2018 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

The 2018 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.

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# Institution Share 2016 Share 2017 Count 2017 Change in Adjusted Share* 2016–2017
1 University of Toronto (U of T), Canada 31.93 33.62 85 10.2%
2 University of Alberta (U of A), Canada 28.95 28.66 66 3.6%
3 Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Canada 20.82 21.99 58 10.5%
4 McGill University, Canada 28.04 18.47 64 -31.1%
5 The University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada 19.83 14.76 53 -22.1%
6 University of Calgary (U of C), Canada 11.23 13.85 32 29.1%
7 Dalhousie University, Canada 7.92 12.43 33 64.2%
8 University of Waterloo, Canada 7.43 10.15 30 42.9%
9 University of Victoria (UVic), Canada 4.57 9.64 34 120.7%
10 Western University (UWO), Canada 10.74 8.49 24 -17.3%
11 University of Saskatchewan (U of S), Canada 14.44 7.83 30 -43.3%
12 Natural Resources Canada, Canada 7.11 7.37 26 8.5%
13 University of Ottawa (uOttawa), Canada 8.41 6.97 26 -13.4%
14 Polytechnique Montréal, Canada 5.25 6.06 7 20.8%
15 Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), Canada 3.56 4.60 12 35.2%
16 Carleton University, Canada 1.47 4.34 14 208.5%
17 University of Guelph, Canada 2.83 4.06 16 50.3%
18 Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada 4.43 4.00 16 -5.5%
19 Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada 2.98 3.81 24 33.6%
20 University of Montreal (UdeM), Canada 4.14 3.28 21 -17.1%
21 University of Manitoba, Canada 1.19 3.23 11 184.9%
22 Queen's University, Canada 4.84 3.14 8 -32.1%
23 McMaster University, Canada 3.94 3.13 7 -16.9%
24 Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canada 3.91 2.41 10 -35.5%
25 Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Canada 1.32 2.27 8 80.1%
26 National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS), Canada 2.64 2.10 14 -16.9%
27 Health Canada (HC-SC), Canada 0.51 1.92 5 292.3%
28 Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), Canada 0.38 1.89 7 426.0%
29 Laval University (UL), Canada 2.45 1.88 17 -20.0%
30 York University, Canada 1.32 1.70 16 34.5%
31 University of New Brunswick (UNB), Canada 2.36 1.60 10 -28.9%
32 National Research Council (NRC), Canada 0.14 1.32 5 867.7%
33 Concordia University, Canada 2.54 1.25 12 -48.6%
34 University of Regina, Canada 0.94 1.04 3 15.4%
35 University of Sherbrooke (USherbrooke), Canada 0.82 1.00 3 28.6%
36 University of Lethbridge, Canada 0.95 0.89 3 -1.9%
37 Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Canada 1.98 0.80 15 -57.7%
38 Stantec Inc., Canada 0.20 0.79 3 314.1%
39 Wellington Laboratories Inc., Canada – 0.67 3 N/A
40 Government of Northwest Territories, Canada 0.13 0.65 4 446.7%
41 Lakehead University, Canada 1.99 0.65 2 -65.8%
42 Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Canada 0.54 0.58 12 13.4%
43 Canadian Light Source Inc., Canada 0.34 0.58 2 78.0%
44 G360 Institute for Groundwater Research, Canada 0.20 0.57 2 197.2%
45 Contango Strategies Limited, Canada – 0.50 1 N/A
45 Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SaskPower), Canada – 0.50 1 N/A
46 University of Winnipeg, Canada – 0.46 3 N/A
47 Québec Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, Canada – 0.43 2 N/A
48 University of Quebec, Canada 0.06 0.41 2 556.6%
49 Laurentian University, Canada 2.26 0.40 3 -81.2%
50 Bishop's University, Canada 0.03 0.40 1 1573.9%
51 Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Canada 0.28 0.38 2 41.2%
52 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada 0.85 0.36 1 -56.0%
53 Trent University, Canada 3.53 0.35 3 -89.7%
