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The University of Sherbrooke ranked 23rd in Canada, 474th in the global 2026 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 49,974 academic publications and 1,275,997 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 62 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#474 of 14,131 In the World
#172 of 2,597 In North America
#23 of 101 In Canada
#6 of 17 In Quebec State
#1 of 2 In Sherbrooke
#160 of 1,302 For Occupational Therapy
#233 of 2,558 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#253 of 2,583 For Gerontology
#1075 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#527 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 543rd in the World with 27,000 publications made and 843,848 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 89 In Canada
#165 of 1,701 In North America
#543 of 6,841 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 285 3127
1994 268 3238
1995 266 3229
1996 273 3663
1997 324 4581
1998 290 4604
1999 260 4896
2000 333 5717
2001 259 5808
2002 359 6515
2003 392 7754
2004 437 8413
2005 471 9352
2006 588 11074
2007 615 12417
2008 618 13844
2009 692 15735
2010 727 18039
2011 811 20636
2012 854 23879
2013 955 27222
2014 936 29739
2015 1005 31382
2016 1060 34060
2017 1121 37179
2018 1133 40113
2019 1252 45600
2020 1322 56314
2021 1374 65931
2022 1458 66157
2023 1486 67086
2024 1227 62734
2025 1151 56864

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 15 129 333
Biotechnology 16 128 376
Biophysics 18 154 395
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 185 397
Genetics 17 148 439
Biochemistry 17 144 448
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 152 457
Neuroscience 24 183 497
Virology 19 163 511
Immunology 16 151 518
Oncology and Cancer research 15 150 539
Evolutionary Biology 25 188 541
Animal Science 20 138 550
Nanotechnology 15 129 554
Pharmacology 16 159 562
Microbiology 17 158 575
Forestry 26 131 597
Astrobiology 25 193 597
Paleontology 25 183 640
Zoology 29 199 709
Botany 24 182 769
Agricultural Science 27 158 864
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 251 930
Nutrition and Food Science 21 169 1106
Toxicology 31 227 1240
Horticulture 27 186 1242

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 17th for Chemistry in Canada and 483rd in the World with 24,514 publications made and 779,456 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 83 In Canada
#142 of 1,538 In North America
#483 of 6,561 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 339 3360
1994 324 3550
1995 346 3737
1996 322 4199
1997 362 5071
1998 334 5053
1999 303 5371
2000 391 6108
2001 289 6173
2002 375 6894
2003 392 8369
2004 462 8775
2005 455 9626
2006 567 11194
2007 632 12598
2008 603 13951
2009 656 15396
2010 694 17702
2011 771 20345
2012 792 23115
2013 780 25548
2014 811 27691
2015 833 29040
2016 877 31260
2017 951 33871
2018 936 35947
2019 989 39819
2020 984 47349
2021 1004 54868
2022 1120 54845
2023 1195 55924
2024 887 52780
2025 764 47641

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 14 102 356
Biochemistry 17 144 448
Materials Science 19 127 481
Organic Chemistry 17 140 511
Physical chemistry 18 122 514
Computational Chemistry 19 139 519
Nanotechnology 15 129 554
Chemical Engineering 20 139 672
Environmental Chemistry 26 155 678
Pharmacy 20 145 692
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 179 725
Inorganic Chemistry 21 155 759
Biochemical Engineering 25 156 780
Radiochemistry 20 127 902
Nutrition and Food Science 21 169 1106

Engineering rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 24th for Engineering in Canada and 514th in the World with 22,108 publications made and 626,189 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#24 of 87 In Canada
#145 of 1,655 In North America
#514 of 6,795 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 252 1902
1994 247 2098
1995 259 2047
1996 236 2386
1997 285 2957
1998 249 2967
1999 221 3161
2000 283 3386
2001 236 3666
2002 398 4739
2003 378 5680
2004 386 5801
2005 435 6683
2006 506 7847
2007 555 9285
2008 599 10496
2009 591 11195
2010 668 13381
2011 739 15618
2012 714 17659
2013 783 20066
2014 760 21819
2015 776 23858
2016 879 26124
2017 925 28253
2018 904 30777
2019 917 34565
2020 964 41298
2021 1030 47868
2022 1123 46896
2023 1223 50172
2024 875 47176
2025 673 42287

