McMaster University
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About McMaster University
According to Wikipedia, McMaster University is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens. It operates six academic faculties: the DeGroote School of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Science, and Science. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.
What Is McMaster University Known For?
McMaster University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Medical
- Education
- Business
- Political Science
- Philosophy
- Biology
- Engineering
- Communications
- Psychology
- Computer Science
- Physics
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Religious Studies
- Chemistry
- History
- Economics
- Law
- Earth Sciences
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Nursing
- Social Work
- Criminal Justice
McMaster University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much McMaster University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
McMaster University ranks #141 worldwide for influence in Medical.
McMaster University ranks #319 worldwide for influence in Education.
McMaster University ranks #376 worldwide for influence in Business.
McMaster University ranks #294 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
McMaster University ranks #247 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
McMaster University ranks #322 worldwide for influence in Biology.
McMaster University ranks #392 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
McMaster University ranks #394 worldwide for influence in Communications.
McMaster University ranks #155 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
McMaster University ranks #369 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
McMaster University ranks #272 worldwide for influence in Physics.
McMaster University ranks #383 worldwide for influence in Literature.
McMaster University ranks #392 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
McMaster University ranks #244 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
McMaster University ranks #239 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
McMaster University ranks #434 worldwide for influence in History.
McMaster University ranks #415 worldwide for influence in Economics.
McMaster University ranks #643 worldwide for influence in Law.
McMaster University ranks #379 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
McMaster University ranks #325 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
McMaster University ranks #422 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
McMaster University ranks #251 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
McMaster University ranks #192 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
McMaster University ranks #1084 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
Who Are McMaster University's Most Influential Alumni?
McMaster University's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Medical, Psychology, and Social Work. Here are some of McMaster University's most famous alumni:
- Myron Scholes
- A Canadian economist.
- Stephen A. Kent
- A Canadian sociologist.
- David Easton
- A Canadian academic .
- Harold Innis
- A Canadian professor of political economy.
- Donna Strickland
- A Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laureate, (1959 - ), Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
- Michael Ruse
- A Canadian philosopher.
- James Alcock
- A Professor of psychology.
- Steve Mann
- A Professor and wearable computing researcher.
- Michael Frank Goodchild
- A Professor of geographic information science.
- Blake Morrison
- A Poet and author.
- John Sessions
- A British comedian.
- John Mighton
- A Canadian mathematician and writer.
Who Are McMaster University's Most Influential Faculty?
McMaster University's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Medical, Psychology, and Social Work. Here are some of McMaster University's most famous faculty:
- Roxana Mehran
- An Iranian cardiologist.
- Beth Shapiro
- An American biologist.
- Claudia de Rham
- A Swiss theoretical cosmologist.
- Frank L. Graham
- A Canadian molecular biologist.
- Mohit Bhandari
- A Bariatric surgeon.
- Dennis Hong
- A Roboticist. Dennis Hong is founder and director of RoMeLa.
- Emelia Benjamin
- An Epidemiologist.
- Kathleen I. Pritchard
- A Candadian oncologist.
- Megumi Harada
- A Canadian mathematician.
- Victor Montori
- A Peruvian medical researcher.
- Jonathan Pruitt
- An American behavioral ecologist.
- Christopher Wood
- A Biologist.
