Top 200 rising institutions in Asia Pacific

The table shows the top 200 rising institutions in Asia Pacific, ranked by change in adjusted article share (adjusted Share**) from 2015 to 2020^*. Also listed are each institution's article share (Share), article count (Count), and percentage change in adjusted Share from 2015 to 2020^*.

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#Rank	Institution	Location	Share 2020*	Count 2020*	Change in adjusted Share** 2015–2020*	Change in adjusted Share** 2015–2020* (%)
1	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)	China	422.48	2,449	288.02	241.2%
2	University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)	China	486.38	1,319	186.09	65.8%
3	Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)	China	301.08	869	173.94	149.4%
4	Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)	China	193.36	541	168.69	948.1%
5	Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU)	China	274.50	699	129.42	95.7%
6	Sichuan University (SCU)	China	229.24	420	114.16	106.8%
7	Tsinghua University	China	416.30	1,401	99.81	33.1%
8	Wuhan University (WHU)	China	224.18	522	92.15	74.3%
9	Zhejiang University (ZJU)	China	343.83	849	90.52	37.6%
10	Nanjing University (NJU)	China	416.78	1,043	87.68	27.9%
11	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)	China	1,904.57	5,832	86.94	5.0%
12	Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)	China	179.16	473	78.86	84.0%
13	Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech)	China	107.13	204	74.28	255.7%
14	Nankai University (NKU)	China	248.55	605	69.48	40.8%
15	Jilin University (JLU)	China	187.66	428	68.90	61.5%
16	Shenzhen University (SZU)	China	81.53	275	67.65	616.8%
17	Zhengzhou University (ZZU)	China	97.25	402	64.99	225.7%
18	Jinan University (JNU)	China	82.30	203	64.92	449.5%
19	Tongji University	China	133.68	415	64.31	99.5%
20	Tianjin University (TJU)	China	169.24	657	64.12	64.7%
21	Central South University (CSU)	China	91.48	263	57.77	189.7%
22	Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)	China	124.85	336	57.12	90.3%
23	Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)	China	92.26	216	56.30	172.3%
24	Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)	China	126.47	287	54.93	81.9%
25	China University of Geosciences (CUG)	China	81.74	229	54.17	219.7%
26	South China University of Technology (SCUT)	China	122.66	308	53.45	82.4%
27	ShanghaiTech University	China	60.20	263	52.33	914.5%
28	East China Normal University (ECNU)	China	149.40	338	51.26	55.2%
29	Xiamen University (XMU)	China	185.60	386	49.50	38.2%
30	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore	289.87	838	49.34	21.4%
31	Soochow University	China	208.38	432	48.97	32.2%
32	Shandong University (SDU)	China	132.09	556	44.96	54.5%
33	City University of Hong Kong (CityU)	China	92.44	310	44.19	98.3%
34	Fudan University	China	279.93	766	43.06	19.0%
35	Southeast University (SEU)	China	89.53	218	42.69	97.8%
36	Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT)	China	54.51	131	40.60	339.0%
37	Henan University (HENU)	China	51.71	119	39.94	402.5%
38	Peking University (PKU)	China	455.67	1,653	39.53	9.9%
39	Fuzhou University (FZU)	China	78.62	146	39.00	105.9%
40	Beijing Normal University (BNU)	China	121.81	394	38.93	49.6%
41	Northwest University (NWU)	China	61.98	131	38.21	177.3%
42	Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU)	China	64.34	126	37.86	156.5%
43	Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT)	China	85.08	193	35.71	77.1%
44	Yangzhou University (YZU)	China	46.87	103	35.62	371.8%
45	University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB)	China	70.00	166	35.18	108.8%
46	Beihang University (BUAA)	China	86.75	374	35.11	72.3%
47	Chongqing University (CQU)	China	75.63	178	34.83	91.4%
48	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata)	India	45.48	70	34.27	357.5%
49	Shandong Normal University (SDNU)	China	64.49	131	33.71	118.3%
50	South China Normal University (SCNU)	China	47.32	159	33.67	281.5%
51	Anhui University (AHU)	China	43.85	116	32.92	351.2%
52	Hunan University (HNU)	China	145.38	298	32.71	30.4%
53	Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT)	China	38.49	106	32.41	688.6%
54	Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU)	China	41.35	179	31.71	388.3%
55	The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	China	100.68	403	30.42	45.6%
56	Wuhan University of Technology (WUT)	China	47.96	100	29.24	171.9%
57	Donghua University (DHU)	China	44.84	100	29.09	205.4%
58	Nanjing Normal University (NNU)	China	54.43	159	28.66	120.2%
59	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)	China	49.67	147	28.14	142.4%
60	China Pharmaceutical University (CPU)	China	43.29	80	26.53	174.3%
61	Jiangnan University	China	38.62	86	26.27	239.4%
62	Northeastern University (NEU)	China	36.30	68	25.43	265.3%
63	Southwest University (SWU)	China	79.86	126	25.18	48.6%
