Canada's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Canada has 9,265 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.1% from 8,815 in 2023. That places Canada 5th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Toronto has the most listed scientists (1,092), followed by The University of British Columbia (846).
Scientists in Canada on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 28% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,602 | 7,225 | ||
| 2021 | 7,479 | +13.3% | 8,127 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 7,737 | +3.4% | 8,473 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 7,889 | +2.0% | 8,815 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 8,185 | +3.8% | 9,265 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 8,303 | +1.4% | 9,589 | +3.5% |
Top 10 institutes in Canada
By number of listed scientists
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All 9,265 scientists
| Rank in Canada | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |
YS
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McMaster University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2 |
| 2 | 23 | Dalhousie University | Chemical Physics | Rank 1 | |
| 3 | 38 | University of Toronto | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2 | |
| 4 | 42 | University of Montreal | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3 | |
| 5 | 44 | McMaster University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3 | |
| 6 | 71 |
MD
|
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4 |
| 7 | 127 | Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 10 | |
| 8 | 221 | The University of British Columbia | Microbiology | Rank 2 | |
| 9 | 311 | University of Alberta | Developmental Biology | Rank 20 | |
| 10 | 339 | Ontario Tech University | Energy | Rank 5 | |
| 11 | 352 | University of Toronto | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 16 | |
| 12 | 441 | Université Laval, Faculté de médecine | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 21 | |
| 13 | 445 |
LC
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Université McGill | Organic Chemistry | Rank 10 |
| 14 | 512 | Université Laval | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 48 | |
| 15 | 537 | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Food Science | Rank 2 | |
| 16 | 618 |
PT
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Mount Sinai Hospital | Developmental Biology | Rank 40 |
| 17 | 637 | University of Ottawa | Optics | Rank 2 | |
| 18 | 642 | University of Alberta | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 21 | |
| 19 | 668 | Toronto Western Hospital | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 60 | |
| 20 | 685 |
DJ
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Dalhousie University | Energy | Rank 9 |
| 21 | 722 |
MT
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University Health Network | Immunology | Rank 33 |
| 22 | 740 | McMaster University | Chemical Physics | Rank 24 | |
| 23 | 810 | Université McGill | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 84 | |
| 24 | 823 | University of Toronto | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 6 | |
| 25 | 826 | University of Montreal | Ecology | Rank 20 | |
| 26 | 831 | Dalhousie University | Geriatrics | Rank 1 | |
| 27 | 833 | Université Laval, Faculté de médecine | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 85 | |
| 28 | 836 | HEC Montréal | Business & Management | Rank 10 | |
| 29 | 859 | University of Montreal | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 47 | |
| 30 | 861 | McMaster University | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 6 | |
| 31 | 882 | McMaster University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 20 | |
| 32 | 890 | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 7 | |
| 33 | 900 |
TR
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L'Institut de Recherche du Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 50 |
| 34 | 903 | Carleton University | Ecology | Rank 22 | |
| 35 | 919 |
HJ
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McMaster University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 53 |
| 36 | 930 | Université McGill | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 55 | |
| 37 | 931 | HEC Montréal | Operations Research | Rank 2 | |
| 38 | 955 | Université McGill | Developmental Biology | Rank 59 | |
| 39 | 973 | University of Toronto | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 30 | |
| 40 | 983 |
CP
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University of Ottawa | Optics | Rank 6 |
| 41 | 999 | British Columbia Cancer Agency | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 24 | |
| 42 | 1,032 | Kilgore S. Trout Research and Education Centre | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 25 | |
| 43 | 1,040 | Université McGill | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 5 | |
| 44 | 1,062 |
YY
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University of Regina | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 32 |
| 45 | 1,071 | University of Toronto | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 43 | |
| 46 | 1,088 |
RJ
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Substance Abuse | Rank 3 |
| 47 | 1,089 | University of Toronto | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 44 | |
| 48 | 1,091 | University of Waterloo | Microbiology | Rank 19 | |
