Field · Engineering · Canada
Engineering research in Canada
University of Waterloo ranks first in Canada for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#106 worldwide), followed by University of Toronto and University of British Columbia.
- Canada's world rank
- #10 of 134 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 49k
- Top-10% rate
- 17.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Engineering in Canada?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of WaterlooWaterloo | #106 | 47.0 | 19.2% | 2,633 |
| 2 | University of TorontoToronto | #122 | 45.4 | 19.6% | 2,627 |
| 3 | University of British ColumbiaVancouver | #145 | 43.5 | 21.1% | 2,361 |
| 4 | University of AlbertaEdmonton | #173 | 41.4 | 17.9% | 3,238 |
| 5 | Concordia UniversityMontreal | #202 | 39.7 | 22.2% | 1,727 |
| 6 | Western UniversityLondon | #252 | 37.2 | 20.6% | 1,296 |
| 7 | McGill UniversityMontreal | #295 | 35.4 | 19.7% | 1,836 |
| 8 | Carleton UniversityOttawa | #318 | 34.5 | 19.3% | 1,145 |
| 9 | University of CalgaryCalgary | #337 | 33.9 | 20.0% | 1,775 |
| 10 | McMaster UniversityHamilton | #403 | 31.8 | 16.5% | 1,539 |
| 11 | Polytechnique MontréalMontreal | #496 | 29.5 | 16.9% | 1,363 |
| 12 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto | #545 | 28.4 | 21.9% | 904 |
| 13 | University of OttawaOttawa | #546 | 28.4 | 16.3% | 1,217 |
| 14 | Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's | #581 | 27.7 | 19.4% | 755 |
| 15 | École de Technologie SupérieureMontreal | #586 | 27.6 | 17.6% | 1,085 |
| 16 | Dalhousie UniversityHalifax | #588 | 27.5 | 19.9% | 890 |
| 17 | University of VictoriaVictoria | #605 | 27.2 | 23.1% | 644 |
| 18 | University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon | #649 | 26.4 | 18.3% | 665 |
| 19 | Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby | #679 | 25.9 | 17.7% | 616 |
| 20 | National Research Council CanadaOttawa | #719 | 25.2 | 16.1% | 860 |
| 21 | Université LavalQuébec | #720 | 25.2 | 14.3% | 1,035 |
| 22 | Queen's UniversityKingston | #770 | 24.5 | 15.2% | 1,101 |
| 23 | University of British Columbia, Okanagan CampusKelowna | #789 | 24.2 | 27.0% | 365 |
| 24 | York UniversityToronto | #807 | 23.9 | 16.0% | 777 |
| 25 | University of ManitobaWinnipeg | #815 | 23.8 | 15.2% | 795 |
| 26 | University of GuelphGuelph | #880 | 23.0 | 21.4% | 487 |
| 27 | University of WindsorWindsor | #914 | 22.5 | 16.1% | 791 |
| 28 | Institut National de la Recherche ScientifiqueQuébec | #932 | 22.3 | 19.0% | 456 |
| 29 | Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa | #1,027 | 21.2 | 14.7% | 703 |
| 30 | Université du Québec à ChicoutimiSaguenay | #1,070 | 20.7 | 31.4% | 263 |
| 31 | Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke | #1,165 | 19.8 | 15.6% | 759 |
| 32 | University of New BrunswickFredericton | #1,222 | 19.2 | 21.7% | 510 |
| 33 | Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay | #1,233 | 19.1 | 16.2% | 473 |
| 34 | Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières | #1,239 | 19.1 | 26.5% | 274 |
| 35 | Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal | #1,417 | 17.5 | 20.9% | 326 |
| 36 | University of ReginaRegina | #1,536 | 16.6 | 16.8% | 416 |
| 37 | Canadian Light Source (Canada)Saskatoon | #1,540 | 16.6 | 41.2% | 69 |
| 38 | Natural Resources CanadaOttawa | #1,891 | 14.3 | 14.7% | 310 |
| 39 | Université de MontréalMontreal | #2,122 | 13.0 | 14.4% | 304 |
| 40 | Royal Military College of CanadaKingston | #2,128 | 12.9 | 19.1% | 221 |
| 41 | Huawei Technologies (Canada)Markham | #2,134 | 12.9 | 14.2% | 202 |
| 42 | Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)Toronto | #2,193 | 12.6 | 14.1% | 260 |
| 43 | Ministry of Education and Child CareVictoria | #2,314 | 12.0 | 27.3% | 103 |
| 44 | Hydro-QuébecMontreal | #2,695 | 10.2 | 12.7% | 217 |
| 45 | Okanagan University CollegeKelowna | #2,716 | 10.1 | 29.0% | 102 |
| 46 | Université du Québec à RimouskiRimouski | #3,023 | 8.9 | 16.8% | 110 |
| 47 | Université de MonctonMoncton | #3,044 | 8.9 | 20.9% | 86 |
| 48 | Kootenay Association for Science & TechnologyRossland | #3,486 | 7.3 | 11.1% | 120 |
| 49 | HEC MontréalMontreal | #3,762 | 6.4 | 25.2% | 89 |
| 50 | Université du Québec en Abitibi-TémiscamingueRouyn-Noranda | #3,879 | 6.1 | 10.1% | 173 |
| 51 | University of Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown | #3,901 | 6.0 | 17.2% | 79 |
| 52 | University Health NetworkToronto | #4,042 | 5.6 | 17.9% | 79 |
| 53 | Laurentian UniversitySudbury | #4,262 | 5.0 | 13.2% | 70 |
| 54 | University of Northern British ColumbiaPrince George | #4,477 | 4.5 | 12.3% | 110 |
| 55 | Horizon College and SeminarySaskatoon | #4,505 | 4.4 | 6.3% | 146 |
| 56 | Geological Survey of CanadaOttawa | #4,624 | 4.1 | 19.1% | 68 |
| 57 | Brock UniversitySaint Catharines | #4,761 | 3.8 | 10.9% | 82 |
| 58 | Université du Québec en OutaouaisGatineau | #4,937 | 3.4 | 10.7% | 94 |
| 59 | Defence Research and Development CanadaOttawa | #5,044 | 3.1 | 13.8% | 107 |
| 60 | Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterloo | #5,093 | 3.0 | 12.5% | 74 |
Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Engineering researchers in Canada?
Jianping Yao, Gilbert Laporte and Michel Gendreau rank highest among researchers based in Canada.
- 1Jianping Yao#3,493 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 103 works
- 2Gilbert Laporte#5,747 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 136 works
- 3Michel Gendreau#7,081 worldwide overall2k citations · 117 works
- 4Tongwen Chen#8,764 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 157 works
- 5Edward H. Sargent#9,070 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 104 works
- 6Ali Emadi#13,934 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 236 works
- 7Bin Wu#15,814 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 151 works
- 8Ehab F. El‐Saadany#17,957 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 190 works
- 9F. Richard Yu#18,179 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 154 works
- 10Xuemin Shen#18,308 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 248 works
- 11Yang Shi#19,317 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 119 works
- 12Clément Gosselin#19,758 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 155 works
- 13Yunwei Li#20,207 worldwide overall2k citations · 210 works
- 14Wei Yu#20,863 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 107 works
- 15Ambrish Chandra#24,988 worldwide overall1k citations · 122 works