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The University of Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, 13th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 30 research topics. The University of Toronto ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 429,607 academic publications and 14,625,123 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,088 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#13 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 1,135 For Occupational Therapy
#1 of 1,011 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#2 of 3,646 For Health Science
#36 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#45 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 27 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Biology in Canada and 6th in the World with 263,593 publications made and 10,533,799 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Immunology.

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

University of Toronto
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1981 30954
1992 2170 36323
1993 2134 35967
1994 2308 39382
1995 2471 43251
1996 2761 47912
1997 3016 54104
1998 3590 62028
1999 3145 70710
2000 3403 81630
2001 3456 90658
2002 3974 105260
2003 4378 118395
2004 4526 132066
2005 5066 150677
2006 5727 170395
2007 5911 194294
2008 6292 213874
2009 6835 241741
2010 7488 276215
2011 7844 309646
2012 8562 351083
2013 9291 386302
2014 9915 421464
2015 10304 452438
2016 14803 483654
2017 11659 515988
2018 12483 569086
2019 13267 636806
2020 14985 760256
2021 15471 868712
2022 14319 893644
2023 13862 887719

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 2 2
Pharmacology 1 4 4
Neuroscience 1 5 6
Oncology and Cancer research 1 8 8
Paleontology 1 7 8
Genetics 1 9 9
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 9 10
Microbiology 1 10 10
Entomology 1 11 11
Biochemistry 1 10 11
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 9 12
Immunology 1 11 12
Toxicology 1 11 13
Evolutionary Biology 1 10 13
Botany 1 11 13
Molecular Biology 1 11 15
Zoology 1 9 15
Biophysics 1 15 19
Virology 1 17 22
Astrobiology 1 17 23
Nutrition and Food Science 2 17 34
Nanotechnology 1 14 35
Agricultural Science 3 26 38
Animal Science 5 29 50
Forestry 4 30 54
Horticulture 3 28 57

Medicine rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Medicine in Canada and 5th in the World with 255,498 publications made and 9,290,086 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 85 In Canada
#4 of 1,643 In North America
#5 of 6,680 In the World

University of Toronto
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1681 23537
1992 1799 27823
1993 1821 27649
1994 2017 30274
1995 2122 33898
1996 2359 38461
1997 2569 43325
1998 3097 50013
1999 2792 57488
2000 3024 67353
2001 3079 75293
2002 3319 86259
2003 3815 98538
2004 3978 110961
2005 4458 126880
2006 5153 145011
2007 5361 166185
2008 5833 185958
2009 6466 208889
2010 6975 241987
2011 7449 271883
2012 8343 309318
2013 9190 342421
2014 9893 376709
2015 10439 409078
2016 14877 439324
2017 12085 471504
2018 13026 517418
2019 14006 583613
2020 15994 714029
2021 16752 824276
2022 15573 860760
2023 15200 857289

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 193,219 publications made and 5,622,545 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

University of Toronto
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1198 11856
1992 1269 14345
1993 1284 13736
1994 1421 15370
1995 1491 16475
1996 1612 18929
1997 1729 20306
1998 1816 22763
1999 1799 25998
2000 1977 30836
2001 2170 34623
2002 2758 46229
2003 2763 49564
2004 2875 57438
2005 3341 68087
2006 3767 78570
2007 4000 91557
2008 4474 103765
2009 4968 120782
2010 5303 139568
2011 5622 159025
2012 6018 180319
2013 6732 204044
2014 6960 226205
2015 7448 246890
2016 12228 261619
2017 9766 279406
2018 9317 314761
2019 9892 364442
2020 11353 439238
2021 12095 499950
2022 11411 507039
2023 12038 511838

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 183,156 publications made and 7,693,161 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 81 In Canada
#9 of 1,488 In North America
#11 of 6,447 In the World

University of Toronto
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1677 26519
1992 1826 29951
1993 1835 30345
1994 1928 33776
1995 2038 36675
1996 2277 40419
1997 2394 45708
1998 2900 51941
1999 2475 59088
2000 2695 66751
2001 2645 73458
2002 3293 85119
2003 3452 94339
2004 3551 104404
2005 3977 117724
2006 4232 131040
2007 4344 147978
2008 4553 161314
2009 4859 180082
2010 5237 204628
2011 5391 226788
2012 5838 254436
2013 6058 278601
2014 6308 301405
2015 6505 322062
2016 10231 341686
2017 7255 363375
2018 7592 397510
2019 7902 442151
2020 8770 518309
2021 8951 594588
2022 8391 610157
2023 8330 608953

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 172,281 publications made and 6,350,365 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 1,662 In North America
#6 of 6,752 In the World

