McMaster University: Rankings
McMaster University ranked 9 in Canada, 134 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 164,382 academic publications and 6,723,491 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 134 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 9 of 101 | In Canada |
| # 3 of 1 | In Hamilton, Ontario |
| # 77 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 53 of 4,845 | For Psychology |
| # 56 of 5,432 | For Mathematics |
| # 58 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Medicine rankings
McMaster University ranked 4 for Medicine in Canada and 59 in the World with 98,483 publications made and 4,720,962 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
Biology rankings
McMaster University ranked 5 for Biology in Canada and 109 in the World with 95,213 publications made and 4,515,838 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics | #7 | #42 | #61 |
| Immunology | #4 | #46 | #77 |
| Pharmacology | #6 | #54 | #89 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #5 | #52 | #94 |
| Microbiology | #8 | #54 | #97 |
| Paleontology | #6 | #54 | #103 |
| Animal Science | #9 | #47 | #104 |
| Neuroscience | #8 | #65 | #105 |
| Virology | #5 | #57 | #108 |
| Evolutionary | #8 | #71 | #114 |
| Astrobiology | #6 | #56 | #114 |
| Toxicology | #6 | #51 | #116 |
| Biotechnology | #7 | #67 | #127 |
| Biochemistry | #6 | #67 | #128 |
| Molecular | #5 | #74 | #133 |
| Genetics | #7 | #72 | #138 |
| Biophysics | #7 | #81 | #147 |
| Oncology | #6 | #70 | #155 |
| Zoology | #10 | #71 | #168 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #15 | #83 | #185 |
| Nanotechnology | #6 | #65 | #211 |
| Entomology | #14 | #89 | #215 |
| Botany | #14 | #90 | #255 |
| Horticulture | #14 | #85 | #386 |
| Forestry | #21 | #112 | #445 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
McMaster University ranked 7 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 91 in the World with 72,203 publications made and 3,036,884 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | #5 | #37 | #52 |
| Demography | #5 | #41 | #61 |
| Law | #6 | #46 | #68 |
| Political Science | #7 | #48 | #76 |
| Sociology | #6 | #51 | #87 |
| Linguistics | #8 | #54 | #95 |
| Social Work | #4 | #56 | #102 |
| Publishing | #10 | #51 | #108 |
| Gender Studies | #10 | #67 | #110 |
| Genealogy | #9 | #62 | #118 |
| Aesthetics | #10 | #61 | #125 |
| Philosophy | #11 | #58 | #125 |
| History | #9 | #62 | #132 |
| Archaeology | #9 | #61 | #133 |
| Education | #11 | #84 | #143 |
| Special Education | #13 | #100 | #180 |
| Media Studies | #15 | #101 | #202 |
| Forensic Science | #13 | #85 | #278 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #17 | #127 | #279 |
| International Law | #22 | #163 | #454 |
| Communications and Public Relations | #8 | #50 | #83 |
| Intellectual Property and Patent Law | #3 | #20 | #30 |
| Sports / Exercise science | #4 | #14 | #23 |
Chemistry rankings
McMaster University ranked 5 for Chemistry in Canada and 130 in the World with 71,090 publications made and 3,296,186 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | #6 | #67 | #128 |
| Organic chemistry | #7 | #70 | #184 |
| Computational | #10 | #72 | #195 |
| Physical | #10 | #67 | #205 |
| Nanotechnology | #6 | #65 | #211 |
| Radiochemistry | #6 | #42 | #223 |
| Pharmacy | #11 | #70 | #289 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #14 | #83 | #329 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | #5 | #40 | #94 |
Engineering rankings
McMaster University ranked 7 for Engineering in Canada and 143 in the World with 61,504 publications made and 2,218,893 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research | #7 | #41 | #96 |
| Construction Management | #7 | #33 | #116 |
| Telecommunications | #7 | #50 | #125 |
| Systems | #10 | #59 | #127 |
| Biotechnology | #7 | #67 | #127 |
| Reliability and Quality | #10 | #52 | #141 |
| Automation and Control | #7 | #45 | #153 |
| Engineering Management | #7 | #83 | #159 |
| Optics | #6 | #61 | #163 |
| Metallurgy | #7 | #55 | #174 |
| Nanotechnology | #6 | #65 | #211 |
| Environmental Engineering | #12 | #66 | #242 |
| Computer Engineering | #12 | #86 | #258 |
| Applied Physics | #11 | #92 | #298 |
| Aviation | #15 | #112 | #315 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #14 | #83 | #329 |
| Remote Sensing | #21 | #121 | #357 |
| Robotics | #21 | #102 | #372 |
| Architecture | #25 | #144 | #566 |
| Renewable Energy | #27 | #138 | #704 |
| Landscape Architecture | #26 | #160 | #1101 |
| Product and Industrial Design | #1 | #13 | #31 |
| Mechanical Engineering | #6 | #40 | #82 |
| Civil Engineering | #6 | #41 | #92 |
| Aerospace Engineering | #5 | #41 | #85 |
| Electronic Engineering | #5 | #36 | #85 |
Computer Science rankings
McMaster University ranked 7 for Computer Science in Canada and 98 in the World with 60,370 publications made and 2,684,551 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #4 | #31 | #62 |
