Subfield · Social Psychology · Canada
Social Psychology research in Canada
University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Social Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#4 worldwide), followed by University of British Columbia and McGill University.
- Canada's world rank
- #6 of 76 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 5.3k
- Top-10% rate
- 22.9%
- Ranked institutions
- 25
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Social Psychology in Canada?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of TorontoToronto | #4 | 78.7 | 26.7% | 443 |
| 2 | University of British ColumbiaVancouver | #19 | 54.7 | 25.6% | 285 |
| 3 | McGill UniversityMontreal | #51 | 39.5 | 25.7% | 210 |
| 4 | University of CalgaryCalgary | #73 | 34.0 | 23.9% | 184 |
| 5 | University of WaterlooWaterloo | #86 | 31.5 | 25.5% | 170 |
| 6 | University of AlbertaEdmonton | #87 | 31.3 | 24.1% | 174 |
| 7 | University of OttawaOttawa | #107 | 28.1 | 23.3% | 168 |
| 8 | Western UniversityLondon | #109 | 27.8 | 24.1% | 165 |
| 9 | York UniversityToronto | #194 | 18.9 | 20.4% | 139 |
| 10 | Université de MontréalMontreal | #203 | 18.2 | 22.1% | 139 |
| 11 | Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby | #254 | 14.8 | 25.8% | 110 |
| 12 | Carleton UniversityOttawa | #267 | 14.0 | 19.7% | 128 |
| 13 | McMaster UniversityHamilton | #286 | 13.0 | 23.3% | 120 |
| 14 | Queen's UniversityKingston | #304 | 12.0 | 22.0% | 119 |
| 15 | Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal | #306 | 11.9 | 21.1% | 117 |
| 16 | Université LavalQuébec | #339 | 10.4 | 18.3% | 104 |
| 17 | Dalhousie UniversityHalifax | #346 | 10.0 | 23.4% | 100 |
| 18 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto | #369 | 9.0 | 28.0% | 75 |
| 19 | Brock UniversitySaint Catharines | #384 | 8.4 | 25.0% | 91 |
| 20 | University of GuelphGuelph | #402 | 7.7 | 25.0% | 85 |
| 21 | Concordia UniversityMontreal | #403 | 7.7 | 19.9% | 86 |
| 22 | University of VictoriaVictoria | #427 | 6.8 | 22.8% | 73 |
| 23 | University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon | #453 | 5.9 | 25.6% | 61 |
| 24 | University of ManitobaWinnipeg | #456 | 5.8 | 18.9% | 89 |
| 25 | Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke | #546 | 3.0 | 18.3% | 62 |
Institutions in Canada above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Social Psychology researchers in Canada?
Scott B. Patten, Richard M. Steers and John W. Berry rank highest among researchers based in Canada.
- 1Scott B. Patten#1,125 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 11 works
- 2Richard M. Steers#1,468 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 9 works
- 3John W. Berry#1,713 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 20 works
- 4Gary P. Latham#3,451 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 16 works
- 5Peter D. MacIntyre#4,869 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 7 works
- 6Robert D. Hare#9,083 worldwide overall991 citations · 9 works
- 7Elizabeth A. Croft#11,085 worldwide overall806 citations · 15 works
- 8Robert J. Vallerand#12,555 worldwide overall946 citations · 18 works
- 9Dana Kulić#13,223 worldwide overall873 citations · 8 works
- 10Delroy L. Paulhus#15,501 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 9 works
- 11Mark P. Zanna#15,961 worldwide overall776 citations · 10 works
- 12Julian Barling#16,026 worldwide overall919 citations · 9 works
- 13Keith Oatley#16,035 worldwide overall620 citations · 12 works
- 14Saif M. Mohammad#17,392 worldwide overall633 citations · 7 works
- 15Kim J. Vicente#18,811 worldwide overall510 citations · 9 works
How Canada compares with other countries in Social Psychology