Academic Reputation
Actively contributes to a prosperous, innovative society
From research discovery to market-ready product: U of T contributes to a prosperous, innovative society. Between 2005 and 2008, U of T researchers created 24 new companies – more than any other Canadian university. We ranked 4th overall for commercialization among North American public universities.
Third in the world in published academic research
Publishing is an important aspect of research and academics. U of T researchers are among the world's most productive, and give students the extraordinary opportunity to learn from leading minds.
Among the most highly-cited in the world
Around the globe, other academics rely on the work U of T researchers produce - and cite that work in their own research. We have more ISI Highly-Cited Researchers than any other Canadian university. (The ISI - the Institute for Scientific Information - specializes in citation research.)