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The University of Calgary ranked 7th in Canada, 122nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 98 research topics. The University of Calgary ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 150,426 academic publications and 4,035,126 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 121 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#122 of 14,131 In the World
#73 of 2,597 In North America
#7 of 101 In Canada
#2 of 12 In Alberta
#1 of 5 In Calgary
#4 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#18 of 1,028 For Social Work
#25 of 2,413 For Sports Medicine
#609 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#139 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 95 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Biology in Canada and 113th in the World with 89,773 publications made and 2,880,955 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 86 In Canada
#62 of 1,668 In North America
#113 of 6,770 In the World

University of Calgary
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 687 6628
1992 747 7698
1993 769 7850
1994 757 8998
1995 805 10609
1996 841 11388
1997 888 12424
1998 862 14618
1999 965 16847
2000 1081 19859
2001 1129 21810
2002 1339 25502
2003 1410 29765
2004 1595 33453
2005 1707 38385
2006 1870 43504
2007 2017 50310
2008 2277 55826
2009 2352 63060
2010 2616 71962
2011 2666 82002
2012 2943 94054
2013 3313 106930
2014 3405 116767
2015 3631 127105
2016 3836 135967
2017 4239 145872
2018 4787 161787
2019 5093 185328
2020 5572 221728
2021 5925 256005
2022 5468 267883
2023 5352 269432

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 5 36 51
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 41 60
Biophysics 5 49 67
Neuroscience 6 52 74
Paleontology 5 45 75
Immunology 6 56 101
Pharmacology 7 62 112
Genetics 6 68 119
Evolutionary Biology 9 74 121
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 64 130
Biochemistry 7 70 130
Virology 7 75 140
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 75 143
Oncology and Cancer research 5 68 145
Biotechnology 8 73 146
Astrobiology 8 69 156
Zoology 9 68 159
Molecular Biology 7 77 161
Forestry 9 68 173
Animal Science 11 66 180
Botany 8 71 182
Agricultural Science 10 73 213
Horticulture 10 65 250
Nanotechnology 9 96 349
Nutrition and Food Science 14 90 432
Entomology 21 166 486
Toxicology 21 148 539

Medicine rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Medicine in Canada and 83rd in the World with 83,285 publications made and 2,629,280 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 85 In Canada
#55 of 1,643 In North America
#83 of 6,680 In the World

University of Calgary
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 522 4532
1992 595 5459
1993 641 5597
1994 613 6571
1995 635 7707
1996 649 8750
1997 714 9494
1998 695 11070
1999 822 13131
2000 881 15694
2001 914 17801
2002 1026 19981
2003 1177 23561
2004 1268 26981
2005 1434 31479
2006 1610 36313
2007 1738 42254
2008 1923 47512
2009 2069 53922
2010 2260 62390
2011 2406 71745
2012 2752 82977
2013 3188 94655
2014 3269 105063
2015 3500 116260
2016 3801 124841
2017 4308 135815
2018 4756 150363
2019 5120 172856
2020 5785 210789
2021 6206 245817
2022 5741 259122
2023 5627 260148

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 17 18
Sports Medicine 7 19 25
Epidemiology 2 19 34
Physical Therapy 7 25 36
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 29 36
Nursing 6 29 39
Health Science 7 31 40
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 35 48
Sports / Exercise science 8 29 48
Anesthesiology 5 41 52
Respiratory Therapy 5 37 54
Anatomy and Physiology 4 39 56
Pediatrics 5 36 56
Critical Care Nursing 5 44 57
Clinical Psychology 4 42 58
Psychiatry 5 42 58
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8 41 60
Cardiology 6 42 60
Public Health 6 43 63
Medical Physics 7 54 69
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 37 76
Surgery 6 49 76
Family medicine 7 54 77
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 50 80
Pathology 6 48 81
Gerontology 8 68 87
Audiology 8 58 96
Veterinary 5 40 98
Neurosurgery 4 38 99
Immunology 6 56 101
Occupational Therapy 12 64 102
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 54 103
Pharmacology 7 62 112
Cosmetology 6 56 116
Urology 9 69 126
Biomedical Engineering 7 64 126
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 49 132
Radiation Therapy 7 68 137
Virology 7 75 140
Oncology and Cancer research 5 68 145
Dermatology 6 72 162
Orthodontics 7 64 166
Ophthalmology 11 85 171
Pharmacy 7 49 178
Plastic Surgery 10 96 179
Optometry 12 86 193
Dentistry 10 89 273
Forensic Science 15 122 399
Toxicology 21 148 539

