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Philosophy research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Philosophy research in 2022-now (#16 worldwide), followed by McGill University and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#8
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2k
Top-10% rate
11.8%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Philosophy in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #1651.610.4%293
2McGill UniversityMontreal #2742.517.2%104
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #7524.615.6%89
4University of AlbertaEdmonton #11716.811.0%75
5Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal #12316.014.7%84
6Université de MontréalMontreal #13015.011.6%80
7University of OttawaOttawa #13913.813.1%74
8York UniversityToronto #15412.110.3%100

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

Who are the top Philosophy researchers in Canada?

Jean Addington, ASHOK K. MALLA and Gary J. Remington rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Philosophy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jean Addington#95,776 worldwide overall39.4 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2ASHOK K. MALLA#332,402 worldwide overall29.3 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Gary J. Remington#671,757 worldwide overall24.8 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Martín Lepage#413,218 worldwide overall16.8 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Joel Paris#359,879 worldwide overall18.0 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6John Turri#184,795 worldwide overall21.0 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ofer Agid#283,015 worldwide overall16.3 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Todd Stephen Woodward#393,061 worldwide overall15.4 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ridha Joober#636,026 worldwide overall14.2 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Laurence J. Kirmayer#19,155 worldwide overall13.4 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Georg Northoff#20,152 worldwide overall13.0 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Christopher R. Bowie#526,450 worldwide overall15.3 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jai L. Shah#140,773 worldwide overall11.6 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Thomas Hurka#275,408 worldwide overall12.0 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Donald Emile Addington#294,856 worldwide overall12.3 of 21 papers here in the top 10%

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