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Psychology research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Psychology research in 2022-now (#9 worldwide), followed by McGill University and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#9
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
20k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
41

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #971.312.2%2,365
2McGill UniversityMontreal #4350.912.7%1,137
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #5447.912.5%1,209
4University of OttawaOttawa #10739.012.6%801
5University of CalgaryCalgary #14335.212.6%760
6Université de MontréalMontreal #15734.011.1%696
7Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #19231.412.3%387
8McMaster UniversityHamilton #20030.812.2%628
9Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal #20630.48.5%464
10University of AlbertaEdmonton #21629.810.7%695
11Western UniversityLondon #26127.413.2%686
12University of VictoriaVictoria #26627.113.8%268
13University of WaterlooWaterloo #27226.811.8%471
14Université LavalQuébec #28926.09.4%478
15Queen's UniversityKingston #29125.99.5%422
16York UniversityToronto #32024.711.2%522
17Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #38822.210.1%441
18Carleton UniversityOttawa #40121.810.0%358
19Brock UniversitySaint Catharines #49219.19.2%306
20Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #49918.98.4%265
21University of ManitobaWinnipeg #51018.68.1%328
22Public Health OntarioToronto #52818.114.8%94
23Concordia UniversityMontreal #55117.611.9%298
24Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto #57417.19.6%277
25Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterloo #58416.811.8%166
26University of WindsorWindsor #59916.510.3%171
27Université du Québec à Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières #67814.98.9%188
28University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #72414.09.0%237
29Université du QuébecQuébec #85511.98.4%168
30University of GuelphGuelph #88011.59.5%197
31Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #89111.310.5%168
32University of LethbridgeLethbridge #90711.110.9%111
33MacEwan UniversityEdmonton #91511.09.1%76
34University of ReginaRegina #1,0339.49.0%115
35Mount Royal UniversityCalgary #1,1008.611.3%64
36University of New BrunswickFredericton #1,1038.57.7%121
37Trent UniversityPeterborough #1,1498.08.8%69
38Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa #1,1518.07.9%90
39Athabasca UniversityAthabasca #1,3505.911.4%62
40Alberta Health ServicesEdmonton #1,4624.915.6%61
41Lakehead UniversityThunder Bay #1,5174.49.2%62

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Canada?

Richard Ernest Tremblay, Janet F. Werker and Charles M. Morin rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Richard Ernest Tremblay#63,167 worldwide overall85.4 of 338 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Janet F. Werker#15,818 worldwide overall62.4 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Charles M. Morin#24,201 worldwide overall67.7 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Gustavo Turecki#22,377 worldwide overall62.5 of 156 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Robert D. Hare#7,856 worldwide overall58.9 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Robert J. Vallerand#26,119 worldwide overall59.1 of 127 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mark Stephen Tremblay#9,401 worldwide overall58.3 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Michael Joseph Meaney#13,711 worldwide overall51.9 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jitender Sareen#46,508 worldwide overall62.8 of 233 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Sheri L. Madigan#5,797 worldwide overall48.7 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Zindel V. Segal#40,505 worldwide overall51.2 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Roger S. McIntyre#169,115 worldwide overall77.6 of 198 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13S. Rachman#45,667 worldwide overall46.6 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Tracy Vaillancourt#25,741 worldwide overall49.9 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Michael Inzlicht#4,831 worldwide overall42.8 of 82 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Canada on their work in Psychology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

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What are the best universities for psychology in Canada?

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Psychology research in 2022-now (#9 worldwide), followed by McGill University and University of British Columbia.

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