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 93 268
Robotics 15 86 283
Structural Engineering 16 102 320
Nuclear Engineering 17 87 344
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 102 356
Geotechnical Engineering 17 107 364
Biotechnology 16 128 376
Electrical Engineering 21 120 437
Aerospace Engineering 23 148 442
Optical Engineering 18 125 443
Acoustical Engineering 25 139 447
Civil Engineering 24 136 462
Human-Computer Interaction 23 141 464
Telecommunications 24 139 479
Architecture 20 122 479
Construction Management 22 132 481
Materials Science 19 127 481
Computer Engineering 24 148 500
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 136 501
Environmental Engineering 23 123 520
Mechanical Engineering 26 153 521
Automotive Engineering 28 138 528
Nanotechnology 15 129 554
Metallurgical Engineering 19 134 556
Automation and Control engineering 27 133 565
Aviation 27 183 574
Architectural Engineering 25 144 598
Firefighting and Fire Science 22 142 608
Biomedical Engineering 20 170 634
Technical Drawing 24 155 637
Computer Networking 30 186 657
Systems Engineering 30 186 660
Transportation Engineering 30 179 668
Chemical Engineering 20 139 672
Renewable Energy Engineering 29 141 718
Electronic Engineering 31 175 721
Marine Engineering 30 184 724
Engineering Management 28 259 742
Product and Industrial Design 27 205 775
Biochemical Engineering 25 156 780
Reliability and Quality Engineering 30 197 825
Petroleum Engineering 31 240 1122
Operations Research 34 260 1207

Medicine rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 20th for Medicine in Canada and 539th in the World with 21,882 publications made and 632,733 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

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

University of Sherbrooke
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 170 2038
1994 171 2044
1995 174 2147
1996 180 2611
1997 202 3033
1998 179 3156
1999 163 3450
2000 201 4007
2001 166 4117
2002 216 4540
2003 257 5300
2004 279 5696
2005 313 6400
2006 401 7242
2007 442 8436
2008 449 9391
2009 548 10844
2010 576 12487
2011 662 14384
2012 695 16769
2013 777 20031
2014 805 22066
2015 872 23374
2016 914 25163
2017 956 28271
2018 1006 30642
2019 1078 35137
2020 1218 44843
2021 1288 53073
2022 1286 53953
2023 1343 54396
2024 1193 51543
2025 1165 47592

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 81 160
Gerontology 21 140 253
Healthcare Management (MHA) 19 142 314
Respiratory Therapy 16 117 327
Physical Therapy 20 136 337
Sports / Exercise science 21 146 352
Sports Medicine 21 145 373
Nursing 19 163 383
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 185 397
Medical Physics 17 147 409
Family medicine 18 161 422
Public Health 22 173 441
Critical Care Nursing 16 151 459
Anesthesiology 16 150 482
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 150 484
Health Science 20 201 484
Pediatrics 16 142 488
Social Work 28 258 503
Virology 19 163 511
Clinical Psychology 28 237 516
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 25 225 518
Immunology 16 151 518
Anatomy and Physiology 19 168 521
Urology 17 149 521
Pathology 19 164 530
Psychiatry 24 191 536
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 16 132 538
Oncology and Cancer research 15 150 539
Epidemiology 20 155 557
Pharmacology 16 159 562
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 143 587
Radiation Therapy 15 155 593
Sonography and Ultrasound 19 154 595
Cardiology 18 170 601
Surgery 18 164 612
Neurosurgery 15 144 632
Biomedical Engineering 20 170 634
Pharmacy 20 145 692
Ophthalmology 20 197 714
Audiology 31 249 744
Plastic Surgery 15 224 831
Dermatology 18 196 913
Optometry 23 234 941
Veterinary 21 186 1101
Dentistry 28 275 1221
Toxicology 31 227 1240
Orthodontics 33 370 1584

Physics rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 23rd for Physics in Canada and 503rd in the World with 21,030 publications made and 606,807 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 1,623 In North America
#503 of 6,729 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 263 1930
1994 266 2170
1995 277 2228
1996 251 2548
1997 300 3068
1998 257 3012
1999 228 3178
2000 283 3457
2001 231 3802
2002 375 4627
2003 350 5740
2004 375 5822
2005 420 6638
2006 487 7865
2007 532 9045
2008 547 10365
2009 529 10923
2010 608 12926
2011 672 14993
2012 668 17010
2013 749 19007
2014 703 20719
2015 738 22315
2016 809 24520
2017 859 26561
2018 816 28390
2019 843 32381
2020 936 38117
2021 927 43813
2022 1019 42777
2023 1136 46020
2024 822 43252
2025 623 39149