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 90th in the World with 65,159 publications made and 1,599,064 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 91 In Canada
#51 of 1,819 In North America
#90 of 7,020 In the World

University of Calgary
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 467 2406
1992 511 2771
1993 554 3016
1994 533 3405
1995 518 3897
1996 573 4404
1997 558 4418
1998 501 5165
1999 622 5852
2000 645 7204
2001 711 8099
2002 945 10563
2003 990 11905
2004 1075 13780
2005 1229 16802
2006 1383 20033
2007 1446 23742
2008 1602 27584
2009 1743 32942
2010 1891 38441
2011 2007 45224
2012 2183 51931
2013 2356 60510
2014 2555 66895
2015 2697 72015
2016 2819 75134
2017 3154 79688
2018 3428 89286
2019 3609 103685
2020 3994 123258
2021 4205 142692
2022 3974 149777
2023 4016 151309

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 146th in the World with 64,401 publications made and 2,069,891 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 81 In Canada
#66 of 1,488 In North America
#146 of 6,447 In the World

University of Calgary
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 584 5755
1992 654 6593
1993 631 6616
1994 608 7596
1995 664 8882
1996 755 9515
1997 743 10419
1998 755 12346
1999 820 14273
2000 854 16214
2001 899 17844
2002 1129 20964
2003 1127 23951
2004 1283 26512
2005 1339 30002
2006 1427 33284
2007 1581 37947
2008 1744 41660
2009 1759 46528
2010 2059 52904
2011 1993 60287
2012 2167 68009
2013 2430 77910
2014 2326 84119
2015 2486 90360
2016 2633 96802
2017 2697 103393
2018 3169 114467
2019 3204 129257
2020 3431 151181
2021 3549 174465
2022 3447 182361
2023 3323 183344

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 49 101
Biochemistry 7 70 130
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 51 132
Organic Chemistry 6 66 169
Physical chemistry 7 58 171
Pharmacy 7 49 178
Materials Science 7 61 185
Environmental Chemistry 11 68 201
Inorganic Chemistry 9 65 217
Chemical Engineering 8 66 242
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 97 323
Biochemical Engineering 13 91 346
Nanotechnology 9 96 349
Nutrition and Food Science 14 90 432
Radiochemistry 13 85 536

Engineering rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Engineering in Canada and 134th in the World with 62,239 publications made and 1,619,534 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 84 In Canada
#56 of 1,602 In North America
#134 of 6,684 In the World

University of Calgary
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 481 3406
1992 523 3936
1993 559 3998
1994 565 4683
1995 563 5415
1996 632 5714
1997 597 6083
1998 608 7143
1999 682 8098
2000 740 9591
2001 790 10373
2002 1291 14167
2003 1208 15342
2004 1328 17311
2005 1417 20492
2006 1553 23355
2007 1624 27097
2008 1764 31311
2009 1883 36034
2010 2057 40524
2011 2165 47583
2012 2288 54035
2013 2453 62980
2014 2354 68055
2015 2507 73005
2016 2619 77574
2017 2664 83372
2018 2934 92704
2019 3018 105543
2020 3147 121438
2021 3333 138854
2022 3235 145382
2023 3109 145827

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 2 4
Industrial Engineering 2 17 40
Human-Computer Interaction 3 22 41
Mining Engineering 5 9 43
Product and Industrial Design 2 22 48
Remote Sensing 3 34 56
Construction Management 4 23 61
Engineering Management 3 35 65
Architectural Engineering 4 25 65
Geotechnical Engineering 5 34 67
Aerospace Engineering 4 41 75
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 31 86
Transportation Engineering 5 44 89
Technical Drawing 5 39 94
Mechanical Engineering 7 48 95
Civil Engineering 7 44 104
Operations Research 10 48 105
Systems Engineering 8 54 115
Architecture 6 45 115
Biomedical Engineering 7 64 126
Telecommunications 8 52 127
Environmental Engineering 6 43 135
Computer Networking 8 62 136
Electronic Engineering 10 55 136
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 54 137
Nuclear Engineering 6 39 144
Biotechnology 8 73 146
Robotics 7 46 150
Acoustical Engineering 8 62 156
Automotive Engineering 8 48 161
Metallurgical Engineering 7 54 167
Renewable Energy Engineering 9 43 170
Electrical Engineering 7 59 182
Materials Science 7 61 185
Aviation 7 78 186
Computer Engineering 8 70 188
Structural Engineering 7 70 191
Optical Engineering 7 70 195
Marine Engineering 8 59 195
Automation and Control engineering 10 59 200
Chemical Engineering 8 66 242
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 97 323
Biochemical Engineering 13 91 346
Nanotechnology 9 96 349
Landscape Architecture 11 80 357
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 108 360
Agricultural Engineering 11 65 364

