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).

Single Year

8,185

+296 (+3.8%) vs 2023

Career Data

9,265

+450 (+5.1%) vs 2023

World rank by count

No change vs 2023

Institutes

651

-145 (-18.2%) vs 2023

Scientists in Canada on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 28% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+12.5%

2022+4.3%

2023+4.0%

2024+5.1%

2025+3.5%

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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%

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Rank in Canada	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	18	YS Yusuf, Salim	McMaster University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2
2	23	BA Becke, Axel D.	Dalhousie University	Chemical Physics	Rank 1
3	38	Hinton, Geoffrey	University of Toronto	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2
4	42	BY Bengio, Yoshua	University of Montreal	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3
5	44	GG Guyatt, Gordon	McMaster University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3
6	71	MD Moher, David	Ottawa Hospital Research Institute	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4
7	127	AP Austin, Peter C.	Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 10
8	221	HR Hancock, Robert E.W.	The University of British Columbia	Microbiology	Rank 2
9	311	WD Wishart, David S.	University of Alberta	Developmental Biology	Rank 20
10	339	DI Dincer, Ibrahim	Ontario Tech University	Energy	Rank 5
11	352	DD Drucker, Daniel J.	University of Toronto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 16
12	441	DJ Després, Jean Pierre	Université Laval, Faculté de médecine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 21
13	445	LC Li, Chao Jun	Université McGill	Organic Chemistry	Rank 10
14	512	DM Di Marzo, Vincenzo	Université Laval	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 48
15	537	SF Shahidi, Fereidoon	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Food Science	Rank 2
16	618	PT Pawson, Tony	Mount Sinai Hospital	Developmental Biology	Rank 40
17	637	BR Boyd, Robert W.	University of Ottawa	Optics	Rank 2
18	642	PW Pedrycz, Witold	University of Alberta	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 21
19	668	LA Lang, Anthony E.	Toronto Western Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 60
20	685	DJ Dahn, J. R.	Dalhousie University	Energy	Rank 9
21	722	MT Mak, Tak W.	University Health Network	Immunology	Rank 33
22	740	BR Bader, Richard F.W.	McMaster University	Chemical Physics	Rank 24
23	810	MR Melzack, Ronald	Université McGill	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 84
24	823	GD Gladman, Dafna	University of Toronto	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 6
25	826	LP Legendre, Pierre	University of Montreal	Ecology	Rank 20
26	831	RK Rockwood, Kenneth	Dalhousie University	Geriatrics	Rank 1
27	833	SM Steriade, Mircea	Université Laval, Faculté de médecine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 85
28	836	MD Miller, Danny	HEC Montréal	Business & Management	Rank 10
29	859	NS Nattel, Stanley	University of Montreal	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 47
30	861	CD Cook, Deborah	McMaster University	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	Rank 6
31	882	NG Norman, Geoff	McMaster University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 20
32	890	TP Tugwell, Peter	Ottawa Hospital Research Institute	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 7
33	900	TR Touyz, R.	L'Institut de Recherche du Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 50
34	903	FL Fahrig, Lenore	Carleton University	Ecology	Rank 22
35	919	HJ Hirsh, Jack	McMaster University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 53
36	930	SE Schiffrin, Ernesto L.	Université McGill	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 55
37	931	LG Laporte, Gilbert	HEC Montréal	Operations Research	Rank 2
38	955	SN Sonenberg, Nahum	Université McGill	Developmental Biology	Rank 59
39	973	SE Sargent, Edward H.	University of Toronto	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 30
40	983	CP Corkum, Paul	University of Ottawa	Optics	Rank 6
41	999	DR Doll, Richard	British Columbia Cancer Agency	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 24
42	1,032	SD Sackett, David	Kilgore S. Trout Research and Education Centre	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 25
43	1,040	KM Kramer, Michael S.	Université McGill	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 5
44	1,062	YY Yao, Yiyu	University of Regina	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 32
45	1,071	NS Narod, Steven A.	University of Toronto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 43
46	1,088	RJ Rehm, Jürgen	Centre for Addiction and Mental Health	Substance Abuse	Rank 3
47	1,089	KR Kerbel, Robert S.	University of Toronto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 44
