2016 tables: Institutions - physical sciences - corporate

The 2016 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.

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# Institution Share 2015 Count 2015
1 Samsung Group, South Korea 17.67 61
2 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japan 16.55 33
3 Toshiba Corporation, Japan 5.50 10
4 Hitachi, Ltd., Japan 5.01 20
5 Toyota Group, Japan 4.64 11
6 China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), China 4.01 32
7 FiberHome Technologies Group, China 3.72 31
8 Mitsubishi Group, Japan 2.60 7
9 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan 1.95 3
10 Panasonic Corporation, Japan 1.88 4
11 Kaneka Corporation, Japan 1.83 3
12 China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), China 1.83 6
13 Formosa Plastics Group, Taiwan 1.79 7
14 Foxconn Technology Group, Taiwan 1.72 8
15 Canon Inc., Japan 1.50 2
16 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Japan 1.41 8
17 Kobe Steel, Ltd., Japan 1.37 3
18 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), China 1.29 14
19 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., China 1.28 32
20 JEOL Ltd., Japan 1.18 4
21 TDK Corporation, Japan 1.17 2
21 Fujitsu Ltd., Japan 1.17 2
22 Teijin Ltd., Japan 1.09 3
23 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL) Co., Ltd., Japan 1.00 1
23 Sony Corporation, Japan 1.00 1
23 Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan 1.00 1
24 Optitune International Pte. Ltd., Singapore 0.78 1
25 Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), Japan 0.76 3
26 Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Japan 0.76 2
27 Tokuyama Corporation, Japan 0.70 1
27 Tamura Corporation, Japan 0.70 2
28 GNS Science, New Zealand 0.63 11
29 NEC Corporation, Japan 0.60 5
30 Sharp Corporation, Japan 0.59 4
31 China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China 0.57 3
32 InnoTherapy, Inc., South Korea 0.52 2
33 Nagoya International Patent Firm, Japan 0.50 1
33 Kawaken Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd., Japan 0.50 1
33 Choshu Industry Co., Ltd. (CIC), Japan 0.50 1
33 Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Japan 0.50 1
34 Gigaphoton, Inc., Japan 0.49 2
35 United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Taiwan 0.47 2
36 R&D Partnership for Future Power Electronics Technology (FUPET), Japan 0.38 1
37 LG Corporation, South Korea 0.37 3
38 Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., Japan 0.33 1
38 Winbond Electronics Corp., Taiwan 0.33 1
38 Jinan Jingzheng Electronics Co., Ltd., China 0.33 1
38 Nissan Chemical Corporation, Japan 0.33 1
38 Harbin Electric Machinery Company Limited (HEC), China 0.33 1
38 Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., Ltd. (Yingli Solar), China 0.33 1
38 China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. (CSG), China 0.33 1
38 SK holdings, South Korea 0.33 2
39 Rohm Co., Ltd., Japan 0.30 5
40 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Japan 0.25 1
40 Wuhu Token Science Co., Ltd., China 0.25 1
40 GS Yuasa International Ltd., Japan 0.25 1
40 Jiangsu Hecheng Display Technology Co., Ltd (HCCH), China 0.25 1
40 Nanoera Medicare Private Limited, India 0.25 1
41 State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), China 0.24 2
42 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), Taiwan 0.23 7
43 iBULe Photonics Co., Ltd., South Korea 0.22 1
43 Quantum Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (QuantumCTek), China 0.22 1
43 Renesas Electronics Corporation, Japan 0.22 1
44 AmorePacific Corporation, South Korea 0.22 2
45 Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), South Korea 0.21 2
45 Canon ANELVA Corporation, Japan 0.21 1
45 Quantumstone Research Inc., Taiwan 0.21 1
45 Oral Health CRC, Australia 0.21 1
46 Jinchuan Group Co., Ltd., China 0.21 1
47 Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Japan 0.21 2
48 NAMICS Corporation, Japan 0.20 1
48 Yotcopi Technologies Private Limited, Singapore 0.20 1
48 Semicaps Pte Ltd., Singapore 0.20 1
48 NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories (NHK STRL), Japan 0.20 1
48 GMEK Inc., South Korea 0.20 1
48 Long Time Technology Corp., Taiwan 0.20 1
49 Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China 0.19 7
50 China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO Group), China 0.19 1
50 Solar Enertech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., China 0.19 1

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