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The University of Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, 111th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 94 research topics. The University of Calgary ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 177,015 academic publications and 5,707,249 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 140 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#111 of 14,131 In the World
#68 of 2,597 In North America
#6 of 101 In Canada
#2 of 12 In Alberta
#1 of 5 In Calgary
#5 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#14 of 1,063 For Social Work
#25 of 2,796 For Sports Medicine
#605 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#125 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 91 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Biology in Canada and 113th in the World with 102,691 publications made and 3,914,452 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 89 In Canada
#62 of 1,701 In North America
#113 of 6,841 In the World

University of Calgary
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 828 10107
1994 823 11680
1995 866 13525
1996 915 14377
1997 949 15626
1998 918 18386
1999 1014 20736
2000 1215 24395
2001 1197 26902
2002 1477 31673
2003 1521 36997
2004 1742 41219
2005 1842 46663
2006 2040 53053
2007 2145 59486
2008 2461 67882
2009 2535 75540
2010 2819 85429
2011 2858 97632
2012 3136 111558
2013 3465 125337
2014 3566 136772
2015 3742 147127
2016 4023 157878
2017 4370 170517
2018 4855 187801
2019 5176 215826
2020 5835 267101
2021 6166 305532
2022 5619 303317
2023 5747 311524
2024 4687 293789
2025 4142 265966

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

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Microbiology 3 32 46
Biophysics 5 51 71
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 52 74
Neuroscience 6 53 76
Paleontology 5 46 76
Immunology 6 55 101
Pharmacology 7 60 113
Evolutionary Biology 9 73 120
Genetics 6 68 123
Biochemistry 7 70 133
Biotechnology 8 69 135
Virology 7 73 136
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 66 141
Astrobiology 7 68 150
Oncology and Cancer research 5 69 151
Zoology 8 66 155
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 78 156
Molecular Biology 7 80 163
Animal Science 10 59 170
Forestry 10 67 179
Botany 9 75 187
Agricultural Science 10 74 213
Horticulture 10 66 273
Nanotechnology 9 93 355
Nutrition and Food Science 14 91 438
Toxicology 19 126 482
Entomology 20 162 509

Medicine rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Medicine in Canada and 85th in the World with 97,397 publications made and 3,692,811 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

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

University of Calgary
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 676 7021
1994 642 8266
1995 702 9670
1996 698 10844
1997 770 11877
1998 752 14013
1999 866 16328
2000 977 19377
2001 976 22065
2002 1124 25036
2003 1269 30191
2004 1430 33658
2005 1552 38774
2006 1776 44677
2007 1854 50817
2008 2104 58781
2009 2271 65758
2010 2413 75416
2011 2643 86873
2012 3002 99512
2013 3322 113366
2014 3403 124923
2015 3647 137035
2016 3942 147005
2017 4438 161428
2018 4870 176488
2019 5259 204391
2020 6059 257675
2021 6490 296308
2022 5972 296588
2023 6002 303800
2024 5443 293179
2025 4962 270976

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

Medicine subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 2 14 14
Sports Medicine 7 17 25
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 24 31
Physical Therapy 7 24 34
Epidemiology 3 20 35
Health Science 6 27 37
Nursing 7 27 38
Sports / Exercise science 8 27 46
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 33 47
Critical Care Nursing 5 41 53
Psychiatry 5 40 53
Pediatrics 5 35 54
Anesthesiology 6 47 58
Anatomy and Physiology 5 43 60
Public Health 6 43 60
Respiratory Therapy 6 41 61
Clinical Psychology 4 45 61
Cardiology 6 45 64
Medical Physics 6 51 69
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 33 72
Family medicine 7 51 72
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 52 74
Gerontology 8 59 79
Surgery 6 48 80
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 50 83
Pathology 6 47 84
Neurosurgery 4 35 87
Audiology 8 59 97
Veterinary 4 38 97
Immunology 6 55 101
Occupational Therapy 12 63 105
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 55 106
Pharmacology 7 60 113
Cosmetology 6 54 118
Urology 9 63 122
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 45 126
Biomedical Engineering 7 62 132
Virology 7 73 136
Radiation Therapy 8 72 142
Oncology and Cancer research 5 69 151
Dermatology 7 72 159
Plastic Surgery 9 86 167
Ophthalmology 11 84 175
Optometry 12 79 184
Orthodontics 7 68 193
Pharmacy 7 53 203
Dentistry 10 91 293
Forensic Science 17 114 376
Toxicology 19 126 482

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 99th in the World with 75,081 publications made and 2,291,382 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 91 In Canada
#53 of 1,854 In North America
#99 of 7,088 In the World