64	Hefei University of Technology (HFUT)	China	34.90	73	24.80	280.0%
65	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)	China	57.96	205	24.77	79.6%
66	People's Liberation Army (PLA)	China	73.91	289	23.69	49.8%
67	Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST)	China	39.46	87	23.30	158.0%
68	Nanchang University (NCU)	China	42.87	110	23.21	128.0%
69	Yunnan University (YNU)	China	30.15	76	23.10	386.6%
70	University of Jinan (UJN)	China	32.85	66	21.93	224.9%
71	China Meteorological Administration (CMA)	China	42.03	128	21.79	116.3%
72	Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)	China	37.10	138	21.78	155.6%
73	China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP)	China	39.87	130	21.38	125.2%
74	China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB)	China	27.47	76	21.35	414.8%
75	The University of Hong Kong (HKU)	China	97.68	407	21.25	29.1%
76	Northwest A&F University (NWAFU)	China	38.08	77	20.94	132.6%
77	Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST)	China	44.28	110	20.92	96.1%
78	Qufu Normal University (QFNU)	China	22.91	51	20.75	1534.1%
79	Tianjin University of Technology (TJUT)	China	29.62	62	20.64	260.5%
80	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)	Japan	35.77	95	20.47	146.0%
81	Dalian University of Technology (DUT)	China	101.56	213	20.10	25.8%
82	Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)	China	33.80	118	19.60	150.9%
83	Ningbo University (NBU)	China	26.19	66	19.52	340.4%
84	China Agricultural University (CAU)	China	43.30	112	19.40	86.8%
85	University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Australia	147.84	510	19.33	15.7%
86	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)	China	132.51	375	18.91	17.4%
87	Guangzhou University (GU)	China	19.70	61	18.73	7130.4%
88	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC)	China	49.86	196	18.57	62.9%
89	Shanghai University (SHU)	China	58.31	148	18.11	47.5%
90	Institute for Basic Science (IBS)	South Korea	88.04	353	17.89	26.7%
91	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)	South Korea	88.34	217	17.71	26.2%
92	Hebei University (HBU)	China	24.89	58	17.43	264.7%
93	Hunan Normal University (HUNNU)	China	30.91	85	16.90	130.8%
94	Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)	China	24.17	206	16.88	262.3%
95	Hohai University (HHU)	China	19.74	50	16.74	729.6%
96	Hubei University (HUBU)	China	25.01	64	16.71	225.8%
97	Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (SUST)	China	17.95	36	16.62	2405.2%
98	Shanxi University (SXU)	China	36.68	148	16.31	85.6%
99	Huaqiao University (HQU)	China	26.93	40	16.28	167.9%
100	Wuyi University	China	16.50	43	15.86	29325.3%
101	Guangzhou Medical University (GMU)	China	19.54	93	15.42	450.2%
102	Nanjing Medical University (NJMU)	China	26.04	113	15.28	155.3%
103	Wenzhou University (WZU)	China	24.12	51	15.19	188.3%
104	Kanazawa University (KU)	Japan	37.07	108	15.06	72.8%
105	Jiangsu Normal University (JSNU)	China	28.21	55	14.96	122.1%
106	China University of Petroleum (CUP)	China	21.19	50	14.61	250.7%
107	Qingdao University (QU)	China	26.08	81	14.48	135.6%
108	Southern Medical University (SMU)	China	24.51	82	14.20	150.5%
109	Ocean University of China (OUC)	China	34.21	188	13.84	72.3%
110	Henan Normal University	China	32.72	97	13.80	77.7%
111	Queensland University of Technology (QUT)	Australia	26.90	133	13.77	113.1%
112	University of Technology Sydney (UTS)	Australia	30.33	105	13.68	87.9%
113	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU)	China	16.14	49	13.44	632.7%
114	Westlake University	China	13.80	62	13.31	N/A
115	Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (ZSTU)	China	19.37	42	12.95	225.9%
116	Jiangxi Normal University (JXNU)	China	19.15	49	12.82	226.6%
117	Inner Mongolia University	China	14.09	26	12.62	1309.6%
118	Nanchang Hangkong University (NCHU)	China	13.76	23	12.59	1858.9%
119	Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU)	China	28.34	83	12.52	84.5%
120	Qingdao Agricultural University (QAU)	China	16.18	31	12.20	359.3%
121	Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)	China	26.38	101	12.20	92.2%
122	Anhui Normal University (AHNU)	China	24.30	48	12.12	107.0%
123	Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore)	India	14.91	46	11.76	449.8%
124	Nantong University (NTU)	China	14.94	54	11.66	424.1%
125	University of Macau (UM)	China	17.85	77	11.62	207.9%
126	Lanzhou University (LZU)	China	119.99	298	11.52	11.1%
127	Southwest University of Science and Technology (SWUST)	China	14.75	43	11.50	421.5%
128	Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU)	China	30.61	83	11.08	60.1%
129	Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU)	China	18.31	35	11.05	167.4%
130	Kwansei Gakuin University	Japan	17.14	38	10.98	198.1%
131	Northeast Normal University (NENU)	China	51.99	95	10.96	28.0%
132	Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC)	Thailand	11.55	26	10.87	3944.5%