54 Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST), Canada – 0.33 1 N/A
54 Calgary Water Resources, Canada – 0.33 1 N/A
54 FPInnovations, Canada – 0.33 1 N/A
55 Feedlot Health Management Services, Ltd., Canada – 0.29 1 N/A
56 Brock University, Canada 0.43 0.26 4 -35.6%
57 Montreal Water Infrastructure Department Direction, Canada – 0.25 1 N/A
57 Montreal Technical Expertise Division, Canada – 0.25 1 N/A
57 Teledyne Optech, Inc., Canada – 0.25 1 N/A
57 Nexen, Canada – 0.25 1 N/A
58 University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Canada 0.21 0.23 3 11.4%
59 Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), Canada 0.09 0.23 2 160.3%
60 MacEwan University, Canada 0.23 0.23 3 4.4%
61 Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Canada – 0.21 1 N/A
62 Halifax Water, Canada – 0.20 1 N/A
63 Acadia University, Canada 0.13 0.19 3 61.5%
64 Gouvernement du Québec, Canada 0.06 0.18 3 190.4%
65 Yukon Department of Tourism and Culture, Canada – 0.17 1 N/A
65 Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Canada – 0.17 1 N/A
66 University of Windsor (UWin), Canada 1.81 0.14 1 -91.7%
66 Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory Ltd. (AMTEL), Canada – 0.14 1 N/A
67 Brandon University (BU), Canada 0.14 0.13 1 -8.5%
67 Anaergia Inc., Canada 0.40 0.13 1 -67.3%
67 Ottawa Ottawa Fire Services, Canada – 0.13 1 N/A
67 World Water and Climate Foundation (WWCF), Canada – 0.13 1 N/A
68 Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Canada 0.29 0.11 1 -59.3%
68 Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), Canada – 0.11 1 N/A
68 Fort Richmond Collegiate (FRC), Canada – 0.11 1 N/A
68 Scimitar Scientific, Canada – 0.11 1 N/A
68 Government of Nunavut, Canada – 0.11 1 N/A
68 Sander Geophysics Limited (SGL), Canada – 0.11 1 N/A
68 Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC), Canada – 0.11 1 N/A
68 Assiniboine Park Conservancy, Canada – 0.11 1 N/A
68 Higdon Wildlife Consulting, Canada – 0.11 1 N/A
69 HD Analytical Solutions, Canada – 0.10 1 N/A
70 Consorminex Minerals Inc., Canada – 0.09 1 N/A
70 Global Forest Watch Canada (GFWC), Canada – 0.09 1 N/A
71 Isotope Tracer Technologies Inc. (IT2), Canada – 0.09 2 N/A
72 Integrated Sustainability Consultants Ltd., Canada – 0.08 1 N/A
72 Teck Resources Limited, Canada – 0.08 1 N/A
73 British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Canada 0.08 0.07 1 -1.9%
73 BC Hydro and Power Authority, Canada 0.08 0.07 1 -1.9%
73 British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource, Canada 0.12 0.07 1 -39.3%
74 Athabasca University, Canada 0.38 0.07 1 -81.8%
74 Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), Canada – 0.07 1 N/A
74 Yukon Geoglogical Survey, Canada – 0.07 1 N/A
75 Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Canada 0.08 0.07 3 -11.0%
76 Royal Alberta Museum, Canada 0.12 0.06 2 -44.5%
77 Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), Canada – 0.06 1 N/A
78 University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Canada – 0.06 1 N/A
79 University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres (UQTR), Canada 0.17 0.04 2 -76.0%
80 Algoma University, Canada – 0.02 1 N/A
81 Manitoba Hydro, Canada 0.06 0.01 1 -90.4%
81 Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), Canada 0.06 0.01 1 -90.4%
81 Hydro-Québec, Canada 0.06 0.01 1 -90.4%
82 TÉLUQ University, Canada 0.08 0.00 2 -96.1%
82 Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Canada 0.16 0.00 2 -98.1%
83 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada – 0.00 6 N/A

Footnote

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  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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