The Institute in numbers: 2024-2025
744
fundamental,
clinical and evaluative
researchers
1,490
research trainees,
including 448 M.Sc. and
668 PhD candidates,
174 postdocs and
200 clinical research fellows
1,476
staff in research
and administration
Over 2,553
peer-reviewed scientific
publications
Over 2,500
scientific talks given by our
researchers worldwide
30,694
square metres of
research space
812
research contracts and
1,437 agreements signed
Ongoing research
collaborations with
85 countries
One of the top three
hospital-based research centres in Canada;
ranked first in Quebec
Total research funding growth of 37%, with a 76% increase in clinical research funding in the
past 5 years
72% of publications in
top quartile journals
Women are 40% of our researchers and 67% of our leadership teams.
9% of our community self-identifies as 2SLGBTQIA+.
Statistics
Represent fiscal year 2025 (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025), unless indicated otherwise
Research funds
Grants, contracts (including indirect costs), studentships, salary awards from peer-reviewed agencies and funding from university and hospital foundations administered at either The Institute or McGill University, for The Institute researchers
Researchers
Individuals conducting active and independent research (includes researchers who have initiated research but are not yet funded, and researchers who conduct non-funded research)
Staff
Administrative and research staff on The Institute payroll
Publications
Selected from May 2024 to April 2025
Counts
Active researchers counted from April 2024 to March 2025
Research trainees counted as of July 2024
Staff counted as of March 2024 (excludes researchers and trainees as well as staff located at the Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill Campus)
Research trainees counted as of July 2024
Staff counted as of March 2024 (excludes researchers and trainees as well as staff located at the Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill Campus)
Ranking
According to the Canada Top 40 Research Hospitals survey by Research Infosource Inc.
Funding
Grants and contracts only. Does not include the MNI, studentships, salary awards or administrative funding.
Publications
Data from Scopus (Elsevier)
Diversity
According to a recent survey
Updated November 2025