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The University of Sherbrooke ranked 25th in Canada, 521st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 178 research topics. The University of Sherbrooke ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 48,275 academic publications and 1,198,854 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 58 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#521 of 14,131 In the World
#187 of 2,597 In North America
#25 of 101 In Canada
#6 of 17 In Quebec State
#1 of 2 In Sherbrooke
#160 of 1,257 For Occupational Therapy
#230 of 2,546 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#258 of 2,473 For Gerontology
#1073 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#611 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 175 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 21st for Biology in Canada and 537th in the World with 26,072 publications made and 799,485 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 89 In Canada
#165 of 1,698 In North America
#537 of 6,833 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 242 2665
1993 285 3128
1994 268 3237
1995 266 3222
1996 273 3660
1997 323 4555
1998 290 4596
1999 260 4874
2000 332 5713
2001 258 5800
2002 358 6508
2003 392 7751
2004 437 8408
2005 469 9348
2006 588 11065
2007 614 12385
2008 619 13845
2009 693 15710
2010 726 18026
2011 812 20658
2012 853 23879
2013 957 27242
2014 935 29681
2015 1003 31374
2016 1060 34056
2017 1126 37177
2018 1140 40159
2019 1252 45631
2020 1324 56456
2021 1375 66122
2022 1450 66215
2023 1475 67175
2024 1199 61998

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 15 131 332
Biotechnology 16 128 373
Biophysics 18 156 395
Genetics 17 148 435
Biochemistry 17 144 436
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 153 453
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 199 454
Neuroscience 24 185 497
Virology 19 164 509
Immunology 16 152 514
Oncology and Cancer research 15 150 535
Evolutionary Biology 25 189 537
Animal Science 20 138 546
Nanotechnology 15 129 547
Pharmacology 16 158 552
Microbiology 17 160 569
Astrobiology 24 191 584
Forestry 26 132 592
Paleontology 25 184 633
Zoology 29 201 701
Botany 24 183 754
Agricultural Science 27 159 857
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 253 927
Nutrition and Food Science 21 170 1085
Toxicology 31 228 1224
Horticulture 26 185 1225

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 17th for Chemistry in Canada and 475th in the World with 23,925 publications made and 741,794 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 83 In Canada
#143 of 1,530 In North America
#475 of 6,545 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 274 2911
1993 338 3360
1994 324 3548
1995 344 3730
1996 322 4196
1997 361 5044
1998 334 5045
1999 303 5360
2000 390 6099
2001 287 6168
2002 375 6889
2003 392 8368
2004 462 8763
2005 454 9620
2006 567 11189
2007 632 12585
2008 603 13948
2009 656 15370
2010 694 17709
2011 773 20368
2012 794 23162
2013 780 25568
2014 809 27661
2015 831 29039
2016 883 31289
2017 952 33897
2018 940 35995
2019 996 39911
2020 985 47544
2021 1009 55082
2022 1122 55032
2023 1188 56098
2024 871 52227

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 14 103 356
Biochemistry 17 144 436
Materials Science 19 126 479
Physical chemistry 17 121 500
Organic Chemistry 17 139 504
Computational Chemistry 19 139 514
Nanotechnology 15 129 547
Environmental Chemistry 26 155 664
Chemical Engineering 20 139 670
Pharmacy 20 146 682
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 183 726
Inorganic Chemistry 21 156 743
Biochemical Engineering 25 160 789
Radiochemistry 21 129 897
Nutrition and Food Science 21 170 1085

Engineering rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 23rd for Engineering in Canada and 505th in the World with 21,534 publications made and 592,632 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 86 In Canada
#145 of 1,651 In North America
#505 of 6,782 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 191 1555
1993 251 1901
1994 247 2085
1995 256 2041
1996 236 2387
1997 283 2932
1998 249 2964
1999 221 3151
2000 282 3377
2001 234 3657
2002 398 4738
2003 378 5672
2004 386 5794
2005 434 6684
2006 506 7847
2007 556 9293
2008 598 10493
2009 592 11189
2010 668 13385
2011 739 15612
2012 712 17675
2013 781 20077
2014 758 21833
2015 778 23838
2016 878 26101
2017 923 28273
2018 908 30794
2019 916 34607
2020 966 41358
2021 1029 47897
2022 1115 46831
2023 1214 50059
2024 851 46685