University of Calgary
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 599 3977
1994 565 4403
1995 577 5140
1996 617 5689
1997 590 5705
1998 548 6656
1999 660 7584
2000 734 9321
2001 755 10497
2002 1038 13981
2003 1085 15536
2004 1162 17805
2005 1343 21632
2006 1528 25923
2007 1559 30298
2008 1733 35692
2009 1934 42159
2010 2026 48419
2011 2177 56807
2012 2386 65452
2013 2485 75233
2014 2756 82392
2015 2839 88205
2016 2954 93150
2017 3240 100357
2018 3776 111163
2019 3733 128114
2020 4132 157220
2021 4558 180429
2022 4095 179801
2023 4282 186728
2024 3416 166960
2025 2830 149168

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Chemistry in Canada and 147th in the World with 72,195 publications made and 2,741,337 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 83 In Canada
#66 of 1,538 In North America
#147 of 6,561 In the World

University of Calgary
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 678 8390
1994 688 9785
1995 709 11246
1996 817 11981
1997 779 12978
1998 797 15302
1999 864 17347
2000 941 19741
2001 938 21603
2002 1241 25699
2003 1235 29540
2004 1386 32253
2005 1422 35795
2006 1564 39927
2007 1703 43708
2008 1830 49291
2009 1876 54594
2010 2181 61275
2011 2146 69914
2012 2302 78773
2013 2468 88903
2014 2401 96021
2015 2602 101938
2016 2671 109783
2017 2782 117903
2018 3274 129887
2019 3263 146874
2020 3551 177572
2021 3635 203320
2022 3491 201841
2023 3530 207150
2024 2750 196140
2025 2263 175684

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

Chemistry subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 4 49 106
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 51 133
Biochemistry 7 70 133
Organic Chemistry 6 66 167
Physical chemistry 7 59 179
Materials Science 7 64 194
Pharmacy 7 53 203
Environmental Chemistry 11 69 213
Inorganic Chemistry 9 68 229
Chemical Engineering 8 65 248
Biochemical Engineering 12 67 258
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 95 328
Nanotechnology 9 93 355
Nutrition and Food Science 14 91 438
Radiochemistry 11 79 488

Engineering rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Engineering in Canada and 134th in the World with 70,572 publications made and 2,223,212 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 87 In Canada
#56 of 1,655 In North America
#134 of 6,795 In the World

University of Calgary
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 623 5222
1994 629 6046
1995 631 7004
1996 684 7303
1997 631 7808
1998 651 8960
1999 733 10084
2000 824 11822
2001 843 12804
2002 1385 17950
2003 1289 19468
2004 1440 21655
2005 1552 25365
2006 1710 28951
2007 1758 32480
2008 1903 37923
2009 2042 43379
2010 2241 48898
2011 2323 56663
2012 2449 64871
2013 2521 73505
2014 2501 79967
2015 2625 85795
2016 2738 90927
2017 2781 98947
2018 3125 109220
2019 3196 124326
2020 3320 146057
2021 3508 166565
2022 3297 164448
2023 3341 170394
2024 2618 160827
2025 2138 144576

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

Engineering subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 1 3 5
Mining Engineering 5 9 43
Human-Computer Interaction 3 25 46
Industrial Engineering 2 19 46
Product and Industrial Design 2 25 58
Remote Sensing 3 34 62
Engineering Management 3 39 70
Geotechnical Engineering 5 34 71
Aerospace Engineering 4 38 72
Construction Management 4 23 77
Architectural Engineering 4 25 81
Technical Drawing 4 33 82
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 25 88
Mechanical Engineering 7 45 92
Transportation Engineering 5 44 96
Reliability and Quality Engineering 7 43 113
Systems Engineering 8 53 115
Civil Engineering 7 47 116
Architecture 6 45 119
Operations Research 11 51 128
Biomedical Engineering 7 62 132
Telecommunications 9 55 134
Biotechnology 8 69 135
Environmental Engineering 6 42 137
Computer Networking 8 62 142
Electronic Engineering 10 59 155
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 40 164
Acoustical Engineering 8 62 165
Robotics 7 51 169
Metallurgical Engineering 6 54 171
Nuclear Engineering 8 45 177
Electrical Engineering 7 59 183
Automotive Engineering 10 52 184
Structural Engineering 7 65 188
Optical Engineering 7 68 191
Marine Engineering 7 53 193
Materials Science 7 64 194
Computer Engineering 9 75 204
Aviation 10 86 215
Automation and Control engineering 11 63 221
Chemical Engineering 8 65 248
Biochemical Engineering 12 67 258
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 95 328
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 105 347
Nanotechnology 9 93 355
Landscape Architecture 14 72 369
Agricultural Engineering 11 68 460

