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Research in Toronto

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Toronto. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Krembil Research Institute, Sunnybrook Research Institute and Unity Health Toronto.

Research institutions
14
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.9k
▲ 141% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.7%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Toronto?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sunnybrook Research InstituteResearch facility 1,051 #6,870
2Krembil Research InstituteResearch facility 503 #6,821
3The Institute for Education ResearchResearch facility 500 #20,993
4Unity Health TorontoHospital / health system 420 #8,444
5Ontario Research FoundationInstitution 177 #20,597 all time
6Toronto General Hospital Research InstituteResearch facility 123 #19,696 all time
7Krembil Brain InstituteResearch facility 45 not ranked
8Université de l'Ontario françaisUniversity 35 not ranked
9Schroeder Arthritis InstituteResearch facility 24 not ranked
10KITE Research InstituteResearch facility 12 not ranked
11Consortium canadien en neurodégénérescence associée au vieillissementResearch facility 6 not ranked
12Ministry of EducationGovernment institution 2 not ranked
13Donald K. Johnson Eye InstituteResearch facility 1 not ranked
14McEwen Stem Cell InstituteResearch facility 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Sunnybrook Research Institute: 36.3%Krembil Research Institute: 17.4%The Institute for Education Research: 17.2%Unity Health Toronto: 14.5%9 others listed: 14.7%36%largest
Sunnybrook Research Institute1,051 · 36.3%Krembil Research Institute503 · 17.4%The Institute for Education Research500 · 17.2%Unity Health Toronto420 · 14.5%9 others listed425 · 14.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Toronto strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Toronto is most concentrated in Rheumatology, Neurology and Neurology (5.7× the world share in Rheumatology).

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 36.2 works5.7×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 21.1 works5.5×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 39.0 works4.9×
  4. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 26.3 works4.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Toronto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Interaction, Video Games, Gender Dynamics, Stereotypes, Esports, Online Gaming, Epidemiology and Neurological Disorders.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology90▲ 1.63×116 topics
  2. Inflammation61▲ 2.1×74 topics
  3. Social Interaction54▲ 9.6×5 topics
  4. Video Games49▲ 66×2 topics
  5. Gender Dynamics49▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Stereotypes49▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Esports49▲ 90×1 topic
  8. Online Gaming49▲ 90×1 topic
  9. Deep Learning45◆ 0.94×48 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders42▲ 5.4×19 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress38▲ 1.64×47 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence32▲ 1.68×27 topics
  13. Parkinson's Disease27▲ 8.1×8 topics
  14. Neurodegeneration27▲ 6.5×9 topics
  15. Depression27▲ 2.2×20 topics
  16. Biomarkers26▲ 2.7×15 topics
  17. Learning Outcomes26▲ 4.3×5 topics
  18. Student Engagement24▲ 4.3×8 topics
  19. Neuroimaging23▲ 6.1×11 topics
  20. Virtual Reality22▲ 3.1×13 topics
  21. Surgery22▲ 4.4×9 topics
  22. Motivation22▲ 3.7×6 topics
  23. Intrinsic Motivation20▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Neuroinflammation20▲ 5.1×6 topics
  25. Game-Based Learning20▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Gamification20▲ 9.2×1 topic
  27. Autoantibodies20▲ 6.0×8 topics
  28. Cytokines19▲ 4.8×7 topics
  29. Neuromodulation17▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Functional Connectivity17▲ 9.0×3 topics
  31. Training17▲ 5.5×5 topics
  32. Deep Brain Stimulation16▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Neural Plasticity16▲ 6.5×5 topics
  34. Epilepsy16▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Treatment-Resistant Depression15▲ 17×2 topics
  36. User Experience15▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Basal Ganglia14▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Immersive Simulations14▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Maintenance14▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Medical14▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Toronto?

Digital Games and Media49Digital Games and Media: 49 fractional worksEducational Games and Ga…20Educational Games and Gamification: 20 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applic…14Augmented Reality Applications: 14 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 13 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Games: 12 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…12Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 12 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 10 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 9 fractional worksUltrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 8 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionNeurology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 49 works
  2. 2 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 20 works
  3. 3 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 14 works
  4. 4 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 13 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Games Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  6. 6 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 12 works
  7. 7 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 10 works
  8. 8 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 9 works
  9. 9 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 8 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.