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Chemistry research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Chemistry research in 2022-now (#85 worldwide), followed by University of British Columbia and McGill University.

Canada's world rank
#11
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4k
Top-10% rate
9.7%
Ranked institutions
18

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #8538.010.8%332
2University of British ColumbiaVancouver #12632.512.6%253
3McGill UniversityMontreal #13032.113.1%211
4University of AlbertaEdmonton #17727.811.3%315
5University of VictoriaVictoria #24323.412.8%75
6University of OttawaOttawa #26722.17.8%167
7University of WaterlooWaterloo #32719.213.4%157
8University of CalgaryCalgary #38716.99.8%176
9Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #39016.87.4%99
10Queen's UniversityKingston #40116.49.7%106
11Western UniversityLondon #41615.98.6%143
12McMaster UniversityHamilton #41915.88.9%107
13University of ManitobaWinnipeg #53212.411.7%70
14York UniversityToronto #60810.67.3%63
15Université LavalQuébec #61410.48.1%98
16University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #6599.58.1%95
17Université de MontréalMontreal #6789.15.1%92
18University of GuelphGuelph #8386.17.9%79

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Canada?

Chao‐Jun Li, Mark Lautens and Janusz B. Pawliszyn rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Chao‐Jun Li#100,412 worldwide overall170.5 of 679 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Mark Lautens#64,766 worldwide overall163.9 of 675 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Janusz B. Pawliszyn#29,632 worldwide overall129.0 of 354 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Douglas W. Stephan#75,119 worldwide overall143.0 of 596 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ian Manners#56,348 worldwide overall95.9 of 438 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Keith Usherwood Ingold#108,999 worldwide overall86.3 of 342 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Tomislav Friščić#30,764 worldwide overall69.5 of 213 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Keith Fagnou#16,356 worldwide overall60.2 of 123 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Adi Eisenberg#26,097 worldwide overall57.7 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Tom Ziegler#78,846 worldwide overall66.2 of 223 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11André B. Charette#370,165 worldwide overall74.8 of 362 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Warren E. Piers#75,089 worldwide overall61.7 of 235 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Mitchell A. Winnik#167,868 worldwide overall66.1 of 313 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Paul Kebarle#79,130 worldwide overall54.2 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Howard Alper#495,425 worldwide overall102.4 of 686 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Canada on their work in Chemistry 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 Chemistry