University of British Columbia: Rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 in Canada, 29 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 316,371 academic publications and 12,863,187 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 29 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 1 of 16 | In British Columbia |
| # 2 of 101 | In Canada |
| # 25 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 1 of 3 | In Vancouver |
| # 16 of 6,463 | For Environmental Science |
| # 17 of 4,845 | For Psychology |
| # 20 of 6,568 | For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Biology in Canada and 28 in the World with 187,064 publications made and 8,625,081 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #1 | #4 | #4 |
| Forestry | #1 | #8 | #12 |
| Microbiology | #2 | #12 | #13 |
| Paleontology | #2 | #12 | #14 |
| Zoology | #1 | #8 | #15 |
| Botany | #2 | #15 | #18 |
| Toxicology | #2 | #17 | #22 |
| Evolutionary | #2 | #20 | #24 |
| Neuroscience | #3 | #21 | #25 |
| Pharmacology | #2 | #21 | #26 |
| Ethics | #3 | #24 | #33 |
| Animal Science | #4 | #23 | #33 |
| Genetics | #2 | #25 | #33 |
| Biochemistry | #2 | #26 | #34 |
| Immunology | #2 | #28 | #35 |
| Biotechnology | #3 | #25 | #35 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #2 | #29 | #42 |
| Virology | #2 | #30 | #42 |
| Biophysics | #3 | #39 | #49 |
| Molecular | #3 | #39 | #50 |
| Oncology | #2 | #34 | #52 |
| Horticulture | #2 | #27 | #60 |
| Entomology | #3 | #36 | #62 |
| Astrobiology | #3 | #42 | #67 |
| Nanotechnology | #4 | #42 | #131 |
| Nutrition and Food Science | #5 | #26 | #54 |
| Agricultural Science | #2 | #24 | #36 |
Medicine rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Medicine in Canada and 26 in the World with 161,925 publications made and 7,063,959 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Medicine Subfield Rankings
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 20 in the World with 138,311 publications made and 5,462,096 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Studies | #1 | #2 | #2 |
| Gender Studies | #2 | #9 | #9 |
| Anthropology | #2 | #12 | #15 |
| Sociology | #2 | #14 | #17 |
| History | #2 | #15 | #18 |
| Linguistics | #2 | #15 | #18 |
| Archaeology | #2 | #14 | #19 |
| Aesthetics | #2 | #17 | #20 |
| Demography | #2 | #17 | #20 |
| Political Science | #2 | #17 | #20 |
| Law | #2 | #17 | #20 |
| Education | #2 | #18 | #21 |
| Genealogy | #3 | #19 | #25 |
| Philosophy | #3 | #20 | #29 |
| International Law | #3 | #12 | #30 |
| Special Education | #2 | #17 | #31 |
| Social Work | #3 | #27 | #38 |
| Publishing | #4 | #22 | #49 |
| Forensic Science | #5 | #25 | #52 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #3 | #47 | #67 |
| Early Childhood Education | #2 | #34 | #48 |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | #2 | #19 | #24 |
| Human Rights Law | #4 | #13 | #32 |
| Communications and Public Relations | #3 | #15 | #22 |
| Intellectual Property and Patent Law | #6 | #52 | #75 |
| Classics and Ancient History | #2 | #22 | #35 |
| Military science | #4 | #69 | #91 |
| Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | #2 | #10 | #16 |
| Theology / Divinity / Religious studies | #2 | #19 | #25 |
| Sports / Exercise science | #1 | #4 | #4 |
| Journalism and Digital Media | #2 | #41 | #51 |
| Law Enforcement | #2 | #16 | #20 |
Chemistry rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Chemistry in Canada and 37 in the World with 132,214 publications made and 6,185,580 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | #2 | #26 | #34 |
| Organic chemistry | #2 | #28 | #49 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #4 | #34 | #82 |
| Radiochemistry | #3 | #15 | #91 |
| Physical | #4 | #31 | #93 |
| Computational | #5 | #53 | #120 |
| Pharmacy | #4 | #36 | #126 |
| Nanotechnology | #4 | #42 | #131 |
| Environmental Chemistry | #4 | #29 | #64 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | #3 | #27 | #65 |
| Materials Science | #2 | #30 | #72 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | #3 | #25 | #83 |
| Petrology and Geochemistry | #2 | #12 | #28 |
| Chemical Engineering | #3 | #29 | #98 |
Engineering rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Engineering in Canada and 48 in the World with 120,594 publications made and 4,870,264 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Engineering Subfield Rankings
Computer Science rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Computer Science in Canada and 24 in the World with 120,088 publications made and 5,293,926 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animation | #2 | #7 | #9 |
| Software Engineering | #1 | #10 | #10 |
| Information Technology | #1 | #12 | #20 |
| Cognitive Science | #2 | #17 | #20 |
| Neuroscience | #3 | #21 | #25 |
| Data Science | #3 | #23 | #29 |
| Computer Vision | #2 | #21 | #31 |
| Telecommunications | #2 | #19 | #37 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #2 | #29 | #42 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #2 | #21 | #43 |
| Multimedia | #4 | #31 | #44 |
| Machine Learning | #2 | #32 | #46 |
| Computer Engineering | #2 | #24 | #48 |
| Computational Linguistics | #4 | #29 | #51 |
| Robotics | #3 | #18 | #53 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #5 | #44 | #103 |
| Web Design and Development | #3 | #26 | #48 |
