Canada's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Canada has 10,063 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.9% from 9,589 in 2025. That places Canada 5th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Toronto has the most listed scientists (798), followed by The University of British Columbia (741).

Single Year

8,528

+225 (+2.7%) vs 2025

Career Data

10,063

+474 (+4.9%) vs 2025

World rank by count

No change vs 2025

Institutes

961

+16 (+1.7%) vs 2025

Scientists in Canada on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 39% 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%

2026+4.9%

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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%
2026	8,528	+2.7%	10,063	+4.9%

Top 10 institutes in Canada

By number of listed scientists

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1University of Toronto798
2The University of British Columbia741
3University of Alberta478
4Université McGill414
5University of Waterloo306
6Western University294
7University of Calgary262
8University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine252
9McMaster University231
10Queen’s University206

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Rank in Canada	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	18	YS Yusuf, Salim N.	Population Health Research Institute, Ontario	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3
2	25	BA Becke, Axel D.	Dalhousie University	Chemical Physics	Rank 2
3	26	BY Bengio, Yoshua	Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1
4	37	HG Hinton, Geoffrey E.	University of Toronto	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3
5	43	GG Gordon, Guyatt H.	McMaster University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3
6	51	MD Moher, David	Ottawa Hospital Research Institute	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4
7	98	AP Austin, Peter C.	Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 10
8	193	DI Dincer, I.	Ontario Tech University	Energy	Rank 4
9	233	HR Hancock, Robert E.W.	The University of British Columbia	Microbiology	Rank 2
10	236	WD Wishart, David S.	University of Alberta	Developmental Biology	Rank 17
11	276	DD Drucker, Daniel J.	Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 11
12	472	DJ Després, Jean Piérre	Université Laval	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 19
13	489	SF Shahidi, Fereidoon	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Food Science	Rank 2
14	493	LC Li, C. J.	Université McGill	Organic Chemistry	Rank 10
15	526	PW Pedrycz, Witold	University of Alberta	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 19
16	557	MM Meaney, Michael J.	School of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 50
17	568	DM Di Marzo, Vincenzo	Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 51
18	595	RJ Russell, James A.	The University of British Columbia	Social Psychology	Rank 17
19	646	RK Rockwood, Kenneth J.	Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine	Geriatrics	Rank 1
20	671	DJ Dahn, Jeff R.	Dalhousie University	Energy	Rank 12
21	674	LA Lang, Anthony E.	Toronto Western Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 63
22	712	BR Bader, Richard Frederick William	McMaster University, Faculty of Science	Chemical Physics	Rank 20
23	754	LP Legendre, Pierre	University of Montreal	Ecology	Rank 18
24	778	MD Miller, Danny	HEC Montréal	Business & Management	Rank 9
25	783	PT Pawson, Tony J.	University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine	Developmental Biology	Rank 44
26	788	TR Touyz, Rhian M.	L'Institut de Recherche du Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 40
27	791	FL Fahrig, Lenore	Carleton University	Ecology	Rank 20
28	828	GD Gladman, Dafna D.	University Health Network	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 6
29	833	GB Glick, Bernard R.	University of Waterloo	Microbiology	Rank 12
30	853	LG Laporte, Gilbert	HEC Montréal	Operations Research	Rank 2
31	859	NG Norman, Geoffrey R.	McMaster University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 21
32	861	HA Hayes, Andrew F.	Haskayne School of Business	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 1
33	875	NS Nattel, Stanley	Université de Montréal, Faculté de Médecine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 46
34	922	RJ Rehm, Jurgen T.	University of Toronto	Substance Abuse	Rank 3
35	928	YY Yao, Yiyu Y.	University of Regina	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 32
36	929	MR Melzack, Ronald	Université McGill	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 90
37	934	TP Tugwell, Peter S.L.	University of Ottawa	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 9
38	963	PD Pauly, Daniel	The University of British Columbia	Fisheries	Rank 1
39	981	CD Cook, Deborah J.	McMaster University	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	Rank 7
40	1,004	SM Stériade, Mircea	Université Laval, Faculté de médecine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 94
41	1,062	CP Corkum, Paul B.	National Research Council Canada	Optics	Rank 4
42	1,075	SE Schiffrin, Ernesto L.	Université McGill	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 59
43	1,080	SD Streiner, David L.	University of Toronto	Psychiatry	Rank 38
44	1,103	SN Sonenberg, Nahum	Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute	Developmental Biology	Rank 65
45	1,144	HJ Hirsh, Jack	McMaster University Medical Centre	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 61
46	1,148	KM Kramer, Michael S.	School of Medicine	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 5
47	1,159	NS Narod, Steven Alexander	Women's College Research Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 42
48	1,163	DR Doll, Richard S.	British Columbia Cancer Agency	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 25
