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Materials Science research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#74 worldwide), followed by University of British Columbia and University of Alberta.

Canada's world rank
#11
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.7k
Top-10% rate
10.9%
Ranked institutions
33

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #7444.314.1%602
2University of British ColumbiaVancouver #11738.414.0%535
3University of AlbertaEdmonton #15434.813.2%508
4McGill UniversityMontreal #23229.58.9%411
5Western UniversityLondon #36323.812.3%254
6University of WaterlooWaterloo #37123.511.4%488
7University of CalgaryCalgary #40322.413.8%272
8McMaster UniversityHamilton #44221.29.4%280
9University of VictoriaVictoria #50519.512.8%87
10Queen's UniversityKingston #52019.19.8%179
11Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #52718.98.8%96
12University of ManitobaWinnipeg #54818.49.4%120
13National Research Council CanadaOttawa #57217.99.2%159
14University of New BrunswickFredericton #57517.817.5%119
15Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #62616.712.9%145
16Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #69515.49.1%141
17Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto #72314.89.6%83
18Institut National de la Recherche ScientifiqueQuébec #75914.211.8%111
19University of OttawaOttawa #77613.99.4%193
20Université LavalQuébec #78313.87.3%192
21University of WindsorWindsor #79713.66.3%89
22Polytechnique MontréalMontreal #79913.56.4%149
23University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #87612.413.3%176
24Concordia UniversityMontreal #87812.38.0%146
25University of GuelphGuelph #92311.715.7%140
26Université de MontréalMontreal #95011.36.7%104
27Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #1,04210.111.4%84
28Université du Québec à ChicoutimiSaguenay #1,0999.420.6%68
29Université du QuébecQuébec #1,1488.97.3%92
30Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa #1,1668.68.6%82
31Carleton UniversityOttawa #1,2617.66.0%82
32Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières #1,2667.612.0%79
33York UniversityToronto #1,4535.88.6%77

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Canada?

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

  1. 1Edward Hartley Sargent#247 worldwide overall163.0 of 340 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Xueliang Andy Sun#228 worldwide overall89.7 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Zhongwei Chen#3,330 worldwide overall77.0 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Ian Manners#56,348 worldwide overall89.7 of 349 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Chul B. Park#124,340 worldwide overall102.3 of 382 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Oleksandr Voznyy#1,840 worldwide overall59.3 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Aiping Yu#1,827 worldwide overall52.2 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Adi Eisenberg#26,097 worldwide overall55.7 of 154 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Geoffrey A. Ozin#96,838 worldwide overall70.9 of 310 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Mario Leclerc#15,031 worldwide overall53.5 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Hongbo Zeng#19,340 worldwide overall58.0 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Bin Chen#47,151 worldwide overall57.1 of 181 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Juewen Liu#20,471 worldwide overall53.3 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Yonghao Ni#125,870 worldwide overall74.3 of 249 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Sjoerd Hoogland#5,375 worldwide overall47.0 of 93 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Canada on their work in Materials Science 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 Materials Science