Research Infosource has unveiled its ranking of Canadian universities according to the volume of research activities. The University of Montreal once again ranks third, behind the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia. A position that it has held regularly for nearly 20 years, confirming its key role as a major research center in the country.
This annual ranking is based on the research income obtained by around fifty establishments listed by the organization. For the year 2023, the reference period, the University of Montreal and its affiliated schools – Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal – recorded an impressive total of $710 million in research funds, an increase of 7.5% compared to to the previous financial year.
According to Research Infosource, the 50 main Canadian universities have accumulated research revenues of $9.6 billion in 2023, marking an increase of 6% compared to 2022. Average revenues per professor, indicators of the dynamism of research, reach 339 $100 at UdeM, a figure well above the Canadian average of $229,900.
This year, Research Infosource is also publishing its selection of the three universities that have received the most research income from the private sector. UdeM does well in this regard, ranking third nationally with revenues of $88 million, behind the universities of Toronto and McMaster.
Another new feature: the organization offers a ranking according to the number and proportion of publications in artificial intelligence (AI). Between 2018 and 2022, UdeM researchers published 883 articles on AI, which represents 3% of the University’s total scientific production. These data, which come from the Web of Science and which were compiled by the Observatoire des sciences et des technologies, place UdeM in fifth place for the number and fourth place for the proportion of articles on AI among universities with a faculty of medicine.
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