2020 tables: Institutions - Nature & Science

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 18.98 24.65 107 30.3%
2 Tsinghua University, China 8.93 15.36 51 72.5%
3 Peking University (PKU), China 7.76 8.83 34 14.1%
4 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), China 2.10 7.38 25 252.5%
5 Zhejiang University (ZJU), China 3.61 5.46 25 51.5%
6 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), China 2.96 5.04 46 70.7%
7 Fudan University, China 3.51 4.84 26 38.1%
8 Nanjing University (NJU), China 0.42 3.49 20 741.6%
9 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China 1.99 3.37 23 69.8%
10 Nankai University (NKU), China 1.10 2.10 9 91.5%
11 People's Liberation Army (PLA), China 1.90 1.80 13 -5.3%
12 Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), China 1.37 1.68 15 22.7%
13 Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China 0.79 1.60 7 102.4%
14 Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), China 0.08 1.45 5 1732.1%
15 Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST), China – 1.33 4 N/A
16 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), China 0.25 1.21 8 379.8%
17 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China 1.09 1.17 10 7.9%
18 Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China 1.53 1.11 8 -27.0%
19 China Agricultural University (CAU), China 0.48 1.10 3 130.8%
20 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), China 0.37 1.06 5 188.1%
21 ShanghaiTech University, China 2.12 0.99 7 -53.1%
22 Westlake University, China 0.37 0.91 7 147.4%
23 Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China 0.08 0.90 3 1024.9%
24 Northwest University (NWU), China – 0.87 2 N/A
25 Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China 0.97 0.64 9 -33.3%
26 The University of Hong Kong (HKU), China 0.62 0.64 11 3.1%
27 Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China 1.09 0.62 6 -43.1%
28 Nanchang University (NCU), China 0.12 0.59 2 408.1%
29 Zhengzhou University (ZZU), China 0.56 0.59 3 4.2%
30 Capital Medical University, China 0.35 0.55 7 59.1%
31 Tongji University, China 1.33 0.54 4 -59.2%
32 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), China 0.05 0.53 2 1018.1%
33 Southeast University (SEU), China 0.87 0.53 3 -39.1%
34 Shenzhen University (SZU), China 0.18 0.48 5 171.4%
35 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China 0.10 0.47 2 390.1%
36 BGI, China 0.52 0.46 7 -11.5%
37 Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), China 0.08 0.45 2 474.3%
38 Lanzhou University (LZU), China 0.40 0.44 4 10.2%
39 Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR), China 0.05 0.43 3 765.1%
40 Hunan University (HNU), China 0.46 0.41 3 -11.4%
41 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), China 0.46 0.37 2 -19.4%
42 Shandong University (SDU), China 0.25 0.36 7 44.0%
43 City University of Hong Kong (CityU), China 1.18 0.34 4 -71.6%
44 Jilin University (JLU), China 0.69 0.33 4 -51.5%
45 Capital Normal University (CNU), China – 0.33 1 N/A
46 Fujian Normal University (FNU), China 0.19 0.31 2 66.9%
47 Xiamen University (XMU), China 0.35 0.30 7 -15.2%
48 Sichuan University (SCU), China 0.12 0.27 2 128.9%
49 Hebei University of Technology (HEBUT), China – 0.27 1 N/A
50 Wuhan University (WHU), China 1.58 0.26 8 -83.4%
51 Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences (SFMU), China 0.04 0.25 1 464.3%
52 Beihang University (BUAA), China 0.21 0.24 3 11.8%
53 East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), China 0.05 0.22 5 367.7%
54 Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department, China – 0.22 1 N/A
55 Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), China 0.01 0.20 1 2403.3%
56 Nanjing Medical University (NJMU), China 0.10 0.20 1 103.8%
57 Shanghai Normal University (SHNU), China 1.34 0.20 2 -85.3%
58 Soochow University, China 0.25 0.19 3 -24.7%
59 Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), China 0.14 0.19 2 30.3%
