Nature Index Research Leaders 2025
Nature Index Research Leaders 2025 by Nature Index: 20 universities ranked, led by Harvard University. The entries on record, movement since the last edition...
Harvard ranked first among academic institutions (Share 1,251.70), with Zhejiang, Tsinghua, Shanghai Jiao Tong and USTC next; Chinese universities held 9 of the top 10.
The list on record
This page shows the 20 entries on record. Top 20 transcribed from nature.com; full table is public there. The original list.
| Rank | Name | Location | Score | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard UniversityCount: 4,198 · Share: 1,251.7 | USA | 1251.7 | No change |
| 2 | Zhejiang University (ZJU)Count: 2,506 · Share: 1,040.62 | China | 1040.62 | Up 5 |
| 3 | Tsinghua UniversityCount: 3,250 · Share: 1,022.43 | China | 1022.43 | Up 1 |
| 4 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)Count: 2,600 · Share: 948.29 | China | 948.29 | Up 5 |
| 5 | University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)Count: 2,907 · Share: 939.75 | China | 939.75 | Down 3 |
| 6 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)Count: 4,467 · Share: 919.51 | China | 919.51 | Down 3 |
| 7 | Peking University (PKU)Count: 3,519 · Share: 913.35 | China | 913.35 | Down 1 |
| 8 | Nanjing University (NJU)Count: 2,108 · Share: 817.62 | China | 817.62 | Down 3 |
| 9 | Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU)Count: 1,885 · Share: 769.1 | China | 769.1 | Up 1 |
| 10 | Fudan UniversityCount: 2,084 · Share: 717.63 | China | 717.63 | Up 2 |
| 11 | Stanford UniversityCount: 2,207 · Share: 676.38 | USA | 676.38 | Down 3 |
| 12 | Sichuan University (SCU)Count: 1,265 · Share: 660.68 | China | 660.68 | Up 1 |
| 13 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)Count: 1,246 · Share: 591.21 | China | 591.21 | New |
| 14 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Count: 2,289 · Share: 588.32 | USA | 588.32 | Down 3 |
| 15 | Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)Count: 1,212 · Share: 568.5 | China | 568.5 | New |
| 16 | Jilin University (JLU)Count: 987 · Share: 520.22 | China | 520.22 | New |
| 17 | Wuhan University (WHU)Count: 1,118 · Share: 500.33 | China | 500.33 | New |
| 18 | University of OxfordCount: 1,985 · Share: 497.89 | UK | 497.89 | Down 3 |
| 19 | The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)Count: 1,404 · Share: 483.51 | Japan | 483.51 | New |
| 20 | Tianjin University (TJU)Count: 1,332 · Share: 476.27 | China | 476.27 | New |
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