Computer Science rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 7th for Computer Science in Canada and 97th in the World with 61,207 publications made and 1,637,969 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 86 In Canada
#59 of 1,662 In North America
#97 of 6,752 In the World

University of Calgary
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 426 3242
1992 429 3787
1993 506 4032
1994 501 4414
1995 504 5265
1996 560 5738
1997 549 6069
1998 481 6957
1999 579 8031
2000 624 9390
2001 692 10331
2002 1227 14299
2003 1198 15625
2004 1276 17274
2005 1459 20341
2006 1619 24501
2007 1596 28025
2008 1737 32027
2009 1816 36694
2010 1889 42122
2011 1979 48403
2012 2206 55876
2013 2190 62164
2014 2302 68873
2015 2381 73523
2016 2499 77584
2017 2733 83630
2018 3018 93480
2019 3297 107477
2020 3562 129046
2021 3667 149336
2022 3506 156652
2023 3503 156800

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 157th in the World with 56,190 publications made and 1,444,664 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 84 In Canada
#63 of 1,569 In North America
#157 of 6,603 In the World

University of Calgary
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 506 3519
1992 525 4033
1993 537 4063
1994 526 4635
1995 536 5383
1996 626 6042
1997 583 6242
1998 622 7420
1999 644 8260
2000 685 9469
2001 730 10645
2002 1140 13651
2003 1080 14934
2004 1176 16543
2005 1279 19217
2006 1391 21885
2007 1476 25205
2008 1572 28742
2009 1649 32303
2010 1902 37073
2011 1911 43140
2012 2060 48291
2013 2231 56264
2014 2086 60263
2015 2184 64368
2016 2291 67839
2017 2308 72295
2018 2581 80372
2019 2704 91221
2020 2718 105108
2021 2799 118365
2022 2735 123500
2023 2782 123953

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
Biophysics 5 49 67
Medical Physics 7 54 69
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 67 155
Acoustical Engineering 8 62 156
Astrobiology 8 69 156
Quantum and Particle physics 7 64 170
Materials Science 7 61 185
Optical Engineering 7 70 195
Nuclear Physics 10 88 249
Atomic and Molecular physics 12 96 282
Theoretical Physics 12 98 327
Nanotechnology 9 96 349
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 108 360
Condensed Matter Physics 16 120 479

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Canada and 94th in the World with 55,457 publications made and 1,428,895 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 89 In Canada
#54 of 1,687 In North America
#94 of 6,798 In the World

University of Calgary
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 435 3506
1992 503 3904
1993 528 4208
1994 482 4694
1995 495 5333
1996 534 5458
1997 533 5700
1998 520 6563
1999 578 7514
2000 642 8742
2001 720 9306
2002 912 11578
2003 887 13365
2004 982 14846
2005 1122 17593
2006 1184 20167
2007 1339 23730
2008 1481 26811
2009 1598 31752
2010 1733 36608
2011 1857 42532
2012 1919 48399
2013 2058 57257
2014 2122 62147
2015 2273 67384
2016 2334 70474
2017 2522 74661
2018 2785 84175
2019 2868 97304
2020 3089 113161
2021 3202 130233
2022 3059 135653
2023 3045 135535

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Psychology in Canada and 65th in the World with 48,524 publications made and 1,457,307 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 85 In Canada
#50 of 1,612 In North America
#65 of 6,528 In the World

University of Calgary
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 278 2646
1992 303 3183
1993 344 3362
1994 353 3771
1995 348 4617
1996 383 5054
1997 396 5435
1998 353 6155
1999 444 7356
2000 445 8349
2001 504 9372
2002 607 10854
2003 689 12938
2004 694 14149
2005 842 16694
2006 974 20107
2007 1010 23421
2008 1110 26652
2009 1188 30420
2010 1303 34189
2011 1414 39722
2012 1616 46389
2013 1815 53057
2014 1928 59704
2015 2065 64959
2016 2220 70182
2017 2529 75772
2018 2750 85001
2019 3060 98354
2020 3433 119534
2021 3524 138656
2022 3286 145337
2023 3372 147204

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 17 18
Clinical Psychology 4 42 58
Psychiatry 5 42 58
Education Majors 5 41 59
Neuroscience 6 52 74
Social Psychology 6 56 75
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 57 78
Child Psychology 8 64 87
Occupational Therapy 12 64 102
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 10 60 120
Special Education 7 80 133
Cognitive Science 11 71 136
Sexology 15 101 141