| 49 | 1,116 | The University of British Columbia | Fisheries | Rank 1 | |
| 50 | 1,156 | McMaster University | Psychiatry | Rank 37 | |
| 51 | 1,212 | University of Calgary | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 1 | |
| 52 | 1,233 | University of Calgary | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 19 | |
| 53 | 1,260 |
PJ
|
The University of British Columbia | Geography | Rank 1 |
| 54 | 1,269 | University of Toronto | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 37 | |
| 55 | 1,278 |
EA
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Université McGill | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 123 |
| 56 | 1,279 | McMaster University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 70 | |
| 57 | 1,301 | University of Toronto | Biophysics | Rank 2 | |
| 58 | 1,304 | University of Toronto | Organic Chemistry | Rank 39 | |
| 59 | 1,330 |
ZT
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University of Calgary | Chemical Physics | Rank 40 |
| 60 | 1,337 | University of Toronto | Respiratory System | Rank 9 | |
| 61 | 1,343 | McMaster University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 74 | |
| 62 | 1,389 |
SS
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Université McGill | Respiratory System | Rank 10 |
| 63 | 1,398 | McMaster University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 29 | |
| 64 | 1,401 | The University of British Columbia | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 19 | |
| 65 | 1,442 | McMaster University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 85 | |
| 66 | 1,457 | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 62 | |
| 67 | 1,468 | Université McGill | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 63 | |
| 68 | 1,485 |
PT
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University of Montreal | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 145 |
| 69 | 1,503 | University of Toronto | Developmental Biology | Rank 96 | |
| 70 | 1,513 | York University | Experimental Psychology | Rank 26 | |
| 71 | 1,542 |
KP
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University of Calgary | Immunology | Rank 59 |
| 72 | 1,545 | McMaster University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 10 | |
| 73 | 1,557 | Université McGill | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 154 | |
| 74 | 1,570 | University of Guelph | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 23 | |
| 75 | 1,616 | University of Toronto | Experimental Psychology | Rank 29 | |
| 76 | 1,643 | McMaster University | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 48 | |
| 77 | 1,704 | The University of British Columbia | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 26 | |
| 78 | 1,725 |
PM
|
Université McGill | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 174 |
| 79 | 1,768 |
AI
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The University of British Columbia | Applied Physics | Rank 65 |
| 80 | 1,799 | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | General Clinical Medicine | Rank 1 | |
| 81 | 1,804 | University of Manitoba | Ecology | Rank 36 | |
| 82 | 1,811 | JMIR Publications | Medical Informatics | Rank 2 | |
| 83 | 1,831 | University of Toronto | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 13 | |
| 84 | 1,837 |
JI
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Queen’s University | Public Health | Rank 15 |
| 85 | 1,887 | University of Toronto | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | Rank 8 | |
| 86 | 1,933 | DeGroote School of Business | Business & Management | Rank 14 | |
| 87 | 1,954 | The University of British Columbia | Developmental & Child Psychology | Rank 23 | |
| 88 | 1,989 | University of Alberta | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 5 | |
| 89 | 2,000 |
OA
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Western University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 191 |
| 90 | 2,008 | University of Manitoba | Allergy | Rank 6 | |
| 91 | 2,071 |
JS
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University of Toronto | Applied Physics | Rank 75 |
| 92 | 2,078 | University of Waterloo | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 8 | |
| 93 | 2,131 | Ontario Tech University | Energy | Rank 24 | |
| 94 | 2,161 | McMaster University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 111 | |
| 95 | 2,239 | University of Waterloo | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 7 | |
| 96 | 2,266 | Université McGill | Epidemiology | Rank 13 | |
| 97 | 2,319 | EndoCeutics Inc. | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 82 | |
| 98 | 2,394 | Western University | Ecology | Rank 48 | |
| 99 | 2,442 | University of Toronto | Experimental Psychology | Rank 41 | |
| 100 | 2,467 | McMaster University | Microbiology | Rank 44 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Canada are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
8,185 scientists affiliated with Canada are on the 2024 single-year list, and 9,265 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Canada has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, University of Toronto has the most listed scientists from Canada, with 1,092. It is followed by The University of British Columbia with 846.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Canada changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Canada went from 7,225 scientists in 2020 to 9,265 in 2024, a change of +28.2%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.