Laval University: Rankings
Laval University ranked 12 in Canada, 177 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 121,695 academic publications and 3,552,087 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 177 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 12 of 101 | In Canada |
| # 91 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 1 of 3 | In Quebec City |
| # 3 of 17 | In Quebec State |
| # 105 of 6,568 | For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| # 174 of 5,373 | For Medicine |
| # 177 of 4,845 | For Psychology |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
Laval University ranked 10 for Biology in Canada and 181 in the World with 66,500 publications made and 2,673,252 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | #4 | #33 | #59 |
| Animal Science | #8 | #41 | #86 |
| Biotechnology | #5 | #53 | #91 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #8 | #54 | #109 |
| Neuroscience | #9 | #69 | #115 |
| Horticulture | #7 | #46 | #126 |
| Microbiology | #9 | #67 | #129 |
| Botany | #6 | #62 | #135 |
| Pharmacology | #9 | #69 | #144 |
| Molecular | #8 | #81 | #164 |
| Biochemistry | #9 | #80 | #168 |
| Biophysics | #8 | #88 | #169 |
| Paleontology | #10 | #78 | #171 |
| Genetics | #9 | #85 | #182 |
| Zoology | #12 | #77 | #183 |
| Evolutionary | #14 | #95 | #189 |
| Virology | #11 | #94 | #199 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #10 | #92 | #210 |
| Immunology | #11 | #90 | #219 |
| Oncology | #11 | #91 | #232 |
| Entomology | #17 | #99 | #241 |
| Toxicology | #14 | #105 | #373 |
| Nanotechnology | #11 | #99 | #387 |
| Ethics | #22 | #209 | #490 |
| Astrobiology | #23 | #190 | #585 |
| Nutrition and Food Science | #8 | #32 | #74 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Laval University ranked 10 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 105 in the World with 58,358 publications made and 1,319,032 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | #6 | #40 | #70 |
| Political Science | #11 | #69 | #128 |
| Demography | #12 | #80 | #149 |
| Anthropology | #13 | #84 | #160 |
| Sociology | #13 | #92 | #166 |
| Aesthetics | #14 | #81 | #171 |
| Publishing | #16 | #86 | #188 |
| History | #15 | #88 | #194 |
| Genealogy | #16 | #109 | #197 |
| Archaeology | #15 | #87 | #200 |
| International Law | #13 | #85 | #215 |
| Law | #18 | #117 | #247 |
| Linguistics | #14 | #105 | #255 |
| Forensic Science | #11 | #80 | #263 |
| Media Studies | #20 | #131 | #274 |
| Social Work | #23 | #176 | #353 |
| Gender Studies | #27 | #192 | #368 |
| Education | #22 | #179 | #394 |
| Special Education | #19 | #201 | #412 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #27 | #225 | #616 |
| Sports / Exercise science | #10 | #43 | #76 |
Medicine rankings
Laval University ranked 11 for Medicine in Canada and 174 in the World with 52,729 publications made and 2,142,908 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy | #9 | #42 | #69 |
| Physical Therapy | #11 | #54 | #85 |
| Sports | #12 | #56 | #92 |
| Urology | #7 | #58 | #104 |
| Cardiology | #10 | #69 | #134 |
| Pharmacology | #9 | #69 | #144 |
| Clinical Psychology | #14 | #95 | #147 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #8 | #56 | #149 |
| Nursing | #13 | #87 | #149 |
| Healthcare Administration | #13 | #89 | #153 |
| Psychiatry | #11 | #84 | #158 |
| Pathology | #10 | #77 | #161 |
| Anesthesiology | #13 | #85 | #161 |
| Gerontology | #13 | #101 | #165 |
| Radiology | #10 | #80 | #168 |
| Health Science | #13 | #105 | #195 |
| Virology | #11 | #94 | #199 |
| Surgery | #13 | #90 | #205 |
| Immunology | #11 | #90 | #219 |
