602 In North America
#2099 of 6,684 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 31 203
1992 35 235
1993 37 218
1994 44 267
1995 31 268
1996 27 324
1997 30 284
1998 43 320
1999 32 330
2000 44 377
2001 30 395
2002 53 476
2003 44 474
2004 41 525
2005 90 712
2006 105 878
2007 89 1020
2008 115 1164
2009 117 1371
2010 110 1556
2011 118 1846
2012 108 1977
2013 111 2337
2014 113 2547
2015 120 2922
2016 111 2968
2017 113 3083
2018 105 3852
2019 120 4333
2020 113 4920
2021 143 5202
2022 119 5223
2023 115 4999

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 39 309 1472
Geotechnical Engineering 42 297 1664
Aerospace Engineering 42 350 1684
Human-Computer Interaction 41 363 1696
Reliability and Quality Engineering 37 300 1715
Computer Engineering 38 301 1725
Systems Engineering 45 397 1820
Acoustical Engineering 44 384 1847
Telecommunications 42 354 2017
Electrical Engineering 45 362 2213
Optical Engineering 45 389 2221
Chemical Engineering 41 332 2237
Civil Engineering 50 432 2289
Mechanical Engineering 46 432 2302
Materials Science 45 377 2330
Electronic Engineering 48 383 2386
Metallurgical Engineering 45 381 2398
Structural Engineering 50 454 2529
Nanotechnology 46 420 2660

Computer Science rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd for Computer Science in Canada and 1775th in the World with 2,742 publications made and 54,548 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#42 of 86 In Canada
#402 of 1,662 In North America
#1775 of 6,752 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 23 224
1992 23 157
1993 21 194
1994 21 164
1995 16 165
1996 14 212
1997 26 187
1998 28 179
1999 23 208
2000 29 261
2001 29 269
2002 41 346
2003 31 324
2004 50 348
2005 71 476
2006 82 577
2007 80 723
2008 110 775
2009 95 937
2010 102 1062
2011 112 1282
2012 114 1447
2013 104 1745
2014 98 1799
2015 115 2273
2016 112 2412
2017 117 2537
2018 124 3479
2019 123 3937
2020 135 4691
2021 157 4959
2022 162 5196
2023 136 4739

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 30 202 866
Data Science 32 256 867
Software Engineering 36 299 1190
Library and Information science 38 464 1266
Neuroscience 37 376 1326
Cyber Security 36 309 1355
Cognitive Science 40 370 1382
Management Information Systems 42 388 1450
Computer Networking 39 309 1472
Multimedia 42 443 1659
Human-Computer Interaction 41 363 1696
Machine Learning 41 347 1722
Computer Engineering 38 301 1725
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 41 361 1808
Telecommunications 42 354 2017
Computer Vision 47 418 2309
Computational Linguistics 47 438 2319
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 566 2951

Physics rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 43rd for Physics in Canada and 2009th in the World with 2,664 publications made and 52,830 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#43 of 84 In Canada
#372 of 1,569 In North America
#2009 of 6,603 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 33 224
1992 40 247
1993 44 246
1994 48 298
1995 29 305
1996 32 349
1997 36 314
1998 47 367
1999 36 356
2000 51 447
2001 26 434
2002 49 545
2003 37 482
2004 43 595
2005 66 746
2006 83 896
2007 71 1093
2008 89 1211
2009 96 1373
2010 99 1517
2011 99 1748
2012 101 1977
2013 95 2157
2014 96 2356
2015 98 2513
2016 75 2600
2017 94 2594
2018 108 3148
2019 113 3466
2020 96 4056
2021 123 4361
2022 89 4367
2023 101 4276

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 29 243 992
Biophysics 30 313 1160
Condensed Matter Physics 28 242 1310
Theoretical Physics 39 327 1443
Nuclear Physics 37 313 1498
Astrophysics and Astronomy 42 376 1576
Acoustical Engineering 44 384 1847
Quantum and Particle physics 43 348 1897
Optical Engineering 45 389 2221
Materials Science 45 377 2330
Nanotechnology 46 420 2660

