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Thompson Rivers University ranked 53rd in Canada, 2119th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 33 research topics. Thompson Rivers University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,549 academic publications and 52,485 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2119 of 14,131 In the World
#585 of 2,597 In North America
#53 of 101 In Canada
#5 of 16 In British Columbia
#416 of 1,029 For Publishing
#562 of 1,063 For Social Work
#665 of 1,025 For International Law
#4754 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1348 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 30 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 58th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 2909th in the World with 2,503 publications made and 34,286 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#58 of 91 In Canada
#664 of 1,854 In North America
#2909 of 7,088 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 1
1994 1 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 2
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 1 1
2000 1 7
2001 0 0
2002 1 3
2003 3 3
2004 4 0
2005 20 7
2006 33 9
2007 48 50
2008 60 106
2009 73 160
2010 66 219
2011 85 324
2012 87 427
2013 114 544
2014 107 711
2015 139 887
2016 143 1095
2017 146 1339
2018 154 1669
2019 200 2324
2020 189 2965
2021 178 4082
2022 187 4136
2023 197 4662
2024 146 3865
2025 143 3426

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Publishing 25 173 416
Social Work 31 290 562
International Law 27 231 665
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 31 261 835
Human Rights Law 35 281 910
Occupational Safety and Health 37 333 1002
Criminology and Criminal Justice 46 519 1124
Media Studies 50 544 1231
Gender Studies 47 540 1245
Journalism and Digital Media 39 373 1440
Education Majors 49 513 1552
Communications and Public Relations 51 553 1708
Public Policy / Administration 50 533 1747
Anthropology 55 550 1762
Art History 61 751 1926
Aesthetics 53 531 2043
Sociology 56 589 2082
Library and Information science 53 710 2092
Law 54 607 2191
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 56 706 2264
Demography 50 555 2400
Political Science 58 628 2438
Archaeology 53 542 2539
History 56 635 2601
Linguistics 58 664 3103
Philosophy 65 699 3175

Environmental Science rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 53rd for Environmental Science in Canada and 3061st in the World with 1,837 publications made and 33,766 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#53 of 90 In Canada
#571 of 1,727 In North America
#3061 of 6,888 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1999 1 3
2000 0 10
2001 0 10
2002 1 11
2003 2 14
2004 4 5
2005 14 10
2006 20 13
2007 26 53
2008 46 107
2009 43 158
2010 53 241
2011 54 260
2012 68 347
2013 98 482
2014 91 648
2015 112 766
2016 118 1041
2017 108 1254
2018 120 1572
2019 151 2121
2020 125 2776
2021 134 3675
2022 135 3757
2023 137 4104
2024 99 3615
2025 92 3644

The following table provides academic rankings for Thompson Rivers University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Forestry 46 321 1838
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 55 576 2627
Oceanography 58 521 2760
Environmental Management 53 431 2764
Ecology 53 513 2768
Geography and Cartography 54 554 2869
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 54 517 2987
Environmental Chemistry 53 498 3010
Agricultural Science 54 486 3013
Geology 53 559 3014
Geotechnical Engineering 51 513 3081
Paleontology 53 604 3110
Earth science and Geophysics 59 629 3323

Biology rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 57th for Biology in Canada and 3651st in the World with 1,514 publications made and 28,498 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#57 of 89 In Canada
#700 of 1,701 In North America
#3651 of 6,841 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 5
1994 0 7
1995 0 4
1996 0 6
1997 0 6
1998 0 7
1999 1 3
2000 0 9
2001 0 9
2002 0 12
2003 0 15
2004 1 6
2005 16 10
2006 21 16
2007 36 72
2008 41 127
2009 41 200
2010 45 275
2011 37 340
2012 46 396
2013 77 493
2014 64 635
2015 83 742
2016 88 981
2017 79 1147
2018 87 1434
2019 95 1781
2020 117 2437
2021 129 3250
2022 111 3335
2023 117 3515
2024 113 3153
2025 82 3086

The following table provides academic rankings for Thompson Rivers University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Forestry 46 321 1838
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 55 576 2627
Zoology 51 617 2666
Evolutionary Biology 57 641 2811
Agricultural Science 54 486 3013
Botany 54 567 3095
Paleontology 53 604 3110
Microbiology 45 528 3148
Neuroscience 58 777 3174
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 614 3225
Horticulture 54 528 3417
Genetics 56 745 3790
Nutrition and Food Science 51 541 3837
Biochemistry 56 734 3870

