Leading 200 science cities
The leading 200 science cities and metropolitan areas ranked by article share (Share) in 2020. Also included are each city’s article count (Count) in 2020, and its contribution to the location's total Share of the year.
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| 1 | Beijing | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 2,895.37 | 6,452 | 20.3% |
| 2 | New York metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 2,141.10 | 5,079 | 10.4% |
| 3 | Boston metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 1,861.13 | 4,280 | 9.0% |
| 4 | San Francisco Bay Area | United States of America (USA) | 1,742.71 | 4,077 | 8.4% |
| 5 | Shanghai | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 1,591.95 | 3,468 | 11.2% |
| 6 | Baltimore - Washington | United States of America (USA) | 1,394.25 | 3,758 | 6.7% |
| 7 | Tokyo metropolitan area | Japan | 1,278.85 | 2,825 | 39.0% |
| 8 | Nanjing | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 1,001.69 | 2,125 | 7.0% |
| 9 | Paris metropolitan area | France | 983.31 | 2,792 | 44.2% |
| 10 | Los Angeles metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 889.72 | 2,369 | 4.3% |
| 11 | London metropolitan area | United Kingdom (UK) | 819.06 | 2,426 | 21.1% |
| 12 | Chicago metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 812.57 | 2,024 | 3.9% |
| 13 | Seoul metropolitan area | South Korea | 795.55 | 1,712 | 52.3% |
| 14 | Guangzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 738.21 | 1,801 | 5.2% |
| 15 | Wuhan | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 717.06 | 1,593 | 5.0% |
| 16 | Singapore* | Singapore | 635.18 | 1,295 | 100.0% |
| 17 | Zürich | Switzerland | 598.88 | 1,519 | 41.5% |
| 18 | Cambridge | United Kingdom (UK) | 595.34 | 1,669 | 15.4% |
| 19 | San Diego metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 579.86 | 1,438 | 2.8% |
| 20 | Hefei | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 567.15 | 1,347 | 4.0% |
| 21 | Berlin metropolitan area | Germany | 528.79 | 1,463 | 11.1% |
| 22 | Philadelphia metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 508.73 | 1,307 | 2.5% |
| 23 | Hangzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 502.82 | 1,206 | 3.5% |
| 24 | Oxford | United Kingdom (UK) | 493.53 | 1,534 | 12.7% |
| 25 | Tianjin | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 491.68 | 1,097 | 3.4% |
| 26 | Munich | Germany | 487.71 | 1,387 | 10.3% |
| 27 | Hong Kong | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 482.92 | 1,296 | 3.4% |
| 28 | Shenzhen | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 412.53 | 1,295 | 2.9% |
| 29 | Houston metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 407.73 | 1,144 | 2.0% |
| 30 | Ann Arbor | United States of America (USA) | 400.02 | 976 | 1.9% |
| 31 | Melbourne | Australia | 391.23 | 1,241 | 29.9% |
| 32 | Toronto metropolitan area | Canada | 387.56 | 985 | 23.8% |
| 33 | Seattle metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 385.81 | 1,106 | 1.9% |
| 34 | Atlanta metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 369.24 | 957 | 1.8% |
| 35 | Xi'an | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 367.48 | 872 | 2.6% |
| 36 | Chengdu | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 349.28 | 693 | 2.4% |
| 37 | Changchun | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 348.46 | 739 | 2.4% |
| 38 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 340.81 | 856 | 23.6% |