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 14 93 260
Robotics 15 84 279
Structural Engineering 16 103 321
Nuclear Engineering 18 90 344
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 103 356
Geotechnical Engineering 17 109 363
Biotechnology 16 128 373
Optical Engineering 18 125 439
Human-Computer Interaction 23 140 439
Electrical Engineering 21 120 439
Aerospace Engineering 23 148 442
Acoustical Engineering 25 139 447
Civil Engineering 25 140 462
Architecture 20 122 470
Construction Management 22 134 473
Telecommunications 24 139 478
Materials Science 19 126 479
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 137 495
Computer Engineering 24 148 496
Environmental Engineering 23 122 507
Mechanical Engineering 26 154 523
Automotive Engineering 28 139 534
Nanotechnology 15 129 547
Metallurgical Engineering 19 134 549
Aviation 27 187 580
Automation and Control engineering 28 139 589
Architectural Engineering 25 147 603
Technical Drawing 23 153 618
Biomedical Engineering 20 170 622
Firefighting and Fire Science 23 150 635
Systems Engineering 30 188 655
Transportation Engineering 29 177 661
Computer Networking 30 189 663
Chemical Engineering 20 139 670
Industrial Engineering 31 160 685
Renewable Energy Engineering 29 141 707
Electronic Engineering 31 175 713
Marine Engineering 30 187 719
Engineering Management 28 262 745
Product and Industrial Design 27 205 765
Biochemical Engineering 25 160 789
Reliability and Quality Engineering 31 201 830
Petroleum Engineering 31 240 1102
Operations Research 34 261 1199

Medicine rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 20th for Medicine in Canada and 537th in the World with 20,943 publications made and 595,952 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#20 of 85 In Canada
#175 of 1,685 In North America
#537 of 6,775 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 149 1787
1993 170 2039
1994 171 2029
1995 175 2146
1996 180 2610
1997 201 3003
1998 179 3157
1999 163 3439
2000 201 4003
2001 165 4108
2002 216 4535
2003 257 5302
2004 278 5690
2005 313 6398
2006 401 7233
2007 442 8422
2008 450 9403
2009 550 10830
2010 577 12490
2011 663 14385
2012 695 16765
2013 779 20036
2014 804 22069
2015 871 23378
2016 916 25173
2017 961 28260
2018 1012 30713
2019 1078 35177
2020 1218 44973
2021 1283 53312
2022 1281 54054
2023 1330 54436
2024 1165 50743

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 82 160
Gerontology 21 143 258
Healthcare Management (MHA) 19 142 309
Respiratory Therapy 16 117 327
Physical Therapy 20 138 338
Sports / Exercise science 21 146 342
Sports Medicine 21 146 375
Nursing 19 164 387
Medical Physics 17 146 397
Family medicine 18 166 433
Public Health 22 174 439
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 199 454
Critical Care Nursing 16 154 457
Health Science 20 201 479
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 150 480
Anesthesiology 16 151 484
Pediatrics 16 142 488
Social Work 28 261 508
Virology 19 164 509
Urology 17 148 510
Immunology 16 152 514
Anatomy and Physiology 19 168 516
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 25 227 517
Clinical Psychology 28 241 519
Pathology 19 164 521
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 16 132 532
Oncology and Cancer research 15 150 535
Psychiatry 24 193 535
Epidemiology 20 154 548
Pharmacology 16 158 552
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 144 575
Cardiology 18 170 594
Radiation Therapy 15 156 596
Surgery 18 165 602
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 156 607
Biomedical Engineering 20 170 622
Neurosurgery 15 147 639
Pharmacy 20 146 682
Ophthalmology 21 199 720
Audiology 31 254 751
Plastic Surgery 15 219 802
Dermatology 18 198 914
Optometry 24 246 968
Veterinary 21 188 1087
Dentistry 28 274 1191
Toxicology 31 228 1224
Orthodontics 32 370 1558

Physics rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 23rd for Physics in Canada and 499th in the World with 20,529 publications made and 574,424 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#23 of 86 In Canada
#142 of 1,617 In North America
#499 of 6,713 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 195 1609
1993 262 1929
1994 266 2168
1995 275 2223
1996 251 2548
1997 299 3051
1998 257 3011
1999 228 3167
2000 282 3446
2001 229 3794
2002 375 4626
2003 350 5730
2004 375 5811
2005 419 6638
2006 487 7866
2007 532 9041
2008 547 10368
2009 529 10912
2010 608 12936
2011 674 15013
2012 668 16995
2013 748 19005
2014 702 20725
2015 739 22318
2016 812 24518
2017 860 26540
2018 823 28401
2019 847 32411
2020 930 38025
2021 929 43762
2022 1015 42725
2023 1132 45945
2024 798 42757

