2019 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

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# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share 2017-2018*
1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China 203.94 262.61 779 17.5%
2 Nanjing University (NJU), China 58.80 80.23 232 24.5%
3 Peking University (PKU), China 45.00 60.65 239 23.0%
4 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), China 35.08 49.41 103 28.6%
5 Tongji University, China 30.25 49.36 155 48.9%
6 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), China 38.36 49.14 263 16.9%
7 Tsinghua University, China 35.62 41.94 155 7.5%
8 China University of Geosciences (CUG), China 32.15 38.53 107 9.4%
9 Beijing Normal University (BNU), China 25.43 38.15 152 37.0%
10 Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China 23.17 31.59 60 24.4%
11 China Meteorological Administration (CMA), China 23.01 29.91 107 18.6%
12 Wuhan University (WHU), China 18.35 29.88 62 48.7%
13 Zhejiang University (ZJU), China 21.83 29.37 58 22.8%
14 Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China 15.31 27.43 85 63.5%
15 Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), China 16.57 19.27 85 6.2%
16 China Earthquake Administration (CEA), China 15.89 18.20 49 4.5%
17 Lanzhou University (LZU), China 14.13 17.92 30 15.8%
18 China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB), China 7.95 15.45 46 77.4%
19 Nankai University (NKU), China 8.95 15.33 29 56.4%
20 The University of Hong Kong (HKU), China 14.60 14.72 47 -8.0%
21 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), China 13.44 13.40 38 -9.0%
22 Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China 8.56 13.01 24 38.7%
23 Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China 8.77 12.65 17 31.6%
24 Fudan University, China 18.46 12.29 43 -39.2%
25 Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), China 3.99 11.25 99 157.4%
26 Ocean University of China (OUC), China 13.84 10.79 91 -28.8%
27 Shandong University (SDU), China 9.85 10.52 89 -2.5%
28 Hunan University (HNU), China 6.29 10.20 19 48.0%
29 Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), China 3.72 10.13 23 148.4%
30 Jinan University (JNU), China 6.59 9.59 34 32.9%
31 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China 11.12 9.51 25 -21.9%
32 Xiamen University (XMU), China 8.14 9.51 22 6.7%
33 Hohai University (HHU), China 10.15 9.40 20 -15.5%
34 Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China 3.63 8.37 37 110.5%
35 Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS), China 4.87 7.65 22 43.4%
36 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), China 7.42 7.64 26 -6.0%
37 Tianjin University (TJU), China 3.94 7.46 97 72.7%
38 China Agricultural University (CAU), China 3.53 6.66 19 72.2%
39 Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST), China 1.99 6.66 11 205.7%
40 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), China 7.37 6.41 27 -20.6%
41 South China Normal University (SCNU), China 1.38 6.36 15 322.2%
42 Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT), China 2.76 6.24 13 106.5%
43 Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT), China 3.38 6.05 9 63.3%
44 South China University of Technology (SCUT), China 5.65 5.77 13 -6.6%
45 Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), China 7.79 5.60 15 -34.3%
46 East China Normal University (ECNU), China 6.86 5.54 30 -26.2%
47 Beihang University (BUAA), China 3.95 5.42 23 25.3%
48 Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT), China 3.35 4.89 16 33.1%
49 China University of Petroleum, Beijing (CUPB), China 4.04 4.54 13 2.6%
50 Central South University (CSU), China 2.97 4.52 19 39.0%
51 China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT), China 2.49 4.49 9 64.6%
52 East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), China 1.22 4.46 12 233.7%
53 Chongqing University (CQU), China 2.46 4.28 14 58.5%
54 Beijing Forestry University (BFU), China 1.88 4.23 10 105.6%
55 China Geological Survey (CGS), China 2.05 4.19 82 86.9%
56 China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China 0.26 4.10 10 1,359.1%
57 Northwest University (NWU), China 1.41 3.82 17 148.3%
58 City University of Hong Kong (CityU), China 3.19 3.77 13 7.8%
59 Northeast Normal University (NENU), China 1.28 3.75 13 167.7%
60 People's Liberation Army (PLA), China 2.93 3.65 8 13.8%
61 Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China 4.51 3.63 20 -26.6%
62 Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), China 4.07 3.42 15 -23.3%
63 Donghua University (DHU), China 3.85 3.37 7 -20.1%
64 Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), China 2.97 3.35 9 2.8%
65 Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China 3.67 3.27 10 -18.7%
66 North China Electric Power University (NCEPU), China 3.81 3.21 11 -23.1%
67 China University of Petroleum (CUP), China 1.04 3.08 10 169.9%
68 Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences (SAES), China 0.47 3.08 8 494.9%
69 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), China 0.51 3.08 8 449.2%
70 Central China Normal University (CCNU), China 5.74 2.98 6 -52.7%
71 Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), China 0.91 2.91 75 190.1%
72 Jilin University (JLU), China 1.75 2.78 12 45.1%
73 Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT), China 1.92 2.75 5 30.4%
74 Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), China 1.70 2.69 12 44.6%
75 Guangzhou University (GU), China 0.84 2.59 9 183.0%
76 Southwest University (SWU), China 1.12 2.57 15 109.4%
77 Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST), China 4.38 2.56 5 -46.6%
78 Fuzhou University (FZU), China 0.52 2.49 5 339.1%
79 Zhejiang Normal University (ZJNU), China 0.29 2.43 6 659.9%
80 Southeast University (SEU), China 0.95 2.37 6 127.3%
81 Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), China 0.23 2.33 10 835.8%
82 Sichuan University (SCU), China 2.07 2.30 8 1.1%
83 Northeastern University (NEU), China – 2.17 4 N/A
84 China Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), China 1.18 2.14 13 66.3%
85 Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute (CRSRI), China – 2.04 3 N/A
86 Changsha University of Science and Technology (CSUST), China 1.70 2.01 4 8.3%
87 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China 3.15 1.99 13 -42.2%
88 Jiangnan University, China 2.68 1.92 6 -34.7%
89 Suzhou University of Science and Technology, China 0.25 1.91 4 597.7%
90 Shanxi University (SXU), China 1.33 1.90 5 30.2%
91 Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU), China 0.37 1.81 9 341.2%
92 Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), China 0.06 1.76 5 2,472.5%
93 Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU), China – 1.74 5 N/A
94 National University of Defense Technology (NUDT), China 1.75 1.73 3 -9.7%
95 Chengdu University of Information Technology (CUIT), China 0.75 1.72 9 109.7%
96 Capital Normal University (CNU), China 0.58 1.72 6 172.2%
97 Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), China 1.25 1.70 8 23.8%
98 Renmin University of China (RUC), China 0.60 1.68 7 157.5%
99 Shanghai Normal University (SHNU), China 0.36 1.64 4 311.0%
100 Jianghan University, China 0.71 1.61 10 107.5%

Footnote

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  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals, selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2020 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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