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History research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for History research in 2022-now (#44 worldwide), followed by McGill University and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#10
of 37 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.5k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
5

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

What is the best university for History in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #4429.710.4%161
2McGill UniversityMontreal #8417.714.0%77
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #9914.714.9%66
4York UniversityToronto #1437.811.7%63
5University of AlbertaEdmonton #1793.78.0%62

Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in History, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top History researchers in Canada?

Thomas Schlich, Molly Ladd‐Taylor and Timothy David Barnes rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in History that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Thomas Schlich#588,539 worldwide overall9.3 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Molly Ladd‐Taylor#661,435 worldwide overall8.7 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Timothy David Barnes#51,057 worldwide overall8.1 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Michael Robert Marrus#385,359 worldwide overall7.5 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 4Natalie Zemon Davis#595,395 worldwide overall9.2 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Robert Tittler#1,170,200 worldwide overall9.8 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Kenneth R. Bartlett#871,180 worldwide overall8.7 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Keith R. Bradley#255,003 worldwide overall6.3 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ian W. Maclean#666,126 worldwide overall7.0 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10James P. Carley#469,898 worldwide overall7.5 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Erin K. Baines#195,449 worldwide overall5.5 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Nicholas Terpstra#1,149,720 worldwide overall11.5 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Walter A. Goffart#398,833 worldwide overall7.7 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Stéphanie Kaiser#387,715 worldwide overall6.0 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Anne‐Emanuelle Birn#433,508 worldwide overall5.5 of 10 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Canada on their work in History alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Canada compares with other countries in History