133	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA)	China	22.07	61	10.53	98.0%
134	Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR)	China	15.64	55	10.44	224.7%
135	Hainan University (HU)	China	13.94	33	10.08	299.7%
136	Nanjing Forestry University (NFU)	China	12.60	48	10.03	473.1%
137	Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST)	China	29.17	147	9.88	54.1%
138	Tianjin Normal University (TJNU)	China	15.47	31	9.62	181.3%
139	Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati)	India	32.19	58	9.59	44.7%
140	Qilu University of Technology (QLUT)	China	11.05	42	9.39	737.3%
141	South China Agricultural University (SCAU)	China	12.71	51	9.34	320.1%
142	Hangzhou Normal University (HZNU)	China	26.09	79	9.32	58.8%
143	Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)	South Korea	17.15	39	9.00	119.3%
144	Changsha University of Science and Technology (CSUST)	China	11.32	36	8.82	421.7%
145	Xiangtan University (XTU)	China	21.57	54	8.53	69.4%
146	Wenzhou Medical University (WMU)	China	14.08	51	8.42	163.4%
147	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM)	China	9.76	41	8.32	765.9%
148	University of Wollongong (UOW)	Australia	36.72	142	8.21	30.2%
149	Guangxi University (GXU)	China	9.59	70	8.07	685.2%
150	Shanghai Normal University (SHNU)	China	19.22	55	7.95	75.1%
151	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM)	India	16.17	23	7.94	103.7%
152	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee)	India	12.27	18	7.89	200.3%
153	Central China Normal University (CCNU)	China	42.58	152	7.84	23.6%
154	China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT)	China	9.26	23	7.70	628.1%
155	Capital Normal University (CNU)	China	22.23	54	7.63	55.2%
156	Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST)	China	12.45	43	7.58	171.0%
157	Griffith University	Australia	22.42	90	7.26	50.6%
158	Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT)	China	9.77	16	7.26	335.6%
159	Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)	India	22.66	72	7.26	49.7%
160	Chiba University	Japan	28.89	88	7.23	35.1%
161	Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (NJUCM)	China	8.74	39	7.20	586.2%
162	Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar)	India	7.45	11	7.19	N/A
163	Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)	Singapore	13.97	48	7.03	109.0%
164	Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)	India	29.20	140	6.84	32.1%
165	The University of Auckland	New Zealand	35.56	202	6.76	24.5%
166	Yanshan University (YSU)	China	12.05	39	6.73	137.3%
167	Liaocheng University (LCU)	China	9.84	37	6.70	240.1%
168	Hebei University of Technology (HEBUT)	China	12.55	33	6.68	123.1%
169	JiangXi University of Science and Technology	China	10.68	24	6.66	182.8%
170	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH)	India	9.90	35	6.44	206.8%
171	China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC)	China	12.33	253	6.41	116.9%
172	Sichuan Normal University	China	7.37	20	6.40	910.4%
173	Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar)	India	10.34	31	6.40	179.2%
174	Shantou University (STU)	China	13.84	46	6.29	89.2%
175	Zhejiang Normal University (ZJNU)	China	19.41	55	6.25	50.1%
176	Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (GZUCM)	China	6.58	19	6.25	6598.9%
177	Xinyang Normal University (XYNU)	China	6.78	32	6.23	2031.9%
178	Taizhou University (TZU)	China	10.72	28	6.22	150.6%
179	National University of Defense Technology (NUDT)	China	17.20	61	6.20	59.7%
180	Harbin Medical University (HMU)	China	7.01	30	6.13	960.7%
181	Zunyi Medical University (ZMU)	China	6.27	10	6.04	N/A
182	Tianjin Medical University (TMU)	China	16.28	59	6.03	62.3%
183	Wuhan University of Science and Technology (WUST)	China	8.82	29	6.01	241.4%
184	Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST)	India	7.76	12	5.98	398.3%
185	Guilin University of Technology (GUT)	China	7.05	24	5.97	713.7%
186	Shandong Agricultural University (SDAU)	China	7.83	24	5.93	365.2%
187	China Geological Survey (CGS)	China	6.59	182	5.90	1281.4%
188	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)	India	59.87	205	5.78	11.1%
189	Fujian Normal University (FNU)	China	10.89	35	5.76	121.2%
190	Xidian University	China	12.43	46	5.71	91.1%
191	Toyota Group	Japan	18.95	46	5.71	45.4%
192	Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU)	China	11.59	32	5.67	103.0%
193	Guangxi Normal University (GXNU)	China	12.72	50	5.66	85.6%
194	Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)	China	10.20	63	5.66	135.4%
195	Kyushu University	Japan	109.85	345	5.58	5.6%
196	Luoyang Normal University	China	6.78	17	5.55	563.8%
197	Wuhan Institute of Technology (WIT)	China	8.19	23	5.51	230.5%
198	Chengdu University (CDU)	China	5.76	14	5.49	9140.2%
199	Northeast Forestry University	China	6.10	18	5.49	1404.7%
200	Hubei Normal University (HBNU)	China	5.81	15	5.47	4044.0%

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.