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 84 233
Condensed Matter Physics 9 76 279
Nuclear Physics 13 103 316
Biophysics 18 154 395
Medical Physics 17 147 409
Optical Engineering 18 125 443
Acoustical Engineering 25 139 447
Materials Science 19 127 481
Quantum and Particle physics 23 134 489
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 136 501
Nanotechnology 15 129 554
Astrophysics and Astronomy 25 182 590
Astrobiology 25 193 597
Theoretical Physics 28 172 689

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 502nd in the World with 20,693 publications made and 440,296 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 91 In Canada
#160 of 1,854 In North America
#502 of 7,088 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 114 699
1994 139 734
1995 119 772
1996 149 920
1997 156 1028
1998 142 1158
1999 132 1365
2000 182 1597
2001 152 1775
2002 266 2382
2003 258 2655
2004 253 2785
2005 351 3323
2006 397 4073
2007 416 4767
2008 445 5716
2009 627 6766
2010 612 8026
2011 761 9859
2012 672 11193
2013 813 13257
2014 774 14771
2015 861 16478
2016 837 17581
2017 921 20353
2018 922 22740
2019 1051 26820
2020 1125 33611
2021 1306 39996
2022 1311 39382
2023 1367 42685
2024 1034 38059
2025 792 33613

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 21 146 352
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 19 167 393
Occupational Safety and Health 24 186 402
Philosophy 21 125 444
Special Education 21 215 447
Demography 22 170 452
Sociology 25 191 488
Social Work 28 258 503
Political Science 24 185 538
Library and Information science 24 238 571
Anthropology 28 235 589
Archaeology 25 187 610
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 32 234 637
History 27 205 637
Early Childhood Education 28 303 648
Genealogy 34 295 671
Linguistics 29 212 693
Education Majors 29 268 705
International Law 28 240 714
Law 31 261 743
Aesthetics 32 246 773
Criminology and Criminal Justice 38 399 806
Art History 35 350 837
Gender Studies 39 391 850
Communications and Public Relations 35 315 867
Human Rights Law 34 278 887
Publishing 35 326 955
Journalism and Digital Media 33 296 998
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 33 348 1027
Public Policy / Administration 38 388 1116
Media Studies 45 512 1151
Classics and Ancient History 36 416 1172
Urban and Regional planning 35 234 1332

Computer Science rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 27th for Computer Science in Canada and 599th in the World with 17,064 publications made and 478,873 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#27 of 86 In Canada
#184 of 1,702 In North America
#599 of 6,855 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 109 1107
1994 112 1164
1995 116 1198
1996 109 1349
1997 155 1631
1998 122 1766
1999 115 1726
2000 159 2071
2001 135 2143
2002 288 2971
2003 255 3157
2004 242 3306
2005 319 4056
2006 371 4920
2007 386 5427
2008 409 6408
2009 429 7152
2010 498 8474
2011 571 10037
2012 534 11520
2013 642 13371
2014 606 15013
2015 707 17003
2016 708 17996
2017 777 20985
2018 766 23592
2019 833 28183
2020 898 35070
2021 975 41692
2022 1054 41122
2023 1051 43473
2024 844 38848
2025 704 34447

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 86 283
Computer Vision 21 125 427
UX/UI Desgin 24 133 438
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 152 457
Human-Computer Interaction 23 141 464
Telecommunications 24 139 479
Neuroscience 24 183 497
Computer Engineering 24 148 500
Animation 22 140 500
Data Science 25 179 541
Computational Linguistics 24 156 567
Library and Information science 24 238 571
Cognitive Science 28 194 584
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 29 173 589
Machine Learning 29 189 651
Computer Networking 30 186 657
Software Engineering 28 196 734
Computer Graphics 29 200 750
Management Information Systems 28 217 766
Cyber Security 31 228 885
Multimedia 28 264 899
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 208 983

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 26th for Environmental Science in Canada and 645th in the World with 16,084 publications made and 468,590 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 1,727 In North America
#645 of 6,888 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 126 942
1994 143 941
1995 155 1090
1996 133 1264
1997 183 1597
1998 170 1531
1999 154 1734
2000 179 2003
2001 147 2245
2002 224 2755
2003 212 3271
2004 243 3560
2005 274 4063
2006 343 5303
2007 325 5811
2008 349 6895
2009 415 7710
2010 447 9232
2011 532 11023
2012 507 12748
2013 527 14646
2014 575 16376
2015 589 17906
2016 657 19630
2017 655 22007
2018 721 24382
2019 783 28204
2020 917 35193
2021 967 41402
2022 1020 41143
2023 1083 43710
2024 754 40137
2025 512 36280

