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Trent University ranked 34th in Canada, 1238th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 112 research topics. Trent University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,928 academic publications and 335,329 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 24 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1238 of 14,131 In the World
#347 of 2,597 In North America
#34 of 101 In Canada
#14 of 24 In Ontario
#254 of 3,742 For Environmental Chemistry
#322 of 1,005 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#388 of 1,562 For Media Studies
#1660 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1419 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 109 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

Trent University ranked 30th for Environmental Science in Canada and 937th in the World with 7,409 publications made and 246,241 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#30 of 90 In Canada
#227 of 1,721 In North America
#937 of 6,876 In the World

Trent University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 44 383
1993 58 388
1994 68 511
1995 72 587
1996 68 625
1997 85 671
1998 102 820
1999 102 1021
2000 110 1333
2001 104 1332
2002 111 1729
2003 134 2142
2004 121 2296
2005 140 2803
2006 171 3108
2007 197 3784
2008 206 4553
2009 191 5035
2010 270 5792
2011 271 7144
2012 302 8451
2013 275 9511
2014 275 10334
2015 277 10614
2016 334 11545
2017 287 11959
2018 322 12600
2019 314 14326
2020 364 16697
2021 420 19180
2022 357 18313
2023 382 18946
2024 298 17201

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

Environmental Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 12 78 254
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 164 500
Environmental Engineering 22 121 502
Geotechnical Engineering 28 159 607
Oceanography 30 172 636
Earth science and Geophysics 31 179 660
Ecology 29 190 729
Forestry 30 151 736
Urban and Regional planning 27 173 772
Environmental Management 32 183 924
Geology 31 236 944
Agricultural Science 30 170 963
Paleontology 31 240 963
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 32 236 984
Geography and Cartography 31 253 1005
Petrology and Geochemistry 38 240 1043

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Trent University ranked 34th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 1138th in the World with 7,097 publications made and 166,680 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, History, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#34 of 91 In Canada
#304 of 1,852 In North America
#1138 of 7,081 In the World

Trent University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 52 285
1993 70 281
1994 57 413
1995 63 361
1996 69 394
1997 70 417
1998 83 505
1999 66 597
2000 74 784
2001 105 1029
2002 77 1201
2003 96 1438
2004 107 1429
2005 123 1781
2006 153 2018
2007 182 2418
2008 209 3093
2009 209 3543
2010 266 4141
2011 235 4807
2012 254 5791
2013 254 6392
2014 279 7091
2015 255 7398
2016 296 7990
2017 295 8335
2018 329 9003
2019 305 10427
2020 313 12470
2021 392 14144
2022 318 13264
2023 354 13934
2024 264 11757

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 20 136 322
Media Studies 29 192 388
Gender Studies 30 213 424
Political Economy 26 185 463
Forensic Science 18 134 468
Genealogy 32 260 564
Art History 30 273 626
Classics and Ancient History 27 257 634
Human Rights Law 31 240 679
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 33 254 700
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 30 270 751
Public Policy / Administration 31 293 751
Criminology and Criminal Justice 36 383 760
Urban and Regional planning 27 173 772
Aesthetics 33 252 782
Social Work 38 391 785
Demography 29 250 806
Sociology 30 282 815
Anthropology 34 305 839
History 31 256 857
Publishing 34 303 867
Communications and Public Relations 36 336 905
Archaeology 32 260 987
Law 35 336 1025
Library and Information science 35 404 1047
Political Science 34 324 1116
Education Majors 39 402 1174
Linguistics 37 339 1344
Philosophy 39 316 1360
Journalism and Digital Media 39 383 1508

Biology rankings

Trent University ranked 34th for Biology in Canada and 1417th in the World with 6,551 publications made and 222,185 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Biology ranking Location
#34 of 89 In Canada
#301 of 1,698 In North America
#1417 of 6,833 In the World

Trent University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 30 371
1993 39 408
1994 53 643
1995 54 575
1996 51 656
1997 68 682
1998 82 813
1999 82 1020
2000 90 1196
2001 91 1442
2002 88 1757
2003 103 2276
2004 101 2313
2005 103 2811
2006 146 3140
2007 176 3589
2008 206 4677
2009 164 4900
2010 267 5826
2011 241 6909
2012 271 8042
2013 259 9278
2014 231 9881
2015 239 10150
2016 315 11121
2017 267 11439
2018 289 12057
2019 273 13666
2020 319 15604
2021 403 17982
2022 335 17335
2023 350 17898
2024 281 15641

