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The University of Sherbrooke ranked 25th in Canada, 517th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 176 research topics. The University of Sherbrooke ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 41,632 academic publications and 915,229 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 51 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#517 of 14,131 In the World
#188 of 2,597 In North America
#25 of 101 In Canada
#6 of 17 In Quebec State
#1 of 2 In Sherbrooke
#158 of 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#229 of 2,461 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#239 of 2,188 For Remote Sensing
#1062 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#611 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 173 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 21st for Biology in Canada and 527th in the World with 23,297 publications made and 632,117 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 86 In Canada
#166 of 1,668 In North America
#527 of 6,770 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 231 2387
1992 218 2252
1993 266 2715
1994 250 2799
1995 246 2690
1996 257 3043
1997 302 3808
1998 278 3814
1999 243 4054
2000 308 4879
2001 234 4890
2002 327 5451
2003 347 6222
2004 398 6945
2005 436 7808
2006 539 9317
2007 567 10732
2008 569 11797
2009 658 13503
2010 691 15445
2011 725 17774
2012 798 20647
2013 901 23544
2014 871 25630
2015 959 27385
2016 982 29536
2017 1089 32371
2018 1086 35355
2019 1176 39657
2020 1277 48081
2021 1312 56140
2022 1359 58383
2023 1383 58043

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

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Molecular Biology 15 132 335
Biotechnology 16 127 361
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 181 386
Biophysics 18 157 399
Genetics 17 150 427
Biochemistry 17 146 429
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 155 461
Virology 17 156 479
Neuroscience 24 185 492
Immunology 16 152 500
Animal Science 21 139 510
Oncology and Cancer research 15 149 516
Microbiology 16 157 535
Astrobiology 23 191 554
Nanotechnology 15 131 559
Pharmacology 16 160 561
Evolutionary Biology 25 195 564
Forestry 28 143 610
Paleontology 25 186 623
Zoology 28 197 667
Botany 24 186 736
Agricultural Science 28 160 801
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 250 895
Nutrition and Food Science 21 168 1007
Horticulture 29 202 1233

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 17th for Chemistry in Canada and 465th in the World with 21,565 publications made and 595,571 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 81 In Canada
#145 of 1,488 In North America
#465 of 6,447 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 279 2539
1992 251 2502
1993 315 2932
1994 306 3084
1995 319 3155
1996 307 3520
1997 336 4252
1998 325 4278
1999 285 4510
2000 363 5254
2001 271 5336
2002 351 5825
2003 350 6888
2004 414 7291
2005 436 8216
2006 524 9541
2007 597 11083
2008 561 12128
2009 635 13492
2010 662 15562
2011 684 17702
2012 736 20125
2013 745 22600
2014 735 24284
2015 799 25602
2016 835 27365
2017 913 29942
2018 902 31806
2019 925 34971
2020 945 40769
2021 945 47187
2022 1037 48952
2023 1071 48945

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

Chemistry subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 104 337
Biochemistry 17 146 429
Materials Science 19 126 473
Organic Chemistry 17 139 486
Physical chemistry 18 125 503
Computational Chemistry 22 145 539
Nanotechnology 15 131 559
Environmental Chemistry 26 153 639
Chemical Engineering 20 141 664
Biochemical Engineering 22 149 686
Pharmacy 20 149 691
Petrology and Geochemistry 32 181 711
Inorganic Chemistry 21 154 735
Radiochemistry 20 127 865
Nutrition and Food Science 21 168 1007

Engineering rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 23rd for Engineering in Canada and 502nd in the World with 19,172 publications made and 461,076 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 84 In Canada
#148 of 1,602 In North America
#502 of 6,684 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 193 1340
1992 180 1344
1993 239 1665
1994 239 1789
1995 246 1690
1996 220 2007
1997 266 2442
1998 235 2518
1999 205 2689
2000 264 2929
2001 218 3190
2002 368 3974
2003 339 4683
2004 359 4867
2005 403 5610
2006 482 6511
2007 528 7971
2008 546 9064
2009 577 9724
2010 640 11799
2011 661 13532
2012 675 15368
2013 732 17577
2014 697 18897
2015 725 20401
2016 798 22403
2017 876 24414
2018 872 26541
2019 822 29576
2020 899 34670
2021 930 39672
2022 996 40408
2023 1060 41268

