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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Experimental and Cognitive Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#7 worldwide), followed by McGill University and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#7
of 57 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3k
Top-10% rate
19.5%
Ranked institutions
15

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

What is the best university for Experimental and Cognitive Psychology in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #765.419.4%274
2McGill UniversityMontreal #3735.722.1%148
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #5329.320.5%169
4University of AlbertaEdmonton #12014.818.8%114
5Western UniversityLondon #15410.319.5%105
6University of CalgaryCalgary #1639.320.7%94
7University of OttawaOttawa #1787.717.7%106
8University of WaterlooWaterloo #1946.218.8%77
9Université de MontréalMontreal #2094.919.7%81
10Université LavalQuébec #2104.817.6%76
11York UniversityToronto #2124.616.2%88
12Concordia UniversityMontreal #2184.122.9%66
13McMaster UniversityHamilton #2243.718.5%86
14Queen's UniversityKingston #2333.020.8%60
15Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby #2412.316.4%68

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

Who are the top Experimental and Cognitive Psychology researchers in Canada?

John W. Berry, Michael Pressley and Colin M. MacLeod rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1John W. Berry#1,713 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 6 works
  2. 2Michael Pressley#5,468 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 13 works
  3. 3Colin M. MacLeod#5,710 worldwide overall1k citations · 13 works
  4. 4Frances Chung#7,214 worldwide overall856 citations · 6 works
  5. 5Ronald B. Postuma#8,784 worldwide overall903 citations · 7 works
  6. 6Wallace E. Lambert#8,842 worldwide overall921 citations · 6 works
  7. 7Martin M. Antony#11,029 worldwide overall758 citations · 12 works
  8. 8Allan Paivio#12,201 worldwide overall800 citations · 13 works
  9. 9Jacques Montplaisir#12,213 worldwide overall962 citations · 23 works
  10. 10Robert J. Vallerand#12,555 worldwide overall946 citations · 6 works
  11. 11Brian J. Cox#13,187 worldwide overall911 citations · 11 works
  12. 12Bertrand Russell#15,181 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 18 works
  13. 13Delroy L. Paulhus#15,501 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 8 works
  14. 14Keith Oatley#16,035 worldwide overall620 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Zindel V. Segal#16,328 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 14 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology