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...
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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. See 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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