| Audiology | #14 | #95 | #219 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #14 | #121 | #222 |
| Ophthalmology | #12 | #97 | #224 |
| Epidemiology | #13 | #87 | #231 |
| Oncology | #11 | #91 | #232 |
| Pediatrics | #13 | #101 | #251 |
| Orthodontics | #10 | #85 | #252 |
| Dentistry | #9 | #80 | #253 |
| Forensic Science | #11 | #80 | #263 |
| Cosmetology | #12 | #91 | #280 |
| Radiation Therapy | #12 | #106 | #317 |
| Social Work | #23 | #176 | #353 |
| Dermatology | #13 | #115 | #360 |
| Optometry | #16 | #133 | #361 |
| Toxicology | #14 | #105 | #373 |
| Pharmacy | #15 | #95 | #440 |
| Veterinary | #12 | #107 | #450 |
| Ethics | #22 | #209 | #490 |
| Plastic Surgery | #14 | #179 | #593 |
| Neurosurgery | #17 | #156 | #687 |
| Respiratory Therapy | #8 | #44 | #68 |
Chemistry rankings
Laval University ranked 12 for Chemistry in Canada and 208 in the World with 51,959 publications made and 2,025,947 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | #9 | #80 | #168 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #8 | #62 | #217 |
| Organic chemistry | #10 | #82 | #226 |
| Physical | #12 | #87 | #337 |
| Nanotechnology | #11 | #99 | #387 |
| Radiochemistry | #10 | #70 | #390 |
| Pharmacy | #15 | #95 | #440 |
| Computational | #23 | #149 | #592 |
Environmental Science rankings
Laval University ranked 11 for Environmental Science in Canada and 181 in the World with 42,246 publications made and 1,387,159 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | #4 | #33 | #59 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #8 | #54 | #109 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #8 | #41 | #147 |
| Environmental Engineering | #9 | #47 | #164 |
| Oceanography | #8 | #68 | #167 |
| Paleontology | #10 | #78 | #171 |
| Ecology | #11 | #74 | #172 |
| Geology | #11 | #75 | #174 |
| Environmental Management | #13 | #65 | #227 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #16 | #96 | #280 |
Engineering rankings
Laval University ranked 12 for Engineering in Canada and 263 in the World with 42,190 publications made and 1,331,301 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics | #5 | #30 | #88 |
| Biotechnology | #5 | #53 | #91 |
| Operations Research | #8 | #42 | #97 |
| Environmental Engineering | #9 | #47 | #164 |
| Remote Sensing | #9 | #70 | #194 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #8 | #62 | #217 |
| Construction Management | #13 | #66 | #241 |
| Optics | #10 | #82 | #252 |
| Systems | #17 | #87 | #255 |
| Automation and Control | #12 | #75 | #257 |
| Metallurgy | #10 | #91 | #287 |
| Reliability and Quality | #18 | #102 | #299 |
| Telecommunications | #17 | #105 | #303 |
| Nanotechnology | #11 | #99 | #387 |
| Applied Physics | #16 | #118 | #401 |
| Engineering Management | #18 | #168 | #408 |
| Architecture | #21 | #124 | #482 |
| Computer Engineering | #23 | #143 | #483 |
| Aviation | #23 | #166 | #516 |
| Landscape Architecture | #18 | #120 | #639 |
| Renewable Energy | #28 | #139 | #706 |
Computer Science rankings
Laval University ranked 14 for Computer Science in Canada and 239 in the World with 37,917 publications made and 1,349,232 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics | #5 | #30 | #88 |
| Neuroscience | #9 | #69 | #115 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #10 | #92 | #210 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #18 | #95 | #234 |
| Animation | #13 | #83 | #268 |
| Cognitive Science | #16 | #106 | #271 |
| Machine Learning | #15 | #109 | #290 |
| Telecommunications | #17 | #105 | #303 |
| Data Science | #21 | #138 | #339 |
| Computer Vision | #17 | #111 | #345 |