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 84 230
Condensed Matter Physics 9 77 276
Nuclear Physics 13 103 306
Biophysics 18 156 395
Medical Physics 17 146 397
Optical Engineering 18 125 439
Acoustical Engineering 25 139 447
Materials Science 19 126 479
Quantum and Particle physics 23 135 485
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 137 495
Nanotechnology 15 129 547
Astrophysics and Astronomy 25 181 579
Astrobiology 24 191 584
Theoretical Physics 27 171 680

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 499th in the World with 19,994 publications made and 411,426 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 91 In Canada
#160 of 1,852 In North America
#499 of 7,081 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 108 656
1993 114 699
1994 139 734
1995 120 771
1996 149 920
1997 153 1020
1998 142 1159
1999 132 1362
2000 182 1592
2001 151 1773
2002 265 2379
2003 258 2653
2004 254 2780
2005 350 3322
2006 397 4072
2007 416 4760
2008 444 5716
2009 629 6772
2010 612 8048
2011 763 9835
2012 669 11186
2013 816 13267
2014 777 14801
2015 862 16458
2016 838 17561
2017 926 20367
2018 928 22797
2019 1051 26966
2020 1133 33911
2021 1299 40257
2022 1300 39570
2023 1358 42836
2024 953 37334

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
Sports / Exercise science 21 146 342
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 18 165 384
Occupational Safety and Health 24 188 398
Philosophy 21 125 442
Demography 22 169 447
Special Education 22 219 452
Sociology 25 194 485
Social Work 28 261 508
Political Science 24 186 535
Library and Information science 24 236 567
Anthropology 28 244 598
Archaeology 25 187 603
History 27 207 631
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 32 241 653
Genealogy 34 295 662
Early Childhood Education 31 317 666
Linguistics 28 212 684
Education Majors 29 271 706
International Law 28 243 715
Law 31 262 744
Aesthetics 32 250 777
Criminology and Criminal Justice 37 398 795
Art History 36 350 827
Gender Studies 41 411 877
Communications and Public Relations 35 325 879
Human Rights Law 34 284 897
Publishing 35 325 944
Journalism and Digital Media 33 297 983
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 33 348 1011
Public Policy / Administration 38 393 1126
Media Studies 45 524 1166
Classics and Ancient History 36 434 1212
Political Economy 46 458 1234

Computer Science rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 27th for Computer Science in Canada and 595th in the World with 16,499 publications made and 448,204 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#27 of 86 In Canada
#185 of 1,698 In North America
#595 of 6,845 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 94 968
1993 108 1110
1994 112 1172
1995 116 1197
1996 109 1347
1997 153 1610
1998 122 1767
1999 115 1722
2000 159 2072
2001 135 2138
2002 288 2972
2003 255 3156
2004 241 3307
2005 319 4056
2006 371 4917
2007 386 5418
2008 409 6419
2009 429 7134
2010 499 8470
2011 567 10015
2012 532 11507
2013 641 13397
2014 602 14970
2015 706 17047
2016 708 17973
2017 781 20923
2018 774 23598
2019 830 28232
2020 899 35236
2021 983 41820
2022 1053 41213
2023 1051 43512
2024 816 38249

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 15 84 279
Computer Vision 21 125 425
UX/UI Desgin 24 132 434
Human-Computer Interaction 23 140 439
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 153 453
Telecommunications 24 139 478
Computer Engineering 24 148 496
Animation 22 140 497
Neuroscience 24 185 497
Data Science 25 179 527
Computational Linguistics 24 156 554
Library and Information science 24 236 567
Cognitive Science 28 196 581
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 29 174 587
Machine Learning 29 191 648
Computer Networking 30 189 663
Software Engineering 28 193 718
Management Information Systems 28 217 761
Computer Graphics 29 206 764
Cyber Security 31 231 878
Multimedia 28 266 897
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 217 1004

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 26th for Environmental Science in Canada and 637th in the World with 15,665 publications made and 440,771 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#26 of 90 In Canada
#183 of 1,721 In North America
#637 of 6,876 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 99 861
1993 126 942
1994 143 943
1995 154 1084
1996 133 1264
1997 182 1598
1998 169 1529
1999 154 1728
2000 178 1998
2001 146 2241
2002 223 2757
2003 212 3264
2004 243 3555
2005 272 4064
2006 343 5302
2007 324 5792
2008 350 6894
2009 416 7723
2010 448 9225
2011 533 11022
2012 505 12750
2013 527 14664
2014 579 16400
2015 590 17937
2016 656 19601
2017 658 22050
2018 724 24394
2019 787 28209
2020 920 35308
2021 966 41465
2022 1018 41184
2023 1082 43761
2024 727 39714