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

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Toxicology 17 119 429
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 164 500
Zoology 27 178 598
Entomology 23 186 631
Forestry 30 151 736
Evolutionary Biology 33 284 951
Agricultural Science 30 170 963
Paleontology 31 240 963
Animal Science 30 222 990
Neuroscience 35 315 1045
Botany 30 237 1167
Astrobiology 36 314 1181
Horticulture 31 218 1436
Virology 33 341 1579
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 367 1706
Genetics 37 359 1725
Biochemistry 38 350 1808
Molecular Biology 40 417 2014
Microbiology 35 350 2035
Pharmacology 36 406 2084
Biotechnology 39 390 2261
Nutrition and Food Science 40 322 2281
Nanotechnology 41 364 2395
Immunology 39 470 2420
Oncology and Cancer research 42 539 2696

Chemistry rankings

Trent University ranked 32nd for Chemistry in Canada and 1456th in the World with 4,746 publications made and 167,979 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#32 of 83 In Canada
#288 of 1,530 In North America
#1456 of 6,545 In the World

Trent University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 33 360
1993 31 401
1994 54 436
1995 51 475
1996 45 581
1997 66 570
1998 64 706
1999 71 909
2000 89 1064
2001 66 1096
2002 87 1460
2003 105 1851
2004 87 2017
2005 91 2220
2006 112 2475
2007 135 2897
2008 141 3663
2009 110 3826
2010 187 4301
2011 177 5169
2012 188 5879
2013 168 6504
2014 171 7041
2015 168 6957
2016 221 7907
2017 164 7985
2018 192 8203
2019 168 9053
2020 208 10097
2021 263 11807
2022 232 11737
2023 235 12124
2024 164 10716

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

Chemistry subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 12 78 254
Biochemical Engineering 19 111 469
Petrology and Geochemistry 38 240 1043
Physical chemistry 32 208 1136
Computational Chemistry 33 284 1425
Organic Chemistry 34 273 1440
Inorganic Chemistry 35 284 1652
Materials Science 39 309 1795
Biochemistry 38 350 1808
Radiochemistry 35 259 2036
Chemical Engineering 39 324 2212
Nutrition and Food Science 40 322 2281
Nanotechnology 41 364 2395

Engineering rankings

Trent University ranked 39th for Engineering in Canada and 1608th in the World with 4,695 publications made and 159,726 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#39 of 86 In Canada
#312 of 1,651 In North America
#1608 of 6,782 In the World

Trent University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 48 331
1993 40 343
1994 47 433
1995 51 452
1996 43 508
1997 57 536
1998 63 620
1999 64 730
2000 75 975
2001 62 902
2002 72 1119
2003 102 1355
2004 82 1550
2005 93 1966
2006 104 1962
2007 127 2425
2008 143 3163
2009 116 3316
2010 184 3658
2011 168 4437
2012 173 5319
2013 170 6201
2014 194 6813
2015 179 6923
2016 221 7596
2017 171 7781
2018 191 8329
2019 163 9101
2020 189 10276
2021 259 11893
2022 218 11599
2023 224 11698
2024 176 10114

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

Engineering subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 19 111 469
Environmental Engineering 22 121 502
Geotechnical Engineering 28 159 607
Remote Sensing 32 240 971
Landscape Architecture 24 155 1043
Architectural Engineering 33 243 1299
Civil Engineering 37 274 1309
Aerospace Engineering 37 308 1449
Systems Engineering 41 336 1585
Metallurgical Engineering 38 288 1659
Computer Networking 42 337 1696
Acoustical Engineering 42 359 1720
Materials Science 39 309 1795
Optical Engineering 41 357 1981
Mechanical Engineering 42 378 2007
Structural Engineering 44 377 2146
Telecommunications 47 376 2199
Chemical Engineering 39 324 2212
Electrical Engineering 44 358 2219
Biotechnology 39 390 2261
Human-Computer Interaction 48 448 2337
Nanotechnology 41 364 2395
Electronic Engineering 48 394 2468

Physics rankings

Trent University ranked 38th for Physics in Canada and 1541st in the World with 4,383 publications made and 144,637 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#38 of 86 In Canada
#312 of 1,617 In North America
#1541 of 6,713 In the World