48	1,091	GB Glick, Bernard R.	University of Waterloo	Microbiology	Rank 19
49	1,116	PD Pauly, Daniel	The University of British Columbia	Fisheries	Rank 1
50	1,156	SD Streiner, David L.	McMaster University	Psychiatry	Rank 37
51	1,212	HA Hayes, Andrew F.	University of Calgary	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 1
52	1,233	WJ Wallace, John L.	University of Calgary	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 19
53	1,260	PJ Peck, Jamie	The University of British Columbia	Geography	Rank 1
54	1,269	OG Ozin, Geoffrey	University of Toronto	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 37
55	1,278	EA Evans, Alan	Université McGill	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 123
56	1,279	CS Connolly, Stuart J.	McMaster University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 70
57	1,301	KL Kay, Lewis E.	University of Toronto	Biophysics	Rank 2
58	1,304	SD Stephan, Douglas W.	University of Toronto	Organic Chemistry	Rank 39
59	1,330	ZT Ziegler, T.	University of Calgary	Chemical Physics	Rank 40
60	1,337	SA Slutsky, Arthur S.	University of Toronto	Respiratory System	Rank 9
61	1,343	WT Warkentin, Theodore E.	McMaster University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 74
62	1,389	SS Suissa, Samy	Université McGill	Respiratory System	Rank 10
63	1,398	HR Haynes, R. Brian	McMaster University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 29
64	1,401	SD Schluter, Dolph	The University of British Columbia	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 19
65	1,442	WJ Weitz, Jeffrey I.	McMaster University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 85
66	1,457	TI Tannock, Ian F.	Princess Margaret Cancer Centre	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 62
67	1,468	PM Pollak, Michael	Université McGill	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 63
68	1,485	PT Paus, Tomáš	University of Montreal	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 145
69	1,503	RJ Rossant, Janet	University of Toronto	Developmental Biology	Rank 96
70	1,513	BE Bialystok, Ellen	York University	Experimental Psychology	Rank 26
71	1,542	KP Kubes, Paul	University of Calgary	Immunology	Rank 59
72	1,545	HS Haykin, Simon	McMaster University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 10
73	1,557	ZR Zatorre, Robert J.	Université McGill	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 154
74	1,570	HP Hebert, Paul D.N.	University of Guelph	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 23
75	1,616	TE Tulving, Endel	University of Toronto	Experimental Psychology	Rank 29
76	1,643	GH Gerstein, Hertzel C.	McMaster University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 48
77	1,704	RL Rieseberg, Loren H.	The University of British Columbia	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 26
78	1,725	PM Petrides, M.	Université McGill	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 174
79	1,768	AI Affleck, Ian	The University of British Columbia	Applied Physics	Rank 65
80	1,799	DE Diamandis, Eleftherios P.	Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 1
81	1,804	BF Berkes, Fikret	University of Manitoba	Ecology	Rank 36
82	1,811	Eysenbach, Gunther	JMIR Publications	Medical Informatics	Rank 2
83	1,831	PW Peltier, W. Richard	University of Toronto	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 13
84	1,837	JI Janssen, Ian	Queen’s University	Public Health	Rank 15
85	1,887	MJ Marshall, John	University of Toronto	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	Rank 8
86	1,933	CR Cooper, Robert G.	DeGroote School of Business	Business & Management	Rank 14
87	1,954	DA Diamond, Adele	The University of British Columbia	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 23
88	1,989	SD Schindler, David	University of Alberta	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 5
89	2,000	OA Owen, Adrian	Western University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 191
90	2,008	SE Simons, Estelle F.	University of Manitoba	Allergy	Rank 6
91	2,071	JS John, Sajeev	University of Toronto	Applied Physics	Rank 75
92	2,078	WD Winter, David A.	University of Waterloo	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 8
93	2,131	RM Rosen, Marc A.	Ontario Tech University	Energy	Rank 24
94	2,161	GM Gent, Michael	McMaster University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 111
95	2,239	PJ Pawliszyn, Janusz	University of Waterloo	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 7
96	2,266	HJ Hanley, James	Université McGill	Epidemiology	Rank 13
97	2,319	LF Labrie, Fernand	EndoCeutics Inc.	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 82
98	2,394	HK Hobson, Keith A.	Western University	Ecology	Rank 48
99	2,442	SK Stanovich, Keith E.	University of Toronto	Experimental Psychology	Rank 41
100	2,467	WG Wright, Gerard D.	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.