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 17 109 363
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 23 147 464
Environmental Management 26 127 485
Environmental Engineering 23 122 507
Oceanography 26 161 573
Geography and Cartography 26 176 577
Forestry 26 132 592
Geology 26 174 596
Paleontology 25 184 633
Environmental Chemistry 26 155 664
Ecology 27 181 668
Earth science and Geophysics 32 186 697
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 183 726
Agricultural Science 27 159 857
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 253 927

Psychology rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 24th for Psychology in Canada and 553rd in the World with 11,181 publications made and 327,260 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#24 of 87 In Canada
#204 of 1,645 In North America
#553 of 6,645 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 48 737
1993 76 855
1994 63 893
1995 79 930
1996 68 1041
1997 90 1226
1998 72 1345
1999 66 1349
2000 83 1641
2001 68 1793
2002 117 1830
2003 136 2146
2004 130 2367
2005 177 2788
2006 221 3099
2007 238 3589
2008 238 4200
2009 266 4721
2010 299 5546
2011 348 6675
2012 347 7929
2013 450 9465
2014 405 10708
2015 498 11732
2016 509 12905
2017 540 14515
2018 584 16465
2019 586 19342
2020 730 25382
2021 749 29635
2022 806 29563
2023 759 30686
2024 667 27837

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 82 160
Special Education 22 219 452
Neuroscience 24 185 497
Social Work 28 261 508
Clinical Psychology 28 241 519
Child Psychology 30 247 528
Psychiatry 24 193 535
Social Psychology 29 233 570
Cognitive Science 28 196 581
Sexology 31 331 626
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 32 241 653
Education Majors 29 271 706
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 35 293 993

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 27th for Mathematics in Canada and 608th in the World with 8,014 publications made and 238,315 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#27 of 81 In Canada
#191 of 1,491 In North America
#608 of 6,418 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 44 225
1993 51 283
1994 56 346
1995 58 406
1996 47 410
1997 68 431
1998 49 503
1999 64 547
2000 64 620
2001 53 750
2002 139 1180
2003 106 1184
2004 100 1167
2005 159 1533
2006 161 1856
2007 171 2148
2008 186 2488
2009 207 2912
2010 223 3331
2011 279 4081
2012 255 4812
2013 322 5772
2014 318 6474
2015 370 7544
2016 360 8147
2017 402 9518
2018 378 10770
2019 440 13128
2020 474 16160
2021 516 19462
2022 578 19538
2023 583 20668
2024 360 15199

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 26 172 555
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 233 760
Math Teachers 29 300 781
Applied Mathematics 28 201 921
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 217 1004
Actuarial Science 32 343 1117
Operations Research 34 261 1199

Economics rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 30th for Economics in Canada and 723rd in the World with 3,920 publications made and 96,461 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#30 of 83 In Canada
#239 of 1,438 In North America
#723 of 6,167 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 13 61
1993 15 97
1994 22 128
1995 19 128
1996 15 139
1997 21 159
1998 20 174
1999 21 203
2000 31 260
2001 22 243
2002 34 379
2003 53 409
2004 46 513
2005 63 634
2006 59 709
2007 86 895
2008 76 1084
2009 132 1315
2010 121 1530
2011 138 1863
2012 117 2290
2013 152 2711
2014 166 3163
2015 179 3633
2016 181 3813
2017 194 4300
2018 186 4962
2019 216 5871
2020 285 7731
2021 311 9021
2022 270 9125
2023 298 10269
2024 228 8608

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 25 214 566
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 233 760
Agricultural Economics 27 170 871
Finance 31 262 957
Environmental Economics 33 191 1060
International Economics 29 235 1083
Actuarial Science 32 343 1117
International Trade 31 254 1163
Political Economy 46 458 1234
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 319 1310

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Sherbrooke

Speciality Canada North America World Rank
Photography 22 137 358
Tax Law 22 183 475
Graphic Design 27 183 571
Risk Management 26 187 655
Advertising 30 244 664
Singing and Vocal Performance 31 227 691
Performing arts 30 232 723
Human Resource Management 28 234 723
Fashion Design 30 214 751
Creative Writing 38 303 801
Art & Design 31 253 820
Business 32 250 836
Marketing 31 251 839
Project Management 32 236 851
Literature 33 273 865
Management 32 243 869
Accounting 33 316 1018
International Business 29 252 1083