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Education research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Education research in 2022–2025 (#62 worldwide), followed by University of Calgary and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#13
of 115 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.2k
Top-10% rate
24.5%
Ranked institutions
28

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

What is the best university for Education in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #6245.328.7%512
2University of CalgaryCalgary #12136.425.5%248
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #12436.133.8%332
4Western UniversityLondon #17631.533.0%192
5University of AlbertaEdmonton #26925.929.2%221
6McGill UniversityMontreal #29124.828.9%188
7Queen's UniversityKingston #44619.128.3%162
8York UniversityToronto #47918.225.0%175
9Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #50117.628.5%143
10University of OttawaOttawa #54216.628.7%135
11Université de MontréalMontreal #61115.023.6%139
12McMaster UniversityHamilton #65414.133.7%126
13Brock UniversitySaint Catharines #66513.928.4%110
14Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal #71113.019.5%147
15University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #82411.031.0%91
16University of ManitobaWinnipeg #83410.926.2%109
17Carleton UniversityOttawa #87810.229.0%87
18Concordia UniversityMontreal #9299.430.6%72
19University of VictoriaVictoria #9379.325.0%92
20Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #9439.231.2%62
21Université LavalQuébec #9828.719.0%103
22University of WaterlooWaterloo #1,0188.223.3%100
23Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #1,1067.123.4%90
24University of WindsorWindsor #1,1097.120.7%95
25Education and Early Childhood DevelopmentFredericton #1,2495.516.2%102
26Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto #1,3374.621.2%60
27Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterloo #1,3434.519.3%66
28Encana (Canada)Calgary #1,6222.08.0%103

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

Who are the top Education researchers in Canada?

John Dewey, Michael Pressley and Terry Anderson rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1John Dewey#2,960 worldwide overall662 citations · 23 works
  2. 2Michael Pressley#5,468 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 22 works
  3. 3Terry Anderson#7,271 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 21 works
  4. 4Henry A. Giroux#9,320 worldwide overall961 citations · 81 works
  5. 5Edward A. Silver#9,825 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 20 works
  6. 6Marlene Scardamalia#10,537 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 24 works
  7. 7Carl Bereiter#10,776 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 22 works
  8. 8Michael Fullan#11,200 worldwide overall948 citations · 18 works
  9. 9Philip C. Abrami#11,268 worldwide overall942 citations · 40 works
  10. 10Luis Radford#11,783 worldwide overall392 citations · 30 works
  11. 11Kenneth Leithwood#12,982 worldwide overall804 citations · 54 works
  12. 12Martha Cleveland‐Innes#16,147 worldwide overall620 citations · 19 works
  13. 13John A. Ross#16,313 worldwide overall488 citations · 26 works
  14. 14D. Jean Clandinin#19,183 worldwide overall587 citations · 35 works
  15. 15Lynn McAlpine#22,919 worldwide overall604 citations · 22 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Education