Chemistry rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd for Chemistry in Canada and 2156th in the World with 2,248 publications made and 57,878 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#42 of 81 In Canada
#383 of 1,488 In North America
#2156 of 6,447 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 28 307
1992 34 278
1993 36 265
1994 39 348
1995 33 299
1996 29 333
1997 36 331
1998 47 382
1999 25 398
2000 48 441
2001 37 512
2002 46 659
2003 39 561
2004 37 705
2005 61 856
2006 64 1012
2007 57 1301
2008 64 1488
2009 69 1592
2010 73 1755
2011 76 2049
2012 63 2155
2013 81 2446
2014 62 2510
2015 59 2602
2016 67 2749
2017 64 2667
2018 80 3154
2019 107 3466
2020 86 4078
2021 108 4565
2022 91 4642
2023 90 4611

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 33 189 763
Nutrition and Food Science 28 225 1487
Inorganic Chemistry 36 296 1674
Computational Chemistry 41 342 1763
Pharmacy 38 381 1867
Environmental Chemistry 44 320 1910
Physical chemistry 43 320 1940
Biochemistry 42 394 2085
Organic Chemistry 42 356 2094
Chemical Engineering 41 332 2237
Materials Science 45 377 2330
Nanotechnology 46 420 2660

Medicine rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd for Medicine in Canada and 2000th in the World with 1,843 publications made and 38,404 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nursing, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#42 of 85 In Canada
#459 of 1,643 In North America
#2000 of 6,680 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 20 164
1992 12 132
1993 12 142
1994 8 133
1995 15 160
1996 13 176
1997 24 197
1998 15 159
1999 21 188
2000 25 229
2001 29 282
2002 20 340
2003 30 369
2004 22 403
2005 39 491
2006 37 650
2007 44 719
2008 55 845
2009 46 942
2010 55 1098
2011 55 1212
2012 61 1366
2013 61 1541
2014 68 1475
2015 80 1723
2016 81 1757
2017 73 1753
2018 93 2156
2019 104 2285
2020 91 2851
2021 137 3205
2022 121 3358
2023 130 3267

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 37 281 823
Audiology 35 329 1004
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 394 1169
Clinical Psychology 43 461 1260
Sports Medicine 40 393 1302
Gerontology 43 464 1364
Health Science 39 498 1423
Nursing 44 496 1560
Psychiatry 41 459 1669
Physical Therapy 41 461 1671
Anatomy and Physiology 39 411 1759
Pharmacy 38 381 1867
Pathology 40 404 1867
Family medicine 42 573 2028
Public Health 48 523 2086
Surgery 47 620 2611
Virology 39 529 2743
Immunology 43 558 2784
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 47 607 2821
Pharmacology 45 563 2931

Psychology rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 42nd for Psychology in Canada and 1458th in the World with 1,814 publications made and 33,241 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#42 of 85 In Canada
#419 of 1,612 In North America
#1458 of 6,528 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 17 161
1992 16 140
1993 11 152
1994 11 138
1995 16 151
1996 12 176
1997 18 153
1998 25 134
1999 21 171
2000 31 222
2001 30 256
2002 17 268
2003 22 301
2004 26 326
2005 34 404
2006 35 544
2007 35 612
2008 48 664
2009 43 821
2010 61 887
2011 63 985
2012 78 1144
2013 58 1309
2014 56 1205
2015 96 1440
2016 80 1486
2017 74 1506
2018 92 1869
2019 94 2060
2020 88 2597
2021 134 2587
2022 110 2870
2023 110 2832

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 36 383 750
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 35 274 758
Child Psychology 35 332 781
Education Majors 32 320 794
Clinical Psychology 43 461 1260
Neuroscience 37 376 1326
Social Psychology 46 474 1371
Cognitive Science 40 370 1382
Psychiatry 41 459 1669