| 39 | Sydney | Australia | 334.94 | 1,050 | 25.6% |
| 40 | Daejeon | South Korea | 319.85 | 789 | 21.0% |
| 41 | Ithaca | United States of America (USA) | 308.62 | 896 | 1.5% |
| 42 | Barcelona metropolitan area | Spain | 308.16 | 1,060 | 24.9% |
| 43 | Kyoto | Japan | 304.16 | 773 | 9.3% |
| 44 | Madrid | Spain | 297.08 | 1,036 | 24.0% |
| 45 | Changsha | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 295.13 | 683 | 2.1% |
| 46 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 277.11 | 939 | 67.9% |
| 47 | Tsukuba | Japan | 272.90 | 994 | 8.3% |
| 48 | Stockholm | Sweden | 271.73 | 895 | 38.9% |
| 49 | Montreal metropolitan area | Canada | 263.61 | 747 | 16.2% |
| 50 | Austin | United States of America (USA) | 261.73 | 697 | 1.3% |
| 51 | Boulder | United States of America (USA) | 260.45 | 807 | 1.3% |
| 52 | Moscow | Russia | 258.53 | 897 | 48.4% |
| 53 | Osaka | Japan | 252.26 | 703 | 7.7% |
| 54 | Heidelberg | Germany | 251.53 | 892 | 5.3% |
| 55 | Dallas - Fort Worth | United States of America (USA) | 250.83 | 617 | 1.2% |
| 56 | Vienna | Austria | 249.47 | 782 | 66.2% |
| 57 | Jinan | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 248.06 | 570 | 1.7% |
| 58 | Pittsburgh | United States of America (USA) | 247.97 | 752 | 1.2% |
| 59 | Nagoya metropolitan area | Japan | 246.99 | 686 | 7.5% |
| 60 | St. Louis | United States of America (USA) | 246.50 | 603 | 1.2% |
| 61 | Suzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 239.10 | 568 | 1.7% |
| 62 | Brisbane | Australia | 230.04 | 641 | 17.6% |
| 63 | State College | United States of America (USA) | 229.67 | 573 | 1.1% |
| 64 | Durham | United States of America (USA) | 229.36 | 638 | 1.1% |
| 65 | Dalian | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 222.09 | 511 | 1.6% |
| 66 | Minneapolis - Saint Paul | United States of America (USA) | 220.52 | 642 | 1.1% |
| 67 | Madison | United States of America (USA) | 218.95 | 591 | 1.1% |
| 68 | Taipei | Taiwan | 217.96 | 672 | 51.8% |
| 69 | Urbana | United States of America (USA) | 215.40 | 505 | 1.0% |
| 70 | Xiamen | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 214.14 | 463 | 1.5% |
| 71 | Dresden | Germany | 207.27 | 604 | 4.4% |
| 72 | Chongqing | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 206.94 | 413 | 1.5% |
| 73 | Amsterdam metropolitan area | Netherlands | 200.22 | 823 | 20.6% |
| 74 | Fuzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 199.66 | 449 | 1.4% |
| 75 | Chapel Hill | United States of America (USA) | 198.68 | 556 | 1.0% |
| 76 | Qingdao | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 198.25 | 487 | 1.4% |
| 77 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom (UK) | 189.35 | 652 | 4.9% |
| 78 | Santa Barbara | United States of America (USA) | 188.15 | 485 | 0.9% |
| 79 | Göttingen | Germany | 187.83 | 507 | 4.0% |
| 80 | Vancouver metropolitan area | Canada | 183.08 | 576 | 11.3% |
| 81 | Lanzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 182.53 | 424 | 1.3% |
| 82 | Milan | Italy | 181.68 | 751 | 16.0% |
| 83 | Bristol metropolitan area | United Kingdom (UK) | 178.46 | 593 | 4.6% |
| 84 | Harbin | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 178.34 | 398 | 1.3% |
| 85 | Genève | Switzerland | 174.52 | 678 | 12.1% |
| 86 | Reẖovot | Israel | 173.26 | 409 | 27.0% |
| 87 | Hamburg | Germany | 172.35 | 702 | 3.6% |
| 88 | College Station | United States of America (USA) | 170.84 | 453 | 0.8% |
