Top 100 institutions in chemistry in Asia Pacific

The table shows the top 100 institutions in chemistry in Asia Pacific, ranked by article share (Share) in 2020*. Also listed are each institution's article count (Count) in 2020*, its global rank and percentage change in adjusted Share** from 2015 to 2020*.

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#Rank	Institution	Location	Share 2020*	Count 2020*	Global subject rank 2020*	Change in adjusted Share** 2015–2020* (%)
1	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)	China	993.97	2,720	1	-9.8%
2	University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)	China	274.21	601	2	49.4%
3	Nanjing University (NJU)	China	220.99	434	5	14.2%
4	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)	China	203.52	1,103	6	171.0%
5	Tsinghua University	China	200.21	512	7	28.8%
6	Peking University (PKU)	China	199.92	693	8	-11.3%
7	Nankai University (NKU)	China	181.45	414	9	26.1%
8	Zhejiang University (ZJU)	China	177.64	360	10	8.7%
9	Sichuan University (SCU)	China	169.54	248	11	84.1%
10	The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)	Japan	168.47	345	12	-19.5%
11	Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)	China	146.48	330	16	147.2%
12	Soochow University	China	145.34	265	17	51.5%
13	Jilin University (JLU)	China	142.37	300	18	53.9%
14	Kyoto University	Japan	140.64	291	19	-31.5%
15	Fudan University	China	136.91	286	20	0.8%
16	Xiamen University (XMU)	China	136.06	253	21	17.9%
17	Wuhan University (WHU)	China	134.00	227	25	47.5%
18	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore	132.34	343	27	14.1%
19	Nanyang Technological University (NTU)	Singapore	131.62	289	28	-32.3%
20	Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU)	China	126.22	251	31	44.7%
21	Tianjin University (TJU)	China	117.44	382	33	40.1%
22	Hunan University (HNU)	China	112.23	208	34	0.6%
23	Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)	China	108.27	264	36	562.2%
24	Osaka University	Japan	107.18	210	38	-21.0%
25	East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST)	China	101.57	171	40	-3.7%
26	Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)	China	96.17	174	41	229.2%
27	East China Normal University (ECNU)	China	95.26	190	43	38.4%
28	Seoul National University (SNU)	South Korea	89.65	175	48	22.1%
29	South China University of Technology (SCUT)	China	86.30	212	52	37.4%
30	Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)	Japan	85.45	162	53	-21.5%
31	Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)	China	84.12	211	54	46.8%
32	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)	South Korea	81.65	164	55	-14.1%
33	Shandong University (SDU)	China	79.97	193	59	45.6%
34	Zhengzhou University (ZZU)	China	75.36	262	64	185.2%
35	Lanzhou University (LZU)	China	73.54	155	68	-13.3%
36	Hokkaido University	Japan	73.00	154	70	-8.3%
37	Nagoya University	Japan	71.91	147	73	-23.4%
38	Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)	China	69.08	160	75	118.5%
39	Dalian University of Technology (DUT)	China	68.41	145	76	15.8%
40	Fuzhou University (FZU)	China	67.79	120	77	85.8%
41	Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT)	China	65.29	144	80	73.2%
42	Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)	China	65.21	144	81	141.2%
43	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)	China	60.79	156	89	22.9%
44	Kyushu University	Japan	59.56	133	90	-5.3%
45	Southwest University (SWU)	China	58.08	73	93	20.6%
46	Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU)	China	57.51	96	95	124.0%
47	City University of Hong Kong (CityU)	China	57.24	179	97	91.9%
48	Shandong Normal University (SDNU)	China	56.59	91	100	83.3%
49	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)	South Korea	55.49	121	103	20.4%
50	Tohoku University	Japan	53.99	131	104	-41.2%
51	University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Australia	53.23	158	105	50.3%
52	Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)	China	52.75	125	108	64.8%
53	Beijing Normal University (BNU)	China	52.62	110	109	99.2%
54	Central South University (CSU)	China	52.60	115	110	165.8%
55	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)	India	52.24	111	111	-51.2%
56	RIKEN	Japan	51.19	187	113	22.7%
57	Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)	South Korea	50.01	130	116	-25.7%
58	Southeast University (SEU)	China	49.62	98	117	97.3%
59	National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)	Japan	49.48	213	118	-16.9%
60	Northwest University (NWU)	China	46.98	83	121	113.9%
61	University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB)	China	45.94	106	123	158.9%
62	Monash University	Australia	45.66	122	124	-18.0%
63	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	China	45.64	150	125	35.4%
64	Shenzhen University (SZU)	China	45.40	150	128	2572.0%
65	Institute for Basic Science (IBS)	South Korea	43.30	159	131	17.3%
66	The University of Hong Kong (HKU)	China	42.54	144	132	3.5%
67	Chongqing University (CQU)	China	42.06	92	136	128.8%
68	Yonsei University	South Korea	40.96	115	143	-30.6%
69	The University of Queensland (UQ)	Australia	40.63	116	145	-17.9%
70	Northeast Normal University (NENU)	China	39.44	61	148	-1.9%
71	Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST)	China	38.14	75	153	152.3%
72	Henan University (HENU)	China	37.77	68	154	418.4%
73	National Taiwan University (NTU)	Taiwan	37.49	105	155	-40.6%
74	Jinan University (JNU)	China	37.16	74	158	238.1%
75	Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT)	China	36.59	79	163	247.6%
76	Anhui University (AHU)	China	35.42	80	167	326.5%
77	Beihang University (BUAA)	China	35.38	110	169	31.6%
78	Shanghai University (SHU)	China	35.09	83	171	60.1%
79	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)	Japan	34.94	113	172	-17.2%
80	Tongji University	China	34.49	98	174	81.0%
81	Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)	India	34.27	45	176	-20.2%
82	Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)	South Korea	34.17	88	178	-27.5%
83	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)	India	33.69	50	179	-16.5%
84	Australian National University (ANU)	Australia	33.29	80	180	8.2%
85	Wuhan University of Technology (WUT)	China	33.06	65	181	162.9%
86	Korea University	South Korea	33.05	99	182	8.5%
87	ShanghaiTech University	China	32.66	130	185	1332.9%
88	Indian Institute of Science (IISc)	India	32.57	51	186	-38.6%
89	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata)	India	32.26	45	189	302.1%
90	Nanjing Normal University (NNU)	China	31.52	71	194	62.3%
91	The University of Sydney (USYD)	Australia	31.40	86	195	19.7%
92	Yangzhou University (YZU)	China	31.07	60	199	278.8%
93	The University of Melbourne (UniMelb)	Australia	30.90	84	202	-19.3%
94	Nanchang University (NCU)	China	30.11	65	206	112.7%
95	Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)	Singapore	29.83	112	208	-41.0%
96	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)	India	28.83	40	216	15.0%
97	University of Jinan (UJN)	China	28.69	38	217	230.3%
98	China Pharmaceutical University (CPU)	China	27.27	51	227	91.1%
99	Central China Normal University (CCNU)	China	27.18	46	228	0.01%
100	Kanazawa University (KU)	Japan	26.48	55	231	122.1%

Footnote

^*Data from the latest full year available at time of publication, September 2019–August 2020.

^**Adjusted Share is calculated by adjusting Share values to 2019 levels.