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

Engineering subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 11 85 239
Robotics 13 73 241
Structural Engineering 16 105 317
Nuclear Engineering 18 89 332
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 104 337
Geotechnical Engineering 17 108 347
Biotechnology 16 127 361
Acoustical Engineering 22 133 424
Human-Computer Interaction 22 138 427
Optical Engineering 18 126 428
Aerospace Engineering 22 148 434
Civil Engineering 23 136 446
Electrical Engineering 23 126 456
Telecommunications 24 141 467
Architecture 19 127 467
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 134 471
Environmental Engineering 22 117 471
Materials Science 19 126 473
Construction Management 25 146 504
Computer Engineering 26 152 508
Mechanical Engineering 26 154 519
Automotive Engineering 28 138 519
Aviation 27 185 538
Metallurgical Engineering 19 135 544
Architectural Engineering 24 146 557
Nanotechnology 15 131 559
Automation and Control engineering 27 144 595
Biomedical Engineering 20 171 620
Transportation Engineering 27 177 626
Firefighting and Fire Science 26 162 641
Systems Engineering 30 188 649
Mining Engineering 27 140 651
Chemical Engineering 20 141 664
Marine Engineering 30 182 671
Biochemical Engineering 22 149 686
Computer Networking 30 191 691
Renewable Energy Engineering 30 139 694
Electronic Engineering 31 181 716
Technical Drawing 26 164 718
Reliability and Quality Engineering 30 201 762
Product and Industrial Design 27 211 773
Petroleum Engineering 29 232 984
Engineering Management 30 308 996
Operations Research 36 279 1216

Medicine rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 20th for Medicine in Canada and 523rd in the World with 18,597 publications made and 463,543 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#20 of 85 In Canada
#174 of 1,643 In North America
#523 of 6,680 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 146 1563
1992 142 1506
1993 162 1738
1994 163 1726
1995 158 1786
1996 165 2139
1997 190 2472
1998 172 2630
1999 155 2790
2000 183 3356
2001 156 3447
2002 197 3786
2003 230 4321
2004 252 4684
2005 285 5201
2006 372 6182
2007 397 7121
2008 421 7885
2009 510 9281
2010 538 10611
2011 585 12252
2012 649 14243
2013 753 16919
2014 758 18846
2015 835 20089
2016 871 21613
2017 907 24106
2018 974 26711
2019 1036 30182
2020 1179 37471
2021 1207 44466
2022 1204 47419
2023 1255 46622

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

Medicine subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 14 83 158
Gerontology 19 144 254
Healthcare Management (MHA) 19 139 283
Respiratory Therapy 16 118 314
Physical Therapy 20 144 344
Sports / Exercise science 21 161 367
Nursing 20 167 381
Sports Medicine 23 156 384
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 181 386
Medical Physics 17 149 391
Public Health 22 169 409
Family medicine 17 164 413
Critical Care Nursing 16 151 422
Health Science 20 194 450
Social Work 27 238 452
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 151 461
Pediatrics 16 142 475
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 23 219 477
Virology 17 156 479
Epidemiology 20 144 484
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 16 126 485
Anesthesiology 17 154 488
Immunology 16 152 500
Pathology 19 163 501
Urology 17 150 504
Anatomy and Physiology 20 171 511
Oncology and Cancer research 15 149 516
Clinical Psychology 28 246 519
Psychiatry 24 189 521
Pharmacology 16 160 561
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 144 562
Radiation Therapy 15 152 576
Surgery 18 159 577
Cardiology 18 169 586
Biomedical Engineering 20 171 620
Sonography and Ultrasound 21 162 639
Neurosurgery 16 154 653
Pharmacy 20 149 691
Audiology 31 244 698
Ophthalmology 21 207 743
Plastic Surgery 17 237 845
Dermatology 19 200 907
Veterinary 21 183 990
Dentistry 27 256 1088
Orthodontics 31 349 1429

Physics rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 23rd for Physics in Canada and 495th in the World with 18,137 publications made and 449,404 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#23 of 84 In Canada
#143 of 1,569 In North America
#495 of 6,603 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 182 1378
1992 180 1370
1993 249 1636
1994 254 1845
1995 259 1828
1996 231 2108
1997 283 2544
1998 244 2547
1999 211 2723
2000 262 2996
2001 213 3323
2002 346 3876
2003 311 4730
2004 351 4844
2005 393 5579
2006 451 6547
2007 507 7844
2008 503 9047
2009 525 9476
2010 583 11423
2011 593 13027
2012 625 14669
2013 692 16648
2014 634 18044
2015 675 19202
2016 737 21043
2017 814 22964
2018 771 24358
2019 753 27667
2020 850 31841
2021 840 36441
2022 893 36710
2023 973 37577