| 89 | Sendai | Japan | 167.96 | 483 | 5.1% |
| 90 | Leuven | Belgium | 163.64 | 583 | 37.8% |
| 91 | Manchester | United Kingdom (UK) | 162.26 | 574 | 4.2% |
| 92 | Davis | United States of America (USA) | 161.68 | 481 | 0.8% |
| 93 | Columbus | United States of America (USA) | 161.64 | 527 | 0.8% |
| 94 | West Lafayette | United States of America (USA) | 159.41 | 402 | 0.8% |
| 95 | Grenoble | France | 158.55 | 680 | 7.1% |
| 96 | Irvine | United States of America (USA) | 157.65 | 447 | 0.8% |
| 97 | Rome | Italy | 157.60 | 768 | 13.9% |
| 98 | Bengaluru | India | 154.64 | 341 | 14.9% |
| 99 | Münster | Germany | 149.72 | 371 | 3.2% |
| 100 | Mainz | Germany | 147.74 | 497 | 3.1% |
| 101 | Prague | Czech Republic | 146.16 | 554 | 65.7% |
| 102 | Kolkata metropolitan area | India | 142.73 | 307 | 13.7% |
| 103 | Würzburg | Germany | 140.90 | 365 | 3.0% |
| 104 | Nashville | United States of America (USA) | 138.02 | 419 | 0.7% |
| 105 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 137.88 | 509 | 14.2% |
| 106 | Haifa | Israel | 133.46 | 323 | 20.8% |
| 107 | Jerusalem | Israel | 132.42 | 299 | 20.6% |
| 108 | Salt Lake City | United States of America (USA) | 132.28 | 337 | 0.6% |
| 109 | Karlsruhe | Germany | 131.82 | 403 | 2.8% |
| 110 | Lyon | France | 131.81 | 484 | 5.9% |
| 111 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 131.49 | 419 | 20.5% |
| 112 | Uppsala | Sweden | 128.35 | 457 | 18.4% |
| 113 | Helsinki | Finland | 126.86 | 499 | 59.9% |
| 114 | Basel | Switzerland | 126.63 | 361 | 8.8% |
| 115 | Phoenix metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 124.06 | 386 | 0.6% |
| 116 | Tucson | United States of America (USA) | 123.83 | 440 | 0.6% |
| 117 | Göteborg | Sweden | 122.94 | 375 | 17.6% |
| 118 | Fukuoka metropolitan area | Japan | 122.02 | 360 | 3.7% |
| 119 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 120.40 | 324 | 87.2% |
| 120 | Waterloo | Canada | 119.85 | 280 | 7.4% |
| 121 | Zhengzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 119.30 | 465 | 0.8% |
| 122 | Toulouse | France | 119.04 | 380 | 5.4% |
| 123 | Sapporo | Japan | 114.63 | 286 | 3.5% |
| 124 | Ulsan | South Korea | 112.93 | 247 | 7.4% |
| 125 | Gainesville | United States of America (USA) | 112.63 | 381 | 0.5% |
| 126 | Frankfurt am Main | Germany | 112.50 | 376 | 2.4% |
| 127 | Warsaw | Poland | 111.10 | 455 | 41.0% |
| 128 | Glasgow | United Kingdom (UK) | 110.97 | 436 | 2.9% |
| 129 | Erlangen | Germany | 109.83 | 299 | 2.3% |
| 130 | Strasbourg | France | 109.82 | 382 | 4.9% |
| 131 | Groningen | Netherlands | 109.63 | 396 | 11.3% |
| 132 | Tübingen | Germany | 109.19 | 358 | 2.3% |
| 133 | Freiburg | Germany | 107.79 | 322 | 2.3% |
| 134 | Denver metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 105.64 | 343 | 0.5% |
| 135 | Gent | Belgium | 105.35 | 399 | 24.3% |
| 136 | Edmonton | Canada | 103.85 | 319 | 6.4% |
| 137 | Delft | Netherlands | 102.52 | 276 | 10.5% |
| 138 | Riverside | United States of America (USA) | 102.10 | 310 | 0.5% |
| 139 | São Paulo | Brazil | 101.71 | 452 | 33.1% |
| 140 | Bloomington | United States of America (USA) | 101.55 | 345 | 0.5% |
| 141 | Mumbai metropolitan area | India | 101.17 | 308 | 9.7% |
| 142 | Charlottesville | United States of America (USA) | 101.14 | 323 | 0.5% |
| 143 | Oak Ridge | United States of America (USA) | 100.72 | 377 | 0.5% |
| 144 | Oslo | Norway | 98.88 | 417 | 46.1% |
| 145 | Richland | United States of America (USA) | 98.81 | 258 | 0.5% |
