University of Toronto: Rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 in Canada, 14 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 505,830 academic publications and 20,913,225 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 14 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 1 of 101 | In Canada |
| # 12 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 1 of 24 | In Ontario |
| # 1 of 4 | In Toronto |
| # 3 of 4,845 | For Psychology |
| # 4 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 5 of 6,568 | For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Biology in Canada and 6 in the World with 301,314 publications made and 14,249,266 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Biotechnology | #1 | #3 | #3 |
| Pharmacology | #1 | #4 | #4 |
| Neuroscience | #1 | #5 | #6 |
| Oncology | #1 | #8 | #9 |
| Paleontology | #1 | #7 | #9 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #1 | #9 | #10 |
| Microbiology | #1 | #10 | #11 |
| Genetics | #1 | #11 | #11 |
| Entomology | #1 | #11 | #12 |
| Biochemistry | #1 | #11 | #12 |
| Evolutionary | #1 | #10 | #13 |
| Botany | #1 | #11 | #13 |
| Immunology | #1 | #12 | #13 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #2 | #10 | #14 |
| Toxicology | #1 | #14 | #18 |
| Molecular | #1 | #15 | #18 |
| Virology | #1 | #14 | #18 |
| Biophysics | #1 | #15 | #19 |
| Zoology | #2 | #11 | #20 |
| Astrobiology | #1 | #16 | #22 |
| Nanotechnology | #1 | #14 | #35 |
| Animal Science | #5 | #30 | #58 |
| Horticulture | #3 | #28 | #61 |
| Forestry | #5 | #34 | #63 |
| Nutrition and Food Science | #2 | #17 | #37 |
| Agricultural Science | #3 | #26 | #40 |
Medicine rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Medicine in Canada and 6 in the World with 296,577 publications made and 12,926,448 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Canada and 5 in the World with 223,528 publications made and 8,341,280 citations received.
University of Toronto
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Social Work | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Gender Studies | #1 | #2 | #2 |
| Linguistics | #1 | #2 | #2 |
| Sociology | #1 | #3 | #3 |
| Education | #1 | #3 | #3 |
| Philosophy | #1 | #4 | #5 |
| Political Science | #1 | #5 | #6 |
| Law | #1 | #5 | #6 |
| Media Studies | #2 | #4 | #6 |
| Archaeology | #1 | #5 | #6 |
| Aesthetics | #1 | #4 | #7 |
| Demography | #1 | #5 | #7 |
| History | #1 | #5 | #7 |
| Special Education | #1 | #8 | #15 |
| Publishing | #1 | #8 | #21 |
| International Law | #1 | #9 | #23 |
| Genealogy | #2 | #17 | #23 |
| Forensic Science | #2 | #13 | #32 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #5 | #56 | #87 |
| Early Childhood Education | #1 | #30 | #43 |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | #1 | #2 | #2 |
| Human Rights Law | #1 | #5 | #9 |
| Communications and Public Relations | #1 | #2 | #2 |
| Intellectual Property and Patent Law | #1 | #12 | #14 |
| Classics and Ancient History | #1 | #6 | #10 |
| Military science | #2 | #50 | #65 |
| Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | #1 | #5 | #9 |
| Radio and Television broadcasting | #2 | #52 | #84 |
| Theology / Divinity / Religious studies | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| Sports / Exercise science | #2 | #9 | #14 |
| Journalism and Digital Media | #1 | #19 | #21 |
| Law Enforcement | #1 | #6 | #7 |
Chemistry rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Chemistry in Canada and 11 in the World with 205,346 publications made and 10,243,656 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | #1 | #11 | #12 |
| Organic chemistry | #1 | #8 | #14 |
| Pharmacy | #1 | #3 | #23 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #1 | #8 | #23 |
| Nanotechnology | #1 | #14 | #35 |
| Physical | #1 | #11 | #36 |
| Computational | #2 | #26 | #42 |
| Radiochemistry | #1 | #4 | #42 |
| Environmental Chemistry | #1 | #7 | #12 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | #2 | #19 | #41 |
| Materials Science | #1 | #10 | #22 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | #1 | #14 | #48 |
| Petrology and Geochemistry | #3 | #15 | #32 |
| Chemical Engineering | #1 | #11 | #36 |
Computer Science rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Computer Science in Canada and 5 in the World with 197,421 publications made and 9,270,741 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning | #1 | #3 | #3 |
| Computational Linguistics | #1 | #4 | #5 |
| Cognitive Science | #1 | #3 | #5 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #1 | #6 | #6 |
| Neuroscience | #1 | #5 | #6 |
| Animation | #1 | #6 | #8 |
| Telecommunications | #1 | #8 | #10 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #1 | #9 | #10 |
| Multimedia | #1 | #10 | #11 |
| Data Science | #1 | #10 | #13 |
| Computer Engineering | #1 | #12 | #13 |
| Computer Vision | #1 | #10 | #13 |
| Software Engineering | #2 | #13 | #15 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #2 | #16 | #25 |
| Robotics | #1 | #13 | #34 |
| Information Technology | #6 | #61 | #109 |
| Web Design and Development | #1 | #14 | #25 |
| Library and Information science | #1 | #9 | #10 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | #1 | #9 | #10 |
| Database Administration | #1 | #12 | #12 |
| Cyber Security | #1 | #5 | #6 |
| Computer Networking | #1 | #10 | #12 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | #1 | #5 | #5 |
