2019 tables: Institutions - Nature & Science

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

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# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1 University of Toronto (U of T), Canada 8.65 12.27 41 32.2%
2 McGill University, Canada 2.57 2.80 14 1.5%
3 University of Alberta (U of A), Canada 1.32 2.15 13 51.4%
4 University of Waterloo, Canada 0.01 2.02 4 36182.9%
5 Dalhousie University, Canada 0.37 1.99 8 395.7%
6 D-Wave Systems, Inc., Canada – 1.92 2 N/A
7 The University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada 1.24 1.90 17 43.0%
8 University of Montreal (UdeM), Canada 1.26 1.37 11 1.6%
9 University of Ottawa (uOttawa), Canada 1.64 1.19 4 -32.8%
10 National Research Council (NRC), Canada 1.05 0.88 7 -21.9%
11 Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada 0.53 0.60 11 6.4%
12 University of Guelph, Canada 0.32 0.51 3 46.9%
13 University of Sherbrooke (USherbrooke), Canada 0.07 0.49 4 557.9%
14 TRIUMF, Canada 0.16 0.40 4 138.6%
15 University of Calgary (U of C), Canada 1.56 0.32 4 -80.9%
16 Sharks of the Atlantic Research and Conservation Centre (ShARCC), Canada – 0.30 1 N/A
17 University of Manitoba, Canada 0.15 0.26 2 59.9%
18 Laval University (UL), Canada 1.17 0.26 4 -79.1%
19 Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), Canada 0.78 0.26 3 -68.9%
20 Western University (UWO), Canada 0.58 0.26 5 -58.5%
21 Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), Canada 0.41 0.25 4 -42.1%
22 Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada – 0.25 1 N/A
23 Natural Resources Canada, Canada 0.38 0.20 1 -50.3%
23 Alberta Geological Survey, Canada – 0.20 1 N/A
24 University of Victoria (UVic), Canada 0.29 0.20 7 -35.2%
25 University of Saskatchewan (U of S), Canada 0.08 0.20 4 134.7%
26 University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Canada 0.07 0.15 2 113.8%
27 Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), Canada – 0.15 6 N/A
28 York University, Canada 1.33 0.10 3 -92.7%
29 Unity Health Toronto, Canada 0.05 0.10 1 91.1%
29 Lakehead University, Canada – 0.10 1 N/A
30 Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Canada 0.57 0.09 1 -85.1%
30 University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Canada – 0.09 1 N/A
31 Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canada 0.06 0.08 1 24.3%
31 Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI), Canada – 0.08 1 N/A
32 Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), Canada 0.00 0.08 3 2598.9%
33 McMaster University, Canada 0.04 0.08 2 79.4%
34 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada 0.08 0.07 2 -24.7%
35 Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Canada 0.08 0.06 1 -23.7%
35 Ocean Wise, Canada – 0.06 1 N/A
36 Carleton University, Canada 0.00 0.06 2 10699.2%
37 Saint Mary's University (SMU), Canada 0.06 0.04 3 -34.1%
38 Archaeological Services (ASI), Inc., Canada – 0.03 1 N/A
39 Pacific Identifications Inc., Canada – 0.02 1 N/A
39 Millennia Research Ltd., Canada – 0.02 1 N/A
40 Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation (SXFN), Canada – 0.02 1 N/A
41 Vector Institute, Canada – 0.02 1 N/A
41 MaRS Discovery District, Canada – 0.02 1 N/A
42 PotashCorp, Canada 0.01 0.02 2 201.6%
43 Queen's University, Canada 0.00 0.02 2 350.4%
44 University of Winnipeg, Canada – 0.02 1 N/A
45 Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Canada 0.14 0.01 1 -93.5%
46 National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS), Canada 0.70 0.01 1 -98.8%
47 Algoma University, Canada – 0.01 1 N/A
47 BC Public Service Agency, Canada – 0.01 1 N/A
48 Canadian Museum of History, Canada – 0.01 1 N/A
49 Gydle Inc., Canada – 0.00 1 N/A
50 University of Lethbridge, Canada – 0.00 1 N/A
51 Youthdale Treatment Centers, Canada – 0.00 1 N/A
52 Laurentian University, Canada 0.01 0.00 1 -96.3%
53 Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Canada 0.04 0.00 1 -99.2%
53 TÉLUQ University, Canada 0.04 0.00 1 -99.2%
53 Concordia University, Canada 0.16 0.00 1 -99.8%
53 Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Canada 0.13 0.00 1 -99.7%
53 Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada 0.62 0.00 1 -99.9%
53 Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Canada 0.14 0.00 1 -99.8%

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  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.
  3. Nature Index recognizes that many other factors must be taken into account when considering research quality and institutional performance; Nature Index metrics alone should not be used to assess institutions or individuals.
  4. Nature Index data and methods are transparent and available under a creative commons licence at nature.com/nature-index/.

The Nature Index database undergoes regular updating, corrections, adjustment of institutional hierarchies, and removal of retracted papers and thus the live website can differ from the frozen annual tables.

*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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