University of Toronto
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1195 15479
1992 1249 18661
1993 1350 18429
1994 1389 19667
1995 1451 21811
1996 1596 24646
1997 1675 27283
1998 1751 30151
1999 1728 34361
2000 1892 38998
2001 2052 43508
2002 3235 62583
2003 3045 63961
2004 2970 69921
2005 3564 83265
2006 3969 95821
2007 4064 109349
2008 4336 123099
2009 4702 142578
2010 5073 162062
2011 5234 183695
2012 5673 208912
2013 6179 230989
2014 6406 255552
2015 6669 276122
2016 8573 301426
2017 7877 322081
2018 8378 367584
2019 8948 419310
2020 9992 494216
2021 10510 558341
2022 9629 552952
2023 9550 551233

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 149,706 publications made and 5,366,094 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 84 In Canada
#7 of 1,602 In North America
#10 of 6,684 In the World

University of Toronto
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1276 15961
1992 1368 18483
1993 1430 18299
1994 1479 20150
1995 1528 21705
1996 1697 24452
1997 1706 26529
1998 1819 29369
1999 1754 32948
2000 1922 37129
2001 1961 40700
2002 3159 56602
2003 3016 58071
2004 2990 63781
2005 3492 75343
2006 3712 86366
2007 3774 98739
2008 3958 111029
2009 4220 126497
2010 4624 143357
2011 4514 160707
2012 4905 180080
2013 5211 201435
2014 5343 218389
2015 5536 234581
2016 6091 253505
2017 6126 270068
2018 6275 303111
2019 6770 342546
2020 7329 393097
2021 7697 443056
2022 7064 441419
2023 6914 440496

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 143,368 publications made and 5,043,597 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 84 In Canada
#11 of 1,569 In North America
#16 of 6,603 In the World

University of Toronto
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1272 16173
1992 1361 18724
1993 1384 18424
1994 1497 20225
1995 1555 22089
1996 1682 24383
1997 1745 26840
1998 1823 29728
1999 1728 32865
2000 1911 36881
2001 1926 40802
2002 2921 53527
2003 2953 55839
2004 2861 61474
2005 3289 72424
2006 3452 81591
2007 3519 93805
2008 3635 104906
2009 3889 118949
2010 4275 135015
2011 4253 150608
2012 4560 168411
2013 4923 187902
2014 4803 202365
2015 5116 217083
2016 7624 234125
2017 5607 249669
2018 5778 282300
2019 6201 312005
2020 6657 358479
2021 6897 403773
2022 6241 400807
2023 6323 403971

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 5 5
Acoustical Engineering 1 10 12
Optical Engineering 1 10 14
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 15 18
Quantum and Particle physics 1 13 19
Biophysics 1 15 19
Astrobiology 1 17 23
Materials Science 1 13 26
Nanotechnology 1 14 35
Theoretical Physics 3 26 38
Nuclear Physics 1 20 40
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 28 48
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 29 53
Condensed Matter Physics 1 28 57

Psychology rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Psychology in Canada and 3rd in the World with 142,272 publications made and 5,263,213 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 85 In Canada
#2 of 1,612 In North America
#3 of 6,528 In the World

University of Toronto
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 878 12260
1992 945 15300
1993 941 14806
1994 1048 16069
1995 1067 18006
1996 1249 20676
1997 1290 22397
1998 1464 25174
1999 1441 28248
2000 1559 32739
2001 1710 37583
2002 1886 44972
2003 2075 50792
2004 2160 56612
2005 2481 66344
2006 2961 74715
2007 2983 86355
2008 3353 97675
2009 3645 111353
2010 3930 127320
2011 4234 145612
2012 4620 164983
2013 5253 184653
2014 5565 205711
2015 5920 225358
2016 6759 245465
2017 7079 262894
2018 7607 294006
2019 8191 336865
2020 9222 410005
2021 9763 464994
2022 9236 480174
2023 9032 480386

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
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 3 3
Education Majors 1 3 3
Social Psychology 1 4 4
Clinical Psychology 1 4 4
Psychiatry 1 3 4
Neuroscience 1 5 6
Cognitive Science 1 4 6
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 7 7
Child Psychology 1 6 7
Sexology 1 7 7
Special Education 1 7 16

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Canada and 9th in the World with 128,132 publications made and 4,232,553 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 89 In Canada
#8 of 1,687 In North America
#9 of 6,798 In the World