49	1,210	PJ Peck, Jamie A.	The University of British Columbia	Geography	Rank 1
50	1,232	SD Stephan, Douglas W.	University of Toronto	Organic Chemistry	Rank 35
51	1,297	SD Sackett, David L.	Kilgore S. Trout Research and Education Centre	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 28
52	1,306	BE Bialystok, Ellen	Faculty of Health	Experimental Psychology	Rank 22
53	1,326	KR Kerbel, Robert S.	Sunnybrook Research Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 52
54	1,338	OG Ozin, Geoffrey A.	University of Toronto	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 41
55	1,355	CS Connolly, Stuart J.	Population Health Research Institute, Ontario	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 71
56	1,364	SA Slutsky, Arthur S.	University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine	Respiratory System	Rank 8
57	1,371	SS Suissa, Samy	Université McGill	Respiratory System	Rank 10
58	1,412	WJ Weitz, Jeffrey Ian	McMaster University Medical Centre	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 74
59	1,420	EA Evans, Alan C.	Institut-Hôpital Neurologique de Montréal	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 133
60	1,435	WJ Wallace, John Lawrence	University of Calgary	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 20
61	1,491	PT Paus, Tomáš	Université de Montréal, Faculté de Médecine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 138
62	1,493	WT Warkentin, Theodore E.	Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 82
63	1,521	SD Schluter, Dolph	The University of British Columbia	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 19
64	1,553	HP Hebert, Paul D.N.	University of Guelph	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 21
65	1,569	ZT Ziegler, Tom	University of Calgary	Chemical Physics	Rank 46
66	1,576	RM Rosen, Marc A.	Ontario Tech University	Energy	Rank 19
67	1,584	ZR Zatorre, Robert J.	Institut-Hôpital Neurologique de Montréal	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 147
68	1,586	KP Kubes, Paul	Cumming School of Medicine	Immunology	Rank 56
69	1,587	KL Kay, Lewis E.	University of Toronto	Biophysics	Rank 2
70	1,601	BF Berkes, Fikret	University of Manitoba	Ecology	Rank 35
71	1,628	GH Gerstein, Hertzel C.	Population Health Research Institute, Ontario	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 46
72	1,630	HR Haynes, Robert Brian	McMaster University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 36
73	1,635	DA Diamond, Adele	University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 21
74	1,638	RJ Rossant, Janet	The Hospital for Sick Children	Developmental Biology	Rank 98
75	1,641	Eysenbach, Gunther	JMIR Publications	Medical Informatics	Rank 2
76	1,667	PM Pollak, Michael N.	Université McGill	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 65
77	1,707	HS Haykin, Simon S.	McMaster University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 12
78	1,712	BJ Berry, John W.	Queen’s University	Social Psychology	Rank 34
79	1,717	JI Janssen, Ian A.N.	Queen’s University	Public Health	Rank 15
80	1,740	ET Endel Tulving, Endel	University of Toronto	Experimental Psychology	Rank 30
81	1,771	MJ Marshall, John C.	University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	Rank 9
82	1,793	RL Rieseberg, Loren H.	The University of British Columbia	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 27
83	1,823	PW Peltier, William Richard	University of Toronto	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 13
84	1,957	CR Cooper, Robert G.	DeGroote School of Business	Business & Management	Rank 17
85	2,010	AI Affleck, Ian K.	The University of British Columbia	Applied Physics	Rank 71
86	2,022	PM Petrides, Michael L.	Université McGill	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 186
87	2,079	DE Diamandis, Eleftherios P.	Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute	General Clinical Medicine	Rank 1
88	2,092	TI Tannock, Ian F.	Princess Margaret Cancer Centre	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 80
89	2,104	MJ Morse, Janice M.Rn Ph D(Nurs)	University of Alberta	Nursing	Rank 2
90	2,143	OA Owen, Adrian Mark	Western University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 201
91	2,155	SD Schindler, David W.	University of Alberta	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 5
92	2,173	WG Wright, Gerard D.	McMaster University	Microbiology	Rank 36
93	2,221	SF Simons, F. E.R.	University of Manitoba	Allergy	Rank 7
94	2,304	WD Winter, David A.	University of Waterloo	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 9
95	2,343	PJ Pawliszyn, Janusz B.	University of Waterloo	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 8
96	2,377	HJ Hanley, James Anthony H.	School of Medicine	Epidemiology	Rank 13
97	2,382	BC Bernstein, Charles N.	University of Manitoba	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 42
98	2,404	JS John, Sajeev	University of Toronto	Applied Physics	Rank 81
99	2,415	Reid, Gregor	Western University	Microbiology	Rank 41
100	2,472	SK Stanovich, Keith E.	University of Toronto	Experimental Psychology	Rank 41
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United Kingdom21,350 scientists

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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Canada are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

8,528 scientists affiliated with Canada are on the 2026 single-year list, and 10,063 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Canada has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 career-long list, University of Toronto has the most listed scientists from Canada, with 798. It is followed by The University of British Columbia with 741.

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 10,063 in 2026, a change of +39.3%.

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.