Engineering rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Engineering in Canada and 10 in the World with 170,923 publications made and 7,521,314 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
Physics rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Physics in Canada and 15 in the World with 165,062 publications made and 7,198,396 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optics | #1 | #10 | #13 |
| Biophysics | #1 | #15 | #19 |
| Astrobiology | #1 | #16 | #22 |
| Nanotechnology | #1 | #14 | #35 |
| Theoretical | #2 | #25 | #38 |
| Molecular | #1 | #24 | #39 |
| Condensed Matter | #1 | #26 | #56 |
| Applied Physics | #1 | #31 | #63 |
| Quantum and Particle physics | #1 | #13 | #19 |
| Astrophysics and Astronomy | #1 | #14 | #17 |
| Atomic and Molecular physics | #1 | #24 | #39 |
Psychology rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Psychology in Canada and 3 in the World with 161,819 publications made and 7,450,978 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Social Work | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Education | #1 | #3 | #3 |
| Psychiatry | #1 | #3 | #4 |
| Clinical Psychology | #1 | #5 | #5 |
| Cognitive Science | #1 | #3 | #5 |
| Neuroscience | #1 | #5 | #6 |
| Human Sexuality | #1 | #7 | #7 |
| Special Education | #1 | #8 | #15 |
| Organizational / Business / IO Psychology | #1 | #8 | #8 |
| Child Psychology | #1 | #6 | #7 |
| Social Psychology | #1 | #4 | #4 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Environmental Science in Canada and 8 in the World with 148,531 publications made and 6,083,485 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleontology | #1 | #7 | #9 |
| Geology | #1 | #9 | #11 |
| Ecology | #2 | #12 | #13 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #2 | #10 | #14 |
| Environmental Engineering | #2 | #6 | #22 |
| Oceanography | #2 | #20 | #25 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #3 | #22 | #36 |
| Environmental Management | #2 | #18 | #40 |
| Forestry | #5 | #34 | #63 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #6 | #36 | #127 |
| Meteorology and Atmospheric Science | #1 | #18 | #23 |
| Geography and Cartography | #1 | #7 | #9 |
| Urban and Regional planning | #1 | #1 | #4 |
Mathematics rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Mathematics in Canada and 5 in the World with 94,145 publications made and 4,476,207 citations received.
University of Toronto
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | #1 | #5 | #5 |
| Actuarial Science | #1 | #13 | #13 |
| Mathematics Education | #1 | #11 | #13 |
| Operations Research | #1 | #10 | #15 |
| Econometrics | #1 | #15 | #16 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #2 | #16 | #25 |
| Applied Mathematics | #1 | #18 | #27 |
Business rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Business in Canada and 7 in the World with 63,471 publications made and 2,469,482 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | #1 | #5 | #5 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #1 | #6 | #6 |
| Advertising | #1 | #8 | #8 |
| Risk Management | #1 | #8 | #9 |
| Marketing | #1 | #10 | #10 |
| Accounting | #1 | #12 | #12 |
| Actuarial Science | #1 | #13 | #13 |
| Finance | #1 | #13 | #14 |
| Operations Research | #1 | #10 | #15 |
| Project Management | #1 | #8 | #17 |
| International Trade | #1 | #8 | #19 |
| Entrepreneurship | #1 | #16 | #31 |
| Engineering Management | #1 | #27 | #38 |
| Real Estate | #2 | #26 | #49 |
| Construction Management | #5 | #28 | #97 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | #1 | #6 | #7 |
| Investment Banking and Stock trading | #1 | #16 | #19 |
| Public Policy / Administration | #1 | #5 | #7 |
| International Business | #1 | #10 | #21 |
| Human Resource Management | #1 | #5 | #5 |
| Tax Law | #1 | #10 | #13 |
Economics rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Economics in Canada and 6 in the World with 57,341 publications made and 2,188,543 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #1 | #13 | #13 |
| Finance | #1 | #13 | #14 |
| Econometrics | #1 | #15 | #16 |
| International Trade | #1 | #8 | #19 |
| Agricultural Economics | #2 | #23 | #32 |
| Development Studies | #1 | #3 | #3 |
| International Relations and Diplomacy | #1 | #10 | #21 |
| Political Economy | #1 | #8 | #11 |
Art & Design rankings
University of Toronto ranked 1 for Art & Design in Canada and 4 in the World with 35,026 publications made and 999,456 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Photography | #1 | #2 | #2 |
| Literature | #1 | #2 | #4 |
| Music | #2 | #3 | #4 |
| Acting and Drama | #1 | #5 | #6 |
| Aesthetics | #1 | #4 | #7 |
| Animation | #1 | #6 | #8 |
| Multimedia | #1 | #10 | #11 |
| Architecture | #1 | #10 | #15 |
| Graphic Design | #3 | #22 | #32 |
| Landscape Architecture | #1 | #11 | #38 |
| Sculpture | #1 | #16 | #38 |
| Cinematography | #1 | #15 | #39 |
| Interior Design | #1 | #14 | #41 |
| Computer Graphics | #1 | #9 | #12 |
| Illustration and Concept Art | #1 | #14 | #36 |
| Fashion Design | #1 | #5 | #6 |
| Painting and Drawing | #1 | #16 | #38 |
| Singing and Vocal Performance | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Entertainment Industry Business | #1 | #14 | #18 |
| UX/UI Desgin | #1 | #14 | #17 |
| Game Design and Development | #1 | #10 | #11 |
