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The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd in Canada, 27th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 15 research topics. The University of British Columbia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 237,929 academic publications and 7,792,745 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 430 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#27 of 14,131 In the World
#23 of 2,597 In North America
#2 of 101 In Canada
#1 of 16 In British Columbia
#1 of 3 In Vancouver
#2 of 1,202 For Media Studies
#4 of 2,946 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#5 of 3,919 For Environmental Management
#132 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#33 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 12 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Biology in Canada and 26th in the World with 142,858 publications made and 5,414,424 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 85 In Canada
#22 of 1,613 In North America
#26 of 6,663 In the World

University of British Columbia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 1164 13219
1991 1195 14772
1992 1359 17393
1993 1431 17983
1994 1429 20150
1995 1462 23228
1996 1628 24604
1997 1664 27715
1998 1698 32159
1999 1783 37048
2000 1871 41194
2001 1845 45227
2002 1941 50812
2003 2124 57898
2004 2529 65443
2005 2730 75955
2006 3207 87697
2007 3602 101569
2008 3820 115628
2009 4107 132147
2010 4468 148911
2011 4623 169415
2012 5134 197193
2013 5336 219859
2014 5634 241732
2015 5996 264229
2016 6163 275616
2017 6535 305088
2018 6677 308727
2019 7318 353137
2020 8247 416999
2021 10137 544666
2022 8109 519407

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 4 4
Forestry 1 7 9
Microbiology 1 9 9
Zoology 1 8 13
Paleontology 2 10 13
Botany 2 13 16
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 15 17
Toxicology 1 15 19
Neuroscience 3 18 22
Evolutionary Biology 2 19 23
Pharmacology 3 20 23
Animal Science 3 21 28
Biotechnology 3 24 31
Agricultural Science 2 23 33
Biochemistry 2 26 33
Genetics 2 26 33
Immunology 2 25 33
Virology 2 29 38
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 31 42
Oncology and Cancer research 2 34 43
Molecular Biology 3 37 46
Biophysics 3 39 47
Nutrition and Food Science 5 26 51
Horticulture 2 27 51
Entomology 3 32 53
Astrobiology 3 45 65
Nanotechnology 5 50 142

Medicine rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Medicine in Canada and 26th in the World with 121,650 publications made and 4,319,323 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 83 In Canada
#23 of 1,578 In North America
#26 of 6,552 In the World

University of British Columbia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1990 912 9320
1991 923 10250
1992 1011 12181
1993 1048 12919
1994 1106 14416
1995 1080 16654
1996 1199 18088
1997 1268 20485
1998 1279 23959
1999 1386 27437
2000 1394 30897
2001 1439 33927
2002 1536 37953
2003 1621 43104
2004 1950 49186
2005 2198 57239
2006 2572 66613
2007 2766 75960
2008 3147 87768
2009 3409 101253
2010 3636 115079
2011 3934 131627
2012 4480 154806
2013 4614 173298
2014 5045 193583
2015 5388 213710
2016 5657 223778
2017 5980 248452
2018 6181 248167
2019 6724 285753
2020 7700 346347
2021 9586 458026
2022 7939 442843

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Canada and 34th in the World with 103,299 publications made and 4,021,174 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 79 In Canada
#25 of 1,436 In North America
#34 of 6,327 In the World

University of British Columbia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 947 11596
1991 975 12920
1992 1162 15048
1993 1208 15607
1994 1205 17726
1995 1230 20172
1996 1348 21156
1997 1400 23914
1998 1367 27220
1999 1438 31176
2000 1464 34216
2001 1464 37093
2002 1524 40751
2003 1651 45965
2004 1910 51607
2005 2027 59255
2006 2393 67132
2007 2689 76398
2008 2781 86660
2009 2973 98258
2010 3184 110603
2011 3329 123730
2012 3584 143049
2013 3728 159028
2014 3811 173612
2015 4159 188164
2016 4220 198929
2017 4173 216688
2018 4361 220785
2019 4788 250377
2020 5343 289680
2021 6389 376163
2022 5187 362229

