University ranked among top 30 public institutions worldwide by Reuters
The University of Toronto is Canada’s most innovative university, according to an independent survey of top global post-secondary institutions by media giant Reuters.
Known as the Reuters Top 100, the ranking “aims to identify and rank the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and power new markets and industries,” the company said in a news release Wednesday.
U of T ranked 46th overall – up 11 spots from last year’s showing – with Stanford University, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, coming in first place for the third consecutive year. The University of British Columbia, in 58th spot, was the only other Canadian university to rank.
U of T was also among the top 30 publicly funded universities.
“We’re pleased to see the work of the brilliant students and researchers at the University of Toronto recognized for their ability to publish globally important, cutting-edge research, as well as to patent and commercialize their discoveries to help solve some of the world’s most challenging problems,” said Vivek Goel, U of T’s vice-president of research and innovation.
In fact, U of T submits a U.S. patent application at a rate greater than one per week with the help of its Innovations & Partnerships Office (IPO), and its researchers have published papers that are among the most cited and influential in the world on a range of subjects, Goel said.