McMaster University ranks #169 globally with a prestige score of 17, earned across 4 prestigious academic awards including 1 Nobel Prize. Its strongest area is Gairdner International Award. Notable laureates include Bertram N. Brockhouse, Jack Hirsh, Ronald Gillespie.
17
Prestige Score
4
Total Awards
1
Nobel Prizes
4
Decades Active
4
Laureates
3
Award Types
2
Countries
1
Publications
27
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
1
Tier 1 • Apex
= 10 pts
2
Tier 2 • Elite
= 6 pts
1
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 1 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (1 types, 1 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (1 types, 2 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (1 types, 1 total)
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
Awards by Category
Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (3 types)
Gairdner International Award
2(1967–2000)
Nobel Prize in Physics
1(1994)
Fellow of the Royal Society
1(1977)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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