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 2 12 27
Biochemistry 2 26 33
Organic Chemistry 2 27 42
Environmental Chemistry 4 27 50
Nutrition and Food Science 5 26 51
Radiochemistry 2 11 58
Biochemical Engineering 4 29 60
Materials Science 3 32 66
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 29 67
Inorganic Chemistry 3 24 74
Physical chemistry 4 32 88
Chemical Engineering 4 30 92
Pharmacy 4 34 115
Computational Chemistry 5 57 128
Nanotechnology 5 50 142

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 18th in the World with 102,264 publications made and 3,002,700 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 91 In Canada
#15 of 1,780 In North America
#18 of 6,939 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1990 721 5395
1991 740 6005
1992 809 6828
1993 879 7176
1994 930 8439
1995 858 9148
1996 963 10085
1997 1039 10692
1998 1006 12306
1999 1123 14415
2000 1116 16945
2001 1210 18898
2002 1223 22737
2003 1433 26779
2004 1731 31363
2005 1896 37179
2006 2245 44114
2007 2505 51948
2008 2728 61453
2009 2798 72250
2010 3205 81931
2011 3434 94428
2012 3669 110475
2013 3887 125847
2014 4156 141016
2015 4368 153437
2016 4496 156682
2017 4991 172951
2018 5094 178376
2019 5471 208170
2020 6139 249269
2021 7829 330063
2022 6204 304599

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

Engineering rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Engineering in Canada and 43rd in the World with 92,245 publications made and 2,880,889 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 84 In Canada
#26 of 1,531 In North America
#43 of 6,555 In the World

University of British Columbia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 786 7494
1991 864 8715
1992 938 9608
1993 1037 10095
1994 993 11617
1995 1023 12971
1996 1060 13834
1997 1143 14813
1998 1122 16471
1999 1195 18597
2000 1153 20816
2001 1192 21997
2002 1287 25105
2003 1384 28680
2004 1660 33429
2005 1908 39500
2006 2256 45717
2007 2548 53783
2008 2563 62676
2009 2780 72820
2010 3105 83090
2011 3220 94081
2012 3305 108383
2013 3482 123310
2014 3583 136556
2015 3946 146716
2016 3896 154251
2017 3975 166452
2018 4014 174718
2019 4346 197200
2020 4587 230286
2021 5854 293063
2022 4530 273049

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 1 8
Architectural Engineering 1 3 11
Human-Computer Interaction 2 13 21
Technical Drawing 1 9 22
Civil Engineering 2 12 22
Geotechnical Engineering 1 11 24
Environmental Engineering 3 12 26
Transportation Engineering 2 16 28
Biotechnology 3 24 31
Construction Management 2 17 35
Acoustical Engineering 3 23 36
Systems Engineering 3 22 36
Computer Networking 3 27 37
Petroleum Engineering 5 20 37
Computer Engineering 2 22 38
Mechanical Engineering 2 22 38
Aviation 2 20 41
Aerospace Engineering 2 28 42
Remote Sensing 1 27 45
Robotics 3 19 46
Telecommunications 3 28 49
Architecture 3 25 52
Structural Engineering 2 26 54
Landscape Architecture 4 21 57
Biochemical Engineering 4 29 60
Operations Research 6 29 61
Engineering Management 2 34 62
Metallurgical Engineering 2 28 64
Optical Engineering 2 37 65
Electronic Engineering 4 32 65
Materials Science 3 32 66
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 29 67
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 32 68
Electrical Engineering 3 33 68
Automation and Control engineering 5 23 69
Marine Engineering 2 22 70
Biomedical Engineering 3 43 71
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 27 80
Agricultural Engineering 4 33 89
Chemical Engineering 4 30 92
Automotive Engineering 5 32 116
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 52 137
Nanotechnology 5 50 142
Nuclear Engineering 8 42 148
Industrial Engineering 10 50 156
Product and Industrial Design 8 66 170
Firefighting and Fire Science 8 65 224

Computer Science rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Canada and 25th in the World with 89,478 publications made and 3,128,423 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 85 In Canada
#21 of 1,581 In North America
#25 of 6,597 In the World

