| Research Universities of the Year 2020 |
Three universities gain Research Infosource's designation ofResearch University of the Year in their category for their performance on a balanced set of input and output measures. These full-service universities demonstrated superior performance on key measures of research success.
| Rank | Medical | Score* |
|---|
| 1 | University of Toronto | 97.0 |
| 2 | McGill University | 70.1 |
| 3 | McMaster University | 68.4 |
| Rank | Comprehensive | Score* |
|---|
| 1 | University of Waterloo | 97.0 |
| 2 | University of Guelph | 84.3 |
| 3 | Simon Fraser University | 73.2 |
| Rank | Undergraduate | Score* |
|---|
| 1 | University of Regina | 80.8 |
| 2 | Lakehead University | 74.9 |
| 3 | Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 74.9 |
*The score in each category is out of a possible 100 points based on the following measures and weighting: total sponsored research income (20%), research intensity per faculty (20%), research intensity per graduate student (10%), total number of publications in leading journals (20%), publication intensity (20%) and publication impact (10%). For each measure, the top ranking institution is assigned a score of 100 and the other institutions' scores are calculated as a percentage of the first ranked institution. To be eligible to be included in the Research Universities of the Year Tier rankings, full-service universities must have ranked in the top 50% in their respective tier for 5 out of 6 measures. Apparent ties due to rounding.
