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Health Professions research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Health Professions research in 2022-now (#8 worldwide), followed by University of British Columbia and McGill University.

Canada's world rank
#6
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
17k
Top-10% rate
12.2%
Ranked institutions
37

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Professions in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #872.413.5%2,000
2University of British ColumbiaVancouver #3851.812.6%996
3McGill UniversityMontreal #4250.513.0%695
4University of OttawaOttawa #6644.513.3%698
5McMaster UniversityHamilton #8241.613.7%622
6Université de MontréalMontreal #8940.511.6%610
7University of AlbertaEdmonton #9339.912.4%637
8University of CalgaryCalgary #11237.511.9%624
9Western UniversityLondon #13535.013.6%503
10Université LavalQuébec #21129.113.2%368
11Public Health OntarioToronto #21628.817.2%169
12Queen's UniversityKingston #23027.913.1%343
13Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #23527.712.6%255
14Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #24127.313.9%392
15University of VictoriaVictoria #24827.012.3%183
16Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #27525.615.6%168
17ImpactOttawa #28924.913.7%101
18Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal #29624.611.8%187
19University of ManitobaWinnipeg #32123.510.8%298
20University of WaterlooWaterloo #34922.411.4%262
21University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #37721.411.6%231
22York UniversityToronto #41920.010.3%251
23Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto #46218.79.2%181
24Carleton UniversityOttawa #64814.210.5%134
25Université du QuébecQuébec #65214.113.4%148
26University of WindsorWindsor #65614.113.3%78
27Toronto Rehabilitation InstituteToronto #65714.013.0%72
28Brock UniversitySaint Catharines #66014.010.6%88
29Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #67313.713.7%165
30University of GuelphGuelph #68513.512.5%151
31Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières #72112.814.1%121
32Alberta Health ServicesEdmonton #72412.89.8%144
33Concordia UniversityMontreal #77911.819.9%97
34Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterloo #9039.810.2%78
35University of New BrunswickFredericton #9968.511.8%90
36University of ReginaRegina #1,2016.010.8%66
37World Federation of Science JournalistsMontreal #1,744110.02.2%88

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in Canada?

Jeremy Grimshaw, Ian D. Graham and Sharon Elizabeth Straus rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Health Professions that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jeremy Grimshaw#24,998 worldwide overall104.5 of 249 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ian D. Graham#32,874 worldwide overall91.4 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Sharon Elizabeth Straus#17,256 worldwide overall88.0 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Gordon Henry Guyatt#1,246 worldwide overall77.0 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Holger Jens Schünemann#2,322 worldwide overall67.4 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6David Moher#2,823 worldwide overall65.6 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Elie A. Akl#3,267 worldwide overall55.7 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Carole A. Estabrooks#36,072 worldwide overall60.4 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Peter Tugwell#25,039 worldwide overall61.3 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10France Légaré#141,654 worldwide overall75.1 of 223 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Stephen W. Hwang#56,413 worldwide overall55.2 of 158 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Andrea C. Tricco#12,809 worldwide overall48.3 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Wendy S. Levinson#88,178 worldwide overall48.3 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Scott Reeves#46,736 worldwide overall46.8 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Robert Brian Haynes#52,757 worldwide overall47.2 of 129 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Canada on their work in Health Professions 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 Health Professions