New Research Infosource rankings place TMU among top five research universities in several categories

New rankings released by Research Infosource have Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) among Canada’s top comprehensive research universities in a number of categories in the Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities 2024 list for the 2022–23 fiscal year.

The annual rankings place TMU fifth in both corporate research income and growth in corporate research income. These categories showcase the success of TMU’s researchers, students and staff in working with partners and collaborators to accelerate research. In the 2022–23 fiscal year, TMU continued to increase its investment in research funding per graduate student, placing fourth in this category, up one spot from the previous year’s report. Overall, the university is ranked twenty-fifth, receiving $91.2 million in research income in the 2022–23 fiscal year. 

In this year’s university spotlight, focused on artificial intelligence (AI) publications between 2018 and 2022, TMU is ranked in the top five comprehensive institutions in three categories. During this period, TMU ranked fifth for AI publications, third for AI publications as a percentage of all TMU research publications and second for growth of AI publications, with an increase of 205 per cent over these five years.

“These impressive results highlight TMU’s leadership in emerging technologies and dedication to impactful research,” said Steven N. Liss, TMU’s vice-president, research and innovation. “The increase in corporate research funding and our investment in student researchers reflects our faculty’s and the university’s commitment to creating innovative solutions to today’s most pressing challenges.”

Research Infosource Inc. (external link, opens in new window)  is an independent research, consulting and publishing firm specializing in the analysis of Canadian research and development. It is recognized as a respected and leading source of ranking information on research universities, colleges, companies and hospitals.

See the Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities 2024 list from Research Infosource Inc. (external link, opens in new window) 

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Read “Powering a more sustainable future through innovation” by Steven N. Liss, TMU’s vice-president, research and innovation, published in Research Infosource Inc. (external link, opens in new window) 

Read the Research Infosource Leader’s Corner featuring Steven N. Liss, TMU’s vice-president, research and innovation. (external link, opens in new window) 

Read the Research Infosource Researchers’ Corner featuring TMU politics & public administration professor Carolyn Johns. (external link, opens in new window) 

Read the Research Infosource Canada’s Innovation Achievements piece featuring TMU civil engineering professor Elsayed Elbeshbishy. (external link, opens in new window) 

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