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Physical Sciences research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Physical Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#79 worldwide), followed by University of Waterloo and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#11
of 157 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
132k
Top-10% rate
19.1%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #7953.821.7%7,825
2University of WaterlooWaterloo #12249.220.0%6,938
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #14847.222.6%6,729
4University of AlbertaEdmonton #21443.319.5%7,440
5McGill UniversityMontreal #23842.221.0%5,040
6University of CalgaryCalgary #37237.519.9%4,217
7Western UniversityLondon #39236.920.0%3,320
8University of OttawaOttawa #39436.817.8%3,214
9Perimeter InstituteWaterloo #50534.250.9%486
10Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #52133.920.5%2,541
11University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #52433.819.1%2,111
12Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #56533.019.7%2,297
13McMaster UniversityHamilton #58832.616.8%3,297
14Université de MontréalMontreal #59332.519.0%1,589
15University of VictoriaVictoria #61032.222.7%2,164
16Concordia UniversityMontreal #66231.421.7%3,654
17Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #69630.820.0%2,005
18Queen's UniversityKingston #72230.516.3%2,866
19Carleton UniversityOttawa #78929.520.0%2,761
20York UniversityToronto #79829.417.8%2,370
21National Research Council CanadaOttawa #81429.216.6%1,678
22Polytechnique MontréalMontreal #88028.418.1%2,395
23Université LavalQuébec #88428.316.1%2,502
24University of ManitobaWinnipeg #94427.617.3%2,047
25Environment and Climate Change CanadaOttawa #94827.619.6%862
26Institut National de la Recherche ScientifiqueQuébec #1,04426.619.4%1,146
27University of GuelphGuelph #1,15425.520.9%1,735
28Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #1,21325.017.0%1,604
29Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto #1,32624.022.4%1,978
30Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal #1,34423.918.7%1,357
31Natural Resources CanadaOttawa #1,34523.918.4%815
32Canadian Institute for Advanced ResearchToronto #1,36723.734.2%164
33Université du Québec à ChicoutimiSaguenay #1,46723.026.5%597
34Canadian Light Source (Canada)Saskatoon #1,52822.529.6%205
35University of New BrunswickFredericton #1,54122.422.2%1,362
36École de Technologie SupérieureMontreal #1,59722.119.1%1,772
37Vector InstituteToronto #1,62421.936.1%193
38University of British Columbia, Okanagan CampusKelowna #1,64821.726.0%734
39Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières #1,66721.623.3%634
40University of WindsorWindsor #1,83520.617.1%1,608
41Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa #1,99419.716.4%1,384
42University of ReginaRegina #2,19618.717.6%1,131
43Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay #2,37717.916.9%927
44Geological Survey of CanadaOttawa #2,42717.619.2%409
45Ministry of Education and Child CareVictoria #2,45217.526.4%237
46University of Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown #2,79116.220.9%286
47Kootenay Association for Science & TechnologyRossland #2,81716.111.5%625
48TRIUMFVancouver #2,96715.524.9%158
49Herzberg Institute of AstrophysicsVictoria #3,17814.823.8%121
50University Health NetworkToronto #3,21814.725.9%181
51Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterloo #3,30514.416.8%404
52Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto #3,33314.321.7%98
53Fisheries and Oceans CanadaOttawa #3,42214.021.5%703
54Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)Toronto #3,52213.714.6%956
55University of Northern British ColumbiaPrince George #3,54213.618.1%348
56University of LethbridgeLethbridge #3,62413.413.1%356
57Brock UniversitySaint Catharines #3,63313.413.6%491
58The Scarborough HospitalToronto #3,66513.323.3%258
59Université du Québec à RimouskiRimouski #3,82812.818.1%386
60Saint Mary's UniversityHalifax #3,90312.618.6%271

Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Canada?

Yoshua Bengio, G. Brandenburg and M. Dobbs rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1Yoshua Bengio#4 worldwide overall17k citations · 308 works
  2. 2G. Brandenburg#1,628 worldwide overall5.7k citations · 319 works
  3. 3M. Dobbs#1,901 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 262 works
  4. 4G. F. Tartarelli#2,834 worldwide overall7.8k citations · 540 works
  5. 5D. Scott#3,725 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 322 works
  6. 6L. R. Flores Castillo#4,394 worldwide overall6.9k citations · 525 works
  7. 7M. Cobal#4,975 worldwide overall7.9k citations · 616 works
  8. 8H. Bachacou#5,732 worldwide overall7k citations · 568 works
  9. 9S. D’Auria#6,603 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 605 works
  10. 10S. Tsuno#6,847 worldwide overall6.9k citations · 574 works
  11. 11A. Soffer#13,493 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 496 works
  12. 12F. Richard Yu#18,179 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 413 works
  13. 13Xuemin Shen#18,308 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 631 works
  14. 14J. R. Dahn#33,970 worldwide overall4.8k citations · 376 works
  15. 15Ke Wu#34,783 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 604 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Physical Sciences