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The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd in Canada, 28th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 10 research topics. The University of British Columbia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 267,052 academic publications and 8,862,346 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 444 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#28 of 14,131 In the World
#24 of 2,597 In North America
#2 of 101 In Canada
#1 of 16 In British Columbia
#1 of 3 In Vancouver
#2 of 1,385 For Media Studies
#5 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#6 of 4,209 For Environmental Management
#138 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#34 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 7 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Biology in Canada and 28th in the World with 162,160 publications made and 6,224,718 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 86 In Canada
#23 of 1,668 In North America
#28 of 6,770 In the World

University of British Columbia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1310 16719
1992 1479 19585
1993 1527 20194
1994 1566 22651
1995 1572 25940
1996 1748 27579
1997 1809 30913
1998 1868 35471
1999 1922 40745
2000 1995 45809
2001 2041 49722
2002 2293 56575
2003 2450 64850
2004 2812 72535
2005 3025 83092
2006 3612 95961
2007 3945 111738
2008 4100 125193
2009 4482 144244
2010 5028 165890
2011 5163 187104
2012 5509 214227
2013 5876 239461
2014 6041 263219
2015 6450 284729
2016 6769 299802
2017 7066 319207
2018 7658 348872
2019 8153 386924
2020 9148 459128
2021 9740 525541
2022 8910 540282
2023 8545 532865

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

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 5 6
Microbiology 2 11 11
Forestry 1 9 12
Paleontology 2 13 16
Zoology 2 11 17
Botany 2 15 18
Toxicology 2 15 19
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 15 20
Evolutionary Biology 2 18 22
Neuroscience 3 19 23
Pharmacology 3 21 25
Animal Science 2 21 29
Genetics 2 25 33
Biochemistry 3 26 34
Biotechnology 3 25 34
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 27 35
Agricultural Science 2 23 35
Immunology 2 28 37
Virology 2 29 41
Molecular Biology 3 36 46
Oncology and Cancer research 2 34 49
Biophysics 3 40 51
Horticulture 2 27 53
Nutrition and Food Science 4 25 54
Entomology 2 34 57
Astrobiology 3 46 70
Nanotechnology 5 48 147

Medicine rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Medicine in Canada and 27th in the World with 138,128 publications made and 4,972,623 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 85 In Canada
#23 of 1,643 In North America
#27 of 6,680 In the World

University of British Columbia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1005 11621
1992 1113 13836
1993 1133 14514
1994 1204 16162
1995 1184 18571
1996 1301 20261
1997 1351 22564
1998 1436 26145
1999 1511 30117
2000 1498 34290
2001 1592 37216
2002 1814 42312
2003 1835 47982
2004 2157 54737
2005 2386 62663
2006 2884 73242
2007 3065 84436
2008 3361 95389
2009 3664 110603
2010 4085 128947
2011 4321 146161
2012 4820 169652
2013 5053 190772
2014 5437 212128
2015 5727 231150
2016 6217 244916
2017 6414 260059
2018 7037 283122
2019 7504 314675
2020 8552 382215
2021 9202 440743
2022 8563 454130
2023 8236 446629

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 20th in the World with 118,977 publications made and 3,684,100 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 91 In Canada
#16 of 1,819 In North America
#20 of 7,020 In the World

University of British Columbia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 803 6915
1992 882 7901
1993 941 8160
1994 1043 9609
1995 949 10179
1996 1064 11400
1997 1124 12113
1998 1122 13757
1999 1219 16037
2000 1245 19137
2001 1330 21350
2002 1629 27411
2003 1743 31206
2004 1971 35849
2005 2108 42177
2006 2606 49982
2007 2815 58889
2008 2997 68262
2009 3142 80791
2010 3612 93523
2011 3955 107189
2012 4067 123304
2013 4400 141431
2014 4556 157743
2015 4806 170861
2016 5115 177060
2017 5587 188897
2018 5935 208861
2019 6282 238136
2020 6969 282453
2021 7489 320525
2022 6872 325026
2023 6765 324328

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Canada and 36th in the World with 116,926 publications made and 4,575,274 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

