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Health Sciences research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#9 worldwide), followed by McGill University and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#7
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
112k
Top-10% rate
12.5%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #976.113.6%17,220
2McGill UniversityMontreal #5955.713.1%7,325
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #6355.013.1%8,242
4McMaster UniversityHamilton #9850.214.4%4,934
5Université de MontréalMontreal #11548.411.7%5,011
6University of OttawaOttawa #12547.512.9%5,268
7University of CalgaryCalgary #14346.112.7%5,040
8University of AlbertaEdmonton #20342.212.1%4,827
9Western UniversityLondon #20442.212.4%3,759
10Université LavalQuébec #24140.412.3%2,293
11Queen's UniversityKingston #24540.211.8%2,484
12SickKids FoundationToronto #27039.215.1%611
13Public Health OntarioToronto #31737.416.0%678
14University of ManitobaWinnipeg #32037.311.8%2,139
15ImpactOttawa #32937.018.3%549
16Toronto General HospitalToronto #37835.514.9%549
17Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto #40134.814.6%1,013
18Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #42734.213.2%682
19Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #46233.311.0%2,346
20Institute of Infection and ImmunityQuébec #56331.217.5%206
21University of VictoriaVictoria #59230.613.4%601
22Institute for Clinical Evaluative SciencesToronto #59630.516.2%284
23Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #61430.210.8%1,270
24University of WaterlooWaterloo #62230.111.2%1,305
25Sinai Health SystemToronto #63929.815.6%286
26University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #64429.710.6%1,647
27Health Sciences CentreWinnipeg #65329.513.3%743
28York UniversityToronto #77227.711.2%854
29Alberta Health ServicesEdmonton #79027.510.6%1,212
30University of GuelphGuelph #84526.811.1%1,164
31Provincial Health Services AuthorityVancouver #90526.015.0%194
32Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal #90826.010.5%436
33Hamilton Health SciencesHamilton #93025.715.5%313
34London Health Sciences CentreLondon #97125.211.8%697
35St. Paul's HospitalSaskatoon #1,00924.817.9%192
36Vancouver Coastal HealthVancouver #1,01724.713.2%236
37Brock UniversitySaint Catharines #1,10123.910.6%386
38Carleton UniversityOttawa #1,10923.89.8%463
39Toronto Rehabilitation InstituteToronto #1,11623.713.4%364
40Concordia UniversityMontreal #1,12423.616.5%365
41Toronto Western HospitalToronto #1,14923.413.8%333
42Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)Toronto #1,15123.414.6%265
43Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto #1,23222.610.1%510
44Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #1,36321.512.0%805
45Centre hospitalier universitaire de QuébecQuébec #1,44121.014.1%133
46Libin Cardiovascular Institute of AlbertaCalgary #1,47120.712.8%218
47Canada Research ChairsOttawa #1,56420.117.6%92
48Lawson Health Research InstituteLondon #1,58020.014.3%250
49Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-MontréalMontreal #1,61519.712.6%226
50Ontario Institute for Cancer ResearchToronto #1,63619.618.0%92
51Public Health Agency of CanadaOttawa #1,63819.611.3%304
52Nova Scotia Health AuthorityHalifax #1,65619.410.6%325
53Centre for Global Health ResearchToronto #1,68119.318.5%92
54Centre hospitalier de l'Université LavalQuébec #1,79118.611.6%118
55BruyèreOttawa #1,82118.414.8%119
56University of WindsorWindsor #1,83418.310.2%296
57Montreal Clinical Research InstituteMontreal #1,86118.214.1%70
58Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières #1,94717.711.7%325
59University of ReginaRegina #1,98117.511.3%241
60Women and Children’s Health Research InstituteEdmonton #1,98717.516.3%152

Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Canada?

Salim Yusuf, Gordon Henry Guyatt and Michael George Fehlings rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Salim Yusuf#3,387 worldwide overall584.5 of 1,482 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Gordon Henry Guyatt#1,246 worldwide overall536.2 of 1,348 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Michael George Fehlings#21,504 worldwide overall420.6 of 1,377 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Philippe Pîbarot#14,370 worldwide overall348.7 of 1,058 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5John G. Webb#6,974 worldwide overall320.5 of 833 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jonathon A Leipsic#13,237 worldwide overall302.0 of 866 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Michael D. Hill#31,934 worldwide overall320.7 of 1,112 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Marcello A. Tonelli#7,932 worldwide overall284.6 of 772 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Eric Edward Smith#8,532 worldwide overall279.7 of 752 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Holger Jens Schünemann#2,322 worldwide overall260.6 of 643 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11George A. Wells#16,279 worldwide overall279.6 of 876 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Laurent Brochard#4,737 worldwide overall250.4 of 585 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Anthony E. Lang#23,407 worldwide overall268.5 of 823 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jürgen T. Rehm#32,516 worldwide overall282.4 of 978 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Josep Rodés‐Cabau#24,089 worldwide overall274.2 of 898 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Canada on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Canada compares with other countries in Health Sciences