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The University of Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, 14th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 27 research topics. The University of Toronto ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 505,830 academic publications and 20,913,225 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,222 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#14 of 14,131 In the World
#12 of 2,597 In North America
#1 of 101 In Canada
#1 of 24 In Ontario
#1 of 4 In Toronto
#1 of 4,476 For Anthropology
#1 of 1,302 For Occupational Therapy
#1 of 1,070 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#39 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#48 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 24 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Biology in Canada and 6th in the World with 301,314 publications made and 14,249,266 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Immunology.

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

University of Toronto
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 2332 44863
1994 2426 49116
1995 2625 53903
1996 2929 59643
1997 3239 66507
1998 3897 76543
1999 3432 86482
2000 3727 100938
2001 3751 111767
2002 4315 130883
2003 4820 149476
2004 4943 161996
2005 5440 183452
2006 6125 207302
2007 6285 233504
2008 6919 262475
2009 7404 291722
2010 8094 334785
2011 8340 373786
2012 9135 420361
2013 9845 459930
2014 10268 500891
2015 10683 534317
2016 15011 565606
2017 12064 611777
2018 12908 666462
2019 13575 749371
2020 15765 923852
2021 16313 1045531
2022 14987 1015933
2023 15105 1036660
2024 12810 969200
2025 11206 866741

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

Biology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 1 1
Biotechnology 1 3 3
Pharmacology 1 4 4
Neuroscience 1 5 6
Oncology and Cancer research 1 8 9
Paleontology 1 7 9
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 9 10
Microbiology 1 10 11
Genetics 1 11 11
Entomology 1 11 12
Biochemistry 1 11 12
Evolutionary Biology 1 10 13
Botany 1 11 13
Immunology 1 12 13
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 10 14
Toxicology 1 14 18
Molecular Biology 1 15 18
Virology 1 14 18
Biophysics 1 15 19
Zoology 2 11 20
Astrobiology 1 16 22
Nanotechnology 1 14 35
Nutrition and Food Science 2 17 37
Agricultural Science 3 26 40
Animal Science 5 30 58
Horticulture 3 28 61
Forestry 5 34 63

Medicine rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Medicine in Canada and 6th in the World with 296,577 publications made and 12,926,448 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

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

University of Toronto
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1998 34938
1994 2110 37955
1995 2293 42640
1996 2540 48235
1997 2773 54004
1998 3358 62406
1999 3042 72141
2000 3310 84660
2001 3355 94342
2002 3640 109129
2003 4213 126334
2004 4388 138566
2005 4879 156711
2006 5547 178345
2007 5796 202639
2008 6526 232210
2009 7022 255635
2010 7595 297274
2011 7997 332263
2012 8871 375081
2013 9836 413666
2014 10227 451882
2015 10962 487931
2016 15078 517631
2017 12512 561527
2018 13452 607182
2019 14259 689708
2020 16826 874141
2021 17654 995362
2022 16267 981893
2023 16569 1002515
2024 14583 952325
2025 13554 870842

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 5th in the World with 223,528 publications made and 8,341,280 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

University of Toronto
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1403 18361
1994 1515 20256
1995 1626 22018
1996 1727 25260
1997 1850 26867
1998 1980 29891
1999 2019 34234
2000 2166 41112
2001 2381 45459
2002 3026 61341
2003 3138 66762
2004 3181 74760
2005 3685 88130
2006 4143 102200
2007 4403 118681
2008 4974 137216
2009 5407 156156
2010 5829 180164
2011 6096 205540
2012 6455 231789
2013 7176 259243
2014 7296 287358
2015 7958 313057
2016 12483 331755
2017 10112 363536
2018 9669 404701
2019 10220 472389
2020 12154 583105
2021 13241 659793
2022 12121 628899
2023 13324 657587
2024 9743 571568
2025 8116 500668

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Chemistry in Canada and 11th in the World with 205,346 publications made and 10,243,656 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

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

University of Toronto
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1960 36884
1994 2010 41040
1995 2167 44645
1996 2393 49018
1997 2563 54836
1998 3115 62643
1999 2695 70612
2000 2927 80740
2001 2849 88642
2002 3523 103715
2003 3789 117156
2004 3855 126015
2005 4227 140103
2006 4540 156317
2007 4550 173956
2008 4940 192723
2009 5167 212232
2010 5599 242058
2011 5685 267560
2012 6252 299032
2013 6378 325164
2014 6557 351674
2015 6680 371673
2016 10378 393625
2017 7411 423157
2018 7860 457974
2019 8107 511581
2020 9026 613989
2021 9380 700416
2022 8772 679541
2023 9033 695924
2024 7208 643863
2025 6139 566045

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Computer Science in Canada and 5th in the World with 197,421 publications made and 9,270,741 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