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 17 107 364
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 24 148 471
Environmental Management 26 127 493
Environmental Engineering 23 123 520
Oceanography 26 161 580
Geography and Cartography 26 176 582
Forestry 26 131 597
Geology 26 174 602
Paleontology 25 183 640
Ecology 27 180 670
Environmental Chemistry 26 155 678
Earth science and Geophysics 32 186 702
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 179 725
Agricultural Science 27 158 864
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 251 930
Urban and Regional planning 35 234 1332

Psychology rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 24th for Psychology in Canada and 553rd in the World with 11,663 publications made and 349,829 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#24 of 87 In Canada
#204 of 1,648 In North America
#553 of 6,663 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 76 854
1994 64 894
1995 78 930
1996 68 1041
1997 91 1240
1998 71 1343
1999 66 1353
2000 83 1640
2001 68 1798
2002 117 1828
2003 136 2142
2004 131 2367
2005 177 2789
2006 221 3104
2007 238 3602
2008 239 4192
2009 266 4748
2010 300 5537
2011 349 6689
2012 347 7938
2013 450 9461
2014 405 10769
2015 498 11717
2016 510 12907
2017 540 14508
2018 578 16438
2019 585 19305
2020 723 25186
2021 743 29410
2022 800 29332
2023 758 30520
2024 686 28260
2025 635 25621

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 81 160
Special Education 21 215 447
Neuroscience 24 183 497
Social Work 28 258 503
Clinical Psychology 28 237 516
Child Psychology 29 239 518
Psychiatry 24 191 536
Social Psychology 29 232 566
Cognitive Science 28 194 584
Sexology 31 323 619
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 32 234 637
Education Majors 29 268 705
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 35 286 981

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 26th for Mathematics in Canada and 605th in the World with 8,251 publications made and 251,689 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#26 of 81 In Canada
#187 of 1,494 In North America
#605 of 6,434 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 51 282
1994 56 347
1995 58 409
1996 47 411
1997 68 431
1998 49 503
1999 65 549
2000 64 624
2001 53 754
2002 139 1180
2003 106 1186
2004 99 1167
2005 159 1532
2006 161 1858
2007 171 2150
2008 185 2481
2009 205 2911
2010 223 3320
2011 278 4082
2012 254 4796
2013 318 5756
2014 319 6468
2015 370 7512
2016 357 8095
2017 397 9476
2018 374 10725
2019 440 12984
2020 470 15820
2021 508 19174
2022 569 19225
2023 581 20449
2024 370 15491
2025 355 13658

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 26 172 557
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 232 767
Math Teachers 29 297 790
Applied Mathematics 28 201 944
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 208 983
Actuarial Science 32 340 1108
Operations Research 34 260 1207

Economics rankings

The University of Sherbrooke ranked 30th for Economics in Canada and 736th in the World with 4,024 publications made and 104,683 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#30 of 84 In Canada
#239 of 1,445 In North America
#736 of 6,188 In the World

University of Sherbrooke
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 15 97
1994 22 127
1995 19 128
1996 15 139
1997 22 159
1998 19 173
1999 21 203
2000 31 262
2001 22 244
2002 34 380
2003 53 410
2004 46 512
2005 63 634
2006 59 710
2007 86 898
2008 76 1081
2009 132 1315
2010 121 1530
2011 138 1883
2012 118 2305
2013 152 2699
2014 166 3167
2015 179 3630
2016 182 3826
2017 193 4289
2018 180 4934
2019 215 5876
2020 277 7617
2021 309 8966
2022 266 9081
2023 295 10217
2024 231 8728
2025 161 7958

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 25 214 567
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 31 232 767
Agricultural Economics 27 174 916
Finance 31 261 966
Environmental Economics 33 186 1049
International Economics 28 230 1085
Actuarial Science 32 340 1108
International Trade 31 252 1165
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 320 1337

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Sherbrooke

Speciality Canada North America World Rank
Photography 22 135 352
Tax Law 22 184 483
Graphic Design 26 181 561
Risk Management 26 188 663
Advertising 30 241 670
Singing and Vocal Performance 29 220 691
Performing arts 29 232 731
Human Resource Management 28 234 742
Fashion Design 30 214 755
Creative Writing 38 294 787
Art & Design 31 247 817
Project Management 32 231 828
Business 32 245 838
Marketing 31 249 842
Literature 33 267 848
Management 32 241 869
Accounting 33 314 1020
International Business 28 246 1079