Quoting correspondence from Ben Sowter, Head of Division, QS Intelligence Unit ....
You may be interested to learn that University of Alberta features in the world's elite (Top 200) institutions in 26 of the 30 subjects featured in this year's QS World University Rankings by Subject, which will be published on 8th May 2013 on http://www.topuniversities.com/. Media partners such as The Guardian and Chosun Ilbo will feature the rankings which will also be covered by other leading media around the world.
The QS World University Rankings® currently considers over 2,000 and evaluates over 700 universities in the world, ranking the top 400. For the third edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, we evaluated 2,858 universities and ranked 678 institutions in total. 68 million citations were analyzed and we
verified the provision of 8,391 programs.
Of particular note, University of Alberta has an improved ranking or is featured for the first time in the following subjects:
English Language & Literature
Linguistics
Philosophy
Agriculture & Forestry
Biological Sciences
Communication & Media Studies
Statistics & Operational Research
Congratulations!
The wheel chart below illustrates the performance of your institution across all disciplines with more detailed notes below.
Many thanks,
Ben Sowter,
Head of Division,
QS Intelligence Unit
QS World University Rankings by Subject | Results | Methodology
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA |
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| Subject | Academic | Employer | Citations | H | Score | 2013 Rank | ||
| ARTS & HUMANITIES | ||||||||
| English Language & Literature | 73.2
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70.0
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n/a | n/a | 73.1
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37 | ||
| History | 44.0
|
61.9
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70.7
|
54.7
|
48.7
|
101-150 | ||
| Linguistics | 58.2
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13.9
|
76.0
|
78.7
|
55.7
|
51-100 | ||
| Modern Languages | 60.7
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73.3
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n/a | n/a | 64.5
|
101-150 | ||
| Philosophy | 53.5
|
71.4
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58.8
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43.5
|
55.1
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51-100 | ||
| ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY | ||||||||
| Computer Science & Info Systems | 55.6
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58.9
|
87.9
|
82.0
|
65.4
|
101-150 | ||
| Engineering - Chemical | 65.1
|
52.3
|
79.7
|
67.9
|
63.9
|
51-100 | ||
| Engineering - Civil & Structural | 61.0
|
36.9
|
73.9
|
69.8
|
55.9
|
101-150 | ||
| Engineering - Electrical | 50.6
|
47.0
|
92.3
|
82.2
|
60.5
|
151-200 | ||
| Engineering - Mechanical | 38.9
|
48.0
|
80.0
|
72.4
|
52.8
|
>200 | ||
| LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINE | ||||||||
| Agriculture & Forestry | 45.0
|
62.0
|
75.8
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82.5
|
60.3
|
51-100 | ||
| Biological Sciences | 57.8
|
71.0
|
72.8
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68.3
|
65.5
|
51-100 | ||
| Medicine | 51.1
|
67.4
|
84.2
|
74.9
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66.9
|
101-150 | ||
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 80.1
|
58.3
|
89.4
|
84.5
|
81.4
|
34 | ||
| Psychology | 62.2
|
60.2
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79.9
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70.7
|
64.2
|
51-100 | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCES | ||||||||
| Chemistry | 66.5
|
62.2
|
75.5
|
67.8
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67.7
|
101-150 | ||
| Earth & Marine Sciences | 56.8
|
60.3
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59.3
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59.7
|
58.5
|
101-150 | ||
| Geography | 70.4
|
62.2
|
75.1
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61.8
|
69.0
|
101-150 | ||
| Environmental Sciences | 54.7
|
63.1
|
83.4
|
76.6
|
68.2
|
101-150 | ||
| Materials Science | 60.1
|
60.5
|
76.6
|
68.5
|
66.3
|
101-150 | ||
| Mathematics | 63.4
|
67.3
|
87.2
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81.7
|
72.6
|
51-100 | ||
| Physics & Astronomy | 49.2
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53.4
|
77.1
|
70.0
|
59.8
|
>200 | ||
| SOCIAL SCIENCES & MANAGEMENT | ||||||||
| Accounting & Finance | 58.7
|
67.1
|
54.6
|
59.0
|
61.9
|
51-100 | ||
| Communication & Media Studies | 45.5
|
69.6
|
68.1
|
76.1
|
58.7
|
51-100 | ||
| Education | 60.1
|
63.0
|
80.7
|
74.5
|
65.7
|
51-100 | ||
| Economics & Econometrics | 39.7
|
65.7
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55.5
|
51.2
|
50.2
|
>200 | ||
| Law | 40.4
|
57.9
|
56.0
|
47.6
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47.5
|
>200 | ||
| Politics & International Studies | 46.3
|
39.3
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41.9
|
45.9
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43.3
|
101-150 | ||
| Sociology | 59.2
|
49.9
|
61.4
|
49.0
|
56.9
|
51-100 | ||
| Statistics & Operational Research | 37.8
|
62.2
|
60.7
|
70.7
|
48.6
|
101-150 | ||
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