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Surgery research in Canada

University of Toronto ranks first in Canada for Surgery research in 2022-now (#12 worldwide), followed by McGill University and University of British Columbia.

Canada's world rank
#8
of 86 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9.4k
Top-10% rate
13.2%
Ranked institutions
22

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Surgery in Canada?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of TorontoToronto #1266.114.0%1,630
2McGill UniversityMontreal #4348.714.8%686
3University of British ColumbiaVancouver #7341.513.4%757
4McMaster UniversityHamilton #11235.717.5%501
5Université de MontréalMontreal #12034.712.5%491
6University of OttawaOttawa #12833.812.7%501
7University of AlbertaEdmonton #16330.512.9%485
8Western UniversityLondon #17229.814.2%453
9University of CalgaryCalgary #20327.611.9%424
10SickKids FoundationToronto #24225.219.5%61
11Toronto General HospitalToronto #27523.414.3%98
12Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto #34520.316.1%83
13Queen's UniversityKingston #35420.011.0%212
14University of ManitobaWinnipeg #37619.111.6%180
15Université LavalQuébec #40718.112.8%153
16Dalhousie UniversityHalifax #46216.39.4%228
17Health Sciences CentreWinnipeg #49115.513.6%80
18London Health Sciences CentreLondon #55213.911.7%119
19Alberta Health ServicesEdmonton #61412.511.9%131
20University of WaterlooWaterloo #62212.311.4%70
21University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon #66511.412.4%119
22Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke #72810.110.5%76

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in Canada?

Michael George Fehlings, Daniel J. Drucker and Mohit Bhandari rank highest among researchers based in Canada, on their papers in Surgery that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Michael George Fehlings#21,504 worldwide overall175.2 of 536 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Daniel J. Drucker#922 worldwide overall55.3 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Mohit Bhandari#53,236 worldwide overall69.0 of 241 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Salim Yusuf#3,387 worldwide overall58.1 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Gordon Henry Guyatt#1,246 worldwide overall56.4 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Emil H. Schemitsch#133,483 worldwide overall79.0 of 374 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Lawrence A. Leiter#16,437 worldwide overall53.6 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Wassim Kassouf#228,048 worldwide overall65.1 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Theodore Earl Warkentin#18,240 worldwide overall51.0 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Shaf H Keshavjee#196,780 worldwide overall78.1 of 404 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jonathon A Leipsic#13,237 worldwide overall49.4 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Pierre I. Karakiewicz#862,725 worldwide overall104.6 of 390 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Vincent W. S. Chan#64,236 worldwide overall50.3 of 157 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Paul E. Beaulé#323,045 worldwide overall71.7 of 374 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Pascal‐André Vendittoli#142,338 worldwide overall51.9 of 190 papers here in the top 10%

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