G20 Scorecard finds Canada has above-average research output in several fields, low open-access publishing

The annual G20 Scorecard: Research Performance 2023 has been released, and this year’s edition includes data on how each member nation contributes toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In an interview with , scorecard author Gordon Rogers explained that the measure draws on data from the Web of Science. This year’s results are also available in a dashboard format for the first time. Canada was distinguished for boasting an above-average proportion of output in the fields of social sciences, medicine, humanities, and arts, but was also noted as having a below-average open access output in all categories.