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Leading 200 science cities | Nature Index 2022 Science Cities | Supplements | Nature Index
The Nature Index tracks the affiliations of high-quality scientific articles. Updated monthly, the Nature Index presents research outputs by institution and country. Use the Nature Index to interrogate publication patterns and to benchmark research performance.
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Leading 200 science cities
The leading 200 science cities and metropolitan areas ranked by article Share (Share) in 2021. Also listed are each city’s article count (Count) in 2021, and its contribution to the location’s total Share of the year.
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| 1 | Beijing | China mainland | 3,280.09 | 7,167 | 19.6% |
| 2 | New York metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 2,086.25 | 5,077 | 10.5% |
| 3 | Shanghai | China mainland | 1,833.00 | 3,978 | 10.9% |
| 4 | Boston metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 1,829.56 | 4,377 | 9.2% |
| 5 | San Francisco Bay Area | United States of America (USA) | 1,666.09 | 3,907 | 8.4% |
| 6 | Baltimore - Washington | United States of America (USA) | 1,347.17 | 3,571 | 6.8% |
| 7 | Tokyo metropolitan area | Japan | 1,234.57 | 2,724 | 38.8% |
| 8 | Nanjing | China mainland | 1,126.43 | 2,396 | 6.7% |
| 9 | Paris metropolitan area | France | 939.25 | 2,693 | 43.6% |
| 10 | Guangzhou | China mainland | 903.67 | 2,146 | 5.4% |
| 11 | Wuhan | China mainland | 850.74 | 1,767 | 5.1% |
| 12 | Los Angeles metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 843.65 | 2,251 | 4.2% |
| 13 | London metropolitan area | United Kingdom (UK) | 829.15 | 2,504 | 22.1% |
| 14 | Seoul metropolitan area | South Korea | 828.25 | 1,766 | 52.0% |
| 15 | Chicago metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 787.36 | 1,998 | 4.0% |
| 16 | Hefei | China mainland | 656.49 | 1,562 | 3.9% |
| 17 | Zürich | Switzerland | 628.63 | 1,550 | 43.1% |
| 18 | Singapore* | Singapore | 618.81 | 1,337 | 100% |
| 19 | Hangzhou | China mainland | 605.92 | 1,458 | 3.6% |
| 20 | Tianjin | China mainland | 577.51 | 1,154 | 3.4% |
| 21 | San Diego metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 566.93 | 1,445 | 2.9% |
| 22 | Cambridge | United Kingdom (UK) | 566.92 | 1,645 | 15.1% |
| 23 | Hong Kong | China mainland | 552.90 | 1,431 | 3.3% |
| 24 | Munich | Germany | 520.90 | 1,478 | 10.8% |
| 25 | Philadelphia metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 520.48 | 1,353 | 2.6% |
| 26 | Oxford | United Kingdom (UK) | 484.05 | 1,577 | 12.9% |
| 27 | Berlin metropolitan area | Germany | 483.52 | 1,436 | 10.0% |
| 28 | Shenzhen | China mainland | 465.84 | 1,457 | 2.8% |
| 29 | Xi’an | China mainland | 430.31 | 1,006 | 2.6% |
| 30 | Chengdu | China mainland | 415.83 | 868 | 2.5% |
| 31 | Houston metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 414.08 | 1,070 | 2.1% |
| 32 | Seattle metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 395.79 | 1,203 | 2.0% |
| 33 | Melbourne | Australia | 392.63 | 1,225 | 30.3% |
| 34 | Changsha | China mainland | 381.43 | 787 | 2.3% |
| 35 | Changchun | China mainland | 374.08 | 708 | 2.2% |
| 36 | Jinan | China mainland | 350.39 | 762 | 2.1% |
| 37 | Atlanta metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 341.43 | 954 | 1.7% |