| Information Technology | #16 | #161 | #406 |
| Software Engineering | #22 | #142 | #456 |
| Computer Engineering | #23 | #143 | #483 |
| Computational Linguistics | #23 | #147 | #493 |
| Multimedia | #23 | #172 | #529 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #29 | #190 | #824 |
Physics rankings
Laval University ranked 12 for Physics in Canada and 305 in the World with 37,700 publications made and 1,148,735 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biophysics | #8 | #88 | #169 |
| Optics | #10 | #82 | #252 |
| Nanotechnology | #11 | #99 | #387 |
| Molecular | #20 | #121 | #388 |
| Applied Physics | #16 | #118 | #401 |
| Theoretical | #18 | #121 | #455 |
| Condensed Matter | #14 | #115 | #463 |
| Astrobiology | #23 | #190 | #585 |
Psychology rankings
Laval University ranked 12 for Psychology in Canada and 177 in the World with 26,698 publications made and 1,067,733 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy | #9 | #42 | #69 |
| Neuroscience | #9 | #69 | #115 |
| Clinical Psychology | #14 | #95 | #147 |
| Psychiatry | #11 | #84 | #158 |
| Cognitive Science | #16 | #106 | #271 |
| Social Work | #23 | #176 | #353 |
| Education | #22 | #179 | #394 |
| Special Education | #19 | #201 | #412 |
| Human Sexuality | #30 | #240 | #426 |
Mathematics rankings
Laval University ranked 15 for Mathematics in Canada and 240 in the World with 18,148 publications made and 615,320 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | #8 | #42 | #97 |
| Actuarial Science | #13 | #95 | #159 |
| Econometrics | #12 | #92 | #194 |
| Statistics | #14 | #101 | #229 |
| Applied Mathematics | #14 | #95 | #318 |
| Mathematics Education | #21 | #186 | #403 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #29 | #190 | #824 |
Business rankings
Laval University ranked 15 for Business in Canada and 233 in the World with 13,866 publications made and 410,491 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | #8 | #42 | #97 |
| Risk Management | #10 | #62 | #135 |
| Real Estate | #5 | #71 | #147 |
| Actuarial Science | #13 | #95 | #159 |
| Accounting | #12 | #96 | #174 |
| Project Management | #14 | #73 | #207 |
| Marketing | #15 | #99 | #210 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #18 | #95 | #234 |
| Construction Management | #13 | #66 | #241 |
| Management | #15 | #103 | #246 |
| Finance | #14 | #106 | #265 |
| International Trade | #12 | #82 | #309 |
| Advertising | #19 | #147 | #318 |
| Entrepreneurship | #18 | #124 | #346 |
| Engineering Management | #18 | #168 | #408 |
Economics rankings
Laval University ranked 15 for Economics in Canada and 237 in the World with 10,575 publications made and 279,516 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #13 | #95 | #159 |
| Econometrics | #12 | #92 | #194 |
| Finance | #14 | #106 | #265 |
| International Trade | #12 | #82 | #309 |
Art & Design rankings
Laval University ranked 16 for Art & Design in Canada and 233 in the World with 7,270 publications made and 160,227 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aesthetics | #14 | #81 | #171 |
| Literature | #16 | #103 | #235 |
| Animation | #13 | #83 | #268 |
| Sculpture | #13 | #79 | #296 |
| Acting and Drama | #21 | #117 | #307 |
| Music | #18 | #126 | #309 |
| Photography | #20 | #130 | #334 |
| Cinematography | #19 | #112 | #339 |
| Graphic Design | #17 | #124 | #345 |
| Creative Writing | #27 | #167 | #388 |
| Interior Design | #15 | #92 | #448 |
| Architecture | #21 | #124 | #482 |
| Multimedia | #23 | #172 | #529 |
| Landscape Architecture | #18 | #120 | #639 |
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