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Materials Science research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Materials Science research in 2022–2025 (#96 worldwide), followed by University of Waterloo and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#12
of 90 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.7k
Top-10% rate
18.1%
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 #9641.623.9%544
2University of WaterlooWaterloo #18333.319.0%487
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #19632.421.7%465
4University of AlbertaEdmonton #20332.019.5%508
5University of CalgaryCalgary #33825.518.8%270
6Western UniversityLondon #35624.818.3%252
7McMaster UniversityHamilton #36424.515.7%276
8McGill UniversityMontreal #38523.817.3%394
9University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #45521.619.8%164
10Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #60618.021.0%144
11Université du Québec à ChicoutimiSaguenay #66616.833.1%68
12Queen's UniversityKingston #77914.814.7%177
13Concordia UniversityMontreal #81314.217.0%146
14National Research Council CanadaOttawa #81914.115.8%140
15University of OttawaOttawa #85613.612.7%188
16University of New BrunswickFredericton #1,06410.831.4%119
17Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #1,10010.421.8%84
18Université LavalQuébec #1,1439.916.8%190
19University of GuelphGuelph #1,1449.822.6%140
20Polytechnique MontréalMontreal #1,2538.712.2%149
21Institut National de la Recherche ScientifiqueQuébec #1,2668.620.5%111
22Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #1,3397.815.8%127
23University of ManitobaWinnipeg #1,4037.218.0%116
24Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières #1,4536.821.3%79
25University of VictoriaVictoria #1,4606.721.8%87
26Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto #1,4996.420.6%83
27École de Technologie SupérieureMontreal #1,5725.816.2%85
28Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #1,7214.614.4%96
29Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa #1,8383.815.2%82
30Université de MontréalMontreal #1,8643.69.8%95
31Carleton UniversityOttawa #1,9343.112.8%82
32York UniversityToronto #1,9543.011.3%77
33University of WindsorWindsor #2,0022.713.2%89

Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in Materials Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Canada?

Edward H. Sargent, John J. Jonas and Adi Eisenberg rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1Edward H. Sargent#9,070 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 82 works
  2. 2John J. Jonas#9,722 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 44 works
  3. 3Adi Eisenberg#10,661 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 48 works
  4. 4Mohini Sain#29,763 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 52 works
  5. 5J. R. Dahn#33,970 worldwide overall4.8k citations · 47 works
  6. 6Xueliang Sun#50,839 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 47 works
  7. 7Ian Manners#54,709 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 74 works
  8. 8İbrahim Dinçer#72,991 worldwide overall5.9k citations · 49 works
  9. 9Amar K. Mohanty#73,825 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 101 works
  10. 10Y. Frank Cheng#74,420 worldwide overall912 citations · 67 works
  11. 11Bin Chen#77,956 worldwide overall986 citations · 49 works
  12. 12Christophe Caloz#77,973 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 48 works
  13. 13Manjusri Misra#98,684 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 98 works
  14. 14F. C. Hawthorne#114,356 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 105 works
  15. 15L. Martinů#115,584 worldwide overall615 citations · 44 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Materials Science