Trent University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 46 340
1993 42 339
1994 48 397
1995 55 411
1996 51 485
1997 53 498
1998 57 564
1999 51 709
2000 75 886
2001 61 841
2002 70 1062
2003 83 1258
2004 77 1413
2005 93 1742
2006 83 1751
2007 114 2200
2008 140 2684
2009 113 2997
2010 180 3287
2011 151 3922
2012 153 4644
2013 158 5212
2014 163 5903
2015 171 5899
2016 201 6573
2017 160 6626
2018 177 7107
2019 141 7822
2020 181 8930
2021 234 10039
2022 197 9586
2023 215 9924
2024 156 8864

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

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 27 217 829
Nuclear Physics 31 256 1140
Astrobiology 36 314 1181
Astrophysics and Astronomy 40 347 1408
Quantum and Particle physics 39 302 1492
Acoustical Engineering 42 359 1720
Condensed Matter Physics 38 307 1790
Materials Science 39 309 1795
Theoretical Physics 44 405 1876
Optical Engineering 41 357 1981
Nanotechnology 41 364 2395

Medicine rankings

Trent University ranked 37th for Medicine in Canada and 1540th in the World with 3,747 publications made and 134,118 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#37 of 85 In Canada
#367 of 1,685 In North America
#1540 of 6,775 In the World

Trent University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 18 203
1993 20 231
1994 27 332
1995 26 324
1996 35 354
1997 32 379
1998 43 460
1999 32 592
2000 41 699
2001 34 874
2002 33 1023
2003 52 1413
2004 45 1365
2005 52 1553
2006 78 1937
2007 90 2185
2008 105 2732
2009 103 3108
2010 145 3499
2011 143 4063
2012 146 4732
2013 158 5397
2014 148 5677
2015 129 5912
2016 173 6195
2017 157 6469
2018 180 6769
2019 178 7573
2020 210 8985
2021 256 10426
2022 217 9865
2023 201 10125
2024 175 8319

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

Medicine subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Toxicology 17 119 429
Forensic Science 18 134 468
Audiology 30 238 691
Gerontology 30 292 748
Clinical Psychology 36 317 775
Social Work 38 391 785
Public Health 30 278 901
Ophthalmology 24 243 917
Veterinary 20 182 1052
Psychiatry 34 329 1151
Sports Medicine 42 418 1454
Virology 33 341 1579
Nursing 43 486 1610
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 45 537 1737
Anatomy and Physiology 38 405 1778
Pathology 39 385 1822
Physical Therapy 44 485 1836
Health Science 45 600 1873
Healthcare Management (MHA) 48 530 1885
Anesthesiology 40 478 1992
Family medicine 42 553 2027
Pharmacology 36 406 2084
Dentistry 38 436 2160
Surgery 41 538 2357
Immunology 39 470 2420
Oncology and Cancer research 42 539 2696
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 46 576 2749

Computer Science rankings

Trent University ranked 39th for Computer Science in Canada and 1618th in the World with 3,504 publications made and 119,800 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#39 of 86 In Canada
#365 of 1,698 In North America
#1618 of 6,845 In the World

Trent University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 21 267
1993 17 254
1994 22 429
1995 25 311
1996 37 361
1997 26 355
1998 33 437
1999 29 557
2000 43 636
2001 38 825
2002 40 896
2003 52 1272
2004 57 1216
2005 64 1388
2006 85 1607
2007 102 1855
2008 104 2361
2009 108 2772
2010 148 3057
2011 126 3438
2012 136 4017
2013 146 4459
2014 131 4807
2015 118 5039
2016 152 5230
2017 135 5539
2018 150 5911
2019 137 6898
2020 154 7551
2021 216 8596
2022 178 8316
2023 177 8361
2024 140 7193

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

Computer Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 34 269 902
Neuroscience 35 315 1045
Library and Information science 35 404 1047
Computer Graphics 34 298 1426
Data Science 42 398 1628
Computer Networking 42 337 1696
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 36 367 1706
Computer Vision 39 323 1722
Software Engineering 46 422 1964
Machine Learning 43 380 1996
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 43 381 2007
Cyber Security 47 431 2168
Telecommunications 47 376 2199
Human-Computer Interaction 48 448 2337
Management Information Systems 60 560 2518
Computational Linguistics 50 473 2655

Psychology rankings

Trent University ranked 36th for Psychology in Canada and 1270th in the World with 2,190 publications made and 86,353 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#36 of 87 In Canada
#366 of 1,645 In North America
#1270 of 6,645 In the World

