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McGill University

In research, McGill University stands highest in Health Sciences (#59 of 9,902 worldwide), Life Sciences (#42 of 6,403 worldwide) and Medicine (#57 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aging, Behavioral Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience (Aging is 4.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#56
of 22,385 · #50 all time
Rank in Canada
#2
of 305
Research works
171k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.3M
36.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.20×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
McGill University

What is McGill University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #59 of 9,902 13.1%7,325 #48
Life SciencesDomain #42 of 6,403 12.4%3,560 #44
MedicineField #57 of 8,541 13.0%6,454 #49
Social SciencesDomain #78 of 9,585 13.0%4,397 #43
Physical SciencesDomain #123 of 10,670 11.4%5,419 #106
Social SciencesField #84 of 5,988 13.3%1,970 #45
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #51 of 3,157 16.7%496 #69
EngineeringField #101 of 5,901 12.4%1,977 #96
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #55 of 2,964 11.0%1,728 #66
NeuroscienceField #21 of 1,092 12.7%994 #25

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where McGill University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#48 #59
  2. Life Sciences#44 #42
  3. Medicine#49 #57
  4. Social Sciences#43 #78
  5. Physical Sciences#106 #123
  6. Social Sciences#45 #84
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#69 #51
  8. Engineering#96 #101
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#66 #55
  10. Neuroscience#25 #21
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does McGill University work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at McGill University is in Health Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Social Sciences (9%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 8,311 fractional works · 35.4% of its workMedicine: 7,344 fractional works · 31.2% of its workSurgery: 791 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 606 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 531 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 525 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 425 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 403 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 392 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 350 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 345 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 305 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 257 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 242 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 203 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 197 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 159 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 151 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 140 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 126 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 126 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 102 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 329 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 766 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 487 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 158 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 113 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6,139 fractional works · 26.1% of its workEngineering: 2,186 fractional works · 9.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 485 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 443 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 256 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 165 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 148 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 124 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 119 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 108 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 108 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1,096 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 446 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 149 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 99 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 127 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 950 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 174 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 174 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 171 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 95 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 152 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 495 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 144 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 126 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 453 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 202 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 315 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 138 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 177 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 292 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 231 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 113 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 119 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,931 fractional works · 21.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,212 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 789 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 298 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 226 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 131 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 116 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 222 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 1,296 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 536 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 317 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 241 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 122 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 612 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 115 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 122 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 337 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 250 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 283 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 205 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 190 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4,119 fractional works · 17.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,010 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,130 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 354 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 152 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 141 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 181 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1,151 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 612 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 222 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 131 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 138 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 554 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 204 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 133 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 159 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 345 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 273 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMcGill University24kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences8,31135.4%
    1. Medicine7,34431.2%
    2. Health Professions7663.3%
    3. Nursing1130.5%
    4. Dentistry720.3%
    5. Veterinary170.1%
    1. Engineering2,1869.3%
    2. Computer Science1,0964.7%
    3. Environmental Science9504.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy4952.1%
    5. Materials Science4531.9%
    6. Mathematics3151.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences2921.2%
    8. Chemistry2311.0%
    9. Energy760.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering430.2%
  3. Social Sciences4,93121.0%
    1. Social Sciences2,2129.4%
    2. Psychology1,2965.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities6122.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3371.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting2831.2%
    6. Decision Sciences1900.8%
  4. Life Sciences4,11917.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,0108.6%
    2. Neuroscience1,1514.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5542.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology3451.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics590.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does McGill University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aging takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AgingSubfield · 24.4 works4.3×
  2. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 38.1 works4.2×
  3. Developmental NeuroscienceSubfield · 42.5 works3.6×
  4. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 611.8 works3.6×
  5. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 392.0 works3.4×
  6. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 221.8 works3.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 554 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 2,010 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 345 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.02× its world share, 1,151 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 58 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 43 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 232 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 1,096 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 292 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 76 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 2,186 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 950 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 453 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 315 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 495 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 72 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 766 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 7,344 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 113 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 612 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 283 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 190 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 337 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 1,296 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 2,212 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.02×1,151 works
  2. Psychology1.81×1,296 works
  3. Medicine1.63×7,344 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.60×2,010 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.46×345 works
  6. Health Professions1.24×766 works
  7. Mathematics1.14×315 works
  8. Nursing0.98×113 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.95×495 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.90×612 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.84×190 works
  12. Environmental Science0.81×950 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.79×292 works
  14. Social Sciences0.74×2,212 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×58 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×337 works
  17. Chemistry0.63×232 works
  18. Dentistry0.63×72 works
  19. Engineering0.62×2,186 works
  20. Computer Science0.60×1,096 works
  21. Materials Science0.55×453 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.52×43 works
  23. Veterinary0.52×17 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×554 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.37×283 works
  26. Energy0.35×76 works

Who are the top researchers at McGill University?

Ranked on the quality score, D. Hanson, James D. Ford and Stuart Soroka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is McGill University.

