Top 100 rising academic institutions

The table shows the top 100 rising academic institutions, ranked by change in adjusted Share* from 2015 to 2019. Also listed are the institution's Share and Count in 2019, percentage change in adjusted Share from 2015 to 2019, and global rank in the 2020 annual tables academic institutions.

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Rank	Institution	Share 2019	Count 2019	Change in Adjusted Share* 2015–2019	Change in Adjusted Share* 2015–2019 (%)	2020 Annual Tables Rank
1	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), China	407.88	2336	288.61	242.0 %	11
2	University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), China	455.82	1231	173.05	61.2 %	4
3	Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China	244.57	794	128.29	110.3 %	33
4	Tsinghua University, China	428.61	1392	127.30	42.2 %	8
5	Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China	259.15	633	124.01	91.8 %	30
6	Sichuan University (SCU), China	221.44	395	114.65	107.4 %	42
7	Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China	128.35	374	110.58	622.3 %	88
8	Nanjing University (NJU), China	422.31	1034	108.42	34.5 %	9
9	Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China	193.99	463	100.56	107.6 %	51
10	Wuhan University (WHU), China	217.16	495	93.25	75.3 %	44
11	Zhejiang University (ZJU), China	329.82	815	89.14	37.0 %	18
12	Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), China	108.53	217	79.52	274.1 %	115
13	Soochow University, China	229.25	453	77.21	50.8 %	39
14	Nankai University (NKU), China	243.00	595	72.99	42.9 %	34
15	Shenzhen University (SZU), China	77.74	266	66.79	609.6 %	177
16	Tianjin University (TJU), China	156.74	599	57.77	58.4 %	65
17	Central South University (CSU), China	87.63	234	57.21	188.1 %	149
18	South China University of Technology (SCUT), China	121.91	275	57.15	88.2 %	93
19	Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China	119.42	325	56.21	88.9 %	97
20	Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China	86.39	205	53.75	164.7 %	154
21	Xiamen University (XMU), China	182.90	358	53.57	41.4 %	54
22	Fuzhou University (FZU), China	89.19	162	52.41	142.5 %	145
23	Zhengzhou University (ZZU), China	80.01	306	51.66	182.3 %	170
24	Jinan University (JNU), China	66.02	169	51.59	357.6 %	205
25	Jilin University (JLU), China	161.71	350	49.77	44.5 %	62
26	Tongji University, China	114.28	349	49.75	77.1 %	105
27	ShanghaiTech University, China	53.02	216	47.30	827.5 %	252
28	Fudan University, China	271.62	740	44.98	19.8 %	27
29	Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China	109.56	231	42.58	63.6 %	112
30	Beijing Normal University (BNU), China	120.52	376	42.07	53.6 %	96
31	Beihang University (BUAA), China	90.07	376	41.58	85.7 %	143
32	Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), China	87.23	194	40.95	88.5 %	150
33	China University of Geosciences (CUG), China	65.35	181	40.72	165.3 %	209
34	Shandong University (SDU), China	121.73	517	39.40	47.9 %	94
35	Shandong Normal University (SDNU), China	66.98	113	38.53	135.4 %	202
36	Peking University (PKU), China	437.62	1616	38.18	9.6 %	6
37	South China Normal University (SCNU), China	49.96	155	38.01	318.1 %	266
38	Southeast University (SEU), China	81.22	188	37.62	86.3 %	167
39	Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT), China	49.36	114	37.40	312.7 %	271
40	Hunan University (HNU), China	144.25	289	36.89	34.4 %	76
41	Henan University (HENU), China	45.77	113	35.86	361.8 %	284
42	University of Jinan (UJN), China	44.96	92	35.22	361.5 %	290
43	Northwest University (NWU), China	54.93	122	33.40	155.1 %	244
44	Colorado State University, United States of America (USA)	95.34	274	32.70	52.2 %	133
45	Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China	55.49	154	31.68	133.1 %	241
46	University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China	63.92	135	31.62	97.9 %	215
47	Henan Normal University, China	48.80	115	31.06	175.2 %	275
48	China Pharmaceutical University (CPU), China	45.65	79	30.44	200.2 %	287
49	Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU), China	54.46	117	30.30	125.4 %	245