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

University of Toronto
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1480 23762
1994 1447 25176
1995 1557 28158
1996 1696 31561
1997 1766 34509
1998 1951 38115
1999 1862 43175
2000 2060 49233
2001 2229 55261
2002 3447 79644
2003 3295 82146
2004 3236 88478
2005 3894 104630
2006 4239 121369
2007 4358 136969
2008 4786 156743
2009 5123 178357
2010 5538 203694
2011 5645 230546
2012 6063 258778
2013 6524 284223
2014 6740 316301
2015 6990 342419
2016 8784 370811
2017 8137 408982
2018 8738 465295
2019 9212 536960
2020 10487 642875
2021 11247 720273
2022 10062 665299
2023 10436 688438
2024 8478 615899
2025 7210 536000

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Engineering in Canada and 10th in the World with 170,923 publications made and 7,521,314 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

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

University of Toronto
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1550 22741
1994 1524 25060
1995 1672 27099
1996 1827 30614
1997 1846 32880
1998 1989 36357
1999 1939 40725
2000 2095 46370
2001 2110 50931
2002 3363 71885
2003 3289 75005
2004 3253 80980
2005 3791 94190
2006 3990 108668
2007 4011 122562
2008 4319 139327
2009 4529 155973
2010 4976 177332
2011 4960 198617
2012 5324 221928
2013 5561 245570
2014 5714 267996
2015 5842 289135
2016 6392 310631
2017 6323 339817
2018 6658 381418
2019 7016 433419
2020 7878 503438
2021 8587 572182
2022 7522 527849
2023 7711 545922
2024 6121 494825
2025 4802 431117

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

Physics rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Physics in Canada and 15th in the World with 165,062 publications made and 7,198,396 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 86 In Canada
#11 of 1,623 In North America
#15 of 6,729 In the World

University of Toronto
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1517 22532
1994 1566 24871
1995 1686 27407
1996 1818 30798
1997 1901 33104
1998 2020 36691
1999 1935 40759
2000 2109 45924
2001 2080 50664
2002 3139 67379
2003 3257 71934
2004 3096 77529
2005 3574 90429
2006 3733 102791
2007 3815 116121
2008 4001 131166
2009 4276 146897
2010 4619 166973
2011 4716 188281
2012 5076 211277
2013 5273 233611
2014 5230 254037
2015 5544 273783
2016 8006 295143
2017 5922 320054
2018 6240 360444
2019 6598 401912
2020 7283 466045
2021 7674 525531
2022 6727 483974
2023 7190 506932
2024 5743 475248
2025 4562 414625

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

Physics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 2 2
Acoustical Engineering 1 9 11
Optical Engineering 1 10 13
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 14 17
Quantum and Particle physics 1 13 19
Biophysics 1 15 19
Astrobiology 1 16 22
Materials Science 1 10 22
Nanotechnology 1 14 35
Theoretical Physics 2 25 38
Nuclear Physics 1 20 39
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 24 39
Condensed Matter Physics 1 26 56
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 31 63

Psychology rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Psychology in Canada and 3rd in the World with 161,819 publications made and 7,450,978 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 87 In Canada
#2 of 1,648 In North America
#3 of 6,663 In the World

University of Toronto
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 1022 18868
1994 1074 20391
1995 1129 22828
1996 1321 25921
1997 1393 27759
1998 1577 31505
1999 1571 35730
2000 1688 41498
2001 1838 47521
2002 2080 57149
2003 2308 65381
2004 2356 71215
2005 2693 82691
2006 3149 93398
2007 3217 106836
2008 3766 123682
2009 3856 138025
2010 4308 159122
2011 4505 180301
2012 4882 203393
2013 5451 225121
2014 5662 250854
2015 6186 273842
2016 6589 292779
2017 7171 322968
2018 7697 358495
2019 8165 413339
2020 9377 515123
2021 10209 577376
2022 9383 557832
2023 9463 571306
2024 7825 517659
2025 7072 473675

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

Psychology subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 1 1
Social Work 1 1 1
Education Majors 1 3 3
Social Psychology 1 4 4
Psychiatry 1 3 4
Clinical Psychology 1 5 5
Cognitive Science 1 3 5
Neuroscience 1 5 6
Child Psychology 1 6 7
Sexology 1 7 7
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 8 8
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 5 9
Special Education 1 8 15

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Canada and 8th in the World with 148,531 publications made and 6,083,485 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 90 In Canada
#7 of 1,727 In North America
#8 of 6,888 In the World

