Research Infosource ranks Lakehead University third in Canada
December 7, 2023 – Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ont.
Research Infosource has named Lakehead the number three university in Canada in the undergraduate category of its annual Research University of the Year assessment.
Lakehead was ranked in the top spot from 2015 to 2019 — the first time an institution in Research Infosource's undergraduate category was ever ranked Research University of the Year five years in a row.
Lakehead President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Gillian Siddall said she is proud that the university has returned to the podium.
“Thank you to our researchers and their partners for an exceptional year,” Dr. Siddall said.
“Kudos must also go to the hard work and dedication of our offices of Research Services and Innovation, Partnerships and Economic Development, which have helped put Lakehead University among the highest-ranked universities in Canada and around the world.”
Lakehead’s placement with the top of the country’s undergraduate universities category is based on the university standing out on a balanced scorecard of research inputs and outputs, according to the annual ranking of Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities by Research Infosource, Canada’s source of research and development intelligence.
Dr. Andrew P. Dean, Lakehead’s Vice-President, Research and Innovation, said he was very pleased to rank in the top three universities in Canada in the undergraduate category.
“This ranking reflects the impact and importance of the research that is happening at Lakehead University. We continually place among the top universities in the country for citations and research funding. In Northern Ontario, we are the trusted expert for knowledge transfer that leads to innovation and economic development,” Dr. Dean said.
One of the research outputs being measured is Not-for-Profit Research Income. Within this category, Lakehead University is number one in Canada for three years in a row
“This ranking reflects our commitment to working with numerous partners across our regions as we address such current challenges as health-care inequities, food insecurity, housing access, and climate change.
He added that Lakehead’s recently extended Research Plan, 2024 - 2026, is built around five key priorities and it reflects areas of importance and future growth within the regions the university serves.
“Lakehead University continues to be a research-intensive university and views research and innovation as an important economic driver for our regions,” Dr. Dean said.
Research Infosource’s calculation of its Research Universities of the Year involves examining several factors, including the total amount of sponsored research funding received by each university, research intensity per faculty (total research income per faculty member), research intensity per graduate student (total research income per graduate student), total number of publications, publication intensity, and publication impact.
“Excellent scholarly research combined with research leadership have put Lakehead among the research leaders in its tier,” said Ron Freedman, CEO of Research Infosource Inc.
“Especially notable is the high level of research income coming from partnerships and collaborations from 2018-2022, which is a strong indicator of research relevance.”
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Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has nine faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2023 World Universities Rankings for the fourth consecutive year, and the number one university in the world with fewer than 9,000 students in THE’s 2023 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.