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Law research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Law research in 2022-now (#72 worldwide), followed by University of British Columbia and University of Ottawa.

Canada's world rank
#11
of 46 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.1k
Top-10% rate
12.5%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Law in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #7229.916.2%120
2University of British ColumbiaVancouver #16216.610.6%74
3University of OttawaOttawa #20812.59.6%61

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

Who are the top Law researchers in Canada?

Sida Liu, David Dyzenhaus and Jonathan Crush rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Law that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Sida Liu#151,110 worldwide overall12.6 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2David Dyzenhaus#211,330 worldwide overall13.8 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jonathan Crush#412,650 worldwide overall11.6 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Ran Hirschl#224,975 worldwide overall11.6 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Mariana Valverde#295,139 worldwide overall10.7 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6H. Patrick Glenn#447,155 worldwide overall9.8 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ernest J. Weinrib#190,530 worldwide overall9.5 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8NICHOLAS K. BLOMLEY#37,443 worldwide overall9.4 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Albert H. Yoon#622,464 worldwide overall9.3 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Kent Roach#1,217,202 worldwide overall10.5 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Regina A. Schuller#973,511 worldwide overall9.9 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Roberto Mangabeira Unger#358,262 worldwide overall7.3 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13John Borrows#272,084 worldwide overall7.1 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Joanna Pozzulo#2,470,182 worldwide overall9.6 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Evelyn M. Maeder#1,776,409 worldwide overall8.7 of 15 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Canada on their work in Law 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 Law