
(University of Victoria) University of Victoria
Canada’s best university environmental science programs: 2020 rankings
The 20 top-ranking Canadian schools for environmental science programs
Environmental Science 2020
| Rank | School | Rank last year | Program reputation | Research reputation | Fractional publications | Fractional citations | Field weighted citation impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UBC | [1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* |
| 2 | McGill | [3] | 3 | 4 | 4* | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Toronto | [2] | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13* |
| 4 | Alberta | [4] | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22* |
| 5 | Waterloo | [5] | 5 | 3 | 4* | 5 | 19* |
| 6 | Guelph | [6] | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Saskatchewan | [8] | 12* | 9 | 6 | 6 | 19* |
| 8 | Simon Fraser | [10] | 11 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 8 |
| 9 | Victoria | [9] | 15* | 27* | 18 | 16 | 1* |
| *10 | Dalhousie | [7] | 17 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13* |
| *10 | Queen's | [*19] | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 38 |
| *12 | McMaster | [*14] | 12* | 11 | 13 | 13 | 28 |
| *12 | Montréal | [*14] | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 17* |
| *14 | UQAM | [*12] | 14 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 5 |
| *14 | Western | [11] | 19 | 14* | 14 | 8 | 13* |
| 16 | Ottawa | [*14] | 20 | 17* | 12 | 10 | 11* |
| 17 | Laval | N/A | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| *18 | Calgary | [*12] | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 40 |
| *18 | Carleton | [*17] | 21 | 17* | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| 20 | Trent | [*19] | 8 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 41 |
*Indicates a tie
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