Research Collaboration Index · 2026

McMaster University

North America · Platinum standing

#94World rank
86.5RCI score
1,141Collaborating institutions
79Partner countries
48,327Joint works, 5 yr
3.18FWCI

Strongest in Decision Sciences, at #4 in the world.

The profile

Collaboration profile

90Influence
86Brokerage
91Reach
80Diversity
92Sustained
81Impact
82International

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Subject standings

World rank in each of the 26 subject indices; gold cards mark top-500 standings. Click through to any full subject ranking.

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The researchers behind the standing

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Gordon Guyatt

Gordon Guyatt

Distinguished University Professor, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

Guyatt coined the term evidence based medicine and co-founded the GRADE approach used by more than one hundred organisations worldwide, including the World Health Organization, to rate evidence and craft clinical guidelines. Among the world's most cited clinical researchers, his Core GRADE series continues to refine how global health decisions are made.

Matheus Grasselli

Matheus Grasselli

Professor of Mathematics and Deputy Provost

Grasselli applies financial mathematics and stock flow consistent macroeconomic models to questions of monetary policy, debt and financial stability, including comparisons of the 2008 and Covid-19 crisis responses. A former Fields Institute programme organiser and mathematical finance director, he now serves as McMaster's deputy provost.

Michael McGillion

Michael McGillion

Professor, School of Nursing; Acting Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Executive Director, School of Nursing

McGillion, holder of the Heart and Stroke Foundation Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Cardiovascular Nursing, leads landmark trials of virtual care and remote automated monitoring that catch complications after surgery at home. His work with Hamilton Health Sciences and the Population Health Research Institute is redefining recovery pathways for patients worldwide.

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