ScholarGPS has published its list of Highly Ranked Scholars for 2024, and the University of British Columbia, and Institute for Oceans and Fisheries scholars received honours.
First, University of British Columbia was ranked 21 in the Global Overall Academic Institutional Rankings, and 25 for the past five years. Nationally, it was ranked 2 both for lifetime and for prior five years. In terms of disciplines, it ranked 2 over lifetime and 1 over prior 5 years in “Wildlife and Fish”. In the specialties area, it ranked 1 for ecosystem, fishing, fish physiology, and marine ecosystems.
| Discipline/Speciality | Scholar | Lifetime | Prior 5 Years |
| Wildlife and Fish | Daniel Pauly | 4 | 4 |
| Carl Walters | 7 | ||
| Tony Pitcher | 19 | ||
| Rashid Sumaila | 25 | 6 | |
| William Cheung | 18 | ||
| Climate Change | William Cheung | 79 | 36 |
| Ecosystem | Villy Christensen | 64 | |
| Daniel Pauly | 31 | ||
| Fishing | Daniel Pauly | 4 | |
| Rashid Sumaila | 9 | ||
| Marine Ecosystem | Daniel Pauly | 6 | |
| Rashid Sumaila | 1 |
Congratulations to all!