Mathematics rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 7th for Mathematics in Canada and 86th in the World with 33,243 publications made and 903,103 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 80 In Canada
#53 of 1,451 In North America
#86 of 6,305 In the World

University of Calgary
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 134 862
1992 158 1016
1993 178 1048
1994 178 1208
1995 203 1428
1996 217 1538
1997 223 1567
1998 166 1766
1999 209 2004
2000 251 2533
2001 289 2785
2002 523 4401
2003 478 4330
2004 572 5206
2005 666 6824
2006 722 8314
2007 740 9500
2008 818 11706
2009 893 14052
2010 991 16665
2011 1060 19808
2012 1201 23222
2013 1241 27637
2014 1283 31089
2015 1364 34776
2016 1535 37349
2017 1784 40866
2018 1852 46574
2019 2063 55419
2020 2206 65707
2021 2427 78698
2022 2331 84618
2023 2263 85919

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 76
Statistics 7 52 88
Operations Research 10 48 105
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 71 134
Actuarial Science 11 89 149
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 74 185
Applied Mathematics 9 71 202

Business rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 8th for Business in Canada and 87th in the World with 21,980 publications made and 514,649 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 78 In Canada
#53 of 1,412 In North America
#87 of 6,187 In the World

University of Calgary
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 136 622
1992 185 750
1993 184 872
1994 182 946
1995 195 1173
1996 210 1273
1997 206 1228
1998 182 1427
1999 215 1697
2000 255 2063
2001 274 2371
2002 498 3863
2003 419 3929
2004 456 4867
2005 533 5872
2006 585 7111
2007 586 8324
2008 588 9988
2009 682 11880
2010 703 13891
2011 761 16165
2012 742 18106
2013 747 20775
2014 812 22620
2015 884 23948
2016 941 24507
2017 1022 25541
2018 1094 28522
2019 1188 32161
2020 1217 37684
2021 1330 42852
2022 1180 44131
2023 1214 43537

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

Economics rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Economics in Canada and 94th in the World with 17,417 publications made and 378,622 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 83 In Canada
#56 of 1,400 In North America
#94 of 5,995 In the World

University of Calgary
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 90 357
1992 108 433
1993 113 459
1994 96 493
1995 119 649
1996 131 747
1997 135 751
1998 132 871
1999 157 890
2000 159 1234
2001 199 1481
2002 247 1928
2003 276 2202
2004 280 2877
2005 307 3527
2006 346 4134
2007 395 5035
2008 396 6101
2009 487 7477
2010 522 8848
2011 550 10623
2012 638 12188
2013 651 14583
2014 658 15832
2015 751 17605
2016 816 18107
2017 907 19604
2018 989 21920
2019 1042 25022
2020 1131 30613
2021 1245 36083
2022 1121 38386
2023 1123 39224

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 77
International Trade 5 36 113
Finance 9 69 124
Environmental Economics 4 27 124
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 71 134
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 74 143
Actuarial Science 11 89 149
Political Economy 12 78 160
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 89 183
Agricultural Economics 11 80 193
International Economics 9 59 231

Art & Design rankings

The University of Calgary ranked 6th for Art & Design in Canada and 95th in the World with 10,192 publications made and 181,225 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#6 of 83 In Canada
#53 of 1,404 In North America
#95 of 5,720 In the World

University of Calgary
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 83 421
1992 99 526
1993 79 531
1994 103 542
1995 102 798
1996 108 722
1997 103 708
1998 78 891
1999 111 1020
2000 129 1172
2001 151 1268
2002 193 1896
2003 205 1918
2004 226 2154
2005 244 2570
2006 272 3277
2007 268 3745
2008 276 4367
2009 338 5184
2010 309 5850
2011 329 6522
2012 358 7749
2013 347 8626
2014 392 9061
2015 436 9362
2016 477 9760
2017 458 9754
2018 455 10602
2019 499 12401
2020 500 14178
2021 467 16156
2022 462 15942
2023 552 16360

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 3 28 38
Multimedia 5 34 50
Creative Writing 6 34 56
UX/UI Desgin 6 34 65
Photography 3 43 84
Animation 5 42 85
Literature 6 52 94
Game Design and Development 9 49 97
Entertainment Industry Business 8 58 100
Computer Graphics 6 54 105
Fashion Design 6 56 106
Aesthetics 10 58 114
Architecture 6 45 115
Painting and Drawing 4 39 122
Sculpture 4 39 122
Illustration and Concept Art 4 40 126
Art History 7 81 141
Cinematography 8 58 167
Performing arts 12 76 176
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 104 240
Landscape Architecture 11 80 357
Interior Design 13 86 369
Music 22 184 464