McGill University
Université McGill
Canada
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect McGill University's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where McGill University is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
McGill University has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 853 | 232.95 |
Overall Count and Share for 'McGill University' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 77 | 28.01 |
| Biological sciences | 148 | 49.21 |
| Chemistry | 59 | 24.65 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 71 | 15.39 |
| Health sciences | 363 | 84.18 |
| Physical sciences | 105 | 22.13 |
| Social sciences | 30 | 9.37 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Sciences | 103 | 20.71 |
| Neurosciences | 45 | 13.48 |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | 45 | 11.66 |
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 50 | 10.19 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 50 | 10.05 |
| Organic Chemistry | 22 | 9.24 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 17 | 8.79 |
| Zoology | 23 | 7.90 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 157 | 187 | 190 | 239 | 233 |
| Applied sciences | 14 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 44 | 81 | 77 | 88 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 97 | 85 | 97 | 111 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 38 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 19 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 24 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 24 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with McGill University.
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (260 institutions) | 27.4% |
| Domestic (133 institutions) | 72.6% |
Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with McGill University by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) | 62.61 / 40.39 | 103.01 |
| University of Montreal (UdeM) | 36.89 / 21.13 | 58.02 |
| University of Toronto (U of T) | 13.61 / 15.99 | 29.60 |
| Laval University (UL) | 14.16 / 14.32 | 28.48 |
| Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (SMBD JGH) | 15.79 / 6.42 | 22.21 |
Top 5 international collaborators with McGill University by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | 9.21 / 15.90 | 25.11 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 9.32 / 4.65 | 13.97 |
| Max Planck Society | 7.40 / 5.92 | 13.31 |
| Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 6.69 / 4.16 | 10.85 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 5.69 / 3.41 | 9.10 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for McGill University. All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle Physics Research Institute (McDonald Institute)
- Avian Phylogenomics Project
- Biologie Moléculaire du Développement Neuronal
- Canadian Action and Perception Network (CAPnet)
- Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery
- Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB)
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS)
- Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology (CSBN)
- Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Laser (COPL)
- Centre for Forest Research (CFR)
- Centre for Host-Parasite Interactions (CHPI)
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT)
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR)
- Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Québec (CRAQ)
- Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM)
- Centre for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures (CSACS)
- Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship (CSDC)
- Centre in Green Chemistry and Catalysis (CGCC)
- Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative (CIREQ)
- Douglas Hospital Research Centre
- DØ Collaboration
- European Network for Genetic and Genomic Epidemiology (ENGAGE) Consortium
- Expedition 343 Scientists
- FORGE Canada Consortium
- FRQNT Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials (QCAM)
- Focused Research Group on Protein Structure (GRASP)
- Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome (FANTOM)
- Geotop Research Centre
- Group for Research in Decision Analysis (GERAD)
- Groupe d'étude des protéines membranaires (GÉPROM)
- Institute for Data Valorisation (IVADO)
- International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS)
- Interuniversity Research Group in Limnology (GRIL)
- Kyoto-McGill International Collaborative Program in Genomic Medicine
- McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre
- Meta-Analyses of Glucose and Insulin-related Traits Consortium (MAGIC)
- Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
- Montreal Diabetes Research Center (MDRC)
- Myocardial Infarction Genetics Consortium (MIGen)
- NANOGrav (North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves) Collaboration
- Network for Oral and Bone Health Research (RSBO)
- Ouranos
- POLARBEAR Collaboration
- Prostate Cancer Association Group to Investigate Cancer Associated Alterations in the Genome (PRACTICAL) Consortium
- Quebec Center for Functonal Materials (CQMF)
- Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS)
- Québec-Océan
- Rare Kidney Stone Consortium (RSKC)
- Regroupement Québécois sur les Matériaux de Pointe (RQMP)
- Research Center for High Performance Polymer and Composite Systems (CREPEC)
- SYS Consortium
- The 1000 Genomes Project
- The ATLAS Collaboration
- The Autism Genome Project Consortium (AGP)
- The BaBar Collaboration
- The Metabolomics Innovation Centre
- The Quebec Network for Research on Protein Function, Engineering, and Applications (PROTEO)
- The ZEUS Collaboration
- Tracking Research in Adaptation to Climate Change Consortium (TRAC3)
- Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Exploration by Next-generation sequencing in multi-Ethnic Samples (T2D-GENES) Consortium
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
- Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS Collaboration)