Subfield · Information Systems · Canada
Information Systems research in Canada
University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Information Systems research in 2022–2025 (#148 worldwide), followed by Concordia University and University of Waterloo.
- Canada's world rank
- #10 of 93 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 3.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 25.0%
- Ranked institutions
- 19
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Information Systems in Canada?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of TorontoToronto | #148 | 30.2 | 25.6% | 197 |
| 2 | Concordia UniversityMontreal | #151 | 30.0 | 30.7% | 134 |
| 3 | University of WaterlooWaterloo | #159 | 29.2 | 29.8% | 154 |
| 4 | University of British ColumbiaVancouver | #189 | 26.8 | 31.0% | 127 |
| 5 | University of OttawaOttawa | #224 | 24.5 | 30.2% | 84 |
| 6 | Western UniversityLondon | #291 | 20.8 | 31.0% | 79 |
| 7 | York UniversityToronto | #307 | 20.0 | 29.7% | 102 |
| 8 | University of AlbertaEdmonton | #317 | 19.6 | 27.5% | 101 |
| 9 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto | #318 | 19.6 | 31.7% | 77 |
| 10 | Carleton UniversityOttawa | #415 | 15.8 | 31.4% | 84 |
| 11 | McGill UniversityMontreal | #434 | 15.2 | 29.1% | 94 |
| 12 | University of CalgaryCalgary | #444 | 14.9 | 28.3% | 85 |
| 13 | Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby | #453 | 14.6 | 24.0% | 64 |
| 14 | Queen's UniversityKingston | #535 | 12.3 | 29.7% | 78 |
| 15 | Polytechnique MontréalMontreal | #573 | 11.3 | 32.6% | 68 |
| 16 | University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon | #679 | 9.0 | 23.1% | 72 |
| 17 | Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada)Toronto | #952 | 4.2 | 13.4% | 79 |
| 18 | Kootenay Association for Science & TechnologyRossland | #1,099 | 2.2 | 2.9% | 157 |
| 19 | Encana (Canada)Calgary | #1,200 | 102.0 | 4.0% | 82 |
Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in Information Systems, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Information Systems researchers in Canada?
Jian Pei, David Lorge Parnas and Gail C. Murphy rank highest among researchers based in Canada.
- 1Jian Pei#6,265 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 30 works
- 2David Lorge Parnas#8,066 worldwide overall752 citations · 14 works
- 3Gail C. Murphy#9,528 worldwide overall816 citations · 27 works
- 4James R. Cordy#10,422 worldwide overall943 citations · 24 works
- 5Philippe Kruchten#10,942 worldwide overall992 citations · 33 works
- 6Paul C. van Oorschot#14,229 worldwide overall907 citations · 22 works
- 7Ahmed E. Hassan#16,377 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 67 works
- 8F. Richard Yu#18,179 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 21 works
- 9Xuemin Shen#18,308 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 18 works
- 10Raouf Boutaba#18,690 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 15 works
- 11Baochun Li#18,761 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 14 works
- 12John Mylopoulos#18,794 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 64 works
- 13Eric Yu#20,615 worldwide overall680 citations · 22 works
- 14Chanchal K. Roy#22,976 worldwide overall858 citations · 46 works
- 15Martin P. Robillard#23,305 worldwide overall447 citations · 17 works
How Canada compares with other countries in Information Systems