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Statistics and Probability research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Statistics and Probability research in 2022–2025 (#14 worldwide), followed by McGill University and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#6
of 41 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.4k
Top-10% rate
17.7%
Ranked institutions
5

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

What is the best university for Statistics and Probability in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #1439.119.4%134
2McGill UniversityMontreal #2426.621.2%100
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #4213.719.0%92
4University of WaterlooWaterloo #4611.618.6%89
5McMaster UniversityHamilton #692.212.8%73

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

Who are the top Statistics and Probability researchers in Canada?

David Moher, Ian Hacking and Keith E. Stanovich rank highest among researchers based in Canada.

  1. 1David Moher#1 worldwide overall38k citations · 8 works
  2. 2Ian Hacking#791 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 16 works
  3. 3Keith E. Stanovich#2,163 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 6 works
  4. 4Samy Suissa#6,668 worldwide overall908 citations · 6 works
  5. 5James G. MacKinnon#9,242 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 25 works
  6. 6Stephen D. Walter#9,785 worldwide overall601 citations · 9 works
  7. 7Zhou Wang#12,873 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 15 works
  8. 8Christian Genest#14,684 worldwide overall864 citations · 22 works
  9. 9Linda S. Siegel#22,576 worldwide overall688 citations · 8 works
  10. 10John D. Kalbfleisch#24,133 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 16 works
  11. 11W. John Braun#25,358 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 7 works
  12. 12Radford M. Neal#27,739 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 12 works
  13. 13Jo‐Anne LeFevre#29,774 worldwide overall564 citations · 9 works
  14. 14Ming J. Zuo#30,251 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 8 works
  15. 15Robert W. Platt#30,382 worldwide overall922 citations · 19 works

How Canada compares with other countries in Statistics and Probability