| 38 | Ann Arbor | United States of America (USA) | 337.81 | 856 | 1.7% |
| 39 | Toronto metropolitan area | Canada | 337.35 | 893 | 21.1% |
| 40 | Sydney | Australia | 323.24 | 1,000 | 24.9% |
| 41 | Daejeon | South Korea | 322.17 | 830 | 20.2% |
| 42 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 312.82 | 858 | 21.5% |
| 43 | Kyoto | Japan | 298.76 | 811 | 9.4% |
| 44 | Ithaca | United States of America (USA) | 298.37 | 848 | 1.5% |
| 45 | Barcelona metropolitan area | Spain | 297.81 | 1,009 | 26.0% |
| 46 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 294.00 | 979 | 67.3% |
| 47 | Moscow | Russia | 284.99 | 966 | 51.5% |
| 48 | Suzhou | China mainland | 279.48 | 654 | 1.7% |
| 49 | Dalian | China mainland | 278.33 | 601 | 1.7% |
| 50 | Fuzhou | China mainland | 276.71 | 618 | 1.7% |
| 51 | Chongqing | China mainland | 276.33 | 554 | 1.6% |
| 52 | Madrid | Spain | 273.00 | 983 | 23.8% |
| 53 | Osaka | Japan | 269.37 | 706 | 8.5% |
| 54 | Stockholm | Sweden | 267.30 | 943 | 38.8% |
| 55 | Montreal metropolitan area | Canada | 263.23 | 749 | 16.5% |
| 56 | Dallas - Fort Worth | United States of America (USA) | 261.01 | 626 | 1.3% |
| 57 | Tsukuba | Japan | 260.36 | 962 | 8.2% |
| 58 | Vienna | Austria | 259.67 | 845 | 66.9% |
| 59 | Taipei | Taiwan | 249.28 | 720 | 59.6% |
| 60 | St. Louis | United States of America (USA) | 248.83 | 628 | 1.3% |
| 61 | Boulder | United States of America (USA) | 246.84 | 745 | 1.2% |
| 62 | Austin | United States of America (USA) | 244.38 | 690 | 1.2% |
| 63 | Xiamen | China mainland | 240.89 | 530 | 1.4% |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | United States of America (USA) | 232.83 | 757 | 1.2% |
| 65 | Heidelberg | Germany | 232.24 | 825 | 4.8% |
| 66 | Urbana | United States of America (USA) | 232.05 | 577 | 1.2% |
| 67 | Lanzhou | China mainland | 230.72 | 497 | 1.4% |
| 68 | Qingdao | China mainland | 216.78 | 513 | 1.3% |
| 69 | Nagoya metropolitan area | Japan | 216.04 | 639 | 6.8% |
| 70 | Brisbane | Australia | 215.80 | 588 | 16.6% |
| 71 | Vancouver metropolitan area | Canada | 213.00 | 651 | 13.3% |
| 72 | Dresden | Germany | 210.33 | 644 | 4.3% |
| 73 | Amsterdam metropolitan area | Netherlands | 205.66 | 824 | 21.9% |
| 74 | Minneapolis - Saint Paul | United States of America (USA) | 205.52 | 612 | 1.0% |
| 75 | Madison | United States of America (USA) | 205.05 | 620 | 1.0% |
| 76 | Göttingen | Germany | 194.72 | 520 | 4.0% |
| 77 | Durham | United States of America (USA) | 190.81 | 603 | 1.0% |
| 78 | State College | United States of America (USA) | 190.59 | 553 | 1.0% |
| 79 | Hamburg | Germany | 188.47 | 729 | 3.9% |
| 80 | Milan | Italy | 186.93 | 745 | 15.9% |
| 81 | Reẖovot | Israel | 186.24 | 433 | 27.7% |
| 82 | Santa Barbara | United States of America (USA) | 183.89 | 480 | 0.9% |
| 83 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom (UK) | 182.11 | 618 | 4.8% |
| 84 | Chapel Hill | United States of America (USA) | 176.77 | 483 | 0.9% |
| 85 | Harbin | China mainland | 173.83 | 391 | 1.0% |
| 86 | Genève | Switzerland | 172.12 | 686 | 11.8% |
| 87 | Grenoble | France | 172.03 | 646 | 8.0% |
| 88 | Bengaluru | India | 169.49 | 358 | 13.8% |
| 89 | Leuven | Belgium | 162.51 | 512 | 37.9% |
| 90 | Münster | Germany | 160.39 | 377 | 3.3% |
