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Atmospheric Science research in Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada ranks first in Canada for Atmospheric Science research in 2022–2025 (#57 worldwide), followed by University of Alberta and University of Toronto.

Canada's world rank
#9
of 50 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.5k
Top-10% rate
19.0%
Ranked institutions
12

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

What is the best university for Atmospheric Science in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Environment and Climate Change CanadaOttawa #5729.224.7%171
2University of AlbertaEdmonton #12815.019.3%125
3University of TorontoToronto #13014.723.4%105
4McGill UniversityMontreal #14113.321.2%112
5University of WaterlooWaterloo #15012.218.0%115
6University of British ColumbiaVancouver #15811.322.3%100
7University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #16610.424.9%75
8Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #2543.019.4%72
9University of CalgaryCalgary #2612.518.7%70
10University of ManitobaWinnipeg #2692.018.0%62
11Université LavalQuébec #280127.014.4%65
12Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal #28596.014.9%65

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

Who are the top Atmospheric Science researchers in Canada?

Randall V. Martin, Aaron van Donkelaar and Francis W. Zwiers rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1Randall V. Martin#6,139 worldwide overall2k citations · 42 works
  2. 2Aaron van Donkelaar#6,272 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 20 works
  3. 3Francis W. Zwiers#14,488 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 23 works
  4. 4G. W. K. Moore#19,104 worldwide overall927 citations · 34 works
  5. 5Xuebin Zhang#30,305 worldwide overall866 citations · 15 works
  6. 6W. R. Peltier#34,055 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 53 works
  7. 7J. X. Mitrovica#34,558 worldwide overall1k citations · 30 works
  8. 8Luís A. Buatois#39,638 worldwide overall638 citations · 17 works
  9. 9Paul J. Kushner#41,002 worldwide overall670 citations · 27 works
  10. 10Henry P. Schwarcz#43,345 worldwide overall744 citations · 14 works
  11. 11René Laprise#56,630 worldwide overall689 citations · 24 works
  12. 12Stephen Howell#59,318 worldwide overall768 citations · 31 works
  13. 13Glenn A. Milne#61,020 worldwide overall371 citations · 15 works
  14. 14Eddy C. Carmack#62,852 worldwide overall416 citations · 25 works
  15. 15Kenneth Hewitt#71,933 worldwide overall355 citations · 15 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Atmospheric Science