Dalhousie rose into the top 151-200 universities in the world and top 6-9 range in Canada for Human Biological Sciences in this year's Global Rankings of Academic Subjects (GRAS).
That's up from 301-400 globally and 13th nationally in last year's ranking. The global subjects ranking is produced annually by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.
Dal continues to rank among the best in Oceanography, where it is second in Canada and 40th globally.
Dal's other best-ranked subjects this year included Atmospheric Science (151-200), Environmental Science & Engineering (151-200), Political Sciences (151-200), Earth Sciences (201-300), Geography (201-300), and Ecology (201-300).
Dal also ranked in the top 300 for Biological Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Dentistry & Oral Sciences, Law, and Psychology.
In Canada, Dal showed strengths in the following subject areas:
Top 10 in Canada:
Atmospheric Sciences (6-9)
Political Sciences (7-8)
Environmental Science & Engineering (7-8)
Dentistry & Oral Sciences (9)
Top 20 in Canada:
Earth Science (9-14)
Biological Sciences (9-14)
Agricultural Sciences (9-11)
Law (9-20)
Facts, Figures and Rankings
Dalhousie is about a lot more than numbers — but data, including our rankings, helps demonstrate how our teaching, research, and student experience stacks up against the best universities across Canada and the world.
How the ranking works
In ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024, institutions were ranked in 55 subjects across Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences.
Universities are scored using a range of academic indicators and third-party data to measure performance. Categories tracked include:
- World-Class Faculty (international award laureates, highly cited researchers, international academic journal editors, international leadership)
- World-Class Output (top journal papers, international academic awards)
- High-Quality Research (number of influential journal publications)
- Research Impact (citation impact)
- International Collaboration (international collaborated papers)
Universities are only included in the ranking for particular subjects if they meet the threshold for a certain number of publications during the 2019-2023 period. These thresholds vary based on subject.
Learn more about this year’s global subject ranking.