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

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 85 229
Condensed Matter Physics 9 78 279
Nuclear Physics 13 101 307
Medical Physics 17 149 391
Biophysics 18 157 399
Acoustical Engineering 22 133 424
Optical Engineering 18 126 428
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 134 471
Materials Science 19 126 473
Quantum and Particle physics 23 137 490
Astrobiology 23 191 554
Nanotechnology 15 131 559
Astrophysics and Astronomy 25 178 575
Theoretical Physics 27 164 657

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 486th in the World with 17,186 publications made and 307,787 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 91 In Canada
#165 of 1,819 In North America
#486 of 7,020 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 87 561
1992 105 584
1993 112 593
1994 130 612
1995 110 624
1996 136 751
1997 140 822
1998 135 971
1999 130 1134
2000 166 1370
2001 145 1513
2002 235 1936
2003 233 2128
2004 224 2240
2005 302 2607
2006 355 3222
2007 358 3941
2008 393 4645
2009 548 5498
2010 556 6578
2011 663 8074
2012 603 9110
2013 715 10989
2014 709 12083
2015 774 13586
2016 773 14325
2017 884 16597
2018 861 18939
2019 940 22328
2020 1057 27134
2021 1188 31758
2022 1208 32911
2023 1114 33854

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 18 153 352
Sports / Exercise science 21 161 367
Occupational Safety and Health 22 193 392
Demography 22 170 427
Philosophy 21 132 428
Social Work 27 238 452
Special Education 22 235 472
Library and Information science 23 207 491
Political Science 24 186 515
Journalism and Digital Media 25 191 529
Sociology 27 215 529
Anthropology 29 237 567
Archaeology 25 186 580
History 27 203 602
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 32 239 624
Early Childhood Education 29 330 644
Linguistics 27 212 663
Law 30 252 682
Education Majors 29 284 692
Aesthetics 33 253 762
Criminology and Criminal Justice 38 407 771
International Law 31 258 773
Art History 34 332 784
Communications and Public Relations 36 338 837
Gender Studies 39 422 860
Publishing 35 315 877
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 34 359 1002
Public Policy / Administration 38 390 1041
Media Studies 46 505 1078
Classics and Ancient History 35 419 1115

Computer Science rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 27th for Computer Science in Canada and 583rd in the World with 14,734 publications made and 334,894 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#27 of 86 In Canada
#186 of 1,662 In North America
#583 of 6,752 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 108 1023
1992 90 837
1993 103 941
1994 113 982
1995 117 982
1996 111 1127
1997 148 1328
1998 130 1486
1999 108 1426
2000 138 1722
2001 122 1783
2002 292 2531
2003 218 2537
2004 233 2673
2005 292 3269
2006 336 3953
2007 353 4421
2008 386 5335
2009 401 5850
2010 461 7123
2011 506 8357
2012 510 9759
2013 604 11255
2014 561 12513
2015 676 14144
2016 693 15414
2017 740 17408
2018 738 19994
2019 758 23694
2020 872 29104
2021 912 34097
2022 979 34890
2023 958 35541

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

Computer Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Robotics 13 73 241
Computer Vision 20 128 413
Human-Computer Interaction 22 138 427
Animation 21 137 458
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 155 461
Telecommunications 24 141 467
UX/UI Desgin 26 148 485
Library and Information science 23 207 491
Neuroscience 24 185 492
Computational Linguistics 23 153 501
Computer Engineering 26 152 508
Data Science 25 185 515
Cognitive Science 27 185 541
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 30 175 588
Machine Learning 29 192 662
Software Engineering 28 191 671
Computer Graphics 27 190 682
Computer Networking 30 191 691
Management Information Systems 30 230 751
Cyber Security 30 233 859
Multimedia 32 305 978
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 220 991

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 26th for Environmental Science in Canada and 619th in the World with 13,951 publications made and 338,798 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#26 of 89 In Canada
#183 of 1,687 In North America
#619 of 6,798 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 94 693
1992 95 716
1993 130 822
1994 133 810
1995 153 938
1996 123 1022
1997 180 1305
1998 160 1316
1999 151 1473
2000 165 1736
2001 131 1924
2002 202 2295
2003 195 2584
2004 220 2869
2005 249 3357
2006 313 4269
2007 319 4895
2008 321 5735
2009 386 6601
2010 434 7844
2011 470 9278
2012 471 10703
2013 502 12511
2014 522 13777
2015 547 15114
2016 606 16424
2017 667 18607
2018 696 20762
2019 704 23787
2020 855 29215
2021 882 33600
2022 965 35215
2023 959 35964

