Domain · Health Sciences · Canada
Health Sciences research in Canada
University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#11 worldwide), followed by University of British Columbia and McMaster University.
- Canada's world rank
- #8 of 161 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 112k
- Top-10% rate
- 19.2%
- 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?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of TorontoToronto | #11 | 74.5 | 20.5% | 8,725 |
| 2 | University of British ColumbiaVancouver | #52 | 57.9 | 19.7% | 5,716 |
| 3 | McMaster UniversityHamilton | #54 | 57.5 | 20.3% | 3,948 |
| 4 | McGill UniversityMontreal | #67 | 55.2 | 20.3% | 3,945 |
| 5 | University of AlbertaEdmonton | #69 | 54.9 | 19.4% | 4,543 |
| 6 | University of CalgaryCalgary | #85 | 52.7 | 19.3% | 4,346 |
| 7 | University Health NetworkToronto | #129 | 48.2 | 19.6% | 2,260 |
| 8 | University of OttawaOttawa | #130 | 48.2 | 19.7% | 3,066 |
| 9 | Western UniversityLondon | #145 | 47.0 | 19.6% | 3,365 |
| 10 | Queen's UniversityKingston | #162 | 45.8 | 18.4% | 2,110 |
| 11 | Université de MontréalMontreal | #210 | 43.1 | 18.1% | 2,785 |
| 12 | McGill University Health CentreMontreal | #256 | 41.0 | 20.7% | 1,905 |
| 13 | University of ManitobaWinnipeg | #277 | 40.1 | 18.9% | 1,940 |
| 14 | Dalhousie UniversityHalifax | #305 | 39.1 | 18.9% | 2,112 |
| 15 | Ottawa HospitalOttawa | #317 | 38.7 | 20.1% | 1,148 |
| 16 | Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto | #479 | 34.3 | 19.2% | 1,013 |
| 17 | Université LavalQuébec | #484 | 34.2 | 18.0% | 1,931 |
| 18 | Hospital for Sick ChildrenToronto | #493 | 34.0 | 18.1% | 1,589 |
| 19 | University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon | #516 | 33.5 | 18.2% | 1,558 |
| 20 | St. Michael's HospitalToronto | #624 | 31.5 | 22.0% | 984 |
| 21 | ImpactOttawa | #633 | 31.3 | 28.6% | 549 |
| 22 | Toronto General HospitalToronto | #653 | 31.0 | 20.3% | 549 |
| 23 | Sunnybrook Health Science CentreToronto | #707 | 30.1 | 17.4% | 1,023 |
| 24 | Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's | #712 | 30.1 | 21.2% | 782 |
| 25 | Public Health OntarioToronto | #743 | 29.6 | 27.4% | 678 |
| 26 | University of WaterlooWaterloo | #760 | 29.4 | 19.2% | 1,284 |
| 27 | University of VictoriaVictoria | #811 | 28.7 | 25.1% | 600 |
| 28 | Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de MontréalMontreal | #829 | 28.4 | 16.4% | 854 |
| 29 | Jewish General HospitalMontreal | #877 | 27.8 | 20.8% | 510 |
| 30 | University of GuelphGuelph | #930 | 27.2 | 20.1% | 1,148 |
| 31 | École de Technologie SupérieureMontreal | #939 | 27.1 | 15.8% | 116 |
| 32 | Health Sciences CentreWinnipeg | #1,012 | 26.3 | 18.7% | 743 |
| 33 | York UniversityToronto | #1,125 | 25.2 | 20.8% | 854 |
| 34 | Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke | #1,141 | 25.0 | 16.5% | 997 |
| 35 | SickKids FoundationToronto | #1,174 | 24.7 | 22.8% | 611 |
| 36 | Women's College HospitalToronto | #1,207 | 24.4 | 22.0% | 416 |
| 37 | Alberta Health ServicesEdmonton | #1,266 | 23.9 | 19.2% | 598 |
| 38 | Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthToronto | #1,328 | 23.4 | 22.9% | 535 |
| 39 | London Health Sciences CentreLondon | #1,380 | 23.0 | 17.7% | 671 |
| 40 | Population Health Research InstituteHamilton | #1,433 | 22.6 | 34.1% | 239 |
| 41 | Mount Sinai HospitalToronto | #1,578 | 21.6 | 22.8% | 478 |
| 42 | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research InstituteToronto | #1,644 | 21.1 | 33.1% | 167 |
| 43 | Hamilton Health SciencesHamilton | #1,658 | 21.1 | 22.3% | 313 |
| 44 | BC Children's HospitalVancouver | #1,693 | 20.8 | 20.1% | 522 |
| 45 | Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby | #1,707 | 20.8 | 23.7% | 675 |
| 46 | Toronto Rehabilitation InstituteToronto | #1,711 | 20.7 | 21.5% | 364 |
| 47 | University of WindsorWindsor | #1,770 | 20.4 | 17.6% | 294 |
| 48 | Institute for Clinical Evaluative SciencesToronto | #1,787 | 20.3 | 24.7% | 284 |
| 49 | Université de MonctonMoncton | #1,838 | 20.0 | 24.1% | 138 |
| 50 | Montreal Heart InstituteMontreal | #2,042 | 18.8 | 19.9% | 322 |
| 51 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto | #2,173 | 18.2 | 17.5% | 510 |
| 52 | Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)Toronto | #2,180 | 18.1 | 19.4% | 265 |
| 53 | Sinai Health SystemToronto | #2,183 | 18.1 | 20.8% | 286 |
| 54 | Concordia UniversityMontreal | #2,235 | 17.9 | 22.9% | 365 |
| 55 | St. Joseph’s Healthcare HamiltonHamilton | #2,252 | 17.8 | 22.8% | 277 |
| 56 | Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières | #2,328 | 17.5 | 15.9% | 325 |
| 57 | Lawson Health Research InstituteLondon | #2,351 | 17.3 | 22.3% | 250 |
| 58 | University of New BrunswickFredericton | #2,353 | 17.3 | 15.7% | 281 |
| 59 | Brock UniversitySaint Catharines | #2,384 | 17.2 | 20.9% | 386 |
| 60 | Centre for Global Health ResearchToronto | #2,531 | 16.6 | 30.0% | 92 |
Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Canada?
David Moher, Gordon Guyatt and Lisa Hartling rank highest among researchers based in Canada.
- 1David Moher#1 worldwide overall38k citations · 121 works
- 2Gordon Guyatt#11 worldwide overall6.8k citations · 203 works
- 3Lisa Hartling#92 worldwide overall5k citations · 117 works
- 4Marcello Tonelli#200 worldwide overall5.9k citations · 118 works
- 5Salim Yusuf#996 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 325 works
- 6Peter Tugwell#1,033 worldwide overall2k citations · 134 works
- 7P.J. Devereaux#1,195 worldwide overall4.8k citations · 115 works
- 8Jeffrey I. Weitz#1,478 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 123 works
- 9Jacques Genest#1,733 worldwide overall2k citations · 130 works
- 10Niranjan Kissoon#2,055 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 114 works
- 11John G. Webb#2,180 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 218 works
- 12Anthony E. Lang#2,244 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 148 works
- 13Sam Schulman#2,308 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 114 works
- 14Andrew M. Demchuk#2,593 worldwide overall965 citations · 117 works
- 15Lawrence A. Leiter#2,782 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 123 works