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

University of British Columbia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1079 14797
1992 1271 16934
1993 1291 17703
1994 1313 20000
1995 1320 22478
1996 1447 23794
1997 1482 26821
1998 1498 29999
1999 1548 34103
2000 1554 37693
2001 1590 40406
2002 1816 45293
2003 1905 51703
2004 2094 57178
2005 2234 64682
2006 2722 73404
2007 2938 83890
2008 2999 93740
2009 3243 107295
2010 3539 122545
2011 3718 136604
2012 3831 154378
2013 4041 171710
2014 4119 188040
2015 4394 202340
2016 4528 215158
2017 4544 226747
2018 4972 248532
2019 5235 272521
2020 5864 319137
2021 6206 366471
2022 5779 378946
2023 5650 376673

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

Chemistry subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 14 32
Biochemistry 3 26 34
Organic Chemistry 2 27 47
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 22 52
Nutrition and Food Science 4 25 54
Environmental Chemistry 4 28 58
Biochemical Engineering 3 28 68
Materials Science 2 32 73
Inorganic Chemistry 3 25 80
Radiochemistry 3 14 86
Physical chemistry 4 32 95
Chemical Engineering 3 29 95
Computational Chemistry 5 55 123
Pharmacy 4 37 131
Nanotechnology 5 48 147

Engineering rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Engineering in Canada and 46th in the World with 105,447 publications made and 3,468,092 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 84 In Canada
#27 of 1,602 In North America
#46 of 6,684 In the World

University of British Columbia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 927 9907
1992 1028 10913
1993 1020 11149
1994 1058 12916
1995 1064 14168
1996 1091 15416
1997 1170 16603
1998 1195 17852
1999 1218 20133
2000 1200 22605
2001 1212 23795
2002 1970 30563
2003 1741 33460
2004 1865 37929
2005 2156 44388
2006 2643 51239
2007 2783 60056
2008 2880 69089
2009 3060 79952
2010 3479 92870
2011 3539 104271
2012 3575 119332
2013 3906 135821
2014 3846 149039
2015 4268 160402
2016 4243 170776
2017 4265 178896
2018 4586 200701
2019 4800 221127
2020 5186 257019
2021 5656 289635
2022 5175 297477
2023 5048 297980

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

Engineering subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 3 14
Human-Computer Interaction 2 13 18
Geotechnical Engineering 1 12 24
Civil Engineering 2 14 25
Architectural Engineering 1 6 25
Transportation Engineering 3 16 27
Technical Drawing 2 14 28
Aerospace Engineering 2 22 30
Telecommunications 2 18 32
Environmental Engineering 3 14 32
Computer Networking 3 24 34
Biotechnology 3 25 34
Systems Engineering 3 22 36
Aviation 2 19 37
Acoustical Engineering 2 22 39
Computer Engineering 2 24 42
Mechanical Engineering 2 23 42
Operations Research 3 25 46
Remote Sensing 1 27 48
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 22 52
Robotics 3 19 52
Architecture 3 24 53
Landscape Architecture 4 21 56
Construction Management 3 21 56
Engineering Management 2 33 59
Structural Engineering 2 26 62
Automation and Control engineering 4 21 66
Optical Engineering 2 36 68
Biochemical Engineering 3 28 68
Metallurgical Engineering 2 29 69
Electronic Engineering 4 34 70
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 31 72
Materials Science 2 32 73
Electrical Engineering 3 34 74
Marine Engineering 3 24 76
Biomedical Engineering 3 44 78
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 24 79
Petroleum Engineering 6 41 86
Agricultural Engineering 3 32 88
Chemical Engineering 3 29 95
Automotive Engineering 4 28 105
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 49 127
Nanotechnology 5 48 147
Industrial Engineering 11 45 154
Nuclear Engineering 8 46 163
Product and Industrial Design 9 70 193
Firefighting and Fire Science 7 60 212

Computer Science rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Canada and 26th in the World with 104,441 publications made and 3,714,042 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 86 In Canada
#22 of 1,662 In North America
#26 of 6,752 In the World

