ISLAMABAD
The latest Nature Index rankings were recently released by the internationally renowned academic publisher Nature. The rankings reveal China’s dominance in high-quality research output, with nine of the world’s top ten academic institutions coming from China, China Economic Net reported.
Harvard University remains the only non-Chinese institution in the top ten. In discipline-based rankings, Chinese institutions performed particularly well in Chemistry, Physical sciences, and Earth & environmental sciences. The Nature Index is an open database of author affiliations and institutional relationships.
The Index tracks contributions to research articles published in high-quality natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. When the first edition of the Nature Index 2014 Global were published on November 13, 2014, only eight Chinese institutions made it into the global top 100.
In contrast, the latest rankings highlight China’s significant progress, with nine Chinese universities securing spots in the global top ten and 14 making it into the top 20. In the top 100, Chinese universities lead with 42 institutions, surpassing the U.S. (36 institutions) and the UK (four institutions).
