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The University of Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, 14th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 28 research topics. The University of Toronto ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 489,594 academic publications and 19,738,928 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,151 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 1,257 For Occupational Therapy
#1 of 1,049 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#2 of 6,070 For Linguistics
#36 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#45 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 25 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Biology in Canada and 7th in the World with 292,361 publications made and 13,447,055 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Immunology.

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

University of Toronto
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 2338 45459
1993 2333 44867
1994 2423 49027
1995 2624 53811
1996 2928 59462
1997 3239 66449
1998 3895 76486
1999 3432 86452
2000 3728 100822
2001 3751 111596
2002 4316 130799
2003 4819 149428
2004 4940 161962
2005 5440 183421
2006 6124 207271
2007 6281 233485
2008 6905 262424
2009 7401 291586
2010 8085 334766
2011 8351 373886
2012 9138 420346
2013 9849 460004
2014 10289 501220
2015 10688 534668
2016 15020 565865
2017 12065 611081
2018 12886 664986
2019 13594 747401
2020 15705 922717
2021 16269 1042719
2022 14989 1013211
2023 15080 1034031
2024 12649 956052

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 8
Paleontology 1 7 9
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 9 10
Entomology 1 11 11
Microbiology 1 11 11
Genetics 1 11 11
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
Molecular Biology 1 15 18
Zoology 2 11 18
Biophysics 1 15 19
Toxicology 1 16 20
Virology 1 16 20
Astrobiology 1 16 21
Nutrition and Food Science 2 17 35
Nanotechnology 1 14 36
Agricultural Science 3 26 39
Animal Science 5 30 57
Horticulture 2 27 59
Forestry 5 34 60

Medicine rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Medicine in Canada and 6th in the World with 285,695 publications made and 12,189,735 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

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

University of Toronto
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1949 34832
1993 1996 34876
1994 2110 37898
1995 2290 42579
1996 2539 48159
1997 2773 53980
1998 3358 62384
1999 3040 72035
2000 3310 84618
2001 3352 94274
2002 3640 109103
2003 4212 126326
2004 4385 138535
2005 4878 156701
2006 5543 178333
2007 5788 202579
2008 6513 232170
2009 7019 255546
2010 7595 297246
2011 8009 332193
2012 8873 374987
2013 9842 413789
2014 10233 451986
2015 10967 488200
2016 15092 517850
2017 12505 561085
2018 13425 606631
2019 14251 688644
2020 16760 873231
2021 17623 993772
2022 16249 980052
2023 16532 1000334
2024 14386 938560

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 216,832 publications made and 7,773,569 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

University of Toronto
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1363 18788
1993 1401 18340
1994 1512 20238
1995 1627 21997
1996 1726 25224
1997 1849 26857
1998 1978 29899
1999 2020 34212
2000 2165 41061
2001 2381 45437
2002 3025 61311
2003 3138 66739
2004 3178 74718
2005 3685 88119
2006 4142 102204
2007 4401 118671
2008 4975 137274
2009 5411 156168
2010 5823 180237
2011 6101 205731
2012 6464 232063
2013 7167 259420
2014 7298 287865
2015 7959 313236
2016 12487 331619
2017 10101 363070
2018 9651 403130
2019 10224 470296
2020 12150 581874
2021 13200 658427
2022 12111 627914
2023 13239 655819
2024 9499 561346

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 200,697 publications made and 9,659,750 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 83 In Canada
#9 of 1,530 In North America
#11 of 6,545 In the World

University of Toronto
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1953 36588
1993 1960 36869
1994 2009 40989
1995 2160 44597
1996 2394 48931
1997 2563 54795
1998 3117 62582
1999 2693 70583
2000 2925 80667
2001 2848 88526
2002 3526 103640
2003 3792 117141
2004 3854 125982
2005 4226 140055
2006 4539 156308
2007 4552 173937
2008 4944 192725
2009 5169 212172
2010 5599 242120
2011 5687 267887
2012 6255 299056
2013 6365 325197
2014 6568 352168
2015 6691 372241
2016 10397 394156
2017 7429 423234
2018 7871 457381
2019 8123 510978
2020 9035 614395
2021 9420 700703
2022 8808 679787
2023 9014 695594
2024 7144 636014

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 6th in the World with 191,865 publications made and 8,691,692 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
#6 of 1,698 In North America
#6 of 6,845 In the World