University of British Columbia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 747 9114
1992 856 10728
1993 889 10715
1994 899 12320
1995 844 13633
1996 913 14487
1997 981 15507
1998 980 17235
1999 1061 18992
2000 1025 21200
2001 1107 23358
2002 1846 30674
2003 1731 33326
2004 1823 37671
2005 2120 44707
2006 2518 53028
2007 2742 63132
2008 2863 70711
2009 3085 83690
2010 3385 97784
2011 3566 110540
2012 3712 127169
2013 3911 143616
2014 4008 158580
2015 4302 169033
2016 4471 180432
2017 4615 190268
2018 5003 214723
2019 5352 237519
2020 5748 279472
2021 6115 317017
2022 5640 320582
2023 5629 317242

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Canada and 18th in the World with 101,180 publications made and 3,472,641 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 89 In Canada
#15 of 1,687 In North America
#18 of 6,798 In the World

University of British Columbia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 796 8188
1992 843 9234
1993 957 9252
1994 961 10499
1995 961 11660
1996 1071 13043
1997 1080 14037
1998 1109 15657
1999 1106 18511
2000 1217 21733
2001 1173 23701
2002 1523 28804
2003 1512 32905
2004 1727 37667
2005 1928 43270
2006 2341 50682
2007 2441 59459
2008 2601 68685
2009 2745 80365
2010 3036 93085
2011 3309 106552
2012 3352 121409
2013 3544 140063
2014 3757 154637
2015 4100 166985
2016 4185 176075
2017 4325 186726
2018 4711 207635
2019 4990 234107
2020 5470 275415
2021 5983 314045
2022 5450 321656
2023 5400 318050

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

Physics rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Physics in Canada and 51st in the World with 97,527 publications made and 3,241,867 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 84 In Canada
#31 of 1,569 In North America
#51 of 6,603 In the World

University of British Columbia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 962 10631
1992 987 11490
1993 1027 11709
1994 1036 13502
1995 1060 14598
1996 1097 16021
1997 1134 17168
1998 1169 18466
1999 1184 20639
2000 1173 22856
2001 1127 24250
2002 1731 29679
2003 1646 33497
2004 1723 37737
2005 2006 43554
2006 2365 49255
2007 2496 57568
2008 2615 65872
2009 2768 75826
2010 3114 86156
2011 3183 97348
2012 3253 109418
2013 3488 124440
2014 3451 135520
2015 3771 146868
2016 3852 156541
2017 3817 163412
2018 4040 183009
2019 4290 198208
2020 4712 229463
2021 5030 258242
2022 4563 262713
2023 4539 267679

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

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 1 16 22
Medical Physics 3 24 28
Acoustical Engineering 2 22 39
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 31 44
Biophysics 3 40 51
Quantum and Particle physics 2 33 58
Optical Engineering 2 36 68
Astrobiology 3 46 70
Materials Science 2 32 73
Nuclear Physics 2 41 80
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 42 84
Condensed Matter Physics 2 38 92
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 49 127
Nanotechnology 5 48 147

Psychology rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Psychology in Canada and 17th in the World with 79,895 publications made and 2,884,284 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 85 In Canada
#15 of 1,612 In North America
#17 of 6,528 In the World

University of British Columbia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 548 7661
1992 653 9231
1993 638 9141
1994 642 10338
1995 648 11824
1996 679 12474
1997 744 13572
1998 753 15025
1999 776 16412
2000 749 18254
2001 838 19966
2002 985 23454
2003 1083 26246
2004 1317 29499
2005 1357 34325
2006 1661 40343
2007 1835 48085
2008 2000 54036
2009 2178 63978
2010 2474 73693
2011 2541 84313
2012 2744 97645
2013 2864 109969
2014 3132 121770
2015 3352 132780
2016 3530 139812
2017 3847 147729
2018 4156 163101
2019 4540 181873
2020 4938 220296
2021 5299 247840
2022 4962 252739
2023 4804 252117

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

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 2 11 11
Occupational Therapy 3 8 13
Social Psychology 2 14 15
Education Majors 2 14 15
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 12 17
Clinical Psychology 2 15 18
Child Psychology 2 17 19
Cognitive Science 2 17 20
Neuroscience 3 19 23
Psychiatry 3 21 26
Special Education 2 22 35
Social Work 3 35 52
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 42 57

Mathematics rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Canada and 27th in the World with 53,591 publications made and 1,815,552 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 80 In Canada
#24 of 1,451 In North America
#27 of 6,305 In the World