50	Donghua University (DHU), China	42.70	95	28.55	201.9 %	306
51	Cornell University, United States of America (USA)	319.00	1002	28.07	9.6 %	19
52	Yangzhou University (YZU), China	37.60	89	28.03	293.0 %	331
53	Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), China	42.74	105	28.01	190.1 %	305
54	Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China	105.72	202	27.96	36.0 %	121
55	University of Oslo (UiO), Norway	76.54	361	27.85	57.2 %	178
56	University of Vienna, Austria	85.14	289	27.30	47.2 %	157
57	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata), India	35.88	65	26.31	274.7 %	339
58	Southwest University (SWU), China	78.08	123	26.31	50.8 %	176
59	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China	45.71	142	25.97	131.6 %	286
60	Hefei University of Technology (HFUT), China	34.69	70	25.84	292.1 %	347
61	Jiangnan University, China	36.18	84	25.21	230.0 %	338
62	Central China Normal University (CCNU), China	58.03	181	24.85	74.9 %	232
63	China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB), China	29.87	77	24.73	481.1 %	376
64	Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), China	41.52	97	24.53	144.4 %	315
65	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), China	90.95	362	24.32	36.5 %	140
66	National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore	254.22	725	24.29	10.6 %	31
67	East China Normal University (ECNU), China	116.90	298	24.19	26.1 %	101
68	Qufu Normal University (QFNU), China	25.21	48	23.86	1766.6 %	414
69	Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), China	32.00	151	23.84	292.3 %	363
70	Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), China	38.15	85	23.35	157.8 %	329
71	Nanchang University (NCU), China	40.74	108	22.63	124.9 %	321
72	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), China	52.04	180	22.57	76.5 %	257
73	Shanghai University (SHU), China	60.39	153	22.31	58.6 %	228
74	City University of Hong Kong (CityU), China	67.24	228	22.30	49.6 %	201
75	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland	268.60	640	21.60	8.7 %	28
76	University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands	89.00	572	21.58	32.0 %	146
77	Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), India	42.62	172	21.32	100.2 %	307
78	Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT), China	25.69	77	20.99	446.5 %	406
79	China Agricultural University (CAU), China	42.90	120	20.57	92.1 %	304
80	Chongqing University (CQU), China	58.43	144	20.37	53.5 %	230
81	Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST), China	41.84	90	20.09	92.4 %	312
82	Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany	155.45	592	20.00	14.8 %	66
83	Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), China	32.83	120	19.85	152.9 %	357
84	Qingdao University (QU), China	30.16	84	19.50	182.8 %	373
85	Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (SUST), China	20.12	36	19.43	2814.8 %	486
86	Yunnan University (YNU), China	24.18	62	18.21	305.0 %	429
87	Anhui University (AHU), China	27.04	90	17.67	188.8 %	401
88	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea	84.80	225	17.46	25.9 %	160
89	The University of Hong Kong (HKU), China	90.24	355	17.34	23.8 %	142
90	Western University (UWO), Canada	53.02	128	16.13	43.7 %	251
91	Auburn University, United States of America (USA)	25.64	91	16.11	169.0 %	409
92	Northeastern University (NEU), China	25.67	44	16.10	168.2 %	407
93	Nanchang Hangkong University (NCHU), China	16.64	26	15.96	2358.7 %	>500
94	Huaqiao University (HQU), China	25.08	42	15.40	159.0 %	417
95	University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland	64.97	206	14.77	29.4 %	212
96	University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia	41.85	147	14.68	54.0 %	311
97	Boston College (BC), United States of America (USA)	42.07	91	14.44	52.3 %	309
98	University of Virginia (UVA), United States of America (USA)	86.96	339	13.81	18.9 %	151
99	Guangzhou University (GU), China	14.02	48	13.76	5241.9 %	>500
100	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), India	34.48	73	13.06	60.9 %	350

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