Computer Science rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 8th for Computer Science in Canada and 101st in the World with 69,605 publications made and 2,254,229 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 86 In Canada
#60 of 1,702 In North America
#101 of 6,855 In the World

University of Calgary
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 547 5253
1994 528 5568
1995 551 6692
1996 584 7041
1997 578 7532
1998 512 8621
1999 612 9984
2000 681 11502
2001 745 12912
2002 1312 18053
2003 1249 19738
2004 1357 21606
2005 1590 25533
2006 1738 30453
2007 1689 34470
2008 1872 39869
2009 1953 45400
2010 2058 51629
2011 2139 59092
2012 2339 68170
2013 2268 74307
2014 2490 82420
2015 2498 87970
2016 2716 92615
2017 2834 100114
2018 3222 111179
2019 3395 127502
2020 3681 157330
2021 3860 180590
2022 3564 179283
2023 3665 185105
2024 2976 168883
2025 2527 150877

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

Physics rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 7th for Physics in Canada and 159th in the World with 63,621 publications made and 1,957,209 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 86 In Canada
#63 of 1,623 In North America
#159 of 6,729 In the World

University of Calgary
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 602 5223
1994 585 5904
1995 586 6953
1996 683 7586
1997 607 7849
1998 661 9208
1999 701 10138
2000 771 11598
2001 795 13051
2002 1228 17020
2003 1157 18617
2004 1278 20508
2005 1391 23687
2006 1535 26796
2007 1585 29774
2008 1695 34745
2009 1807 38839
2010 2040 44373
2011 2052 51318
2012 2218 57943
2013 2277 65398
2014 2180 70873
2015 2317 75732
2016 2403 79552
2017 2434 85916
2018 2735 94398
2019 2886 107927
2020 2911 126474
2021 2927 141718
2022 2812 140897
2023 3008 145648
2024 2264 138697
2025 1722 123492

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

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 6 51 69
Biophysics 5 51 71
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 64 147
Astrobiology 7 68 150
Acoustical Engineering 8 62 165
Quantum and Particle physics 7 64 173
Optical Engineering 7 68 191
Materials Science 7 64 194
Nuclear Physics 10 85 250
Atomic and Molecular physics 12 96 287
Theoretical Physics 13 98 326
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 105 347
Nanotechnology 9 93 355
Condensed Matter Physics 16 120 495

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Canada and 97th in the World with 63,528 publications made and 1,987,414 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

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

University of Calgary
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 580 5486
1994 532 6125
1995 550 6930
1996 590 7103
1997 564 7309
1998 563 8374
1999 619 9375
2000 723 11082
2001 790 11682
2002 1016 14850
2003 954 16970
2004 1088 18732
2005 1240 21966
2006 1317 25834
2007 1451 28804
2008 1595 33363
2009 1725 39180
2010 1921 44342
2011 2004 51868
2012 2075 59198
2013 2164 68334
2014 2263 74196
2015 2335 80035
2016 2562 84465
2017 2590 90830
2018 2955 102305
2019 3043 117004
2020 3244 140728
2021 3382 160615
2022 3164 157859
2023 3263 162678
2024 2523 149779
2025 2045 133225

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 7th for Psychology in Canada and 63rd in the World with 55,518 publications made and 2,042,957 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 87 In Canada
#48 of 1,648 In North America
#63 of 6,663 In the World

University of Calgary
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 363 4180
1994 358 4577
1995 375 5673
1996 399 6040
1997 409 6502
1998 375 7609
1999 473 8947
2000 492 10293
2001 559 11590
2002 641 13594
2003 735 16371
2004 781 17727
2005 919 20764
2006 1057 24889
2007 1077 28628
2008 1222 33178
2009 1311 37602
2010 1385 42346
2011 1550 49054
2012 1735 56901
2013 1863 64126
2014 1998 71770
2015 2159 77625
2016 2215 82838
2017 2589 90752
2018 2794 100613
2019 3069 116754
2020 3488 145228
2021 3654 166655
2022 3302 165333
2023 3505 170208
2024 2964 156021
2025 2608 144548

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

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 2 14 14
Psychiatry 5 40 53
Clinical Psychology 4 45 61
Education Majors 5 42 64
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 51 76
Neuroscience 6 53 76
Social Psychology 6 57 77
Child Psychology 8 64 84
Occupational Therapy 12 63 105
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 11 67 134
Special Education 8 81 137
Sexology 11 100 140
Cognitive Science 11 71 141

Mathematics rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 7th for Mathematics in Canada and 90th in the World with 35,866 publications made and 1,209,439 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 81 In Canada
#53 of 1,494 In North America
#90 of 6,434 In the World