University of Toronto
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1011 12380
1992 1061 14760
1993 1058 14192
1994 1141 15433
1995 1262 16899
1996 1331 18476
1997 1397 20501
1998 1526 22410
1999 1405 25430
2000 1572 29761
2001 1589 32235
2002 2074 40817
2003 2132 44438
2004 2162 51038
2005 2483 58791
2006 2756 66551
2007 2884 77810
2008 3127 86730
2009 3343 99177
2010 3680 113889
2011 3820 128595
2012 3986 144558
2013 4338 163062
2014 4536 177838
2015 4817 191185
2016 6998 204294
2017 5589 218055
2018 5736 245018
2019 5988 279650
2020 6859 329316
2021 7252 374327
2022 6792 380672
2023 6735 378723

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 86,508 publications made and 3,247,696 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

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

University of Toronto
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 424 4463
1992 448 5130
1993 448 5346
1994 474 6002
1995 565 6630
1996 640 7475
1997 650 8343
1998 612 9093
1999 681 10499
2000 786 12179
2001 818 13663
2002 1328 21460
2003 1410 21593
2004 1332 24341
2005 1607 30021
2006 1754 35229
2007 1925 40621
2008 2020 46572
2009 2322 55919
2010 2434 65004
2011 2593 75029
2012 2875 84226
2013 3196 97426
2014 3479 110004
2015 3760 122792
2016 4036 132955
2017 4365 144018
2018 4740 165513
2019 5189 195222
2020 5799 231493
2021 6378 270917
2022 5875 278020
2023 5889 280913

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
Math Teachers 1 10 10
Operations Research 1 7 10
Actuarial Science 1 12 12
Applied Mathematics 1 12 15
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 15 16
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 16 26

Business rankings

The University of Toronto ranked 1st for Business in Canada and 6th in the World with 56,152 publications made and 1,691,425 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 78 In Canada
#6 of 1,412 In North America
#6 of 6,187 In the World

University of Toronto
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 361 3271
1992 385 3961
1993 357 4016
1994 387 4325
1995 422 4789
1996 482 5411
1997 476 5764
1998 505 6321
1999 527 7562
2000 589 8631
2001 665 9292
2002 1033 15845
2003 1028 15080
2004 965 16816
2005 1185 20373
2006 1265 23802
2007 1389 27721
2008 1502 32185
2009 1691 37585
2010 1774 43232
2011 1781 50162
2012 1944 56523
2013 2070 64437
2014 2154 71209
2015 2274 75789
2016 2867 79648
2017 2661 84837
2018 2787 95441
2019 2944 108602
2020 3222 127147
2021 3429 141834
2022 3198 139009
2023 3194 140593

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 5th in the World with 49,490 publications made and 1,399,822 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
#5 of 1,400 In North America
#5 of 5,995 In the World

University of Toronto
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 212 1993
1992 272 2389
1993 251 2348
1994 296 2620
1995 294 2859
1996 363 3235
1997 399 3725
1998 413 4146
1999 404 4899
2000 467 6067
2001 574 6750
2002 663 9086
2003 740 10115
2004 770 11837
2005 913 13900
2006 1006 16682
2007 1111 20292
2008 1277 23360
2009 1483 28667
2010 1491 33182
2011 1523 38568
2012 1661 44977
2013 1818 51632
2014 1921 57107
2015 1974 61482
2016 2255 65812
2017 2484 69516
2018 2613 78752
2019 2755 90589
2020 3252 111611
2021 3529 128141
2022 3316 131777
2023 3418 134405

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 5th in the World with 29,480 publications made and 671,552 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, 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
#4 of 1,404 In North America
#5 of 5,720 In the World

University of Toronto
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 211 1778
1992 223 2362
1993 232 1943
1994 247 2237
1995 270 2543
1996 299 2939
1997 279 3062
1998 293 3405
1999 337 3956
2000 346 4568
2001 397 5029
2002 545 7545
2003 537 7628
2004 515 8600
2005 599 10074
2006 661 11491
2007 698 13012
2008 762 14331
2009 834 16616
2010 876 18975
2011 927 21531
2012 963 24339
2013 1051 27330
2014 1052 29019
2015 1090 30744
2016 1217 32113
2017 1288 33789
2018 1350 37858
2019 1435 43989
2020 1565 51502
2021 1593 55956
2022 1569 54002
2023 1499 54002

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 1 3
Music 2 3 4
Aesthetics 1 4 6
Performing arts 1 5 6
Fashion Design 1 7 7
Animation 1 6 8
Art History 1 8 11
Game Design and Development 1 11 12
Computer Graphics 1 10 12
UX/UI Desgin 1 12 14
Multimedia 1 12 14
Architecture 1 10 16
Entertainment Industry Business 1 17 21
Graphic Design 2 20 28
Painting and Drawing 1 13 32
Sculpture 1 13 32
Illustration and Concept Art 1 13 33
Cinematography 2 19 53
Landscape Architecture 5 24 61
Interior Design 4 25 66