Mathematics rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 41st for Mathematics in Canada and 1727th in the World with 1,625 publications made and 31,886 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#41 of 80 In Canada
#387 of 1,451 In North America
#1727 of 6,305 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 5 66
1992 9 52
1993 16 91
1994 14 67
1995 10 79
1996 8 120
1997 9 80
1998 16 79
1999 10 70
2000 26 131
2001 13 146
2002 16 128
2003 25 159
2004 28 180
2005 43 249
2006 53 334
2007 46 352
2008 71 416
2009 63 510
2010 56 605
2011 68 739
2012 83 801
2013 64 993
2014 62 1015
2015 75 1288
2016 78 1382
2017 67 1491
2018 90 2012
2019 78 2280
2020 82 2714
2021 93 2848
2022 86 2902
2023 75 2634

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 30 202 866
Math Teachers 37 467 1210
Statistics 43 393 1848
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 47 459 1881
Applied Mathematics 42 351 2013

Business rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 45th for Business in Canada and 1855th in the World with 1,316 publications made and 18,969 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#45 of 78 In Canada
#456 of 1,412 In North America
#1855 of 6,187 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 9 21
1992 13 25
1993 2 29
1994 4 28
1995 6 25
1996 7 66
1997 11 39
1998 9 53
1999 13 55
2000 15 76
2001 14 84
2002 12 100
2003 24 128
2004 27 143
2005 38 177
2006 28 230
2007 41 256
2008 59 309
2009 47 391
2010 46 489
2011 61 549
2012 66 679
2013 54 835
2014 60 856
2015 59 1008
2016 60 1040
2017 50 1039
2018 71 1511
2019 69 1644
2020 62 1930
2021 77 1926
2022 68 2047
2023 68 1825

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 40 419 1129
International Business 35 325 1362
Project Management 40 368 1386
Management Information Systems 42 388 1450
Management 41 396 1679
Advertising 46 565 1865
Marketing 44 485 1943
Accounting 47 568 2031
Finance 46 518 2117

Economics rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 41st for Economics in Canada and 1514th in the World with 1,182 publications made and 13,408 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
#425 of 1,400 In North America
#1514 of 5,995 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 10 10
1992 14 14
1993 1 17
1994 4 18
1995 8 25
1996 4 46
1997 11 31
1998 7 24
1999 18 24
2000 16 65
2001 9 57
2002 12 66
2003 18 91
2004 17 105
2005 24 151
2006 27 184
2007 23 195
2008 41 245
2009 34 309
2010 38 403
2011 47 478
2012 50 550
2013 42 621
2014 50 626
2015 61 730
2016 53 725
2017 48 712
2018 68 958
2019 61 1009
2020 70 1260
2021 87 1420
2022 72 1392
2023 71 1399

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 32 274 656
International Relations and Diplomacy 36 323 981
Development Studies 39 395 1281
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 47 459 1881
Finance 46 518 2117

Art & Design rankings

St. Francis Xavier University ranked 40th for Art & Design in Canada and 1250th in the World with 935 publications made and 9,907 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
#40 of 83 In Canada
#363 of 1,404 In North America
#1250 of 5,720 In the World

St. Francis Xavier University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 5 24
1992 6 19
1993 5 17
1994 11 9
1995 6 18
1996 8 49
1997 9 31
1998 7 24
1999 14 24
2000 16 49
2001 13 56
2002 7 52
2003 16 64
2004 19 84
2005 30 129
2006 21 161
2007 30 192
2008 41 241
2009 40 252
2010 27 292
2011 47 382
2012 42 439
2013 39 529
2014 42 504
2015 37 573
2016 49 519
2017 33 562
2018 41 702
2019 38 744
2020 47 1018
2021 40 843
2022 41 843
2023 42 801

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 20 134 506
Sculpture 20 134 506
Illustration and Concept Art 20 143 528
Creative Writing 31 227 537
Art History 36 382 906
Literature 37 347 1070
Aesthetics 37 337 1131
Fashion Design 44 397 1630
Multimedia 42 443 1659