Leading 50 science cities in physical sciences
The leading 50 science cities and metropolitan areas in physical sciences ranked by article share (Share) in 2020. Also listed 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 | 1,028.33 | 2,429 | 24.1% |
| 2 | New York metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 579.02 | 1,514 | 10.7% |
| 3 | Boston metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 536.68 | 1,376 | 9.9% |
| 4 | San Francisco Bay Area | United States of America (USA) | 524.54 | 1,415 | 9.7% |
| 5 | Tokyo metropolitan area | Japan | 487.39 | 1,166 | 44.6% |
| 6 | Shanghai | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 454.86 | 1,151 | 10.7% |
| 7 | Paris metropolitan area | France | 400.05 | 1,188 | 54.1% |
| 8 | Seoul metropolitan area | South Korea | 390.23 | 883 | 51.8% |
| 9 | Baltimore - Washington | United States of America (USA) | 313.07 | 993 | 5.8% |
| 10 | Los Angeles metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 297.88 | 853 | 5.5% |
| 11 | Chicago metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 294.40 | 845 | 5.4% |
| 12 | Singapore* | Singapore | 293.16 | 564 | 100.0% |
| 13 | Nanjing | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 263.19 | 697 | 6.2% |
| 14 | London metropolitan area | United Kingdom (UK) | 237.71 | 771 | 21.3% |
| 15 | Hefei | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 227.74 | 639 | 5.3% |
| 16 | Wuhan | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 225.55 | 576 | 5.3% |
| 17 | Zürich | Switzerland | 198.87 | 579 | 38.5% |
| 18 | Munich | Germany | 191.07 | 617 | 11.7% |
| 19 | Cambridge | United Kingdom (UK) | 186.55 | 534 | 16.7% |
| 20 | Berlin metropolitan area | Germany | 175.97 | 556 | 10.7% |
| 21 | Hong Kong | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 172.46 | 535 | 4.0% |
| 22 | Guangzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 170.97 | 524 | 4.0% |
| 23 | Daejeon | South Korea | 161.84 | 422 | 21.5% |
| 24 | Shenzhen | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 156.05 | 493 | 3.7% |
| 25 | Moscow | Russia | 151.05 | 569 | 48.7% |
| 26 | Hangzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 143.35 | 413 | 3.4% |
| 27 | Oxford | United Kingdom (UK) | 138.27 | 553 | 12.4% |
| 28 | Tsukuba | Japan | 135.74 | 580 | 12.4% |
| 29 | Tianjin | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 133.63 | 339 | 3.1% |
| 30 | Barcelona metropolitan area | Spain | 131.41 | 433 | 29.8% |
| 31 | Xi’an | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 130.13 | 342 | 3.0% |
| 32 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 124.42 | 326 | 24.1% |
| 33 | Madrid | Spain | 123.51 | 453 | 28.0% |
| 34 | Dresden | Germany | 115.25 | 354 | 7.0% |
| 35 | Philadelphia metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 114.87 | 349 | 2.1% |
| 36 | Ithaca | United States of America (USA) | 105.66 | 298 | 2.0% |
| 37 | Hamburg | Germany | 105.31 | 420 | 6.4% |
| 38 | Ann Arbor | United States of America (USA) | 105.25 | 322 | 1.9% |
| 39 | Chengdu | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 102.23 | 233 | 2.4% |
| 40 | Melbourne | Australia | 101.76 | 387 | 32.2% |
| 41 | Santa Barbara | United States of America (USA) | 99.15 | 265 | 1.8% |
| 42 | Changchun | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 98.14 | 239 | 2.3% |
| 43 | Changsha | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 96.20 | 258 | 2.3% |
| 44 | Suzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 95.50 | 255 | 2.2% |
| 45 | Houston metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 94.74 | 297 | 1.8% |
| 46 | San Diego metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 94.52 | 282 | 1.7% |
| 47 | Sydney | Australia | 93.50 | 331 | 29.6% |
| 48 | Toronto metropolitan area | Canada | 92.62 | 271 | 23.5% |
| 49 | Genève | Switzerland | 92.50 | 456 | 17.9% |
| 50 | Urbana | United States of America (USA) | 90.73 | 230 | 1.7% |
Footnote
* Singapore is a city-state.