60 Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), China 0.79 0.18 1 -76.6%
61 Guangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co., Ltd., China – 0.17 1 N/A
62 China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), China – 0.17 1 N/A
63 Yangzhou University (YZU), China 0.02 0.17 1 694.7%
64 Hangzhou Normal University (HZNU), China – 0.17 1 N/A
65 Qi's Academy, China – 0.17 1 N/A
65 China Meteorological Administration (CMA), China 0.11 0.17 1 46.3%
65 Donghua University (DHU), China – 0.17 1 N/A
66 Wenzhou Medical University (WMU), China 0.35 0.16 4 -52.7%
67 Central South University (CSU), China 0.33 0.16 6 -51.4%
68 China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), China – 0.16 3 N/A
69 China University of Geosciences (CUG), China 0.52 0.15 2 -70.7%
70 Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), China 0.75 0.14 2 -80.7%
71 Renmin University of China (RUC), China 0.21 0.14 1 -30.2%
72 Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), China 0.55 0.14 4 -74.7%
73 South China Agricultural University (SCAU), China 0.39 0.14 2 -65.0%
74 Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), China 0.20 0.13 1 -33.1%
75 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), China 0.12 0.13 4 12.8%
76 Beijing Normal University (BNU), China 0.32 0.13 3 -60.1%
77 Changzhi University, China – 0.13 1 N/A
77 Anhui Normal University (AHNU), China – 0.13 2 N/A
78 Shanghai Research Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, China – 0.11 1 N/A
79 Shanghai Academy of Science and Technology (SAST), China 0.01 0.11 3 1549.0%
80 China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina), China 0.10 0.11 1 10.7%
80 Jiangxi Normal University (JXNU), China – 0.11 1 N/A
81 Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China 0.11 0.11 2 -3.4%
82 Shandong University of Science and Technology (SDUST), China – 0.10 1 N/A
82 Shenyang Normal University, China – 0.10 1 N/A
83 Guangzhou University (GU), China – 0.10 2 N/A
84 Sichuan Agricultural University (SAU), China 0.73 0.09 1 -87.5%
84 South China University of Technology (SCUT), China 0.78 0.09 1 -88.3%
84 Xi'an University of Science and Technology, China – 0.09 1 N/A
84 Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT), China – 0.09 1 N/A
85 Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (NJUCM), China – 0.09 1 N/A
86 Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT), China – 0.08 2 N/A
86 Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), China – 0.08 1 N/A
87 Wuxi Biortus Biosciences Co., Ltd., China – 0.08 1 N/A
88 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., China 0.08 0.07 4 -9.3%
89 Tianjin University (TJU), China 0.12 0.07 2 -44.6%
90 Guizhou University (GZU), China – 0.07 1 N/A
91 Zhejiang A & F University (ZAFU), China 0.00 0.06 1 15498.0%
92 Asymchem Labs., China 0.27 0.06 1 -76.5%
93 Nanchang Institute of Technology, China – 0.06 1 N/A
94 Jinan University (JNU), China 0.03 0.05 3 85.5%
95 Shihezi University (SHZU), China 0.02 0.05 1 142.9%
95 Tianjin Medical University (TMU), China 0.06 0.05 1 -5.0%
95 East China Normal University (ECNU), China 0.24 0.05 1 -77.9%
95 University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), China – 0.05 1 N/A
95 Sichuan Institute of Musk Deer Breeding, China – 0.05 1 N/A
96 China Medical University (CMU), China – 0.05 1 N/A
97 Yunnan University (YNU), China 0.06 0.05 2 -9.2%
98 University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China 0.45 0.05 1 -88.9%
98 Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU), China – 0.05 1 N/A
99 Chongqing University (CQU), China 0.32 0.05 1 -85.9%
100 Zhejiang Humanities Landscape Co. Ltd., China – 0.04 1 N/A

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 through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were 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 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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