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Mechanical Engineering research in Canada

University of Alberta ranks first in Canada for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#95 worldwide), followed by University of Waterloo and University of Toronto.

Canada's world rank
#8
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.5k
Top-10% rate
17.1%
Ranked institutions
29

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

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of AlbertaEdmonton #9536.818.9%401
2University of WaterlooWaterloo #14431.118.6%303
3University of TorontoToronto #15030.520.7%244
4University of British ColumbiaVancouver #17828.119.2%262
5University of CalgaryCalgary #23324.421.7%224
6McGill UniversityMontreal #24223.919.5%228
7Concordia UniversityMontreal #30520.625.4%126
8Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #35818.419.7%110
9Université du Québec à ChicoutimiSaguenay #40716.636.2%61
10Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto #40916.623.4%98
11National Research Council CanadaOttawa #43115.917.9%116
12Western UniversityLondon #43615.717.5%138
13Queen's UniversityKingston #44115.519.2%118
14Polytechnique MontréalMontreal #47214.615.0%137
15McMaster UniversityHamilton #49613.914.5%177
16University of GuelphGuelph #52113.220.3%83
17École de Technologie SupérieureMontreal #60611.114.6%139
18University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #65910.017.9%84
19University of ManitobaWinnipeg #6849.417.2%78
20Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John's #7328.517.5%84
21University of New BrunswickFredericton #7528.123.5%83
22University of OttawaOttawa #7747.718.8%78
23University of WindsorWindsor #7907.417.1%104
24Natural Resources CanadaOttawa #7947.413.1%104
25Ontario Tech UniversityOshawa #8047.215.3%113
26Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #8067.215.2%93
27Université LavalQuébec #8865.811.5%110
28Carleton UniversityOttawa #9215.312.6%88
29University of ReginaRegina #9425.012.6%73

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in Canada?

Yusuf Altıntaş, John J. Jonas and H.J. McQueen rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1Yusuf Altıntaş#4,656 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 32 works
  2. 2John J. Jonas#9,722 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 46 works
  3. 3H.J. McQueen#12,293 worldwide overall917 citations · 29 works
  4. 4D. J. Lloyd#13,213 worldwide overall950 citations · 26 works
  5. 5Ajay K. Dalai#15,026 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 23 works
  6. 6Christopher R. Clarkson#28,813 worldwide overall680 citations · 31 works
  7. 7Ming J. Zuo#30,251 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 38 works
  8. 8Arthur D. Pelton#34,067 worldwide overall507 citations · 26 works
  9. 9Faisal Khan#34,700 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 22 works
  10. 10M. M. Yovanovich#67,736 worldwide overall643 citations · 35 works
  11. 11İbrahim Dinçer#72,991 worldwide overall5.9k citations · 174 works
  12. 12Marc A. Rosen#74,875 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 87 works
  13. 13John R. Grace#82,490 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 37 works
  14. 14D.L. Chen#82,779 worldwide overall797 citations · 56 works
  15. 15Raphael Idem#82,924 worldwide overall618 citations · 32 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Mechanical Engineering