University of British Columbia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 644 7170
1991 655 8015
1992 770 9399
1993 876 9544
1994 815 11074
1995 824 12552
1996 866 13096
1997 953 14145
1998 906 15888
1999 1026 17537
2000 950 19313
2001 1027 21561
2002 1159 25059
2003 1352 28998
2004 1566 33864
2005 1814 40319
2006 2137 48107
2007 2482 57214
2008 2618 65326
2009 2790 77418
2010 2998 88038
2011 3145 100443
2012 3392 116358
2013 3487 131058
2014 3660 145877
2015 3891 156576
2016 3965 164541
2017 4205 179739
2018 4333 188629
2019 4701 215631
2020 5104 251937
2021 6414 327141
2022 4991 302173

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 14th in the World with 88,073 publications made and 2,973,210 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 88 In Canada
#12 of 1,622 In North America
#14 of 6,683 In the World

University of British Columbia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 712 6484
1991 709 7244
1992 789 8098
1993 911 8213
1994 877 9431
1995 907 10364
1996 1008 11573
1997 1020 12466
1998 987 14214
1999 1015 16744
2000 1135 19345
2001 1084 21275
2002 1205 25160
2003 1274 29075
2004 1537 33278
2005 1721 38964
2006 2011 45449
2007 2193 53419
2008 2343 62587
2009 2483 72996
2010 2679 81950
2011 2941 94962
2012 3070 110890
2013 3205 126875
2014 3434 139915
2015 3719 152545
2016 3756 159122
2017 3975 173853
2018 4043 180277
2019 4428 208394
2020 4897 246488
2021 6160 320909
2022 4813 299016

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 45th in the World with 85,053 publications made and 2,720,790 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 82 In Canada
#28 of 1,508 In North America
#45 of 6,484 In the World

University of British Columbia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 779 8132
1991 858 9242
1992 930 10097
1993 1002 10425
1994 971 12066
1995 1006 13334
1996 1047 14174
1997 1101 15214
1998 1072 16882
1999 1123 18805
2000 1083 20739
2001 1064 22083
2002 1244 24636
2003 1364 28299
2004 1495 32590
2005 1731 38143
2006 2008 43464
2007 2295 51417
2008 2337 59366
2009 2478 68517
2010 2753 76527
2011 2861 86587
2012 3029 99201
2013 3123 113122
2014 3212 124180
2015 3484 134105
2016 3457 140479
2017 3496 151277
2018 3541 158618
2019 3852 176411
2020 4279 206270
2021 5174 260442
2022 3985 240808

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 13 18
Acoustical Engineering 3 23 36
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 31 43
Medical Physics 4 38 46
Biophysics 3 39 47
Quantum and Particle physics 2 31 52
Optical Engineering 2 37 65
Astrobiology 3 45 65
Materials Science 3 32 66
Nuclear Physics 2 41 77
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 41 77
Condensed Matter Physics 2 36 80
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 52 137
Nanotechnology 5 50 142

Psychology rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Psychology in Canada and 16th in the World with 69,671 publications made and 2,503,829 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 83 In Canada
#14 of 1,538 In North America
#16 of 6,353 In the World

University of British Columbia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1990 484 6089
1991 509 6734
1992 605 8105
1993 611 8159
1994 597 9217
1995 596 10710
1996 644 11296
1997 700 12304
1998 688 13737
1999 709 15027
2000 694 16352
2001 752 18147
2002 839 20647
2003 952 23294
2004 1166 26369
2005 1242 31072
2006 1484 36403
2007 1668 43277
2008 1871 49601
2009 2014 58335
2010 2216 65630
2011 2290 75953
2012 2487 88634
2013 2543 99170
2014 2861 111097
2015 3098 122055
2016 3172 126087
2017 3452 139209
2018 3536 141415
2019 4010 162374
2020 4288 195599
2021 5583 256853
2022 4560 242970

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 9 9
Occupational Therapy 3 8 12
Social Psychology 2 14 14
Education Majors 2 13 14
Clinical Psychology 2 13 14
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 13 18
Cognitive Science 2 15 18
Child Psychology 2 17 19
Neuroscience 3 18 22
Psychiatry 3 18 22
Special Education 2 18 30
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 35 42
Social Work 3 41 69

Mathematics rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Canada and 21st in the World with 45,750 publications made and 1,535,037 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 78 In Canada
#19 of 1,383 In North America
#21 of 6,132 In the World

