The 2022 Research Leaders are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.
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# | Institution | Share 2020 | Share 2021 | Count 2021 | Change in Adjusted Share* 2020–2021 |
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1 | University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), China | 184.31 | 226.20 | 725 | 13.6% |
2 | Tsinghua University, China | 165.16 | 210.70 | 765 | 18.1% |
3 | The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan | 216.90 | 202.01 | 642 | -13.8% |
4 | Peking University (PKU), China | 166.78 | 185.79 | 766 | 3.1% |
5 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), China | 143.25 | 179.74 | 1046 | 16.1% |
6 | Nanjing University (NJU), China | 134.53 | 171.42 | 468 | 17.9% |
7 | Zhejiang University (ZJU), China | 114.27 | 165.30 | 450 | 33.9% |
8 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China | 117.06 | 146.79 | 492 | 16.1% |
9 | Fudan University, China | 90.35 | 129.12 | 428 | 32.3% |
10 | National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore | 139.62 | 127.50 | 356 | -15.5% |
11 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore | 107.17 | 118.87 | 341 | 2.7% |
12 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea | 107.66 | 108.71 | 260 | -6.5% |
13 | Soochow University, China | 78.64 | 108.25 | 252 | 27.4% |
14 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China | 79.81 | 97.86 | 248 | 13.5% |
15 | Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), China | 60.86 | 90.53 | 315 | 37.7% |
16 | Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea | 78.08 | 89.98 | 284 | 6.7% |
17 | Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China | 83.02 | 87.30 | 281 | -2.7% |
18 | Kyoto University, Japan | 81.71 | 86.95 | 282 | -1.5% |
19 | Sichuan University (SCU), China | 47.46 | 81.47 | 172 | 58.9% |
20 | Tianjin University (TJU), China | 56.04 | 80.85 | 209 | 33.5% |
21 | Nankai University (NKU), China | 61.26 | 76.45 | 188 | 15.5% |
22 | Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China | 38.84 | 73.62 | 177 | 75.4% |
23 | Shandong University (SDU), China | 43.24 | 69.69 | 236 | 49.2% |
24 | Jilin University (JLU), China | 52.04 | 69.28 | 149 | 23.2% |
25 | Wuhan University (WHU), China | 53.70 | 68.88 | 222 | 18.7% |
26 | Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China | 59.37 | 68.87 | 175 | 7.4% |
27 | Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea | 50.87 | 68.42 | 192 | 24.5% |
28 | Hunan University (HNU), China | 40.00 | 64.61 | 168 | 49.5% |
29 | Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea | 50.39 | 64.00 | 221 | 17.6% |
30 | Beihang University (BUAA), China | 54.25 | 62.84 | 305 | 7.2% |
31 | South China University of Technology (SCUT), China | 41.75 | 61.46 | 140 | 36.2% |
32 | Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), India | 38.80 | 60.56 | 188 | 44.4% |
33 | Yonsei University, South Korea | 44.32 | 57.25 | 230 | 19.6% |
34 | Tohoku University, Japan | 65.07 | 56.32 | 245 | -19.9% |
35 | Tongji University, China | 26.06 | 55.98 | 129 | 98.8% |
36 | City University of Hong Kong (CityU), China | 42.73 | 54.68 | 163 | 18.4% |
37 | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), China | 49.04 | 54.49 | 228 | 2.8% |
38 | Shenzhen University (SZU), China | 33.32 | 53.37 | 153 | 48.3% |
39 | Lanzhou University (LZU), China | 32.75 | 53.17 | 123 | 50.2% |
40 | University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia | 43.13 | 52.74 | 170 | 13.2% |
41 | Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China | 54.31 | 51.74 | 122 | -11.8% |
42 | Xiamen University (XMU), China | 50.93 | 49.22 | 130 | -10.5% |
43 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), China | 28.37 | 47.81 | 207 | 56.0% |
44 | Southeast University (SEU), China | 32.70 | 47.69 | 150 | 35.0% |
45 | Osaka University, Japan | 43.35 | 46.55 | 207 | -0.6% |
46 | Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India | 30.99 | 45.81 | 127 | 36.8% |
47 | Korea University, South Korea | 41.15 | 43.42 | 210 | -2.3% |
48 | Nagoya University, Japan | 42.77 | 43.20 | 173 | -6.5% |
49 | University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China | 32.03 | 41.87 | 107 | 21.0% |
