University of Toronto among top 10 research organizations cited by global innovators

(Photo by Johnny Guatto) The University of Toronto is among the top 10 research organizations most often cited by the world's most innovative companies and institutions, according to Clarivate, an international data analytics company. For the first time, Clarivate has identified the 50 global research organizations whose work is most often cited by the companies on its annual Top 100 Global Innovators list. The only Canadian institution in the 2023 version of the list , University of Toronto ranked 10 among the research organizations most often cited by the companies and institutions at the pinnacle of the global innovation landscape - including University of Toronto partners Fujitsu and Merck , among others. University of Toronto's 10 -place rank is up considerably from a similar analysis by Times Higher Education in 2017 that placed University of Toronto 18 in the world. "The University of Toronto's world-leading research is driving innovations that power the global economy across a wide range of sectors - from health care to computing," said Leah Cowen , University of Toronto's vice-president of research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. "Few universities in the world can rival University of Toronto's strength in research and innovation across such a broad spectrum of disciplines. "Having University of Toronto's work regularly cited by the world's most innovative organizations demonstrates both the scope and scale of our researchers' global impact." In Clarivate's 2023 report, University of Toronto was the only institution outside the United States and Asia to place among the top 10 most-cited research organizations - ahead of institutions in the U.K. and Europe.