Computer Science rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 54th for Computer Science in Canada and 3083rd in the World with 1,481 publications made and 25,331 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#54 of 86 In Canada
#623 of 1,702 In North America
#3083 of 6,855 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2000 1 3
2001 0 3
2002 0 1
2003 0 4
2004 1 2
2005 8 4
2006 25 4
2007 31 37
2008 32 72
2009 36 101
2010 32 140
2011 38 186
2012 41 251
2013 61 286
2014 49 368
2015 71 456
2016 89 632
2017 89 814
2018 98 1115
2019 119 1573
2020 128 2056
2021 123 2849
2022 121 2900
2023 125 3100
2024 91 2565
2025 86 2098

The following table provides academic rankings for Thompson Rivers University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Data Science 43 418 1810
Library and Information science 53 710 2092
Management Information Systems 55 501 2267
Cyber Security 50 467 2367
Blockchain and Cryptography 48 380 2430
Machine Learning 49 457 2619
Software Engineering 51 511 2625
Cognitive Science 54 603 2681
Human-Computer Interaction 53 509 2837
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 51 524 2847
Computer Networking 58 580 3032
Neuroscience 58 777 3174
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 614 3225
Computer Vision 57 604 3377
Telecommunications 56 596 3381

Medicine rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 59th for Medicine in Canada and 3526th in the World with 1,189 publications made and 17,781 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#59 of 85 In Canada
#765 of 1,689 In North America
#3526 of 6,793 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1994 1 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 4
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 7
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 0 4
2004 1 0
2005 7 2
2006 19 8
2007 21 32
2008 23 84
2009 27 130
2010 36 150
2011 34 239
2012 29 278
2013 47 320
2014 48 422
2015 57 504
2016 46 590
2017 52 745
2018 75 855
2019 79 1110
2020 95 1619
2021 98 2284
2022 121 2332
2023 107 2643
2024 91 2190
2025 90 2064

The following table provides academic rankings for Thompson Rivers University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 31 290 562
Gerontology 46 531 1716
Health Science 46 594 1895
Healthcare Management (MHA) 50 532 1928
Nursing 55 630 2207
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 53 644 2330
Public Health 50 574 2542
Clinical Psychology 60 800 2718
Family medicine 54 685 2782
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 55 698 3421
Physical Therapy 62 803 3456
Psychiatry 62 879 3472
Pathology 53 702 3513
Anatomy and Physiology 59 873 4081
Surgery 65 972 4368

Engineering rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 60th for Engineering in Canada and 3914th in the World with 1,180 publications made and 19,872 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#60 of 87 In Canada
#702 of 1,655 In North America
#3914 of 6,795 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1994 1 4
1995 0 4
1996 0 2
1997 0 7
1998 0 5
1999 0 0
2000 0 5
2001 0 6
2002 0 6
2003 1 8
2004 1 3
2005 8 11
2006 14 9
2007 17 37
2008 36 63
2009 33 127
2010 27 172
2011 35 221
2012 31 268
2013 56 329
2014 48 406
2015 69 491
2016 61 597
2017 66 722
2018 75 1013
2019 101 1333
2020 121 1756
2021 100 2420
2022 95 2489
2023 84 2708
2024 53 2318
2025 56 2215

The following table provides academic rankings for Thompson Rivers University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 53 509 2837
Computer Networking 58 580 3032
Geotechnical Engineering 51 513 3081
Acoustical Engineering 55 611 3115
Telecommunications 56 596 3381
Systems Engineering 56 609 3413
Civil Engineering 59 610 3453
Structural Engineering 56 664 3694
Mechanical Engineering 62 709 3805
Aerospace Engineering 61 750 3898
Optical Engineering 61 764 4114
Electrical Engineering 57 707 4165
Materials Science 58 763 4358
Metallurgical Engineering 60 837 4613

Psychology rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 58th for Psychology in Canada and 2868th in the World with 1,096 publications made and 15,609 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#58 of 87 In Canada
#712 of 1,648 In North America
#2868 of 6,663 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 5
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 1
2004 1 0
2005 9 4
2006 20 0
2007 24 26
2008 20 54
2009 27 77
2010 24 95
2011 33 148
2012 33 246
2013 50 274
2014 37 350
2015 45 430
2016 56 536
2017 62 592
2018 62 749
2019 74 1000
2020 91 1375
2021 91 1870
2022 106 1986
2023 105 2078
2024 73 1746
2025 62 1602

The following table provides academic rankings for Thompson Rivers University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 31 290 562
Education Majors 49 513 1552
Social Psychology 60 690 2453
Child Psychology 60 799 2616
Cognitive Science 54 603 2681
Clinical Psychology 60 800 2718
Neuroscience 58 777 3174
Psychiatry 62 879 3472