  1. 1 D. Hanson Canada · #1,612 worldwide 49k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 James D. Ford Canada · #3,224 worldwide 28k citations · 439 works
  3. 3 Stuart Soroka Canada · #4,902 worldwide 15k citations · 289 works
  4. 4 Nada Jabado Canada · #5,037 worldwide 49k citations · 827 works
  5. 5 Nahum Sonenberg Canada · #5,202 worldwide 127k citations · 958 works
  6. 6 Russell G. Jones Canada · #5,283 worldwide 33k citations · 220 works
  7. 7 Elena M. Bennett Canada · #6,001 worldwide 54k citations · 329 works
  8. 8 Andrew Gonzalez Canada · #6,287 worldwide 46k citations · 311 works
  9. 9 Guillaume Bourque Canada · #6,477 worldwide 54k citations · 426 works
  10. 10 R. Nathan Spreng Canada · #8,381 worldwide 27k citations · 265 works
All ranked researchers at McGill University

What are the most cited papers from McGill University?

The most cited paper from McGill University is "RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials" (Jonathan A C Sterne et al., 2019), with 33,250 citations. Next come "The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A Brief Screening Tool For Mild Cognitive Impairment" (26,231) and "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software" (21,853).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials Jonathan A C Sterne et al. · BMJ Open access 28 Aug 2019 33,250
2 The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A Brief Screening Tool For Mild Cognitive Impairment Ziad Samir Nasreddine, Natalie A. Phillips, Valérie Bédirian et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 30 Mar 2005 26,231
3 Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Erich Gamma, Richard F. Helm, Ralph E. Johnson et al. 1994 21,853
4 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
5 ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions Jonathan A C Sterne et al. · BMJ Open access 12 Oct 2016 20,199
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at McGill University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Neurological Disorders, Oxidative Stress, Mental Health, Depression, Treatment and Quality of Life.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology1,431▲ 1.53×135 topics
  2. Inflammation719▲ 1.44×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress600▲ 1.55×62 topics
  4. Machine Learning567▼ 0.72×88 topics
  5. Climate Change526▼ 0.82×107 topics
  6. Mental Health519▲ 1.54×44 topics
  7. Quality of Life510▲ 1.50×56 topics
  8. Treatment480▲ 1.68×52 topics
  9. Public Health453▲ 1.32×65 topics
  10. Cancer449▲ 1.42×58 topics
  11. Depression425▲ 2.1×25 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders418▲ 3.1×20 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease403▲ 1.50×39 topics
  14. Risk Factors366▲ 1.41×37 topics
  15. Biomarkers357▲ 2.2×18 topics
  16. Genetics356▲ 2.1×27 topics
  17. Diagnosis354▲ 1.61×41 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome333▲ 1.75×24 topics
  19. Aging317▲ 2.5×19 topics
  20. Neurodegeneration279▲ 3.9×11 topics
  21. Clinical Trials275▲ 1.75×19 topics
  22. Management270▲ 1.44×34 topics
  23. Chemotherapy259▲ 1.56×25 topics
  24. Neuroimaging251▲ 3.9×11 topics
  25. Anxiety232▲ 2.1×12 topics
  26. Neuroinflammation222▲ 3.3×6 topics
  27. Neurobiology216▲ 3.5×10 topics
  28. Prevalence210▲ 2.2×15 topics
  29. Adolescents200▲ 2.3×9 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation196▲ 2.6×9 topics
  31. Brain Development184▲ 4.4×6 topics
  32. Functional Connectivity158▲ 5.0×3 topics
  33. Graph Theory136▲ 5.2×3 topics
  34. Cognitive Decline136▲ 4.7×2 topics
  35. Caregiver Burden133▲ 5.0×3 topics
  36. Default Mode Network127▲ 7.3×1 topic
  37. Resting-State fMRI127▲ 7.3×1 topic
  38. Cognitive Training124▲ 5.7×2 topics
  39. Mild Cognitive Impairment120▲ 6.0×1 topic
  40. Vascular Risk Factors120▲ 6.0×1 topic

Which research topics does McGill University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments and Neural dynamics and brain function.

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 127 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 120 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 86 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 64 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 63 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 57 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …55Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 55 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 55 fractional worksAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications: 55 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…54Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 54 fractional works
Cognitive NeurosciencePsychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 127 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 120 works
  3. 3 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 86 works
  4. 4 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 64 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 63 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 57 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 55 works
  8. 8 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 55 works
  9. 9 Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 55 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 54 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has McGill University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is McGill University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.091% in 2024.

still counting0.20%0.40%McGill University0.086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of McGill University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%McGill University12.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.0% in 2012.

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Which institutions have research most like McGill University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Toronto has the research profile closest to McGill University's, with both strong in Neuroscience.

  1. 1 University of TorontoCanada · Both strong in Neuroscience, Psychology, Medicine 0.90 Compare
  2. 2 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.90 Compare
  3. 3 University of PittsburghUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Psychology, Medicine 0.90 Compare
  4. 4 Dartmouth CollegeUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.89 Compare
  5. 5 Brown UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Psychology, Medicine 0.87 Compare

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How does McGill University rank in research?

In research, McGill University stands highest in Health Sciences (#59 of 9,902 worldwide), Life Sciences (#42 of 6,403 worldwide) and Medicine (#57 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aging, Behavioral Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience (Aging is 4.3× its share of world research).

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