Question 1

What is McGill University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does McGill University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

McGill University ranks #56 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#50 all time), and #2 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at McGill University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from McGill University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does McGill University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at McGill University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does McGill University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like McGill University's?

Accepted Answer

University of Toronto has the research profile closest to McGill University's (similarity 0.90 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Neuroscience, followed by Washington University in St. Louis and University of Pittsburgh.

Question 9

Is McGill University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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