50 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China | 37.52 | 41.50 | 116 | 2.4% |
51 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), China | 30.87 | 40.30 | 118 | 20.8% |
52 | Zhengzhou University (ZZU), China | 25.78 | 39.76 | 203 | 42.7% |
53 | Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea | 55.98 | 39.72 | 115 | -34.3% |
54 | Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan | 42.09 | 39.71 | 179 | -12.7% |
55 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), China | 25.58 | 39.71 | 87 | 43.7% |
56 | Chongqing University (CQU), China | 25.69 | 38.57 | 93 | 39.0% |
57 | The University of Hong Kong (HKU), China | 19.25 | 38.42 | 216 | 84.7% |
58 | Donghua University (DHU), China | 25.53 | 36.19 | 76 | 31.2% |
59 | Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), China | 23.01 | 36.19 | 119 | 45.5% |
60 | Australian National University (ANU), Australia | 27.52 | 36.06 | 146 | 21.3% |
61 | Central South University (CSU), China | 29.50 | 35.05 | 91 | 9.9% |
62 | Monash University, Australia | 29.56 | 34.78 | 203 | 8.9% |
63 | East China Normal University (ECNU), China | 32.98 | 33.65 | 115 | -5.6% |
64 | South China Normal University (SCNU), China | 16.28 | 33.57 | 131 | 90.8% |
65 | Beijing Normal University (BNU), China | 36.88 | 31.53 | 108 | -20.9% |
66 | Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), China | 18.63 | 30.63 | 75 | 52.2% |
67 | Shanghai University (SHU), China | 17.80 | 29.48 | 91 | 53.3% |
68 | Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), China | 20.44 | 29.24 | 74 | 32.4% |
69 | Jinan University (JNU), China | 19.08 | 29.23 | 65 | 41.8% |
70 | Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China | 20.84 | 29.02 | 65 | 28.9% |
71 | National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan | 40.52 | 28.75 | 159 | -34.3% |
72 | The University of Melbourne (UniMelb), Australia | 25.60 | 27.95 | 186 | 1.0% |
73 | The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia | 25.88 | 27.41 | 91 | -2.0% |
74 | The University of Sydney (USYD), Australia | 21.46 | 26.94 | 171 | 16.1% |
75 | East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), China | 10.32 | 26.93 | 57 | 141.4% |
76 | ShanghaiTech University, China | 27.48 | 26.81 | 118 | -9.7% |
77 | Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST), China | 19.14 | 26.10 | 63 | 26.2% |
78 | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan | 21.60 | 25.59 | 57 | 9.7% |
79 | Hanyang University (HYU), South Korea | 21.51 | 23.96 | 130 | 3.1% |
80 | Hokkaido University, Japan | 25.25 | 23.53 | 70 | -13.8% |
81 | National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan | 25.46 | 23.07 | 132 | -16.1% |
82 | Kyushu University, Japan | 25.94 | 22.88 | 109 | -18.4% |
83 | Nanjing Normal University (NNU), China | 9.30 | 20.83 | 107 | 107.3% |
84 | Central China Normal University (CCNU), China | 16.16 | 19.92 | 118 | 14.1% |
85 | The University of Western Australia (UWA), Australia | 10.76 | 18.99 | 98 | 63.3% |
86 | Anhui University (AHU), China | 12.64 | 18.99 | 73 | 39.1% |
87 | Fuzhou University (FZU), China | 8.37 | 18.96 | 54 | 109.7% |
88 | Henan University (HENU), China | 11.01 | 18.96 | 50 | 59.3% |
89 | Keio University, Japan | 16.52 | 18.80 | 51 | 5.3% |
90 | Hunan Normal University (HUNNU), China | 17.70 | 18.76 | 54 | -1.9% |
91 | Xidian University, China | 12.36 | 18.31 | 38 | 37.1% |
92 | Shanxi University (SXU), China | 16.79 | 17.81 | 105 | -1.8% |
93 | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea | 14.27 | 17.54 | 47 | 13.8% |
94 | Ningbo University (NBU), China | 5.74 | 17.41 | 42 | 180.6% |
95 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan | 17.44 | 17.21 | 58 | -8.7% |
96 | Yangzhou University (YZU), China | 13.20 | 17.04 | 54 | 19.5% |
97 | Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore | 9.12 | 17.02 | 45 | 72.7% |
98 | Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU), China | 9.60 | 16.94 | 35 | 63.3% |
99 | Renmin University of China (RUC), China | 10.18 | 16.79 | 46 | 52.6% |
100 | University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia | 17.20 | 16.66 | 72 | -10.4% |
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