| 91 | Manchester | United Kingdom (UK) | 159.33 | 576 | 4.2% |
| 92 | Davis | United States of America (USA) | 157.57 | 484 | 0.8% |
| 93 | Rome | Italy | 157.27 | 745 | 13.4% |
| 94 | Irvine | United States of America (USA) | 154.50 | 441 | 0.8% |
| 95 | Bristol metropolitan area | United Kingdom (UK) | 153.90 | 547 | 4.1% |
| 96 | Zhengzhou | China mainland | 150.00 | 545 | 0.9% |
| 97 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 148.34 | 483 | 15.8% |
| 98 | College Station | United States of America (USA) | 146.50 | 406 | 0.7% |
| 99 | Jerusalem | Israel | 143.71 | 300 | 21.3% |
| 100 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 143.33 | 464 | 21.3% |
| 101 | Columbus | United States of America (USA) | 142.34 | 471 | 0.7% |
| 102 | West Lafayette | United States of America (USA) | 141.84 | 380 | 0.7% |
| 103 | Kolkata metropolitan area | India | 140.53 | 319 | 11.5% |
| 104 | Sendai | Japan | 140.36 | 434 | 4.4% |
| 105 | Würzburg | Germany | 140.05 | 407 | 2.9% |
| 106 | Helsinki | Finland | 139.91 | 532 | 63.2% |
| 107 | Mainz | Germany | 139.31 | 512 | 2.9% |
| 108 | Karlsruhe | Germany | 132.00 | 399 | 2.7% |
| 109 | Nashville | United States of America (USA) | 130.71 | 385 | 0.7% |
| 110 | Haifa | Israel | 130.36 | 346 | 19.4% |
| 111 | Prague | Czech Republic | 129.70 | 538 | 61.0% |
| 112 | Basel | Switzerland | 127.71 | 362 | 8.8% |
| 113 | Denver metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 127.29 | 346 | 0.6% |
| 114 | Pohang | South Korea | 125.56 | 302 | 7.9% |
| 115 | Frankfurt am Main | Germany | 124.79 | 415 | 2.6% |
| 116 | Sapporo | Japan | 121.33 | 294 | 3.8% |
| 117 | Uppsala | Sweden | 120.98 | 507 | 17.6% |
| 118 | Lyon | France | 120.86 | 468 | 5.6% |
| 119 | Mumbai metropolitan area | India | 119.81 | 329 | 9.8% |
| 120 | Glasgow | United Kingdom (UK) | 119.36 | 447 | 3.2% |
| 121 | Waterloo | Canada | 118.38 | 277 | 7.4% |
| 122 | Freiburg | Germany | 118.25 | 349 | 2.4% |
| 123 | Warsaw | Poland | 117.37 | 439 | 40.7% |
| 124 | Tübingen | Germany | 114.22 | 403 | 2.4% |
| 125 | Valencia | Spain | 113.74 | 419 | 9.9% |
| 126 | Göteborg | Sweden | 113.66 | 343 | 16.5% |
| 127 | Bloomington | United States of America (USA) | 109.46 | 380 | 0.6% |
| 128 | Strasbourg | France | 108.79 | 351 | 5.1% |
| 129 | Tucson | United States of America (USA) | 108.46 | 430 | 0.5% |
| 130 | Central National Capital Region (Delhi) | India | 108.04 | 311 | 8.8% |
| 131 | Bonn | Germany | 107.84 | 481 | 2.2% |
| 132 | Toulouse | France | 107.43 | 347 | 5.0% |
| 133 | Aachen | Germany | 107.36 | 384 | 2.2% |
| 134 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 107.36 | 326 | 85.3% |
| 135 | Charlottesville | United States of America (USA) | 107.21 | 327 | 0.5% |
| 136 | Canberra | Australia | 105.59 | 338 | 8.1% |
| 137 | Erlangen | Germany | 105.40 | 288 | 2.2% |
| 138 | Gainesville | United States of America (USA) | 105.07 | 380 | 0.5% |
| 139 | Montpellier | France | 104.06 | 334 | 4.8% |
| 140 | Phoenix metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 104.03 | 340 | 0.5% |
| 141 | Nanchang | China mainland | 103.83 | 215 | 0.6% |
| 142 | Fukuoka metropolitan area | Japan | 103.51 | 321 | 3.2% |
| 143 | Edmonton | Canada | 102.57 | 301 | 6.4% |
| 144 | Leipzig | Germany | 102.53 | 346 | 2.1% |
| 145 | Trieste | Italy | 101.98 | 428 | 8.7% |