| Library and Information science | #2 | #36 | #46 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | #2 | #13 | #21 |
| Database Administration | #5 | #44 | #75 |
| Cyber Security | #3 | #28 | #43 |
| Computer Networking | #3 | #28 | #41 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | #2 | #24 | #35 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Environmental Science in Canada and 16 in the World with 117,502 publications made and 4,972,394 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #1 | #4 | #4 |
| Environmental Management | #1 | #3 | #7 |
| Ecology | #1 | #10 | #10 |
| Forestry | #1 | #8 | #12 |
| Paleontology | #2 | #12 | #14 |
| Oceanography | #1 | #11 | #16 |
| Geology | #2 | #14 | #17 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #1 | #15 | #26 |
| Environmental Engineering | #3 | #12 | #31 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #1 | #10 | #41 |
| Meteorology and Atmospheric Science | #2 | #26 | #38 |
| Geography and Cartography | #2 | #14 | #18 |
| Urban and Regional planning | #2 | #3 | #11 |
Physics rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Physics in Canada and 49 in the World with 113,050 publications made and 4,617,108 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical | #1 | #17 | #23 |
| Biophysics | #3 | #39 | #49 |
| Optics | #2 | #35 | #66 |
| Astrobiology | #3 | #42 | #67 |
| Molecular | #3 | #44 | #88 |
| Condensed Matter | #2 | #38 | #90 |
| Nanotechnology | #4 | #42 | #131 |
| Applied Physics | #5 | #56 | #158 |
| Quantum and Particle physics | #2 | #30 | #57 |
| Astrophysics and Astronomy | #2 | #31 | #43 |
| Atomic and Molecular physics | #3 | #44 | #88 |
Psychology rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Psychology in Canada and 17 in the World with 91,626 publications made and 4,078,476 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Sexuality | #2 | #12 | #12 |
| Occupational Therapy | #4 | #8 | #13 |
| Clinical Psychology | #2 | #16 | #18 |
| Cognitive Science | #2 | #17 | #20 |
| Education | #2 | #18 | #21 |
| Psychiatry | #3 | #20 | #24 |
| Neuroscience | #3 | #21 | #25 |
| Special Education | #2 | #17 | #31 |
| Social Work | #3 | #27 | #38 |
| Organizational / Business / IO Psychology | #5 | #43 | #61 |
| Child Psychology | #2 | #18 | #20 |
| Social Psychology | #2 | #13 | #14 |
Mathematics rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Mathematics in Canada and 29 in the World with 59,029 publications made and 2,563,596 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | #2 | #26 | #29 |
| Econometrics | #2 | #27 | #31 |
| Mathematics Education | #2 | #25 | #38 |
| Applied Mathematics | #4 | #26 | #42 |
| Operations Research | #3 | #24 | #53 |
| Actuarial Science | #4 | #44 | #62 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #5 | #44 | #103 |
Business rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Business in Canada and 29 in the World with 40,890 publications made and 1,633,290 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Management | #2 | #13 | #19 |
| International Trade | #2 | #9 | #22 |
| Advertising | #2 | #25 | #30 |
| Finance | #2 | #26 | #31 |
| Marketing | #2 | #26 | #34 |
| Management | #2 | #27 | #37 |
| Accounting | #2 | #33 | #42 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #2 | #21 | #43 |
| Real Estate | #1 | #25 | #46 |
| Construction Management | #2 | #16 | #49 |
| Operations Research | #3 | #24 | #53 |
| Engineering Management | #2 | #34 | #60 |
| Actuarial Science | #4 | #44 | #62 |
| Project Management | #4 | #28 | #72 |
| Entrepreneurship | #11 | #78 | #191 |
| Supply Chain Management | #3 | #34 | #94 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | #2 | #14 | #19 |
| Investment Banking and Stock trading | #2 | #34 | #55 |
| Public Policy / Administration | #2 | #28 | #40 |
| International Business | #2 | #14 | #27 |
| Human Resource Management | #2 | #16 | #18 |
| Tax Law | #2 | #22 | #31 |
Economics rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Economics in Canada and 25 in the World with 36,545 publications made and 1,450,686 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Trade | #2 | #9 | #22 |
| Finance | #2 | #26 | #31 |
| Econometrics | #2 | #27 | #31 |
| Actuarial Science | #4 | #44 | #62 |
| Agricultural Economics | #1 | #20 | #29 |
| Development Studies | #2 | #18 | #23 |
| International Relations and Diplomacy | #2 | #11 | #22 |
| Political Economy | #2 | #13 | #22 |
Art & Design rankings
University of British Columbia ranked 2 for Art & Design in Canada and 21 in the World with 22,951 publications made and 647,520 citations received.
University of British Columbia
Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing | #2 | #4 | #7 |
| Animation | #2 | #7 | #9 |
| Aesthetics | #2 | #17 | #20 |
| Literature | #2 | #18 | #24 |
| Acting and Drama | #3 | #23 | #32 |
| Music | #4 | #24 | #40 |
| Multimedia | #4 | #31 | #44 |
| Cinematography | #2 | #17 | #50 |
| Photography | #3 | #27 | #50 |
| Landscape Architecture | #3 | #17 | #53 |
| Architecture | #3 | #26 | #63 |
| Graphic Design | #6 | #41 | #70 |
| Interior Design | #5 | #27 | #104 |
| Sculpture | #3 | #35 | #112 |
| Computer Graphics | #2 | #17 | #24 |
| Fashion Design | #2 | #17 | #20 |
| UX/UI Desgin | #4 | #24 | #41 |
| Game Design and Development | #4 | #21 | #35 |
