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Ryerson University continues its double-digit annual growth in externally funded research with a 23 per cent increase last year, according to the latest statistics published by Research Infosource.
     
The listing, distributed in Friday's National Post, also has Ryerson moving to 30th place among the top 50 research universities in Canada, up one from last year and ahead nine positions in the past four years. Ryerson reported $19.9 million in research for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
     
The report also shows Ryerson ranks #1 in publications growth for Canadian undergraduate universities in the period 2002 to 2007, with a 'dramatic' 170.9 per cent increase. The total of 279 publications in peer-reviewed journals by Ryerson faculty in 2007 also tops the rankings for undergraduate universities.
     
"It's a tribute to our faculty that research activity at Ryerson has increased five-fold in the past decade, and that our researchers are producing high-quality work," said Tas Venetsanopoulos, vice-president, research and innovation. "Ryerson is on track toward its goal of $25 million in research funding by the 2010-2011 fiscal year. There's lots of work to be done, but four years ago we were 39th out of the top 50 research universities of Canada with $10.4M in research funds. Most recently we are 30th. This is significant progress."
    
The Research Infosource listing includes sponsored research income in the form of grants or contracts from sources external to the university. While it is one quantitative measure of research, it accounts for only a portion of all the scholarly, research and creative (SRC) activities undertaken by Ryerson faculty. Many Ryerson SRC activities fall outside of the Research Infosource numbers and are not captured in this particular measure.
  
Overall, the top 50 research universities in Canada recorded a six per cent growth in funded research in 2008, up from 3.5 per cent a year earlier. Factors driving the rise across the country were a seven per cent increase in funding from the four federal granting agencies, a 10.3 per cent increase in corporate support, a 10.5 per cent rise in non-corporate funding and a 13 per cent jump in funding from the not-for-profit sector.
  
Full listings are available online at researchinfosource.com/top50.