Subject Area Rankings 2011 CONTENTS:QS Summary of Subjects (slide 2)QS Engineering & Technology (slide 3)QS Life Sciences (slide 4)QS Natural Sciences (slide 5)QS Arts & Humanities (slide 6)QS Social Sciences (slide 7)

QS Subject Methodology (slide 8)QS Broad Area (slide 9)

QS Broad Area Methodology (slide 10)Shanghai Broad Area & Subject (slide 11)Shanghai Broad Area (slide 12)Shanghai Subject (slide 13)

Shanghai Methodology (slide 14)Times Higher Education (slide 15)

THE Methodology (slide 16)HEEACT (slide 17)HEEACT Natural Sciences (slide 18)HEEACT Engineering (slide 19)HEEACT Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (slide 20)

HEEACT Methodology (slide 21)

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Engineering and

Technology

 

Computer Science & Information

System

Civil & Structural

Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Electrical & Electronic

Engineering

Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing

Toronto 10 20 14 13 31

McGill 23 33 15 31 34

UBC 26= 37 46 30 51-100

Waterloo 36 41 51-100 46 51-100

Alberta 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100

McMaster 51-100 - 51-100 - -

Queen's - - 51-100 - -

Life Sciences

  Medicine Biological Sciences Psychology

Toronto 12 12 13

McGill 13 18= 10

UBC 31 24 16

McMaster 42= 51-100 51-100

Alberta 51-100 51-100 50

Montreal 51-100 - -

Queen's - - 51-100

Dalhousie - - 51-100

Simon Fraser - - 51-100

Natural Sciences

 Chemistry

Physics & Astronomy

Metallurgy & Materials

MathematicsEnvironmenta

l Sciences

Earth & Marine

Sciences

Toronto 18 24 27 16 20 20

UBC 19 18 34 44= 11 14

McGill 28 35 43 25 21 37=

Alberta 51-100 - - 51-100 - 51-100

Queen's - - - - - 51-100

Calgary - - - - - 51-100

Waterloo - - - 51-100 51-100 51-100

Dalhousie - - - - - 51-100

McMaster - - 51-100 - - -

Carleton - 51-100 - - - -

Arts and Humanities

 

English Language &

Literature

Modern Languages

History PhilosophyGeography & Area Studies

Linguistics

Toronto 7 9= 11 7 16 11=

McGill 12 15 15 18 17 9

UBC 13 22 21 16 14 24

Alberta 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 - -

Queen's 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 -

Calgary - 51-100 - - - -

McMaster - - 51-100 - 51-100 -

Montréal 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 - -

Ottawa - - - - - 51-100

Western - - 51-100 51-100 - -

York 51-100 51-100 51-100 - - 51-100

Simon Fraser - - 51-100 - - 51-100

Social Sciences

 

Accounting & Finance

Economics & Econometrics

LawPolitics &

International Studies

SociologyStatistics & Operational Research

Toronto 17 18= 13 19 11 8

McGill 21 18= 12 25 15 20

UBC 32 24= 23 30 16= 18

Alberta 51-100 - 50 51-100 51-100 -

Queen's 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 -

Calgary 51-100 - 39 - - -

Waterloo - - - - - 51-100

McMaster - - - - - 51-100

Montréal - - 51-100   51-100 51-100

Ottawa - - 51-100 - - -

Western 51-100 51-100 - - - 51-100

Dalhousie - - 51-100 - - -

York 51-100 - 42 - - -

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QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2011: CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES IN TOP 100

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Engineering and Technology

Computer Science & Information

System

Civil & Structural

Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Toronto 10 20 14 13McGill 23 33 15 31UBC 26= 37 46 30

Waterloo 36 41 51-100 46Alberta 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100

McMaster 51-100 - 51-100 -Queen's - - 51-100 -

51-100--

Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing

3134

51-10051-100

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QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2011: CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES IN TOP 100

