Canada field strengths in the Top 2% Scientists list 2026: Clinical Medicine leads with 3,134
Live Directory analytics: Clinical Medicine lists 3,134 Canada Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year profile — 36.8% of the Canada cohort, ahead of Biomedical Research (630).
What are Canada’s strongest fields on the Top 2% Scientists list?
Direct answer: In the Canada country profile (single-year 2026), Clinical Medicine is the largest field with 3,134 listed Top 2% scientists — 36.8% of the Canada list (8,510). Biomedical Research is second with 630. The next fields are Engineering (582), Information & Communication Technologies (535), and Physics & Astronomy (448).
Canada top fields (single-year 2026)
| Field | Listed scholars | Share of Canada list |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 3,134 | 36.8% |
| Biomedical Research | 630 | 7.4% |
| Engineering | 582 | 6.8% |
| Information & Communication Technologies | 535 | 6.3% |
| Physics & Astronomy | 448 | 5.3% |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 439 | 5.2% |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry | 403 | 4.7% |
| Public Health & Health Services | 368 | 4.3% |
Stat sentence: 3,134 of 8,510 Canada-listed scholars are in Clinical Medicine; 630 are in Biomedical Research.
The country’s #1 scholar does not sit in the volume field. Bengio, Yoshua is listed under Information & Communication Technologies / Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing. ICT has 535 scholars — fourth among main fields — but holds the best national ranks (Bengio 6, Hinton 14). The General & Internal Medicine subfield has 423 scholars, the largest subfield; Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing has 235.
Canada vs Italy vs UK vs Australia — Clinical-led, biomedical-second
| Field | Canada | Italy | United Kingdom | Australia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 3,134 | 3,710 | 6,283 | 2,938 | 28,396 |
| Biomedical Research | 630 | 511 | 1,571 | 513 | 7,177 |
| Engineering | 582 | 781 | 927 | 634 | 3,516 |
| ICT | 535 | 402 | 997 | 553 | 4,451 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 448 | 772 | 1,306 | — | 5,829 |
| National total | 8,510 (3.44%) | 8,537 (3.45%) | 18,269 (7.39%) | 8,934 (3.61%) | 73,459 (29.7%) |
Canada’s country profile is Clinical-led, like Italy, the UK, Australia, and the United States. Canada’s Biomedical slice (630) is larger than Italy’s (511) and Australia’s (513). See the Italy field-strengths cluster and the France field-strengths cluster.
Canada subfields inside the clinical / AI core
| Subfield | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| General & Internal Medicine | 423 |
| Neurology & Neurosurgery | 374 |
| Cardiovascular System & Hematology | 247 |
| Oncology & Carcinogenesis | 242 |
| Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 235 |
| Energy | 201 |
| Microbiology | 170 |
| Networking & Telecommunications | 158 |
General & Internal Medicine (423) is the largest subfield and holds Moher and Gordon. Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing (235) holds Bengio and Hinton.
Single-year vs career field counts
Career Canada stays Clinical-led (3,303 of 10,056), with Engineering second on the career file (860). The career file is larger than single-year — do not mix listings. Use how to find, verify, and cite before combining the two files in one sentence.
Where those field strengths sit on campus
- Clinical density: University of Toronto (208 of 691) and University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine (195 of 250).
- ICT rank density: Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms — Bengio, Yoshua; University of Toronto — Hinton, Geoffrey E..
- Biomedical names: University of Alberta — Wishart, David S..
- Clinical methods names: McMaster University — Gordon, Guyatt H..
- Names and ranks: Canada top researchers.
Canada cluster and related Directory pages
- Canada Top 2% universities 2026
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- Canada self-cited scientists 2026
- Canada field strengths 2026 (this page)
- Find, verify, and cite a Canada Top 2% scientist
- Canada Top 2% directory 2026 (hub)
- Italy Top 2% universities 2026
- Italy Top 2% directory 2026
- France Top 2% universities 2026
- France Top 2% directory 2026
- United Kingdom Top 2% universities 2026
- United Kingdom Top 2% directory 2026
- Australia Top 2% universities 2026
- Australia Top 2% directory 2026
- Germany Top 2% directory 2026
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FAQ
How many Canada Top 2% scientists are in Clinical Medicine? 3,134 in the 2026 single-year Canada profile — re-verified on the live top_fields panel.
Is Biomedical Research still second? Yes. 630 listed scholars.
Does Italy beat Canada in Clinical Medicine here? Yes on raw count. Italy’s Clinical slice is 3,710. Canada’s whole list is 8,510.
Which Canada subfield is largest? General & Internal Medicine, 423, ahead of Neurology & Neurosurgery (374).
Do career listings change the story? Career Canada Clinical is 3,303 of 10,056. The career file is larger and still Clinical-led. Do not mix listings.
Where can I verify these field counts? Canada analytics, Analytics, and the Canada hub post. Source: Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis lists via ABS Nexora.