University of British Columbia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 278 2701
1992 308 3139
1993 352 3362
1994 369 3747
1995 323 4158
1996 406 4988
1997 424 5197
1998 471 5924
1999 508 6758
2000 447 7837
2001 501 8422
2002 856 12024
2003 848 12839
2004 819 14949
2005 1007 18193
2006 1250 21864
2007 1370 25121
2008 1460 29921
2009 1548 35122
2010 1609 41006
2011 1775 47476
2012 1926 54337
2013 2049 62760
2014 2194 71488
2015 2346 79269
2016 2474 83623
2017 2569 88260
2018 2774 101043
2019 3067 114144
2020 3268 133160
2021 3486 153311
2022 3371 157189
2023 3300 157026

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

Mathematics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 2 22 25
Statistics 2 22 26
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 26 30
Applied Mathematics 3 28 45
Operations Research 3 25 46
Actuarial Science 4 43 61
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 45 96

Business rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Business in Canada and 28th in the World with 36,134 publications made and 1,100,076 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 78 In Canada
#23 of 1,412 In North America
#28 of 6,187 In the World

University of British Columbia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 215 1994
1992 277 2284
1993 308 2408
1994 273 2768
1995 296 3207
1996 328 3558
1997 326 3759
1998 354 4209
1999 416 4824
2000 364 5778
2001 391 6306
2002 681 8974
2003 630 10009
2004 632 11221
2005 693 13070
2006 864 15365
2007 953 18123
2008 981 21275
2009 1103 25126
2010 1214 29479
2011 1293 33761
2012 1334 38788
2013 1400 44366
2014 1448 49240
2015 1551 52730
2016 1561 54017
2017 1706 57442
2018 1782 64242
2019 1826 71008
2020 2018 82766
2021 2138 93074
2022 1980 93305
2023 1933 92964

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

Economics rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Economics in Canada and 25th in the World with 31,833 publications made and 956,922 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 83 In Canada
#21 of 1,400 In North America
#25 of 5,995 In the World

University of British Columbia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 192 1712
1992 216 1890
1993 249 1933
1994 223 2392
1995 227 2659
1996 297 2878
1997 274 3087
1998 307 3630
1999 317 3971
2000 270 4971
2001 315 5502
2002 407 6885
2003 451 8246
2004 518 9387
2005 540 10531
2006 711 12339
2007 771 14704
2008 829 17003
2009 884 20193
2010 978 23821
2011 1106 27061
2012 1068 31362
2013 1184 36236
2014 1258 40366
2015 1347 43613
2016 1374 45023
2017 1545 47357
2018 1637 53317
2019 1712 59576
2020 1982 71766
2021 2185 82233
2022 1922 82917
2023 1937 83561

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Canada and 21st in the World with 19,710 publications made and 436,510 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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
#2 of 83 In Canada
#18 of 1,404 In North America
#21 of 5,720 In the World

University of British Columbia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 144 1027
1992 133 1138
1993 148 1048
1994 194 1343
1995 156 1472
1996 183 1598
1997 236 1830
1998 203 1898
1999 197 2180
2000 224 2585
2001 216 2907
2002 346 3958
2003 346 4481
2004 400 5009
2005 429 6082
2006 505 7027
2007 504 8528
2008 528 9433
2009 586 11632
2010 692 13190
2011 722 14828
2012 697 16921
2013 762 19677
2014 744 21221
2015 788 22381
2016 808 23008
2017 880 24063
2018 932 26519
2019 951 29993
2020 1006 35252
2021 1043 38660
2022 972 37821
2023 980 37915

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

Art & Design subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Creative Writing 2 4 8
Animation 2 7 9
Fashion Design 2 17 20
Aesthetics 2 20 24
Computer Graphics 2 17 24
Literature 2 19 25
Music 4 20 28
Performing arts 3 22 29
Cinematography 1 13 30
Game Design and Development 5 22 36
Photography 2 22 36
Multimedia 4 28 38
UX/UI Desgin 4 24 40
Art History 4 34 45
Architecture 3 24 53
Graphic Design 4 33 53
Landscape Architecture 4 21 56
Entertainment Industry Business 6 44 76
Painting and Drawing 2 24 76
Sculpture 2 24 76
Illustration and Concept Art 2 25 77
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 55 113
Interior Design 5 39 135