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Physical Sciences research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#71 worldwide), followed by University of British Columbia and McGill University.

Canada's world rank
#9
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
132k
Top-10% rate
10.8%
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 #7154.012.4%8,901
2University of British ColumbiaVancouver #8951.613.6%7,808
3McGill UniversityMontreal #12348.111.4%5,419
4University of AlbertaEdmonton #13547.111.9%7,458
5University of WaterlooWaterloo #17144.611.9%6,943
6University of OttawaOttawa #26539.89.9%3,398
7University of VictoriaVictoria #29138.812.5%2,208
8University of CalgaryCalgary #42034.911.1%4,282
9Concordia UniversityMontreal #42534.811.9%3,654
10Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #47233.611.3%2,302
11Queen's UniversityKingston #47933.59.5%2,902
12Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #48033.410.7%2,577
13Carleton UniversityOttawa #50632.910.6%2,761
14Western UniversityLondon #51032.812.1%3,358
15McMaster UniversityHamilton #51232.710.6%3,376
16University of ManitobaWinnipeg #52632.59.3%2,077
17Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #54732.08.6%1,747
18University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #59231.29.6%2,530
19Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal #60431.010.9%1,357
20Université de MontréalMontreal #64030.311.2%1,770
21Polytechnique MontréalMontreal #71729.110.7%2,395
22Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto #71929.111.6%1,978
23National Research Council CanadaOttawa #73228.98.8%1,893
24Perimeter InstituteWaterloo #75428.622.0%486
25York UniversityToronto #77328.39.3%2,370
26Université LavalQuébec #78728.18.9%2,596
27University of New BrunswickFredericton #79028.112.5%1,362
28Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa #81227.89.7%1,384
29University of WindsorWindsor #81327.89.8%1,612
30Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #82127.612.0%2,009
31Canadian Institute for Advanced ResearchToronto #90726.619.9%164
32Natural Resources CanadaOttawa #99225.611.4%1,404
33Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)Toronto #1,03425.28.1%956
34University of ReginaRegina #1,04325.19.9%1,139
35Environment and Climate Change CanadaOttawa #1,05525.09.2%862
36Université du QuébecQuébec #1,07824.79.4%2,184
37Canadian Light Source (Canada)Saskatoon #1,12824.219.7%205
38Institut National de la Recherche ScientifiqueQuébec #1,13424.211.0%1,146
39Université du Québec à RimouskiRimouski #1,14224.19.5%386
40University of GuelphGuelph #1,17823.812.8%1,738
41Vector InstituteToronto #1,19723.623.4%193
42Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières #1,26023.016.0%634
43Okanagan University CollegeKelowna #1,41921.815.6%221
44Université du Québec à ChicoutimiSaguenay #1,49021.213.3%597
45Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence InstituteMontreal #1,58920.519.0%123
46Kootenay Association for Science & TechnologyRossland #1,69019.99.0%625
47HEC MontréalMontreal #1,92018.516.3%193
48ImpactOttawa #1,96118.38.1%170
49Fisheries and Oceans CanadaOttawa #2,11317.510.6%712
50TRIUMFVancouver #2,30516.57.7%158
51Royal Military College of CanadaKingston #2,55715.48.5%388
52Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay #2,74714.610.0%927
53Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto #2,80414.413.3%98
54Université du Québec en Abitibi-TémiscamingueRouyn-Noranda #2,81214.47.2%343
55Huawei Technologies (Canada)Markham #2,81914.415.6%390
56Encana (Canada)Calgary #2,82814.34.9%366
57University of Northern British ColumbiaPrince George #2,84614.211.2%348
58Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterloo #2,85214.28.6%404
59University of LethbridgeLethbridge #2,96113.86.8%356
60Canadian Nuclear LaboratoriesDeep River #3,00913.64.5%181

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Canada?

G. F. Tartarelli, Krzysztof Sliwa and Claude Leroy rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1G. F. Tartarelli#3,098 worldwide overall634.2 of 1,637 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Krzysztof Sliwa#9,161 worldwide overall663.7 of 2,004 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Claude Leroy#11,254 worldwide overall639.8 of 1,898 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4M. Shimojima#9,166 worldwide overall620.5 of 1,868 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Edward Hartley Sargent#247 worldwide overall503.1 of 987 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Xueliang Andy Sun#228 worldwide overall441.0 of 844 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7C. Ferretti#2,837 worldwide overall437.9 of 1,060 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Zhongwei Chen#3,330 worldwide overall422.9 of 987 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9İbrahim Dinçer#19,455 worldwide overall431.5 of 1,474 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10F. Ukegawa#10,861 worldwide overall309.8 of 872 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Xuemin Shen#208,598 worldwide overall650.4 of 1,796 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Witold Pedrycz#160,986 worldwide overall528.1 of 1,915 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Fei Richard Yu#93,321 worldwide overall405.4 of 1,232 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jeff R. Dahn#57,810 worldwide overall372.5 of 906 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Marc A. Rosen#27,833 worldwide overall251.6 of 855 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Canada on their work in Physical 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 Physical Sciences