2018 tables: Institutions - chemistry - academic

The 2018 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.

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# Institution Share 2016 Share 2017 Count 2017 Change in Adjusted Share 2016-2017*
1 Kyoto University, Japan 139.87 172.54 282 15.1%
2 Peking University (PKU), China 180.00 170.42 488 -11.6%
3 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), China 150.16 167.16 337 3.9%
4 Tsinghua University, China 138.44 164.09 374 10.6%
5 The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan 133.37 159.89 304 11.9%
6 Nanjing University (NJU), China 157.77 157.39 274 -6.9%
7 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), China 83.58 134.02 647 49.7%
8 Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore 125.64 133.93 265 -0.5%
9 Nankai University (NKU), China 111.75 118.60 326 -0.9%
10 Zhejiang University (ZJU), China 109.99 116.64 237 -1.0%
11 Osaka University, Japan 84.36 114.11 210 26.2%
12 Soochow University, China 89.70 105.30 173 9.6%
13 National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore 87.56 105.29 197 12.2%
14 Fudan University, China 82.71 101.47 208 14.5%
15 Xiamen University (XMU), China 93.55 98.51 161 -1.7%
16 Sichuan University (SCU), China 78.24 92.53 142 10.4%
17 Wuhan University (WHU), China 76.60 92.25 150 12.4%
18 Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China 58.60 90.43 162 44.0%
19 South China University of Technology (SCUT), China 60.26 77.46 131 20.0%
20 East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), China 78.22 75.04 128 -10.4%
21 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China 50.51 74.49 159 37.7%
22 Jilin University (JLU), China 63.58 73.13 147 7.4%
23 Lanzhou University (LZU), China 71.01 71.56 114 -5.9%
24 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea 67.16 66.35 129 -7.8%
25 Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan 87.55 66.07 125 -29.6%
26 Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea 63.03 65.51 123 -3.0%
27 Hunan University (HNU), China 65.92 64.48 109 -8.7%
28 East China Normal University (ECNU), China 56.15 61.22 106 1.8%
29 Hokkaido University, Japan 59.93 61.12 130 -4.8%
30 Nagoya University, Japan 53.96 58.44 116 1.1%
31 Tohoku University, Japan 60.53 52.26 118 -19.4%
32 Southwest University (SWU), China 36.83 51.51 59 30.5%
33 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), China 42.90 50.43 134 9.7%
34 Shandong Normal University (SDNU), China 34.01 49.85 72 36.8%
35 Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea 48.33 49.36 102 -4.7%
36 Kyushu University, Japan 55.95 49.25 110 -17.8%
37 Tianjin University (TJU), China 46.04 49.14 261 -0.4%
38 Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China 21.88 48.24 112 105.8%
39 Southeast University (SEU), China 39.19 47.46 73 13.0%
40 Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea 39.71 47.38 90 11.4%
41 Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China 40.87 46.20 114 5.5%
42 Shandong University (SDU), China 45.42 46.15 92 -5.2%
43 Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China 29.78 44.57 84 39.7%
44 Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China 26.55 42.21 87 48.4%
45 Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India 38.72 42.14 60 1.6%
46 Monash University, Australia 53.51 41.87 126 -27.0%
47 Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), China 35.94 41.14 99 6.8%
48 Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea 39.26 38.27 77 -9.0%
49 Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), China 36.47 37.53 77 -4.0%
50 Fuzhou University (FZU), China 25.58 36.98 63 35.0%
51 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India 36.99 36.41 53 -8.1%
52 Yonsei University, South Korea 50.69 35.88 79 -33.9%
53 National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan 35.02 34.79 71 -7.3%
54 Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China 26.96 34.68 65 20.1%
55 The University of Hong Kong (HKU), China 30.36 32.51 110 -0.1%
56 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), China 34.92 32.00 106 -14.5%
57 China Pharmaceutical University (CPU), China 19.96 31.67 49 48.2%
58 Beijing Normal University (BNU), China 25.63 30.93 60 12.6%
59 Northeast Normal University (NENU), China 23.24 30.91 52 24.1%
60 National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan 27.14 30.87 78 6.2%
61 Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China 34.51 30.71 66 -16.9%
62 Central China Normal University (CCNU), China 34.71 30.14 46 -18.9%
63 Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU), China 18.37 29.55 41 50.1%
64 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER Pune), India 27.16 27.64 39 -5.0%
65 Korea University, South Korea 31.30 27.03 70 -19.4%
66 The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia 29.58 26.31 70 -17.0%
67 Northwest University (NWU), China 24.40 26.13 36 0.0%
68 University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia 38.94 26.06 67 -37.5%
69 Hanyang University (HYU), South Korea 28.23 25.18 50 -16.7%
70 Shanghai University (SHU), China 18.96 25.08 61 23.5%
71 The University of Melbourne (UniMelb), Australia 29.27 25.07 64 -20.1%
72 City University of Hong Kong (CityU), China 25.07 24.99 93 -6.9%
73 Central South University (CSU), China 11.23 24.95 49 107.3%
74 Changzhou University (CZU), China 13.41 24.32 32 69.3%
75 Tongji University, China 9.95 23.96 52 124.6%
76 University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China 17.26 23.89 51 29.1%
77 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), India 20.53 23.67 33 7.6%
78 Keio University, Japan 19.65 22.89 33 8.7%
79 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India 16.07 22.72 36 31.9%
80 Chongqing University (CQU), China 20.61 22.64 54 2.5%
81 Beihang University (BUAA), China 21.70 20.70 60 -11.0%
82 Zhengzhou University (ZZU), China 18.31 20.51 39 4.6%
83 Ewha Womans University (Ewha), South Korea 23.31 19.57 50 -21.6%
84 Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST), China 14.13 19.43 37 28.3%
85 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India 22.01 19.43 26 -17.6%
86 The University of Sydney (USYD), Australia 24.61 18.94 44 -28.2%
87 National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan 18.92 18.92 47 -6.7%
88 Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), China 17.68 18.84 39 -0.6%
89 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), India 9.12 17.84 23 82.6%
90 Australian National University (ANU), Australia 25.48 17.84 51 -34.7%
91 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), India 18.81 17.81 60 -11.6%
92 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), China 15.08 17.77 36 10.0%
93 Waseda University, Japan 13.53 17.15 36 18.4%
94 Jiangsu Normal University (JSNU), China 14.95 16.47 20 2.9%
95 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), India 22.38 16.25 20 -32.2%
96 University of Tsukuba, Japan 22.64 16.10 39 -33.6%
97 Hiroshima University (HU), Japan 14.03 15.98 32 6.4%
98 Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China 13.87 15.87 45 6.8%
99 University of Jinan (UJN), China 13.14 15.51 21 10.1%
100 Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), India 7.85 15.51 28 84.3%

Footnote

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