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Life Sciences

TorontoMcGillUBC

McMasterAlberta

MontrealQueen's

DalhousieSimon Fraser

51-100 - -

Medicine Biological Sciences Psychology12 12 13

31 24 1642=

13 18=

51-100 51-10051-100 51-100 50

10

- - 51-100

- - 51-100- - 51-100

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QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY SUBJECT 2011: CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES IN TOP 100

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ChemistryPhysics &

AstronomyMetallurgy &

MaterialsMathematics

Environmental Sciences

Earth & Marine

Sciences

Toronto 18 24 27 16 20 20UBC 19 18 34 44= 11 14

McGill 28 35 43 25 21 37=Alberta 51-100 - - 51-100 - 51-100Queen's - - - - - 51-100Calgary - - - - - 51-100

Waterloo - - - 51-100 51-100 51-100Dalhousie - - - - - 51-100McMaster - - 51-100 - - -Carleton - 51-100 - - - -

Natural Sciences

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Arts and Humanities

English Language & Literature

Modern Languages

History PhilosophyGeography & Area Studies

Linguistics

Toronto 7 9= 11 7 16 11=McGill 12 15 15 18 17 9UBC 13 22 21 16 14 24

Alberta 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 - -Queen's 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 -Calgary - 51-100 - - - -

McMaster - - 51-100 - 51-100 -Montréal 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 - -Ottawa - - - - - 51-100Western - - 51-100 51-100 - -

York 51-100 51-100 51-100 - - 51-100Simon Fraser - - 51-100 - - 51-100

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Social Sciences

Accounting & Finance

Economics & Econometrics

LawPolitics &

International Studies

SociologyStatistics & Operational

Research

Toronto 17 18= 13 19 11 8McGill 21 18= 12 25 15 20UBC 32 24= 23 30 16= 18

Alberta 51-100 - 50 51-100 51-100 -Queen's 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 51-100 -Calgary 51-100 - 39 - - -

Waterloo - - - - - 51-100McMaster - - - - - 51-100Montréal - - 51-100 51-100 51-100Ottawa - - 51-100 - - -Western 51-100 51-100 - - - 51-100

Dalhousie - - 51-100 - - -York 51-100 - 42 - - -

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QS Methodology Notes:

The QS 26 subject-level ranks released in June-July 2011 are based on three third party data sources:1.Academic Reputation - The 2010 Academic survey results2.Employer Reputation - The 2010 Employer survey resutls3.Citations per Paper - Citation data sourced from Scopus

Weightings for each metric depend on the subject discipline.For example, the weighting for English is: Academic Survey - 90%Employer Survey - 10%Citations - 0%Where as the weighting for Computer Science is:Academic Survey - 40%Employer Survey - 30%Citations - 30%

See link for specifc weighting per discipline:http://iu.qs.com/projects-and-services/subject-tables/

"Weightings are not applied evenly between indicators for dif ferent disciplines, but will be set relative to the pertinence of the indicator to the discipline and the depth of data available to evaluate it. The chart below provides a schematic of current proposed weightings by indicator for each discipline (to be conf irmed). Weightings are based on publications patterns and level of employer interest in the given subject area – all subjects have attracted solid academic response levels. Subjects have been grouped into seven clearly identif iable permutations".

QS World University Rankings : Canadian Universities in Top 100Methodology Notes

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QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS BY BROAD AREA 2011: CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES IN TOP 100

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Rankings By Broad Subject AreaEngineering & Technology

Life Sciences & Medicine

Natural Sciences Arts & HumanitiesSocial Sciences & Management

Toronto 21 16 21 14 20

McGill 42 26 36 29 33

UBC 41 32 22 31 22

Waterloo 56 - 116 - -

Alberta 99 97 109 114 162

McMaster 156 81 - - -

Calgary 172 134 - - -

Montréal 195 130 172 138 159

Western - 184 - - 151

York - - - 137 155

Queen's - - - - 168

Simon Fraser - - - - 185

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QS World University Rankings : Canadian Universities in Top 100Methodology Notes

The 2011 QS Broad Area ranks are based on one metric--the responses to the 2011 Academic Survey.