Business rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 51st for Business in Canada and 2526th in the World with 1,040 publications made and 15,596 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#51 of 84 In Canada
#570 of 1,472 In North America
#2526 of 6,366 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 1 1
2001 0 0
2002 1 1
2003 0 1
2004 2 0
2005 7 3
2006 16 4
2007 17 9
2008 22 29
2009 20 40
2010 24 58
2011 35 108
2012 38 142
2013 35 174
2014 40 226
2015 54 342
2016 63 376
2017 76 499
2018 71 653
2019 85 943
2020 83 1256
2021 80 1773
2022 86 1809
2023 85 1952
2024 51 1602
2025 55 1213

The following table provides academic rankings for Thompson Rivers University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 29 168 972
Occupational Safety and Health 37 333 1002
International Trade 37 322 1566
Advertising 41 477 1662
International Business 38 363 1665
Public Policy / Administration 50 533 1747
Finance 46 501 2228
Accounting 47 570 2245
Management Information Systems 55 501 2267
Marketing 53 561 2579
Management 58 662 3144

Physics rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 59th for Physics in Canada and 3828th in the World with 1,040 publications made and 17,629 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#59 of 86 In Canada
#711 of 1,623 In North America
#3828 of 6,729 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1994 1 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 3
1997 0 3
1998 0 4
1999 0 2
2000 0 2
2001 0 4
2002 0 6
2003 2 8
2004 1 4
2005 4 4
2006 19 11
2007 20 37
2008 31 72
2009 29 111
2010 28 144
2011 27 215
2012 36 247
2013 53 277
2014 41 336
2015 61 395
2016 44 487
2017 55 526
2018 66 760
2019 78 949
2020 107 1304
2021 87 1788
2022 76 1815
2023 76 2031
2024 54 1806
2025 53 1852

The following table provides academic rankings for Thompson Rivers University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 55 611 3115
Astrophysics and Astronomy 61 730 3447
Quantum and Particle physics 59 715 3765
Optical Engineering 61 764 4114
Materials Science 58 763 4358

Mathematics rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 52nd for Mathematics in Canada and 2865th in the World with 969 publications made and 15,053 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#52 of 81 In Canada
#583 of 1,494 In North America
#2865 of 6,434 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2000 0 1
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 2 0
2005 6 4
2006 15 3
2007 14 21
2008 22 45
2009 25 75
2010 23 61
2011 31 90
2012 23 152
2013 42 179
2014 47 231
2015 47 299
2016 65 368
2017 64 497
2018 66 673
2019 75 943
2020 79 1203
2021 89 1719
2022 91 1772
2023 71 1861
2024 42 1264
2025 34 934

The following table provides academic rankings for Thompson Rivers University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 50 656 2021
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 47 484 2119
Blockchain and Cryptography 48 380 2430
Statistics 50 567 2870

Economics rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 48th for Economics in Canada and 2062nd in the World with 967 publications made and 14,126 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#48 of 84 In Canada
#515 of 1,445 In North America
#2062 of 6,188 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 1 3
2001 0 0
2002 1 0
2003 1 1
2004 3 0
2005 7 1
2006 17 1
2007 14 11
2008 23 42
2009 22 49
2010 33 74
2011 37 108
2012 39 168
2013 38 173
2014 43 257
2015 51 321
2016 65 361
2017 66 480
2018 67 559
2019 73 761
2020 72 1032
2021 76 1488
2022 58 1420
2023 79 1602
2024 40 1258
2025 46 1044

The following table provides academic rankings for Thompson Rivers University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
International Trade 37 322 1566
Development Studies 46 503 1853
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 47 484 2119
Finance 46 501 2228

Art & Design rankings

Thompson Rivers University ranked 55th for Art & Design in Canada and 2340th in the World with 504 publications made and 8,025 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

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
#55 of 85 In Canada
#609 of 1,454 In North America
#2340 of 6,010 In the World

Thompson Rivers University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2000 0 1
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 1
2004 1 0
2005 2 1
2006 9 2
2007 10 8
2008 14 13
2009 20 27
2010 10 26
2011 17 54
2012 15 74
2013 24 74
2014 24 108
2015 38 129
2016 25 171
2017 28 207
2018 30 245
2019 43 385
2020 37 501
2021 47 757
2022 29 690
2023 33 714
2024 21 580
2025 30 500

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

Art & Design subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Photography 35 225 669
Creative Writing 48 466 1323
Art History 61 751 1926
Aesthetics 53 531 2043
Literature 54 578 2059
Fashion Design 60 650 2841

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Thompson Rivers University

Speciality Canada North America World Rank
Physical chemistry 58 656 3872
Organic Chemistry 57 698 4003
Chemistry 58 754 4171