| Data Science | #8 | #50 | #77 |
| Machine Learning | #7 | #47 | #86 |
| Computer Vision | #5 | #46 | #93 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #5 | #52 | #94 |
| Cognitive Science | #8 | #57 | #97 |
| Neuroscience | #8 | #65 | #105 |
| Telecommunications | #7 | #50 | #125 |
| Animation | #9 | #59 | #139 |
| Software Engineering | #14 | #64 | #150 |
| Computer Engineering | #12 | #86 | #258 |
| Computational Linguistics | #17 | #98 | #288 |
| Robotics | #21 | #102 | #372 |
| Multimedia | #20 | #138 | #385 |
| Information Technology | #15 | #156 | #390 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #17 | #124 | #409 |
Physics rankings
McMaster University ranked 6 for Physics in Canada and 150 in the World with 59,607 publications made and 2,148,386 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astrobiology | #6 | #56 | #114 |
| Molecular | #5 | #56 | #140 |
| Theoretical | #7 | #54 | #142 |
| Condensed Matter | #3 | #52 | #143 |
| Biophysics | #7 | #81 | #147 |
| Optics | #6 | #61 | #163 |
| Nanotechnology | #6 | #65 | #211 |
| Applied Physics | #11 | #92 | #298 |
Psychology rankings
McMaster University ranked 4 for Psychology in Canada and 53 in the World with 53,320 publications made and 2,701,174 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy | #3 | #7 | #11 |
| Psychiatry | #4 | #32 | #40 |
| Clinical Psychology | #5 | #47 | #63 |
| Cognitive Science | #8 | #57 | #97 |
| Social Work | #4 | #56 | #102 |
| Neuroscience | #8 | #65 | #105 |
| Human Sexuality | #8 | #81 | #107 |
| Education | #11 | #84 | #143 |
| Special Education | #13 | #100 | #180 |
| Child Psychology | #4 | #45 | #56 |
| Social Psychology | #8 | #68 | #93 |
Environmental Science rankings
McMaster University ranked 9 for Environmental Science in Canada and 150 in the World with 48,802 publications made and 2,065,290 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleontology | #6 | #54 | #103 |
| Geology | #8 | #63 | #135 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #15 | #83 | #185 |
| Ecology | #12 | #77 | #190 |
| Oceanography | #10 | #78 | #205 |
| Environmental Engineering | #12 | #66 | #242 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #13 | #82 | #244 |
| Environmental Management | #18 | #90 | #324 |
| Forestry | #21 | #112 | #445 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #14 | #93 | #458 |
Mathematics rankings
McMaster University ranked 4 for Mathematics in Canada and 56 in the World with 37,202 publications made and 1,775,976 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | #3 | #25 | #41 |
| Statistics | #3 | #36 | #48 |
| Actuarial Science | #3 | #39 | #50 |
| Econometrics | #3 | #40 | #60 |
| Operations Research | #7 | #41 | #96 |
| Mathematics Education | #11 | #105 | #193 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #17 | #124 | #409 |
Business rankings
McMaster University ranked 7 for Business in Canada and 82 in the World with 22,571 publications made and 930,696 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #3 | #39 | #50 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #4 | #31 | #62 |
| Project Management | #2 | #23 | #64 |
| Marketing | #3 | #44 | #74 |
| Management | #6 | #47 | #87 |
| Operations Research | #7 | #41 | #96 |
| Accounting | #8 | #70 | #104 |
| Construction Management | #7 | #33 | #116 |
| Finance | #8 | #65 | #118 |
| Advertising | #9 | #87 | #136 |
| Risk Management | #11 | #67 | #144 |
| Engineering Management | #7 | #83 | #159 |
| Real Estate | #10 | #90 | #203 |
| Entrepreneurship | #17 | #113 | #298 |
| International Trade | #17 | #101 | #408 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | #3 | #28 | #42 |
| Human Resource Management | #7 | #40 | #69 |
Economics rankings
McMaster University ranked 3 for Economics in Canada and 58 in the World with 20,656 publications made and 968,777 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #3 | #39 | #50 |
| Econometrics | #3 | #40 | #60 |
| Finance | #8 | #65 | #118 |
| International Trade | #17 | #101 | #408 |
| Development Studies | #3 | #33 | #45 |
Art & Design rankings
McMaster University ranked 12 for Art & Design in Canada and 158 in the World with 9,530 publications made and 238,738 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | #7 | #53 | #101 |
| Literature | #11 | #64 | #124 |
| Aesthetics | #10 | #61 | #125 |
| Animation | #9 | #59 | #139 |
| Acting and Drama | #9 | #62 | #143 |
| Creative Writing | #16 | #93 | #187 |
| Photography | #15 | #86 | #190 |
| Graphic Design | #11 | #92 | #218 |
| Multimedia | #20 | #138 | #385 |
| Cinematography | #21 | #135 | #394 |
| Architecture | #25 | #144 | #566 |
| Sculpture | #23 | #165 | #656 |
| Landscape Architecture | #26 | #160 | #1101 |
| Singing and Vocal Performance | #5 | #36 | #70 |