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Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011 by Broad Area: Canadian Universities in Top 100

 

Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Engineering/Technology & Computer Sciences

Life & Agriculture Sciences

Clinical Medical & Pharmacy

Social Sciences

Toronto 34 21 49 27 48McGill - 52-75 24 34 52-75UBC 51-75 - 36 - 32

Waterloo - 52-75 - - -Alberta - 76-100 76-100 76-100 76-100

McMaster - - - 46 49Queen's - - - - -Manitoba - - - 76-100 -Montreal - - - - 76-100Western - - - - 76-100

Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011 by Subject: Canadian Universities in Top 100

 Mathematics Physics Chemistry

Computer Science

Economics and Business

Toronto 43 41 23 10 47McGill 76-100 51-75 - 76-100 51-75UBC 76-100 51-75 - 29 27

Waterloo - - - 76-100 -Alberta - - - 51-75 51-75

McMaster - 51-75 - - 51-75Montreal - - - 51-75 51-75Western - - - - 76-100

Simon Fraser - - - - 51-75York - - - - 76-100

Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011 by Broad Area & Subject: Canadian Universities in Top 100

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Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011 by Broad Area: Canadian Universities in Top 100

Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Engineering/Technology & Computer Sciences

Life & Agriculture Sciences

Clinical Medical & Pharmacy

Social Sciences

Toronto 34 21 49 27 48McGill - 52-75 24 34 52-75UBC 51-75 - 36 - 32

Waterloo - 52-75 - - -Alberta - 76-100 76-100 76-100 76-100

McMaster - - - 46 49Queen's - - - - -Manitoba - - - 76-100 -Montreal - - - - 76-100Western - - - - 76-100

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Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011 by Subject: Canadian Universities in Top 100

Mathematics Physics ChemistryComputer Science

Economics and Business

Toronto 43 41 23 10 47McGill 76-100 51-75 - 76-100 51-75UBC 76-100 51-75 - 29 27

Waterloo - - - 76-100 -

Alberta - - - 51-75 51-75McMaster - 51-75 - - 51-75Montreal - - - 51-75 51-75Western - - - - 76-100

Simon Fraser - - - - 51-75York - - - - 76-100

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Subject Field Measure WeightAlumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals 10% (excl. ENG)

Staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals 15% (excl. ENG)

Highly-cited researchers in 21 broad subject categories 25%

Papers Indexed in Science Citation Index or Soc Science Index 25%

% of papers in top 20% of journals in SCI/ENG/LIFE/MED or SOC fields to that in all journals in each field

25%

Total Engineering related research expenditures (for ENG only)respect to the size of an institution

25% (ENG only)

Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011: Subject Methodology

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Institution Agriculture Clinical Medicine Engineering Life Sciences Natural Sciences Social Sciences

Toronto 33 4 26 16 25 11UBC 12 36 84 38 55 27

Alberta 39 70 80 113 128 76Calgary 182 87 256 126 268 105Carleton 205 - 267 - - -

Dalhousie 162 210 - 248 - 258Guelph 31 - - 272 - 290Laval 92 173 - 166 - 148

Manitoba 208 218 - 266 - 258McGill 61 31 114 23 91 48

McMaster 283 35 167 145 187 54Montreal 113 81 130 81 212 83Ottawa 187 115 - 203 255 80Quebec 137 - 295 - - 233Queen's 205 206 274 295 290 158

Saskatchewan 105 - - - - -Sherbrooke - - - - - -

Simon Fraser 179 - - 295 - 178UWO - 127 254 210 266 87

Victoria - - - - 180 250Waterloo - - - - -Waterloo 244 - - - - 173

York - - - - - 165

HEEACT World Universities Rankings 2011 by Broad Subject Areas

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Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-2012 by Broad Subject Area

