Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities 2019
Spotlight: Publication Performance 2013-2017




SPOTLIGHT ON University Publication
Performance 2013-2017
Research Infosource shines the spotlight on university publication performance as measured by number of publications in the major fields of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Health Sciences and Social Sciences and Humanities between 2013-2017 at full-service universities.
  Natural Sciences and
  Engineering Publications
Rank Medical #
1 University of Toronto 12,760   
2 University of British Columbia 11,729   
3 University of Alberta 11,532   
  Tier Average (16) 6,098   
 
Rank Comprehensive #
1 University of Waterloo 9,118   
2 University of Guelph 4,893   
3 University of Victoria 4,317   
Tier Average (11) 3,476   
 
Rank Undergraduate #
1 University of Regina 1,464   
2 Trent University 896   
3 Lakehead University 880   
Tier Average (20) 606   
  Natural Science and Engineering
  Publications as % of Total Publications
Rank Medical %
1 University of Saskatchewan 56.2   
2 Memorial University of Newfoundland 55.3   
3 University of Alberta 44.3   
Tier Average (16) 32.1   
 
Rank Comprehensive %
1 University of New Brunswick 72.9   
2 University of Waterloo 66.4   
3 University of Victoria 63.7   
Tier Average (11) 57.1   
 
Rank Undergraduate %
1 Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue 88.8   
2 Royal Military College of Canada 83.7   
3 Université du Québec à Chicoutimi 76.1   
Tier Average (20) 57.7   

  Health Sciences
  Publications
Rank Medical #
1 University of Toronto 40,460   
2 University of British Columbia 18,697   
3 McGill University 17,589   
Tier Average (16) 10,907   
 
Rank Comprehensive #
1 University of Waterloo 2,824   
2 Simon Fraser University 2,434   
3 University of Guelph 2,316   
Tier Average (11) 1,399   
 
Rank Undergraduate #
1 Brock University 544   
2 University of Lethbridge 517   
3 Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières 460   
Tier Average (17) 285   
  Health Sciences Publications
  as % of Total Publications
Rank Medical %
1 University of Toronto 68.1   
2 McMaster University 63.4   
3 University of Ottawa 61.8   
Tier Average (16) 57.4   
 
Rank Comprehensive %
1 Simon Fraser University 30.7   
2 University of Guelph 28.8   
3 York University 26.4   
Tier Average (11) 23.0   
 
Rank Undergraduate %
1 Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières 38.2   
2 Laurentian University 34.4   
3 University of Lethbridge 33.7   
Tier Average (17) 23.0   
  Social Sciences and
  Humanities Publications
Rank Medical #
1 University of Toronto 6,228   
2 University of British Columbia 3,774   
3 McGill University 2,937   
Tier Average (16) 1,983   
 
Rank Comprehensive #
1 York University 2,245   
2 Simon Fraser University 1,800   
3 University of Waterloo 1,794   
Tier Average (11) 1,209   
 
Rank Undergraduate #
1 Wilfrid Laurier University 871   
2 Brock University 829   
3 University of Lethbridge 402   
Tier Average (11) 369   
  Social Sciences and Humanities
  Publications as % of Total Publications
Rank Medical %
1 Queen's University 14.2   
2 Memorial University of Newfoundland 12.8   
3 Western University 12.8   
Tier Average (16) 10.4   
 
Rank Comprehensive %
1 York University 34.3   
2 Université du Québec à Montréal 29.7   
3 Concordia University 26.1   
Tier Average (11) 19.9   
 
Rank Undergraduate %
1 Wilfrid Laurier University 48.6   
2 Brock University 39.2   
3 University of Winnipeg 32.4   
Tier Average (11) 19.3   

Notes:
  1. Based on full-service universities on the Top 50 Research Universities list for all 5 years; and had 125 or more publications in each major field between 2013-2017.
  2. Publications data from Observatoire des sciences et des technologies (Clarivate Analytics – Web of Science) publications data 2013-2017 (the latest final year available).
  3. Apparent ties due to rounding.



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