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

Environmental Science subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 17 108 347
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 22 146 445
Environmental Management 22 121 450
Environmental Engineering 22 117 471
Oceanography 27 161 550
Geography and Cartography 25 175 555
Geology 26 175 594
Forestry 28 143 610
Paleontology 25 186 623
Environmental Chemistry 26 153 639
Mining Engineering 27 140 651
Ecology 26 183 654
Earth science and Geophysics 31 188 679
Petrology and Geochemistry 32 181 711
Agricultural Science 28 160 801
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 250 895

Psychology rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 24th for Psychology in Canada and 524th in the World with 10,099 publications made and 250,152 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#24 of 85 In Canada
#199 of 1,612 In North America
#524 of 6,528 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 70 783
1992 44 651
1993 73 766
1994 66 773
1995 75 803
1996 70 889
1997 87 1032
1998 79 1162
1999 65 1116
2000 79 1393
2001 63 1543
2002 115 1567
2003 133 1781
2004 125 1933
2005 165 2309
2006 200 2552
2007 216 3025
2008 228 3485
2009 246 3947
2010 280 4575
2011 305 5502
2012 340 6561
2013 424 7820
2014 404 8870
2015 472 9720
2016 496 10992
2017 525 12079
2018 565 14197
2019 589 16479
2020 708 20812
2021 725 24455
2022 767 25566
2023 737 26120

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

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 14 83 158
Social Work 27 238 452
Special Education 22 235 472
Neuroscience 24 185 492
Child Psychology 29 243 506
Clinical Psychology 28 246 519
Psychiatry 24 189 521
Cognitive Science 27 185 541
Social Psychology 28 229 548
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 32 239 624
Sexology 31 340 641
Education Majors 29 284 692
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 34 313 955

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 26th for Mathematics in Canada and 595th in the World with 7,394 publications made and 181,181 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#26 of 80 In Canada
#190 of 1,451 In North America
#595 of 6,305 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 35 200
1992 37 174
1993 47 242
1994 46 278
1995 56 361
1996 42 349
1997 66 369
1998 44 449
1999 66 484
2000 56 543
2001 49 638
2002 129 977
2003 94 986
2004 98 963
2005 146 1211
2006 156 1540
2007 175 1843
2008 176 2024
2009 183 2409
2010 219 2915
2011 250 3418
2012 266 4175
2013 316 4985
2014 299 5472
2015 357 6517
2016 367 7246
2017 395 8132
2018 387 9398
2019 426 11390
2020 477 13360
2021 499 16250
2022 551 16999
2023 558 17478

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

Mathematics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 26 176 562
Math Teachers 31 311 772
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 243 811
Applied Mathematics 28 190 869
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 220 991
Actuarial Science 32 343 1053
Operations Research 36 279 1216

Economics rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 30th for Economics in Canada and 721st in the World with 3,418 publications made and 69,189 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#30 of 83 In Canada
#242 of 1,400 In North America
#721 of 5,995 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 8 63
1992 12 48
1993 16 83
1994 19 90
1995 20 106
1996 16 107
1997 20 112
1998 19 153
1999 17 168
2000 28 203
2001 21 187
2002 28 305
2003 42 310
2004 41 405
2005 56 473
2006 58 547
2007 85 728
2008 76 892
2009 116 1067
2010 116 1221
2011 122 1503
2012 104 1825
2013 141 2209
2014 151 2571
2015 166 3003
2016 174 3228
2017 188 3492
2018 185 4276
2019 196 4906
2020 260 6111
2021 291 7344
2022 248 7788
2023 270 8298

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

Economics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 25 215 557
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 243 811
Finance 31 266 945
Environmental Economics 33 187 1006
Actuarial Science 32 343 1053
International Trade 30 247 1085
International Economics 30 249 1130
Investment Banking and Stock trading 33 341 1313

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Sherbrooke

Speciality Canada North America World Rank
Tax Law 20 176 433
Photography 28 194 524
Graphic Design 26 205 629
Advertising 30 248 631
Risk Management 28 201 672
Human Resource Management 27 238 675
Performing arts 30 226 677
Creative Writing 37 296 728
Fashion Design 31 225 759
Art & Design 31 249 789
Business 33 254 817
Marketing 31 254 818
Literature 34 275 819
Singing and Vocal Performance 33 262 837
Management 33 248 838
Project Management 32 265 920
Accounting 33 314 936
International Business 29 252 1027