University of Toronto
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1322 23987
1993 1480 23787
1994 1446 25134
1995 1554 28122
1996 1692 31503
1997 1766 34480
1998 1949 38090
1999 1859 43109
2000 2059 49162
2001 2228 55170
2002 3445 79632
2003 3296 82129
2004 3237 88492
2005 3896 104641
2006 4236 121333
2007 4356 136952
2008 4780 156858
2009 5121 178251
2010 5541 203715
2011 5662 230880
2012 6070 258888
2013 6536 284394
2014 6760 316807
2015 6998 342738
2016 8791 370320
2017 8133 406578
2018 8732 460530
2019 9238 530802
2020 10511 637334
2021 11275 713756
2022 10115 659366
2023 10450 682097
2024 8313 600015

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 167,078 publications made and 7,098,859 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 86 In Canada
#7 of 1,651 In North America
#10 of 6,782 In the World

University of Toronto
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1458 22981
1993 1550 22731
1994 1522 25007
1995 1665 27061
1996 1827 30554
1997 1846 32855
1998 1990 36324
1999 1937 40682
2000 2095 46325
2001 2111 50824
2002 3365 71815
2003 3291 74967
2004 3253 80964
2005 3787 94174
2006 3990 108626
2007 4011 122537
2008 4319 139329
2009 4528 155890
2010 4971 177349
2011 4969 199029
2012 5324 222003
2013 5568 245800
2014 5728 268672
2015 5854 289681
2016 6410 311030
2017 6325 338759
2018 6657 378723
2019 7008 429142
2020 7860 499015
2021 8591 567674
2022 7526 524004
2023 7681 541578
2024 6001 484870

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 16th in the World with 161,214 publications made and 6,763,365 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 1,617 In North America
#16 of 6,713 In the World

University of Toronto
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1477 23065
1993 1516 22508
1994 1564 24824
1995 1680 27393
1996 1818 30721
1997 1899 33059
1998 2021 36672
1999 1933 40742
2000 2108 45863
2001 2080 50622
2002 3142 67315
2003 3256 71905
2004 3097 77521
2005 3573 90381
2006 3729 102753
2007 3814 116086
2008 4000 131130
2009 4272 146794
2010 4616 167008
2011 4712 188303
2012 5077 211294
2013 5270 233475
2014 5220 254102
2015 5539 273787
2016 7997 294652
2017 5910 318980
2018 6225 358026
2019 6586 398474
2020 7252 461366
2021 7654 520746
2022 6733 479667
2023 7151 502200
2024 5605 465869

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 14
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 14 17
Quantum and Particle physics 1 13 19
Biophysics 1 15 19
Astrobiology 1 16 21
Materials Science 1 11 22
Nanotechnology 1 14 36
Nuclear Physics 1 20 38
Theoretical Physics 2 25 38
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 24 39
Condensed Matter Physics 1 27 55
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 31 62

Psychology rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Psychology in Canada and 3rd in the World with 156,391 publications made and 6,993,003 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 87 In Canada
#2 of 1,645 In North America
#3 of 6,645 In the World

University of Toronto
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 998 19307
1993 1018 18855
1994 1074 20349
1995 1129 22808
1996 1320 25861
1997 1391 27739
1998 1575 31485
1999 1568 35671
2000 1686 41459
2001 1834 47472
2002 2081 57142
2003 2306 65381
2004 2355 71219
2005 2691 82684
2006 3144 93369
2007 3212 106815
2008 3759 123734
2009 3854 137935
2010 4300 159161
2011 4517 180381
2012 4886 203408
2013 5456 225321
2014 5668 251179
2015 6196 274016
2016 6593 292574
2017 7177 321888
2018 7676 356627
2019 8193 411241
2020 9417 514722
2021 10251 576502
2022 9416 557125
2023 9468 569991
2024 7713 508974

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 2 2
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
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 5 8
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 9 9
Special Education 1 8 15

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Canada and 9th in the World with 144,847 publications made and 5,762,340 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 90 In Canada
#8 of 1,721 In North America
#9 of 6,876 In the World