University of Calgary
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 193 1379
1994 189 1571
1995 223 1837
1996 223 1937
1997 228 1999
1998 183 2268
1999 220 2479
2000 275 3149
2001 308 3523
2002 537 5644
2003 502 5726
2004 570 6572
2005 693 8455
2006 793 10440
2007 789 11921
2008 858 14635
2009 929 17244
2010 1057 20381
2011 1094 23964
2012 1255 27805
2013 1203 32520
2014 1289 36177
2015 1367 40335
2016 1527 43166
2017 1735 47195
2018 1839 53090
2019 1964 63261
2020 2164 77338
2021 2386 91626
2022 2186 92583
2023 2235 95030
2024 1535 73817
2025 1223 63456

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

Mathematics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 5 54 89
Statistics 7 54 93
Operations Research 11 51 128
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 72 135
Actuarial Science 11 86 142
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 72 189
Applied Mathematics 10 77 225

Business rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 8th for Business in Canada and 87th in the World with 24,344 publications made and 748,033 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 84 In Canada
#52 of 1,472 In North America
#87 of 6,366 In the World

University of Calgary
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 203 1204
1994 192 1256
1995 208 1635
1996 217 1656
1997 208 1606
1998 192 1850
1999 226 2289
2000 276 2776
2001 286 3188
2002 511 5199
2003 444 5363
2004 474 6324
2005 566 7589
2006 657 9457
2007 617 10777
2008 644 12917
2009 737 15198
2010 735 17536
2011 826 20497
2012 809 22953
2013 788 25388
2014 860 27886
2015 902 29487
2016 970 30378
2017 1030 32150
2018 1153 35392
2019 1203 39663
2020 1235 47769
2021 1384 53686
2022 1178 51959
2023 1259 53539
2024 831 42902
2025 697 36847

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

Economics rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 7th for Economics in Canada and 95th in the World with 19,855 publications made and 558,335 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 84 In Canada
#57 of 1,445 In North America
#95 of 6,188 In the World

University of Calgary
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 119 603
1994 98 640
1995 126 823
1996 139 976
1997 136 988
1998 147 1145
1999 163 1172
2000 175 1712
2001 213 1926
2002 263 2525
2003 291 2990
2004 298 3666
2005 349 4543
2006 396 5347
2007 419 6453
2008 420 8052
2009 549 9673
2010 552 11295
2011 611 13584
2012 683 15410
2013 674 17936
2014 684 19723
2015 778 21763
2016 848 22971
2017 948 24985
2018 1019 27178
2019 1026 31460
2020 1193 39918
2021 1330 45564
2022 1160 45546
2023 1148 48216
2024 944 39780
2025 772 34663

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

Economics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 7 49 78
Environmental Economics 4 24 115
International Trade 4 35 116
Finance 9 70 125
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 72 135
Actuarial Science 11 86 142
Political Economy 11 71 143
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 82 170
Agricultural Economics 9 73 199
International Relations and Diplomacy 14 94 204
International Economics 9 64 247

Art & Design rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Art & Design in Canada and 99th in the World with 11,793 publications made and 269,173 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
#6 of 85 In Canada
#55 of 1,454 In North America
#99 of 6,010 In the World

University of Calgary
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 87 735
1994 112 716
1995 114 1067
1996 112 983
1997 114 1030
1998 84 1153
1999 126 1370
2000 146 1661
2001 163 1736
2002 208 2682
2003 227 2606
2004 241 2910
2005 272 3552
2006 305 4398
2007 278 4826
2008 302 5733
2009 362 6954
2010 359 7619
2011 365 8466
2012 402 10083
2013 382 10744
2014 443 11520
2015 495 12094
2016 528 12586
2017 491 13136
2018 493 14019
2019 542 16076
2020 515 19206
2021 547 21786
2022 493 21101
2023 594 22171
2024 415 20779
2025 317 19001

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

Art & Design subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Graphic Design 2 21 31
UX/UI Desgin 6 29 57
Multimedia 5 37 58
Creative Writing 6 38 65
Animation 7 44 96
Literature 7 53 98
Painting and Drawing 2 34 102
Sculpture 2 34 102
Game Design and Development 9 45 104
Illustration and Concept Art 2 35 106
Photography 6 53 110
Fashion Design 7 58 113
Entertainment Industry Business 9 64 116
Aesthetics 9 57 117
Computer Graphics 7 57 118
Architecture 6 45 119
Performing arts 8 61 139
Art History 9 82 149
Cinematography 12 66 193
Singing and Vocal Performance 19 105 270
Music 20 141 361
Landscape Architecture 14 72 369
Interior Design 12 76 379