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Best medicine universities in Canada: 2019 ranking
Here are the 18 best medicine programs in Canada for 2019
Programs: Medicine
| School | Rank last year | Program reputation | Research reputation | Fractional publications | Fractional citations | Field weighted citation impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Toronto | [1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2. UBC | [2] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | *4 |
| 3. McGill | [*3] | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | *8 |
| 4. McMaster | [*3] | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 5. Calgary | [6] | 7 | 7 | *7 | *6 | 3 |
| 6. Alberta | [5] | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 7. Western | [8] | 6 | 6 | *7 | 9 | 12 |
| 8. Montréal | [9] | *9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 9. Ottawa | [7] | *9 | 9 | 6 | *6 | *4 |
| *10. Dalhousie | [11] | 11 | 12 | *11 | *11 | *8 |
| *10. Laval | [*12] | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 12. Queen's | [10] | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| 13. Memorial | [*12] | 17 | *13 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 14. Manitoba | [14] | 18 | *16 | *11 | *11 | 13 |
| 15. Sherbrooke | [15] | 14 | *16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| *16. Laurentian | [18] | 13 | *13 | *17 | *17 | 18 |
| *16. Saskatchewan | [16] | *15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| 18. Lakehead | [17] | *15 | *13 | *17 | *17 | 17 |
Note: For the medicine ranking, Maclean’s ranked only universities with medical schools. It should be noted, however, that the bibliometric data reflect research by faculty in all areas of medicine at the university, including the work of faculty who are not on staff at the medical school. *Indicates a tie
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