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Physics and Astronomy research in Canada

Perimeter Institute ranks first in Canada for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#47 worldwide), followed by University of Toronto and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#11
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.8k
Top-10% rate
10.5%
Ranked institutions
30

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in Canada?

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Canada?

G. F. Tartarelli, Krzysztof Sliwa and Claude Leroy rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1G. F. Tartarelli#3,098 worldwide overall619.3 of 1,571 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Krzysztof Sliwa#9,161 worldwide overall654.3 of 1,937 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Claude Leroy#11,254 worldwide overall620.4 of 1,714 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4M. Shimojima#9,166 worldwide overall612.3 of 1,796 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5C. Ferretti#2,837 worldwide overall431.4 of 1,040 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6F. Ukegawa#10,861 worldwide overall306.2 of 858 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7W. Trischuk#27,760 worldwide overall215.7 of 682 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Douglas Scott#108,501 worldwide overall279.8 of 710 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9M. Dobbs#28,043 worldwide overall198.3 of 546 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Chris J. Willott#1,146 worldwide overall156.0 of 280 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Julio F. Navarro#15,369 worldwide overall153.1 of 357 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12F. Dallaire#11,831 worldwide overall129.8 of 285 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Peter G. Martin#93,581 worldwide overall173.3 of 488 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14S. C. Chapman#52,878 worldwide overall134.8 of 384 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ingrid H. Stairs#14,455 worldwide overall114.9 of 291 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Canada on their work in Physics and Astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy