2023Nature Index

The Nature Index Annual Tables is an annual ranking that measures the research output and influence of institutions and countries in the natural sciences. It is based on high-quality publications tracked by Nature Research and covers major disciplines such as physics, chemistry, and life sciences. The ranking provides comparative insights by institution, country, and region, and serves as an important reference for assessing global research performance and collaboration.
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NO.RankingInstitutionTotal Score (Previous Year)Total ScoreTotal PapersShare ChangelocationData RangeSubjectLocation
11Harvard University1174.453724United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
22University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)599.182951Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
33Stanford University593.771950United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
44University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)588.671784Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
55Nanjing University (NJU)565.871345Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
66Peking University (PKU)560.722179Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
77Tsinghua University543.101670Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
88Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)480.011989United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
99Zhejiang University (ZJU)477.891241Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
1010Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)443.301255Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
1111Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU)436.581130Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
1213Fudan University428.581199Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
1312University of Cambridge428.781445United Kingdom (UK)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited Kingdom (UK)
1414University of Oxford423.511622United Kingdom (UK)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited Kingdom (UK)
1515The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)401.451174Japan2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllJapan
1616Yale University380.961282United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
1718University of Pennsylvania (Penn)376.081211United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
1817University of Michigan (U-M)377.461289United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
1919University of Toronto (U of T)366.781154Canada2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllCanada
2021Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)353.52983Switzerland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllSwitzerland
2120Johns Hopkins University (JHU)354.231395United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
2222University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)350.401280United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
2323Columbia University in the City of New York (CU)343.361268United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
2424University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)341.521324United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
2525University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego)335.101110United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
2626Sichuan University (SCU)327.59656Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
2727Nankai University (NKU)315.54735Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
2828Northwestern University (NU)314.71975United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
2929University of Washington (UW)311.551310United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
3030Cornell University306.011095United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
3131Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)296.63770Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
3232University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)285.371048United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
3334Wuhan University (WHU)276.28628Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
3437Shandong University (SDU)262.11800Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
3536Xiamen University (XMU)262.61530Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
3635Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)263.44898United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
3738Imperial College London (ICL)257.811184United Kingdom (UK)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited Kingdom (UK)
3839Kyoto University257.75684Japan2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllJapan
3940Princeton University256.67834United States of America (USA)2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllUnited States of America (USA)
4041Tianjin University (TJU)248.98811Chinese Mainland2022.1.1-2022.12.31AllChina
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