Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities 2021
Spotlight on Two Decades of University Research Progress
SPOTLIGHT ON Two Decades
of University Research Progress
of University Research Progress
In association with its 20th Anniversary, Research Infosource shines the spotlight on two decades of university research progress in terms of attracting research income and producing peer-reviewed academic publications.
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20-Year Spotlight - Research Income Growth % Change FY2001-FY2020 |
Total Research Income
| Rank | Medical | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Université de Sherbrooke | 394.6 |
| 2 | Memorial University of Newfoundland | 375.3 |
| 3 | University of British Columbia | 237.4 |
| 4 | University of Calgary | 165.7 |
| 5 | University of Toronto | 162.6 |
| Base (16) | ||
| Rank | Comprehensive | % |
| 1 | Ryerson University | 1,071.3 |
| 2 | Simon Fraser University | 558.1 |
| 3 | York University | 260.4 |
| 4 | University of Victoria | 200.6 |
| 5 | Concordia University | 192.8 |
| Base (11) | ||
| Rank | Undergraduate | % |
| 1 | Université du Québec à Rimouski | 407.1 |
| 2 | Wilfrid Laurier University | 325.1 |
| 3 | Lakehead University | 283.2 |
| 4 | University of Lethbridge | 239.2 |
| 5 | Laurentian University | 221.3 |
| Base (15) | ||
Corporate Research Income
| Rank | Medical | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memorial University of Newfoundland | 715.1 |
| 2 | Université de Sherbrooke | 279.4 |
| 3 | Queen's University | 220.7 |
| 4 | University of Saskatchewan | 122.2 |
| 5 | University of Toronto | 102.4 |
| Base (14) | ||
| Rank | Comprehensive | % |
| 1 | Concordia University | 247.4 |
| 2 | Simon Fraser University | 236.0 |
| 3 | Ryerson University | 228.8 |
| 4 | York University | 222.8 |
| 5 | University of Waterloo | 134.4 |
| Base (11) | ||
| Rank | Undergraduate | % |
| 1 | Lakehead University | 467.3 |
| 2 | Trent University | 278.0 |
| 3 | Royal Military College | 261.8 |
| 4 | Université du Québec à Rimouski | 223.8 |
| 5 | University of Regina | 168.0 |
| Base (14) | ||
Not-for-Profit Research Income
| Rank | Medical | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Université de Sherbrooke | 541.6 |
| 2 | University of Toronto | 278.0 |
| 3 | University of British Columbia | 272.3 |
| 4 | University of Manitoba | 265.3 |
| 5 | University of Alberta | 251.9 |
| Base (14) | ||
| Rank | Comprehensive | % |
| 1 | Concordia University | 6,589.6 |
| 2 | Ryerson University | 1,589.3 |
| 3 | University of Windsor | 1,347.7 |
| 4 | Simon Fraser University | 670.1 |
| 5 | Carleton University | 426.3 |
| Base (11) | ||
| Rank | Undergraduate | % |
| 1 | Lakehead University | 7,712.5 |
| 2 | Trent University | 3,363.6 |
| 3 | University of Northern British Columbia | 1,045.1 |
| 4 | University of Regina | 887.3 |
| 5 | Université du Québec à Rimouski | 698.3 |
| Base (13) | ||
Notes:
- Based on full-service universities on the Top 50 Research Universities list for all 20 years; and reported research income from both corporate and not-for-profit sources in FY2001 and FY2020.
- Total Research Income: funds to support research received in the form of a grant, contribution or contract from all sources external to the institution.
- Corporate and Not-for-Profit Research Income: funds to support research received in the form of a grant or contract from corporate and not-for-profit sources respectively.
- Financial data were obtained from Statistics Canada.
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20-Year Spotlight - Research Publication Growth % Change 2000-2019 |
Total Research Publications
| Rank | Medical | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Ottawa | 264.3 |
| 2 | Memorial University of Newfoundland | 241.3 |
| 3 | University of Calgary | 226.2 |
| 4 | University of British Columbia | 199.2 |
| 5 | University of Alberta | 181.0 |
| Base (16) | ||
| Rank | Comprehensive | % |
| 1 | Ryerson University | 1,084.0 |
| 2 | Concordia University | 258.0 |
| 3 | University of Waterloo | 228.8 |
| 4 | Simon Fraser University | 202.3 |
| 5 | Carleton University | 200.0 |
| 5 | Université du Québec à Montréal | 200.0 |
| Base (11) | ||
| Rank | Undergraduate | % |
| 1 | Lakehead University | 321.3 |
| 2 | Wilfrid Laurier University | 312.2 |
| 3 | Brock University | 308.3 |
| 4 | University of Regina | 213.7 |
| 5 | University of Northern British Columbia | 208.2 |
| Base (14) | ||
International Collaboration Publications
| Rank | Medical | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Ottawa | 579.3 |
| 2 | Memorial University of Newfoundland | 552.9 |
| 3 | University of Calgary | 433.1 |
| 4 | University of Alberta | 406.2 |
| 5 | University of British Columbia | 401.0 |
| Base (16) | ||
| Rank | Comprehensive | % |
| 1 | Ryerson University | 2,523.5 |
| 2 | University of New Brunswick | 569.2 |
| 3 | Concordia University | 498.3 |
| 4 | Université du Québec à Montréal | 495.1 |
| 5 | Simon Fraser University | 472.5 |
| Base (11) | ||
| Rank | Undergraduate | % |
| 1 | Wilfrid Laurier University | 1,255.6 |
| 2 | Brock University | 826.9 |
| 3 | Laurentian University | 639.1 |
| 4 | University of Northern British Columbia | 628.6 |
| 5 | Lakehead University | 603.1 |
| Base (14) | ||
Cross-sector Collaboration Publications
| Rank | Medical | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Calgary | 522.3 |
| 2 | University of Ottawa | 486.1 |
| 3 | Queen's University | 467.6 |
| 4 | Université de Sherbrooke | 448.1 |
| 5 | Dalhousie University | 364.9 |
| Base (16) | ||
| Rank | Comprehensive | % |
| 1 | Ryerson University | 2,066.7 |
| 2 | York University | 759.6 |
| 3 | University of Victoria | 637.5 |
| 4 | Simon Fraser University | 614.5 |
| 5 | University of Waterloo | 548.6 |
| Base (11) | ||
| Rank | Undergraduate | % |
| 1 | University of Northern British Columbia | 1,000.0 |
| 2 | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | 790.9 |
| 3 | Université de Moncton | 583.3 |
| 4 | Lakehead University | 555.6 |
| 5 | Brock University | 480.0 |
| Base (12) | ||
Notes:
- Based on full-service universities on the Top 50 Research Universities list for all 20 years; and reported research, international and cross-sector publications in both 2000 and 2019.
- Total University Research Publications: publications by researchers affiliated with Canadian universities or research hospitals. To be included a university had to have more than 50 publications in 2000.
- University International Collaboration Publications: publications that were co-authored with researchers outside of Canada. To be included a university had to have more than 10 international collaboration publications in 2000.
- University Cross-sector Collaboration Publications: publications that were co-authored with researchers from a Canadian non-university institution. To be included a university had to have more than 5 cross-sector collaboration publications in 2000.
- Publications with multiple authors from different institutions were counted once for each university listed on the authored publication.
- Publication data were obtained from Observatoire des sciences et des technologies (Clarivate Analytics – Web of Science) publications data 2000-2019 (latest final year available).