| 146 | Montpellier | France | 98.38 | 327 | 4.4% |
| 147 | Cleveland | United States of America (USA) | 98.20 | 283 | 0.5% |
| 148 | Valencia | Spain | 97.93 | 378 | 7.9% |
| 149 | Ottawa | Canada | 97.82 | 339 | 6.0% |
| 150 | Aachen | Germany | 97.79 | 356 | 2.1% |
| 151 | Hsinchu | Taiwan | 97.66 | 337 | 23.2% |
| 152 | Los Alamos | United States of America (USA) | 97.35 | 325 | 0.5% |
| 153 | Canberra | Australia | 96.34 | 326 | 7.4% |
| 154 | Jena | Germany | 96.07 | 284 | 2.0% |
| 155 | Köln | Germany | 95.84 | 346 | 2.0% |
| 156 | Pohang | South Korea | 95.08 | 264 | 6.3% |
| 157 | Leeds | United Kingdom (UK) | 95.04 | 317 | 2.5% |
| 158 | Dublin | Ireland | 94.03 | 386 | 69.2% |
| 159 | Marseille | France | 93.94 | 368 | 4.2% |
| 160 | Miami metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 92.63 | 328 | 0.4% |
| 161 | Tallahassee | United States of America (USA) | 92.55 | 337 | 0.4% |
| 162 | Aarhus | Denmark | 91.83 | 290 | 22.5% |
| 163 | Providence | United States of America (USA) | 91.68 | 277 | 0.4% |
| 164 | Stuttgart | Germany | 91.62 | 247 | 1.9% |
| 165 | Trieste | Italy | 91.15 | 426 | 8.0% |
| 166 | Lund | Sweden | 89.62 | 374 | 12.8% |
| 167 | Perth | Australia | 88.52 | 349 | 6.8% |
| 168 | Nanchang | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 87.73 | 189 | 0.6% |
| 169 | Bonn | Germany | 87.73 | 414 | 1.8% |
| 170 | Leiden | Netherlands | 86.68 | 316 | 8.9% |
| 171 | Raleigh | United States of America (USA) | 86.52 | 230 | 0.4% |
| 172 | East Lansing | United States of America (USA) | 86.04 | 302 | 0.4% |
| 173 | Amherst | United States of America (USA) | 84.75 | 276 | 0.4% |
| 174 | Rochester | United States of America (USA) | 83.94 | 289 | 0.4% |
| 175 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 83.72 | 340 | 8.6% |
| 176 | Leipzig | Germany | 83.38 | 291 | 1.8% |
| 177 | Southampton | United Kingdom (UK) | 83.09 | 317 | 2.1% |
| 178 | Durham | United Kingdom (UK) | 82.73 | 253 | 2.1% |
| 179 | Blacksburg | United States of America (USA) | 82.38 | 222 | 0.4% |
| 180 | Lisbon | Portugal | 82.13 | 347 | 54.5% |
| 181 | Fort Collins | United States of America (USA) | 81.07 | 229 | 0.4% |
| 182 | Kunming | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 80.64 | 239 | 0.6% |
| 183 | Central National Capital Region (Delhi) | India | 80.40 | 250 | 7.7% |
| 184 | Kiel | Germany | 78.75 | 246 | 1.7% |
| 185 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 78.42 | 312 | 14.7% |
| 186 | Exeter | United Kingdom (UK) | 78.14 | 283 | 2.0% |
| 187 | Shenyang | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 78.05 | 235 | 0.5% |
| 188 | Brussels | Belgium | 77.38 | 380 | 17.9% |
| 189 | Bern | Switzerland | 77.30 | 345 | 5.4% |
| 190 | Budapest | Hungary | 76.15 | 322 | 71.3% |
| 191 | Nottingham | United Kingdom (UK) | 76.00 | 268 | 2.0% |
| 192 | Naples | Italy | 75.13 | 383 | 6.6% |
| 193 | Cincinnati | United States of America (USA) | 74.07 | 260 | 0.4% |
| 194 | Ames | United States of America (USA) | 74.01 | 191 | 0.4% |
| 195 | Coventry | United Kingdom (UK) | 73.75 | 302 | 1.9% |
| 196 | Santa Cruz | United States of America (USA) | 72.89 | 318 | 0.4% |
| 197 | Buffalo | United States of America (USA) | 72.55 | 225 | 0.4% |
| 198 | Liverpool | United Kingdom (UK) | 71.79 | 372 | 1.9% |
| 199 | Regensburg | Germany | 71.35 | 175 | 1.5% |
| 200 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | 71.23 | 160 | 7.3% |
Footnote
* Singapore is a city-state.