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Engineering research in Canada

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

Canada's world rank
#8
of 131 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
49k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #8548.812.0%2,947
2University of British ColumbiaVancouver #9247.914.8%2,841
3McGill UniversityMontreal #10146.812.4%1,977
4University of AlbertaEdmonton #12944.012.6%3,252
5University of WaterlooWaterloo #16641.112.4%2,635
6University of CalgaryCalgary #23837.011.6%1,796
7McMaster UniversityHamilton #24736.511.5%1,573
8Concordia UniversityMontreal #24836.512.2%1,727
9University of VictoriaVictoria #28734.814.2%652
10Western UniversityLondon #30434.214.0%1,316
11University of OttawaOttawa #32333.58.8%1,273
12Queen's UniversityKingston #38931.310.1%1,115
13Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto #41730.512.4%904
14Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #44929.711.0%617
15Carleton UniversityOttawa #45929.412.0%1,145
16Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #46029.410.8%899
17Polytechnique MontréalMontreal #48528.810.7%1,363
18Université LavalQuébec #50428.39.8%1,046
19University of New BrunswickFredericton #50728.313.5%510
20Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #52627.87.9%836
21University of ManitobaWinnipeg #54327.58.8%800
22University of WindsorWindsor #57626.810.2%792
23Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa #58326.79.6%703
24National Research Council CanadaOttawa #60826.28.2%916
25Université du QuébecQuébec #62625.89.1%1,231
26Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal #66125.212.6%326
27Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #66625.113.7%755
28University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #67025.111.0%824
29Université de MontréalMontreal #71724.39.4%385
30York UniversityToronto #72224.28.6%777
31Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières #86822.119.5%274
32Université du Québec à ChicoutimiSaguenay #87022.014.4%263
33University of ReginaRegina #91621.510.5%416
34University of GuelphGuelph #92421.415.4%487
35Institut National de la Recherche ScientifiqueQuébec #1,05819.810.3%456
36Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)Toronto #1,11819.29.4%260
37Natural Resources CanadaOttawa #1,14718.99.8%390
38Okanagan University CollegeKelowna #1,22718.118.0%102
39Canadian Light Source (Canada)Saskatoon #1,24617.923.6%69
40Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay #1,37316.810.4%473
41Hydro-QuébecMontreal #1,64314.77.7%217
42Royal Military College of CanadaKingston #1,65014.79.0%221
43Huawei Technologies (Canada)Markham #1,84913.414.8%202
44Université du Québec à RimouskiRimouski #1,90213.09.8%110
45Kootenay Association for Science & TechnologyRossland #2,16411.68.4%120
46HEC MontréalMontreal #2,23611.219.6%89
47Université du Québec en Abitibi-TémiscamingueRouyn-Noranda #2,46510.16.2%173
48University of Northern British ColumbiaPrince George #2,9148.110.8%110
49Université de MonctonMoncton #3,4906.111.0%86
50Canadian Nuclear LaboratoriesDeep River #3,6655.53.8%77
51Department of National DefenceOttawa #3,6715.52.1%121
52Brock UniversitySaint Catharines #3,9524.67.3%82
53Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterloo #4,2693.75.3%74
54Hatch (Canada)Mississauga #4,2803.73.0%71
55Safran Electronics (Canada)Peterborough #4,6162.83.3%75
56Nexen (Canada)Calgary #4,7072.66.7%64
57University of Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown #4,7222.611.1%79
58Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaOttawa #4,8012.49.5%63
59Ministry of Education and Child CareVictoria #4,9682.09.4%103
60Encana (Canada)Calgary #5,0621.83.4%123

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Canada?

Xueliang Andy Sun, Zhongwei Chen and Edward Hartley Sargent rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Xueliang Andy Sun#228 worldwide overall299.2 of 490 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Zhongwei Chen#3,330 worldwide overall262.2 of 513 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Edward Hartley Sargent#247 worldwide overall209.3 of 403 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4İbrahim Dinçer#19,455 worldwide overall242.4 of 748 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Gilbert Laporte#8,708 worldwide overall185.5 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jeff R. Dahn#57,810 worldwide overall290.8 of 636 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Linda F. Nazar#867 worldwide overall137.4 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Marc A. Rosen#27,833 worldwide overall163.0 of 480 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ruying Li#918 worldwide overall133.9 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Ming Jian Zuo#21,196 worldwide overall138.0 of 361 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Michael William Fowler#17,372 worldwide overall125.2 of 241 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Yang Shi#10,989 worldwide overall138.0 of 330 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Marco Amabili#16,894 worldwide overall133.1 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ehab Fahmy El-Saadany#49,302 worldwide overall143.4 of 486 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Yusuf Altıntaş#15,404 worldwide overall145.5 of 277 papers here in the top 10%

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