University of Toronto
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1147 18439
1993 1147 17752
1994 1197 19365
1995 1355 21320
1996 1442 23309
1997 1540 25744
1998 1670 27915
1999 1557 31580
2000 1711 37684
2001 1778 40335
2002 2288 52003
2003 2399 57756
2004 2397 63916
2005 2751 74018
2006 2991 84330
2007 3119 96645
2008 3446 109509
2009 3612 123552
2010 4053 141080
2011 4196 161135
2012 4397 180328
2013 4646 200747
2014 4905 219631
2015 5138 237068
2016 7268 253747
2017 5769 273707
2018 6166 305392
2019 6291 349523
2020 7456 422045
2021 8098 483609
2022 7352 458710
2023 7483 470598
2024 5653 415221

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 92,047 publications made and 4,307,314 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 1,491 In North America
#5 of 6,418 In the World

University of Toronto
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 479 6650
1993 467 6944
1994 471 7762
1995 598 8646
1996 659 9760
1997 671 10604
1998 674 11555
1999 725 13423
2000 828 15785
2001 881 17605
2002 1421 28334
2003 1523 28804
2004 1424 31460
2005 1675 38860
2006 1831 46118
2007 2011 52141
2008 2166 60630
2009 2393 70736
2010 2575 82992
2011 2699 95344
2012 2896 105423
2013 3285 121160
2014 3481 136273
2015 3801 152047
2016 3890 161288
2017 4214 176661
2018 4677 199699
2019 5013 236208
2020 5929 291253
2021 6459 337586
2022 5870 319285
2023 6086 328621
2024 4073 241238

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 24
Applied Mathematics 1 18 25

Business rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Business in Canada and 7th in the World with 62,003 publications made and 2,329,097 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 83 In Canada
#7 of 1,460 In North America
#7 of 6,339 In the World

University of Toronto
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 389 5345
1993 394 5354
1994 402 5823
1995 463 6534
1996 522 7449
1997 504 7758
1998 546 8320
1999 600 10127
2000 631 11652
2001 719 12539
2002 1085 21045
2003 1103 20723
2004 1034 22632
2005 1290 27265
2006 1381 32531
2007 1449 36857
2008 1621 43537
2009 1773 49581
2010 1902 57486
2011 1906 66281
2012 2047 73813
2013 2151 81693
2014 2217 91037
2015 2371 96789
2016 2910 101299
2017 2708 110276
2018 2854 122815
2019 3003 140777
2020 3435 168902
2021 3799 188616
2022 3357 172855
2023 3543 182036
2024 2334 139922

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 7th in the World with 55,550 publications made and 2,057,737 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

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

University of Toronto
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 282 3192
1993 267 3133
1994 309 3418
1995 328 3927
1996 400 4439
1997 421 4978
1998 454 5489
1999 462 6570
2000 507 8163
2001 628 9083
2002 736 12064
2003 842 14015
2004 861 15866
2005 991 18693
2006 1133 22665
2007 1210 26671
2008 1391 32034
2009 1585 38198
2010 1603 44063
2011 1666 51460
2012 1790 59020
2013 1904 66231
2014 2022 73535
2015 2122 79556
2016 2286 83970
2017 2516 89893
2018 2732 100068
2019 2827 116721
2020 3498 148326
2021 3834 168844
2022 3513 162734
2023 3775 172261
2024 2649 138998

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 34,088 publications made and 952,655 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

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 83 In Canada
#3 of 1,444 In North America
#4 of 5,966 In the World

University of Toronto
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 249 3180
1993 254 2556
1994 260 2939
1995 290 3404
1996 320 3881
1997 319 4157
1998 315 4448
1999 375 5213
2000 397 6225
2001 456 6603
2002 592 10111
2003 597 10310
2004 560 11517
2005 698 13520
2006 728 15236
2007 772 17279
2008 843 19402
2009 897 22196
2010 977 25028
2011 1059 28671
2012 1075 32016
2013 1132 35050
2014 1130 37813
2015 1240 40672
2016 1297 41908
2017 1381 45927
2018 1440 51392
2019 1555 60773
2020 1736 71634
2021 1899 79132
2022 1806 74649
2023 1760 77529
2024 1213 71886

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
Aesthetics 1 4 7
Fashion Design 1 6 7
Animation 1 6 8
Art History 1 7 9
Game Design and Development 1 10 11
Computer Graphics 1 9 11
Multimedia 1 11 12
Architecture 1 10 16
UX/UI Desgin 1 14 17
Entertainment Industry Business 1 14 18
Graphic Design 3 22 32
Landscape Architecture 1 11 34
Cinematography 1 15 37
Interior Design 1 14 37
Illustration and Concept Art 1 17 39
Painting and Drawing 1 17 39
Sculpture 1 17 39