University of Toronto
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1148 17754
1994 1199 19393
1995 1355 21352
1996 1443 23389
1997 1540 25736
1998 1672 27934
1999 1561 31605
2000 1711 37729
2001 1778 40363
2002 2286 52039
2003 2399 57769
2004 2398 63913
2005 2755 74051
2006 2993 84347
2007 3122 96637
2008 3452 109507
2009 3615 123635
2010 4048 141042
2011 4181 160755
2012 4393 180267
2013 4655 200639
2014 4907 219156
2015 5126 236574
2016 7258 253434
2017 5778 274259
2018 6191 307036
2019 6278 351761
2020 7484 424542
2021 8122 486122
2022 7334 461256
2023 7512 472949
2024 5783 423045
2025 4474 370930

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

Mathematics rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Mathematics in Canada and 5th in the World with 94,145 publications made and 4,476,207 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

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

University of Toronto
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 467 6949
1994 471 7765
1995 596 8654
1996 662 9763
1997 672 10604
1998 675 11563
1999 727 13432
2000 830 15794
2001 881 17605
2002 1421 28340
2003 1521 28790
2004 1424 31446
2005 1673 38848
2006 1830 46069
2007 2009 52120
2008 2168 60571
2009 2395 70696
2010 2569 82908
2011 2683 94826
2012 2894 105043
2013 3271 120602
2014 3442 135275
2015 3765 151014
2016 3855 160328
2017 4180 176132
2018 4634 199671
2019 4969 236346
2020 5818 288001
2021 6375 334840
2022 5784 316021
2023 6008 326057
2024 4117 244645
2025 3456 206591

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

Mathematics subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 1 5 5
Actuarial Science 1 13 13
Math Teachers 1 11 13
Operations Research 1 10 15
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 15 16
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 16 25
Applied Mathematics 1 18 27

Business rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Business in Canada and 7th in the World with 63,471 publications made and 2,469,482 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

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

University of Toronto
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 395 5355
1994 402 5827
1995 464 6541
1996 523 7467
1997 504 7769
1998 547 8331
1999 602 10140
2000 630 11670
2001 719 12536
2002 1085 21056
2003 1102 20726
2004 1035 22635
2005 1292 27256
2006 1382 32540
2007 1448 36833
2008 1617 43492
2009 1772 49596
2010 1898 57394
2011 1904 66115
2012 2043 73683
2013 2145 81521
2014 2207 90750
2015 2372 96581
2016 2908 101297
2017 2712 110479
2018 2868 123297
2019 2994 141506
2020 3415 168815
2021 3803 188984
2022 3338 172857
2023 3534 182285
2024 2378 143069
2025 1939 120821

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

Economics rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Economics in Canada and 6th in the World with 57,341 publications made and 2,188,543 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

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

University of Toronto
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 267 3132
1994 309 3420
1995 326 3938
1996 401 4442
1997 421 4984
1998 453 5504
1999 463 6586
2000 508 8180
2001 629 9089
2002 736 12074
2003 840 14025
2004 863 15875
2005 992 18688
2006 1133 22659
2007 1210 26672
2008 1391 32002
2009 1584 38222
2010 1605 44027
2011 1664 51424
2012 1790 58969
2013 1899 66151
2014 2016 73401
2015 2121 79454
2016 2285 83883
2017 2518 89941
2018 2751 100120
2019 2825 116657
2020 3500 147550
2021 3815 168597
2022 3509 162130
2023 3775 172141
2024 2694 141637
2025 2292 124474

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Art & Design in Canada and 4th in the World with 35,026 publications made and 999,456 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#1 of 85 In Canada
#3 of 1,454 In North America
#4 of 6,010 In the World

University of Toronto
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 254 2550
1994 262 2951
1995 293 3416
1996 320 3894
1997 320 4163
1998 314 4443
1999 376 5222
2000 397 6241
2001 456 6612
2002 593 10106
2003 598 10302
2004 562 11529
2005 700 13539
2006 729 15250
2007 774 17285
2008 843 19412
2009 897 22198
2010 981 25033
2011 1061 28693
2012 1069 31978
2013 1133 35054
2014 1123 37821
2015 1245 40777
2016 1300 41968
2017 1381 46118
2018 1446 51789
2019 1555 61364
2020 1748 72529
2021 1904 79876
2022 1812 75499
2023 1771 78568
2024 1250 73540
2025 1057 65404

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

Art & Design subfield Canada ranking North America ranking World rank
Creative Writing 1 1 1
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 1 1
Photography 1 2 2
Literature 1 2 4
Music 2 3 4
Performing arts 1 5 6
Fashion Design 1 5 6
Aesthetics 1 4 7
Animation 1 6 8
Art History 1 7 9
Game Design and Development 1 10 11
Multimedia 1 10 11
Computer Graphics 1 9 12
Architecture 1 10 15
UX/UI Desgin 1 14 17
Entertainment Industry Business 1 14 18
Graphic Design 3 22 32
Illustration and Concept Art 1 14 36
Landscape Architecture 1 11 38
Painting and Drawing 1 16 38
Sculpture 1 16 38
Cinematography 1 15 39
Interior Design 1 14 41