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Linguistics and Language research in Canada

University of British Columbia ranks first in Canada for Linguistics and Language research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by University of Toronto.

Canada's world rank
#8
of 26 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
774
Top-10% rate
21.1%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Linguistics and Language in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of British ColumbiaVancouver #279.440.7%67
2University of TorontoToronto #458.822.3%83

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

Who are the top Linguistics and Language researchers in Canada?

Jim Cummins, Edward Sapir and Wallace E. Lambert rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1Jim Cummins#3,621 worldwide overall847 citations · 17 works
  2. 2Edward Sapir#6,193 worldwide overall958 citations · 3 works
  3. 3Wallace E. Lambert#8,842 worldwide overall921 citations · 15 works
  4. 4Merrill Swain#14,967 worldwide overall627 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Richard Clément#18,330 worldwide overall294 citations · 8 works
  6. 6David Sankoff#19,964 worldwide overall633 citations · 10 works
  7. 7Ryūko Kubota#23,092 worldwide overall396 citations · 10 works
  8. 8Ellen Bialystok#31,118 worldwide overall616 citations · 4 works
  9. 9G. Richard Tucker#31,861 worldwide overall366 citations · 19 works
  10. 10Brian Morgan#44,331 worldwide overall355 citations · 4 works
  11. 11Fred Genesee#46,617 worldwide overall376 citations · 19 works
  12. 12Richard Y. Bourhis#49,518 worldwide overall628 citations · 11 works
  13. 13Kimberly A. Noels#57,847 worldwide overall565 citations · 3 works
  14. 14Tracey M. Derwing#58,122 worldwide overall491 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Shana Poplack#62,558 worldwide overall850 citations · 17 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Linguistics and Language