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Medicine research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#11 worldwide), followed by McMaster University and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#6
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
91k
Top-10% rate
18.7%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #1174.119.8%7,289
2McMaster UniversityHamilton #5756.319.5%3,338
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #6055.819.0%4,748
4McGill UniversityMontreal #6355.219.8%3,345
5University of AlbertaEdmonton #9251.118.6%3,702
6University Health NetworkToronto #9850.519.4%2,090
7University of CalgaryCalgary #10050.218.7%3,639
8Queen's UniversityKingston #14446.317.5%1,757
9University of OttawaOttawa #14846.019.0%2,537
10Western UniversityLondon #17844.018.4%2,786
11McGill University Health CentreMontreal #18943.420.4%1,748
12Ottawa HospitalOttawa #24540.519.5%1,042
13Université de MontréalMontreal #26739.618.2%2,195
14Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #29438.616.6%1,661
15University of ManitobaWinnipeg #30038.418.2%1,527
16Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto #31038.019.1%974
17Hospital for Sick ChildrenToronto #38435.717.9%1,433
18Toronto General HospitalToronto #45233.920.3%524
19Sunnybrook Health Science CentreToronto #50532.717.5%938
20St. Michael's HospitalToronto #52732.321.2%889
21Université LavalQuébec #53532.118.5%1,502
22ImpactOttawa #58131.228.8%434
23Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de MontréalMontreal #68329.516.3%801
24Jewish General HospitalMontreal #69129.420.3%474
25Health Sciences CentreWinnipeg #74528.518.4%677
26Public Health OntarioToronto #78727.926.0%494
27University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #82427.416.5%1,171
28Women's College HospitalToronto #89826.521.9%358
29University of WaterlooWaterloo #94925.918.4%987
30SickKids FoundationToronto #95625.822.9%535
31London Health Sciences CentreLondon #1,02825.017.2%615
32Alberta Health ServicesEdmonton #1,06724.619.0%490
33Population Health Research InstituteHamilton #1,08524.534.3%223
34Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #1,13224.019.2%592
35Mount Sinai HospitalToronto #1,21123.322.4%443
36Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthToronto #1,27022.822.3%420
37Hamilton Health SciencesHamilton #1,29922.521.8%267
38Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research InstituteToronto #1,35722.032.7%147
39Institute for Clinical Evaluative SciencesToronto #1,38421.823.8%241
40Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #1,46921.216.5%755
41Toronto Rehabilitation InstituteToronto #1,47121.220.5%289
42University of VictoriaVictoria #1,49421.024.5%400
43BC Children's HospitalVancouver #1,51220.920.2%462
44University of GuelphGuelph #1,55720.617.9%760
45York UniversityToronto #1,64620.020.4%587
46St. Joseph’s Healthcare HamiltonHamilton #1,65519.923.1%245
47Sinai Health SystemToronto #1,67319.820.7%245
48Montreal Heart InstituteMontreal #1,71819.520.1%308
49Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #1,82018.922.6%494
50Institute of Infection and ImmunityQuébec #1,88518.526.2%194
51Toronto Western HospitalToronto #1,94818.119.2%317
52Hôpital Maisonneuve-RosemontMontreal #1,97518.020.6%210
53Vancouver General HospitalVancouver #2,00117.918.0%313
54Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-JustineMontreal #2,00417.815.2%534
55Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)Toronto #2,09417.420.3%219
56Lawson Health Research InstituteLondon #2,17317.021.6%216
57Concordia UniversityMontreal #2,18616.923.1%258
58Alberta Children's HospitalCalgary #2,23116.723.3%315
59Children's Hospital of Eastern OntarioOttawa #2,28616.417.9%352
60Kingston Health Sciences CentreKingston #2,30516.314.2%225

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Canada?

Gordon Guyatt, Subodh Verma and Salim Yusuf rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1Gordon Guyatt#11 worldwide overall6.8k citations · 156 works
  2. 2Subodh Verma#542 worldwide overall2k citations · 111 works
  3. 3Salim Yusuf#996 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 310 works
  4. 4P.J. Devereaux#1,195 worldwide overall4.8k citations · 110 works
  5. 5Jeffrey I. Weitz#1,478 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 120 works
  6. 6Jacques Genest#1,733 worldwide overall2k citations · 123 works
  7. 7John G. Webb#2,180 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 217 works
  8. 8Anthony E. Lang#2,244 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 143 works
  9. 9Sam Schulman#2,308 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 110 works
  10. 10Andrew M. Demchuk#2,593 worldwide overall965 citations · 113 works
  11. 11Lawrence A. Leiter#2,782 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 118 works
  12. 12Joseph M. Connors#4,096 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 112 works
  13. 13George A. Wells#4,781 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 140 works
  14. 14Fred Saad#5,511 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 318 works
  15. 15Eric E. Smith#5,850 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 148 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Medicine