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Nursing research in Canada

University of British Columbia ranks first in Canada for Nursing research in 2022–2025 (#27 worldwide), followed by University of Toronto and University of Calgary.

Canada's world rank
#7
of 65 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.9k
Top-10% rate
22.3%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Nursing in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of British ColumbiaVancouver #2738.521.0%76
2University of TorontoToronto #3832.219.9%107
3University of CalgaryCalgary #4429.419.3%63
4University of AlbertaEdmonton #6223.024.7%95
5University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #8916.326.9%66
6University of ManitobaWinnipeg #10513.228.0%90
7McGill UniversityMontreal #12210.428.8%73
8University of GuelphGuelph #1832.827.6%75

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

Who are the top Nursing researchers in Canada?

Salim Yusuf, Daren K. Heyland and Saverio Stranges rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1Salim Yusuf#996 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 7 works
  2. 2Daren K. Heyland#6,739 worldwide overall862 citations · 30 works
  3. 3Saverio Stranges#7,076 worldwide overall994 citations · 6 works
  4. 4Margaret Sampson#8,246 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 25 works
  5. 5Fereidoon Shahidi#13,603 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 15 works
  6. 6Robert A. Goyer#23,522 worldwide overall470 citations · 6 works
  7. 7Giuseppe Mazza#24,617 worldwide overall744 citations · 7 works
  8. 8Richard N. Fedorak#27,877 worldwide overall559 citations · 8 works
  9. 9Peter Singer#31,020 worldwide overall512 citations · 6 works
  10. 10F. W. Sosulski#33,426 worldwide overall354 citations · 6 works
  11. 11Heather K. Spence Laschinger#36,184 worldwide overall557 citations · 12 works
  12. 12Jean Davignon#38,561 worldwide overall556 citations · 6 works
  13. 13Michael G. Gänzle#44,736 worldwide overall440 citations · 13 works
  14. 14Simone Lemieux#45,453 worldwide overall328 citations · 7 works
  15. 15Stephanie A. Atkinson#47,159 worldwide overall455 citations · 12 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Nursing