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:
- 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.
- Publications data from Observatoire des sciences et des technologies (Clarivate Analytics – Web of Science) publications data 2013-2017 (the latest final year available).
- Apparent ties due to rounding.
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