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McGill University vs University of Toronto

On research quality in 2022-now, University of Toronto ranks #30 in the world and McGill University #98, of 28,054 institutions. McGill University stands higher in 3 of the 13 fields both publish in, University of Toronto in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.79very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

McGill University

Canada · Montreal

World rank, 2022-now
#98
#46 all time
Works, 2022-now
15k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.2%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
34%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Music, Library and Information Sciences, Aging.

University of Toronto

Canada · Toronto

World rank, 2022-now
#30
#15 all time
Works, 2022-now
29k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.9%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
32%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, General Decision Sciences, Library and Information Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

McGill University stands higher in 3 of 13 fields, University of Toronto in 10. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

McGill University 310 University of Toronto
  1. #114Agricultural and Biological Sciences-
  2. #171Arts and Humanities-
  3. #91Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#53
  4. #551Computer Science#60
  5. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#48
  6. #183Engineering#128
  7. #173Environmental Science#138
  8. #164Health Professions#26
  9. -Materials Science#80
  10. #137Medicine#21
  11. #42Neuroscience#44
  12. #141Psychology#17
  13. #246Social Sciences#40

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.7× 0.3×
  2. Veterinary0.5× 0.3×
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.0× 0.7×
  4. Environmental Science1.0× 0.7×
  5. Materials Science0.7× 0.5×
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.3× 0.9×
  7. Engineering0.8× 0.6×
  8. Nursing1.0× 0.8×
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.4× 1.1×
  10. Chemistry0.8× 0.6×
  11. Neuroscience2.5× 2.1×
  12. Chemical Engineering0.7× 0.6×
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 0.9×
  14. Mathematics1.4× 1.4×
  15. Psychology1.9× 1.9×
  16. Energy0.5× 0.5×
  17. Computer Science0.7× 0.8×
  18. Medicine1.1× 1.3×
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.5× 0.6×
  20. Social Sciences0.9× 1.2×
  21. Decision Sciences0.9× 1.2×
  22. Health Professions1.2× 1.6×
  23. Dentistry0.6× 0.8×
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 1.1×
  25. Arts and Humanities1.2× 1.7×
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.8×
McGill UniversityUniversity of Toronto

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where McGill University leans further are at the top, University of Toronto's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kUniversity of Toronto7,204 in 2025McGill University3,628 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, McGill University or University of Toronto?

University of Toronto publishes 1.9× as much research as McGill University in 2022-now (29k against 15k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, McGill University or University of Toronto?

22.2% of McGill University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.9% for University of Toronto.

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Which is stronger in research, Toronto or McGill?

On research quality in 2022-now, University of Toronto ranks #30 in the world and McGill University #98, of 28,054 institutions. McGill University stands higher in 3 of the 13 fields both publish in, University of Toronto in 10.

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