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Applied Psychology research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Applied Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#6 worldwide), followed by University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#6
of 32 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.1k
Top-10% rate
25.6%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Applied Psychology in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #630.132.0%95
2University of British ColumbiaVancouver #914.330.3%64

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

Who are the top Applied Psychology researchers in Canada?

Jeremy Grimshaw, Lisa Hartling and Scott B. Patten rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1Jeremy Grimshaw#68 worldwide overall14k citations · 4 works
  2. 2Lisa Hartling#92 worldwide overall5k citations · 4 works
  3. 3Scott B. Patten#1,125 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 4 works
  4. 4Richard M. Steers#1,468 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 6 works
  5. 5Lennart E. Nacke#1,661 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 3 works
  6. 6Gary P. Latham#3,451 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 11 works
  7. 7Gaston Godin#8,916 worldwide overall894 citations · 5 works
  8. 8Kerry S. Courneya#9,223 worldwide overall1k citations · 6 works
  9. 9Robert J. Vallerand#12,555 worldwide overall946 citations · 3 works
  10. 10Delroy L. Paulhus#15,501 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 3 works
  11. 11Mark P. Zanna#15,961 worldwide overall776 citations · 5 works
  12. 12Julian Barling#16,026 worldwide overall919 citations · 3 works
  13. 13Robert Gifford#16,075 worldwide overall943 citations · 3 works
  14. 14Zindel V. Segal#16,328 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 3 works
  15. 15Amy E. Latimer‐Cheung#16,395 worldwide overall855 citations · 11 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Applied Psychology