2020 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

The 2020 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019.

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# Institution Share 2018 Share 2019 Count 2019 Change in Adjusted Share* 2018–2019
1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China 262.29 295.72 893 9.3%
2 Nanjing University (NJU), China 80.23 81.37 236 -1.7%
3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), China 49.14 62.92 341 24.1%
4 Tongji University, China 49.36 56.46 180 10.9%
5 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), China 49.41 55.85 134 9.6%
6 China University of Geosciences (CUG), China 38.53 52.05 142 30.9%
7 Peking University (PKU), China 60.74 51.49 210 -17.8%
8 China Meteorological Administration (CMA), China 29.91 43.27 141 40.2%
9 Tsinghua University, China 42.03 41.76 159 -3.7%
10 Zhejiang University (ZJU), China 30.07 36.34 92 17.1%
11 Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China 27.43 34.51 97 21.9%
12 Beijing Normal University (BNU), China 38.25 32.20 157 -18.4%
13 Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China 31.59 29.45 58 -9.6%
14 Wuhan University (WHU), China 29.88 28.19 60 -8.6%
15 Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), China 23.09 27.95 159 17.3%
16 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), China 13.40 26.09 57 88.7%
17 Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), China 19.27 23.43 108 17.9%
18 China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB), China 15.45 22.03 56 38.2%
19 Nankai University (NKU), China 15.33 21.76 36 37.6%
20 China Earthquake Administration (CEA), China 18.20 20.98 50 11.7%
21 Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China 13.01 20.33 31 51.4%
22 Lanzhou University (LZU), China 17.92 19.10 52 3.3%
23 Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China 12.65 15.57 23 19.3%
24 Fudan University, China 12.29 14.71 51 16.0%
25 Jinan University (JNU), China 9.59 14.06 37 42.1%
26 The University of Hong Kong (HKU), China 14.72 13.08 43 -13.9%
27 Tianjin University (TJU), China 7.46 12.92 123 67.9%
28 Ocean University of China (OUC), China 10.79 12.39 92 11.3%
29 Hunan University (HNU), China 10.20 11.87 21 12.8%
30 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), China 7.64 10.99 44 39.4%
31 Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China 8.37 10.50 42 21.6%
32 East China Normal University (ECNU), China 5.54 10.01 39 74.9%
33 Xiamen University (XMU), China 9.51 9.78 24 -0.4%
34 Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT), China 6.24 9.72 16 50.8%
35 Beihang University (BUAA), China 5.42 9.65 31 72.6%
36 Hohai University (HHU), China 9.40 9.62 26 -0.8%
37 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), China 6.41 9.26 27 40.0%
38 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China 9.51 8.74 22 -11.0%
39 Shandong University (SDU), China 10.52 8.55 107 -21.2%
40 Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), China 5.60 8.40 17 45.3%
41 Beijing Forestry University (BFU), China 4.23 8.26 19 89.4%
42 China Agricultural University (CAU), China 6.66 7.55 19 9.8%
43 Central South University (CSU), China 4.52 7.13 23 52.9%
44 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China 1.99 7.03 20 242.0%
45 South China University of Technology (SCUT), China 5.77 6.21 12 4.2%
46 Shanghai University (SHU), China 1.27 6.16 14 370.9%
47 North China Electric Power University (NCEPU), China 3.21 6.12 12 84.8%
48 Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), China 10.13 5.93 12 -43.2%
49 Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China 3.63 5.88 42 56.9%
50 Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT), China 4.89 5.63 23 11.6%
51 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), China 3.08 5.44 13 71.5%
52 Central China Normal University (CCNU), China 2.98 5.40 6 75.7%
53 Northwest University (NWU), China 3.82 5.38 20 36.4%
54 China University of Petroleum, Beijing (CUPB), China 4.54 5.28 17 12.9%
55 Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), China 2.69 5.18 22 86.2%
56 City University of Hong Kong (CityU), China 3.77 4.98 17 28.0%
57 National University of Defense Technology (NUDT), China 1.73 4.98 7 178.4%
58 Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China 3.27 4.89 14 45.0%
59 Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST), China 2.56 4.73 9 78.8%
60 Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT), China 6.05 3.94 9 -36.9%
61 Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), China 0.38 3.91 14 909.4%
62 Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST), China 6.66 3.88 7 -43.5%
63 South China Normal University (SCNU), China 6.36 3.83 13 -41.6%
64 Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), China 3.42 3.83 18 8.6%
65 Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), China 1.00 3.81 5 268.8%
66 Jiangnan University, China 1.92 3.80 8 91.7%
67 Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), China 2.33 3.72 15 54.9%
68 Changsha University of Science and Technology (CSUST), China 2.01 3.67 6 76.9%
69 Chongqing University (CQU), China 4.28 3.56 16 -19.3%
70 Sichuan University (SCU), China 2.30 3.54 13 49.4%
71 Jilin University (JLU), China 2.78 3.44 10 19.8%
72 East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), China 4.46 3.39 8 -26.3%
73 Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), China 3.35 3.22 17 -6.8%
74 Yunnan University (YNU), China 1.58 3.15 11 92.7%
75 Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (SUST), China 0.78 2.99 4 272.3%
76 Shenzhen University (SZU), China 1.22 2.96 13 134.5%
77 Donghua University (DHU), China 3.37 2.95 6 -15.2%
78 China Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), China 2.63 2.81 18 3.7%
79 China University of Petroleum, East China (CUP East China), China 3.08 2.71 10 -14.7%
80 Northeast Normal University (NENU), China 3.75 2.57 8 -33.7%
81 Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China 1.38 2.53 6 78.3%
82 Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), China 2.91 2.45 79 -18.4%
83 Hefei University of Technology (HFUT), China 0.71 2.36 7 220.9%
84 Southeast University (SEU), China 2.37 2.34 6 -4.6%
85 Henan Normal University, China 0.50 2.33 6 355.3%
86 Southwest University (SWU), China 2.57 2.29 14 -13.4%
87 Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), China 0.75 2.27 5 193.1%
88 Huaqiao University (HQU), China 1.42 2.21 4 51.5%
89 Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), China 1.70 2.14 10 22.1%
90 Fujian Normal University (FNU), China 0.80 2.07 9 151.5%
91 Nanchang University (NCU), China 0.93 1.95 8 102.7%
92 Shanghai University of Electric Power, China 0.11 1.83 8 1493.1%
93 Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT), China 2.75 1.78 7 -37.1%
94 Shanghai Normal University (SHNU), China 1.64 1.75 4 3.8%
95 Jianghan University, China 1.61 1.72 8 3.3%
96 Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, China 3.08 1.70 5 -46.4%
97 China Jiliang University (CJLU), China – 1.69 4 N/A
98 China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), China 1.36 1.69 78 20.2%
99 Capital Normal University (CNU), China 1.72 1.57 8 -11.1%
100 People's Liberation Army (PLA), China 3.79 1.55 8 -60.5%

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