University of British Columbia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1990 256 2194
1991 257 2424
1992 286 2730
1993 366 3070
1994 343 3464
1995 313 3824
1996 380 4374
1997 406 4669
1998 431 5272
1999 495 6118
2000 414 6983
2001 475 7643
2002 541 9314
2003 643 10670
2004 699 12826
2005 887 15763
2006 1035 18847
2007 1226 21991
2008 1316 26624
2009 1394 31322
2010 1408 35833
2011 1568 41516
2012 1731 47961
2013 1821 55316
2014 1958 63406
2015 2099 69948
2016 2163 72775
2017 2329 79675
2018 2382 83764
2019 2629 97783
2020 2769 112796
2021 3673 157220
2022 3042 147401

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
Statistics 2 20 22
Math Teachers 2 20 24
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 28 32
Applied Mathematics 3 26 41
Operations Research 6 29 61
Actuarial Science 4 45 62
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 43 88

Business rankings

The University of British Columbia ranked 2nd for Business in Canada and 26th in the World with 30,596 publications made and 877,768 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 79 In Canada
#23 of 1,346 In North America
#26 of 6,002 In the World

University of British Columbia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1990 217 1546
1991 182 1745
1992 255 1976
1993 301 2163
1994 254 2501
1995 286 2901
1996 300 3146
1997 316 3367
1998 325 3834
1999 407 4343
2000 318 5038
2001 365 5606
2002 434 6949
2003 491 8209
2004 533 9539
2005 600 11337
2006 731 13174
2007 854 15844
2008 842 18804
2009 983 22251
2010 1065 25490
2011 1108 28594
2012 1163 33431
2013 1247 38314
2014 1303 42791
2015 1346 45789
2016 1343 45796
2017 1476 50035
2018 1451 51236
2019 1588 59160
2020 1705 70213
2021 2257 95620
2022 1749 83991

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 23rd in the World with 26,918 publications made and 728,523 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 79 In Canada
#20 of 1,334 In North America
#23 of 5,789 In the World

University of British Columbia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1990 177 1317
1991 167 1475
1992 193 1626
1993 242 1701
1994 198 2041
1995 206 2297
1996 269 2453
1997 247 2602
1998 282 3126
1999 297 3449
2000 244 4115
2001 281 4683
2002 329 5712
2003 387 6741
2004 441 7845
2005 466 8962
2006 576 10526
2007 696 12610
2008 741 14774
2009 775 17381
2010 838 20080
2011 938 22596
2012 955 26584
2013 1024 30439
2014 1098 34230
2015 1178 37421
2016 1179 37508
2017 1358 40820
2018 1317 41847
2019 1447 48719
2020 1694 60279
2021 2258 83509
2022 1734 75136

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 20th in the World with 16,649 publications made and 353,591 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 81 In Canada
#18 of 1,317 In North America
#20 of 5,426 In the World

University of British Columbia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1990 100 752
1991 131 869
1992 125 953
1993 144 952
1994 194 1217
1995 139 1375
1996 176 1493
1997 222 1633
1998 193 1756
1999 190 1978
2000 193 2333
2001 194 2584
2002 245 3085
2003 279 3788
2004 347 4385
2005 353 5318
2006 428 6235
2007 451 7483
2008 439 8606
2009 538 10514
2010 610 11594
2011 613 13034
2012 608 15107
2013 647 17452
2014 663 19179
2015 709 19925
2016 655 20186
2017 757 21879
2018 781 22414
2019 778 25917
2020 878 30589
2021 1079 39599
2022 865 34504

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 5 7
Animation 2 8 10
Computer Graphics 2 14 16
Fashion Design 2 17 19
Performing arts 3 19 23
Cinematography 1 11 24
Literature 2 19 24
Aesthetics 2 21 26
Game Design and Development 5 23 32
Art History 4 24 33
Multimedia 4 27 34
UX/UI Desgin 4 23 37
Photography 2 28 45
Music 4 32 48
Architecture 3 25 52
Landscape Architecture 4 21 57
Graphic Design 4 39 59
Entertainment Industry Business 6 41 71
Painting and Drawing 3 25 74
Sculpture 3 25 74
Illustration and Concept Art 2 26 77
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 49 92
Interior Design 5 41 138