The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the leading universities in Canada is based on information acquired from Microsoft Academic Graph on 06-12-2021. Position in our world university ranking is based on a sum of H-index values of all leading scientists affiliated with a specific university. A leading scientist is a scholar with a D-index (discipline H-index) higher than a specific threshold (usually 30 or 40) for their fields of study. The ranking of best universities in Canada only lists 1000 universities with the highest H-index total. Show more
The ranking process involved detailed evaluation of 166,880 profiles on Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph.
A comprehensive definition of our research process can be found on our methodology page .
Please note that the scientific institution or university for a scholar is typically set based on the affiliation details presented on their Google Scholar profile.
In contrast to other world university rankings our objevtive is to focus mostly on research work of leading scientists working with each institution. We want to inspire scientists, business-owners, and govermnents worldwide to learn where top experts are heading and to offer an opportunity for the whole research community to determine who the leading authorities in popular disciplines, in different countries, or possibly within scientific institutions are.
The ranking process involved a detailed examination of 166,880 researchers’ profiles from Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph. Over 132,836 profiles were examined. Scientists from more than 2,814 institutions and affiliations were analyzed.