| 146 | Groningen | Netherlands | 101.59 | 355 | 10.8% |
| 147 | Salt Lake City | United States of America (USA) | 100.21 | 290 | 0.5% |
| 148 | East Lansing | United States of America (USA) | 99.22 | 339 | 0.5% |
| 149 | Ottawa | Canada | 98.97 | 330 | 6.2% |
| 150 | Köln | Germany | 98.59 | 354 | 2.0% |
| 151 | Gent | Belgium | 98.45 | 326 | 22.9% |
| 152 | Riverside | United States of America (USA) | 98.20 | 306 | 0.5% |
| 153 | Kunming | China mainland | 98.16 | 289 | 0.6% |
| 154 | Southampton | United Kingdom (UK) | 97.71 | 343 | 2.6% |
| 155 | Aarhus | Denmark | 97.50 | 279 | 22.3% |
| 156 | Lisbon | Portugal | 97.45 | 386 | 58.2% |
| 157 | Los Alamos | United States of America (USA) | 94.43 | 307 | 0.5% |
| 158 | Ulsan | South Korea | 93.59 | 216 | 5.9% |
| 159 | Raleigh | United States of America (USA) | 93.46 | 246 | 0.5% |
| 160 | Delft | Netherlands | 93.26 | 253 | 9.9% |
| 161 | Oak Ridge | United States of America (USA) | 92.92 | 368 | 0.5% |
| 162 | Shenyang | China mainland | 92.20 | 253 | 0.6% |
| 163 | Perth | Australia | 91.77 | 307 | 7.1% |
| 164 | Jena | Germany | 91.31 | 279 | 1.9% |
| 165 | São Paulo | Brazil | 90.45 | 449 | 28.9% |
| 166 | Providence | United States of America (USA) | 90.43 | 303 | 0.5% |
| 167 | Richland | United States of America (USA) | 89.87 | 268 | 0.5% |
| 168 | Marseille | France | 88.48 | 368 | 4.1% |
| 169 | Lund | Sweden | 88.00 | 382 | 12.8% |
| 170 | Ningbo | China mainland | 86.34 | 230 | 0.5% |
| 171 | Bern | Switzerland | 85.64 | 336 | 5.9% |
| 172 | Amherst | United States of America (USA) | 84.40 | 278 | 0.4% |
| 173 | Leeds | United Kingdom (UK) | 84.02 | 286 | 2.2% |
| 174 | Stuttgart | Germany | 83.60 | 234 | 1.7% |
| 175 | Brussels | Belgium | 82.83 | 361 | 19.3% |
| 176 | Durham | United Kingdom (UK) | 82.20 | 269 | 2.2% |
| 177 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 81.72 | 370 | 14.8% |
| 178 | Oslo | Norway | 81.28 | 391 | 41.8% |
| 179 | Rochester | United States of America (USA) | 80.08 | 256 | 0.4% |
| 180 | Naples | Italy | 80.04 | 411 | 6.8% |
| 181 | Liverpool | United Kingdom (UK) | 79.41 | 393 | 2.1% |
| 182 | Exeter | United Kingdom (UK) | 79.08 | 290 | 2.1% |
| 183 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 77.39 | 284 | 8.2% |
| 184 | Cleveland | United States of America (USA) | 76.43 | 254 | 0.4% |
| 185 | Dublin | Ireland | 75.96 | 343 | 73.8% |
| 186 | Jülich | Germany | 75.95 | 279 | 1.6% |
| 187 | Miami metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 75.67 | 275 | 0.4% |
| 188 | Fort Collins | United States of America (USA) | 74.79 | 214 | 0.4% |
| 189 | Taiyuan | China mainland | 74.68 | 274 | 0.4% |
| 190 | Buffalo | United States of America (USA) | 74.65 | 257 | 0.4% |
| 191 | Regensburg | Germany | 73.83 | 167 | 1.5% |
| 192 | Albuquerque | United States of America (USA) | 73.81 | 260 | 0.4% |
| 193 | Chennai metropolitan area | India | 73.44 | 212 | 6.0% |
| 194 | Worcester | United States of America (USA) | 73.26 | 182 | 0.4% |
| 195 | Leiden | Netherlands | 72.76 | 298 | 7.7% |
| 196 | Portland | United States of America (USA) | 72.39 | 190 | 0.4% |
| 197 | Mexico City | Mexico | 71.46 | 319 | 66.0% |
| 198 | Pisa | Italy | 71.27 | 366 | 6.1% |
| 199 | Tallahassee | United States of America (USA) | 70.98 | 276 | 0.4% |
| 200 | Coventry | United Kingdom (UK) | 70.97 |