Trent University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 8 184
1993 8 208
1994 14 393
1995 15 253
1996 30 265
1997 17 318
1998 31 341
1999 20 454
2000 24 521
2001 21 668
2002 22 707
2003 22 1028
2004 30 1001
2005 37 1111
2006 48 1314
2007 55 1521
2008 55 1852
2009 68 2098
2010 88 2413
2011 65 2730
2012 74 3065
2013 93 3465
2014 98 3761
2015 70 3741
2016 85 3809
2017 88 3953
2018 100 4178
2019 112 4838
2020 98 5410
2021 146 6111
2022 120 5637
2023 119 5802
2024 106 5202

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

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 28 192 305
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 33 254 700
Child Psychology 34 299 712
Clinical Psychology 36 317 775
Social Work 38 391 785
Social Psychology 34 324 885
Cognitive Science 34 269 902
Neuroscience 35 315 1045
Psychiatry 34 329 1151
Education Majors 39 402 1174

Economics rankings

Trent University ranked 37th for Economics in Canada and 1286th in the World with 1,514 publications made and 34,898 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#37 of 83 In Canada
#357 of 1,438 In North America
#1286 of 6,167 In the World

Trent University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 11 34
1993 19 54
1994 12 52
1995 13 55
1996 16 77
1997 18 76
1998 16 91
1999 15 91
2000 8 123
2001 17 207
2002 22 223
2003 19 294
2004 26 274
2005 16 242
2006 40 310
2007 33 341
2008 48 433
2009 37 695
2010 48 710
2011 47 894
2012 48 1087
2013 56 1128
2014 60 1248
2015 66 1378
2016 65 1506
2017 69 1583
2018 75 1727
2019 77 2034
2020 69 2569
2021 89 3191
2022 83 3067
2023 82 3200
2024 46 2398

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

Economics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 20 136 322
Political Economy 26 185 463
International Trade 29 235 1051
International Economics 28 231 1075
Development Studies 38 385 1304
Finance 36 338 1351
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 357 1539
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 41 396 1593

Business rankings

Trent University ranked 40th for Business in Canada and 1491st in the World with 1,471 publications made and 48,832 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#40 of 83 In Canada
#375 of 1,460 In North America
#1491 of 6,339 In the World

Trent University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 15 71
1993 15 103
1994 8 109
1995 18 98
1996 15 105
1997 15 112
1998 23 133
1999 13 124
2000 16 172
2001 16 272
2002 23 284
2003 20 391
2004 31 391
2005 22 378
2006 44 432
2007 37 520
2008 47 655
2009 48 943
2010 51 965
2011 38 1085
2012 56 1253
2013 51 1359
2014 45 1533
2015 55 1534
2016 60 1736
2017 66 1841
2018 55 1874
2019 67 2196
2020 71 2593
2021 80 3171
2022 74 2962
2023 66 2952
2024 52 2419

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

Business subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 31 293 751
International Trade 29 235 1051
International Business 30 257 1125
Finance 36 338 1351
Advertising 38 440 1449
Investment Banking and Stock trading 36 357 1539
Accounting 39 442 1593
Marketing 40 412 1702
Management 42 394 1739
Management Information Systems 60 560 2518

Art & Design rankings

Trent University ranked 32nd for Art & Design in Canada and 906th in the World with 1,461 publications made and 24,485 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
#32 of 83 In Canada
#278 of 1,444 In North America
#906 of 5,966 In the World

Trent University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 9 53
1993 11 49
1994 11 77
1995 16 53
1996 14 58
1997 18 76
1998 27 73
1999 17 125
2000 11 129
2001 24 200
2002 12 201
2003 15 232
2004 25 195
2005 21 248
2006 33 228
2007 37 282
2008 42 456
2009 36 556
2010 56 556
2011 41 692
2012 51 869
2013 51 865
2014 57 988
2015 54 1076
2016 62 1144
2017 71 1239
2018 67 1201
2019 70 1612
2020 53 1821
2021 97 2066
2022 56 1922
2023 64 1991
2024 47 1553

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

Art & Design subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Cinematography 23 169 484
Creative Writing 29 197 488
Photography 31 207 598
Art History 30 273 626
Aesthetics 33 252 782
Literature 32 268 836
Interior Design 19 155 1028
Landscape Architecture 24 155 1043
Fashion Design 34 306 1199
Computer Graphics 34 298 1426

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Trent University

Speciality Canada North America World Rank
Math Teachers 38 428 1219
Statistics 40 379 1724
Mathematics 40 393 1808
Applied Mathematics 48 390 2342