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Institution Overall RankEngineering and

Technology

Arts and Humanities

Services

Clinical, Pre-Clinical, and

Health Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Social Sciences

Toronto 19 18 10 17 22 18 18UBC 22 33 28 - 14 24 16

McGill 28 47 21 11 24 - 24McMaster 65 - - 16 - - - Alberta 100 - - 49 - - -

Montreal 104 - - 47 - - - Queen's 173 - - - - - - Victoria 177 - - - - - - Ottawa 185 - - - - - -

Waterloo* - 48 - - - - -

* Waterloo is not ranked among the top 200 universities

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HEEACT World Universities Rankings 2011 by Subject Fields: Natural Sciences

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Physics Chemistry Mathematics Geosciences

Toronto 31 30 16 42UBC 56 150 23 47

Alberta 211 123 77 63Calgary - 207 - 149

Carleton 227 - - 278Dalhousie - - - 86

Laval - - - 237Manitoba - - - 267

McGill 86 176 100 94McMaster 167 229 134 286

Memorial University of Newfoundland - - - 224

Montreal 214 210 138 - Ottawa - 185 - 254Quebec - - 265 108Queen's - - - 183

Saskatchewan - - - 191Simon Fraser 267 - 140 245

UWO 300 290 255 179Victoria 130 - - 100

Waterloo 128 245 59 185York 292 - 218 196

Natural Sciences

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HEEACT World Universities Rankings 2011 by Subject Fields: Engineering

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Electrical Engineering

Computer Science

Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Materials Science

Civil Engineering

Toronto 15 17 31 59 39 24UBC 79 30 102 71 200 41

Alberta 43 63 175 85 166 57Calgary 195 137 240 176 - 191

Carleton 205 268 281 - - 158Concordia 199 184 227 - - 255Dalhousie - - - - - -

Guelph - - - - - 178Laval - - 247 165 272 79

Manitoba 288 - - - - 245McGill 90 84 70 158 127 90

McMaster 144 219 174 188 152 195Memorial University of Newfoundland - - - - - -

Montreal 78 67 109 120 186 93Ottawa 224 197 - 202 - 251Quebec - 196 - - - 164Queen's 191 - 240 149 - 107

Saskatchewan - - - 253 - 235Sherbrooke - - - 290 - -

Simon Fraser - 101 - - - 300UWO 252 164 152 155 - 142

Victoria - - 262 156 - 293Waterloo 39 29 130 47 210 35

York - - - - - -

Engineering

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HEEACT World Universities Rankings 2011 by Subject Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

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Agricultural Sciences Environment Plant and Animal

Toronto 70 19 47UBC 41 6 17

Alberta 25 33 66Calgary - 156 161

Carleton - 117 286Concordia - - -Dalhousie - 103 133

Guelph 10 67 39Laval 55 94 172

Manitoba 64 247 283McGill 74 44 141

McMaster - 248 256Memorial University of Newfoundland 156 - -

Montreal 188 81 196Ottawa 243 160 -Quebec - 101 148Queen's 295 142 282Regina 249 -

Saskatchewan 69 171 88Sherbrooke - 262 -

Simon Fraser - 128 184Trent 168 -UWO - 230 297

Victoria - 266 275Waterloo - 127 -

York - - -

Agriculture and Environmental

Sciences

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HEEACT Methodology

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Criteria 2011 Overall PI’s Weighting

Research Productivity # of articles of the last 11 years (2000-2010) 10 20 # of articles of the current years (2010) 10

Research Impact # of citations of the last 11 years (2000-2010) 10 30 # of citations of the last 2 years (2009-2010) 10 Average number of citations of the last 11 years 10

Research Excellence H-index of the last 2 years (2009-2010) 20 50 # of Highly Cited Papers (2000-2010) 15 # of articles of the current year in high-impact journals (2010)

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More information available at:http://ranking.heeact.edu.tw/en-us/2011/Page/Methodology

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