Leading 200 science cities
The leading 200 science cities and metropolitan areas ranked by article Share (Share) in 2022. Also listed are each city’s article count (Count) in 2022, and its contribution to the location’s total Share of the year.
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| 1 | Beijing | China mainland | 3,734.62 | 7,841 | 19.3% |
| 2 | New York MA | United States of America (USA) | 1,924.53 | 4,693 | 10.9% |
| 3 | Shanghai | China mainland | 1,919.13 | 4,162 | 9.9% |
| 4 | Boston MA | United States of America (USA) | 1,617.84 | 3,850 | 9.2% |
| 5 | San Francisco Bay Area | United States of America (USA) | 1,497.95 | 3,647 | 8.5% |
| 6 | Nanjing | China mainland | 1,343.70 | 2,762 | 6.9% |
| 7 | Baltimore - Washington | United States of America (USA) | 1,157.73 | 3,238 | 6.6% |
| 8 | Guangzhou | China mainland | 1,113.07 | 2,460 | 5.7% |
| 9 | Tokyo MA | Japan | 1,017.49 | 2,410 | 37.1% |
| 10 | Wuhan | China mainland | 928.55 | 1,902 | 4.8% |
| 11 | Paris MA | France | 868.08 | 2,490 | 44.1% |
| 12 | Seoul MA | South Korea | 790.21 | 1,637 | 53.3% |
| 13 | Hefei | China mainland | 777.97 | 1,792 | 4.0% |
| 14 | Los Angeles MA | United States of America (USA) | 773.99 | 2,127 | 4.4% |
| 15 | London MA | United Kingdom (UK) | 710.51 | 2,219 | 21.8% |
| 16 | Hangzhou | China mainland | 705.57 | 1,659 | 3.6% |
| 17 | Chicago MA | United States of America (USA) | 700.56 | 1,844 | 4.0% |
| 18 | Tianjin | China mainland | 695.07 | 1,362 | 3.6% |
| 19 | Shenzhen | China mainland | 590.57 | 1,743 | 3.0% |
| 20 | Xi’an | China mainland | 565.30 | 1,185 | 2.9% |
| 21 | Hong Kong | China mainland | 554.18 | 1,473 | 2.9% |
| 22 | Zürich | Switzerland | 534.44 | 1,369 | 41.4% |
| 23 | Cambridge | United Kingdom (UK) | 516.14 | 1,450 | 15.8% |
| 24 | Chengdu | China mainland | 507.52 | 1,036 | 2.6% |
| 25 | Singapore* | Singapore | 503.08 | 1,202 | 100.0% |
| 26 | San Diego MA | United States of America (USA) | 495.35 | 1,300 | 2.8% |
| 27 | Berlin MA | Germany | 479.25 | 1,377 | 11.4% |
| 28 | Munich | Germany | 462.30 | 1,310 | 11.0% |
| 29 | Philadelphia MA | United States of America (USA) | 457.45 | 1,222 | 2.6% |
| 30 | Changsha | China mainland | 443.93 | 900 | 2.3% |
| 31 | Changchun | China mainland | 430.00 | 863 | 2.2% |
| 32 | Jinan | China mainland | 411.21 | 862 | 2.1% |
| 33 | Oxford | United Kingdom (UK) | 390.52 | 1,401 | 12.0% |
| 34 | Houston MA | United States of America (USA) | 372.73 | 1,007 | 2.1% |
| 35 | Seattle MA | United States of America (USA) | 335.92 | 1,009 | 1.9% |
| 36 | Chongqing | China mainland | 332.13 | 636 | 1.7% |
| 37 | Dalian | China mainland | 320.84 | 684 | 1.7% |
| 38 | Xiamen | China mainland | 306.39 | 625 | 1.6% |
| 39 | Melbourne | Australia | 306.09 | 1,042 | 28.8% |
| 40 | Suzhou | China mainland | 300.58 | 755 | 1.6% |
| 41 | Toronto MA | Canada | 292.92 | 798 | 21.3% |
| 42 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 290.78 | 792 | 22.5% |
| 43 | Qingdao | China mainland | 288.09 | 659 | 1.5% |
| 44 | Daejeon | South Korea | 287.98 | 751 | 19.4% |
| 45 | Fuzhou | China mainland | 281.24 | 594 | 1.5% |
| 46 | Ann Arbor | United States of America (USA) | 272.66 | 757 | 1.5% |
| 47 | Barcelona MA | Spain | 272.29 | 982 | 26.3% |
| 48 | Kyoto | Japan | 269.98 | 684 | 9.8% |
| 49 | Ithaca | United States of America (USA) | 264.44 | 798 | 1.5% |
| 50 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 260.55 | 867 | 67.1% |
| 51 | Atlanta MA | United States of America (USA) | 257.91 | 775 | 1.5% |
| 52 | Stockholm | Sweden | 257.13 | 853 | 40.2% |
| 53 | Sydney | Australia | 253.77 | 885 | 23.9% |
| 54 | Vienna | Austria | 246.11 | 778 | 66.9% |
| 55 | Montreal MA | Canada | 238.20 | 696 | 17.3% |
| 56 | Madrid | Spain | 235.26 | 907 | 22.7% |
| 57 | Lanzhou | China mainland | 234.63 | 515 | 1.2% |
| 58 | Osaka | Japan | 234.52 | 674 | 8.6% |
| 59 | Austin | United States of America (USA) | 229.09 | 608 | 1.3% |
| 60 | Moscow | Russia | 220.92 | 749 | 50.7% |
| 61 | Tsukuba | Japan | 220.26 | 837 | 8.0% |
| 62 | Boulder | United States of America (USA) | 219.77 | 755 | 1.2% |
| 63 | Heidelberg | Germany | 219.26 | 768 | 5.2% |
| 64 | Harbin | China mainland | 219.25 | 465 | 1.1% |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | United States of America (USA) | 219.20 | 707 | 1.2% |
| 66 | Taipei | Taiwan | 218.16 | 647 | 55.4% |
| 67 | St. Louis | United States of America (USA) | 215.04 | 589 | 1.2% |
| 68 | Urbana | United States of America (USA) | 213.55 | 475 | 1.2% |
| 69 | Madison | United States of America (USA) | 212.00 | 558 | 1.2% |
| 70 | Dallas - Fort Worth | United States of America (USA) | 209.57 | 543 | 1.2% |
| 71 | Nagoya MA | Japan | 198.25 | 575 | 7.2% |
| 72 | Vancouver MA | Canada | 191.94 | 553 | 14.0% |
| 73 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom (UK) | 190.80 | 620 | 5.9% |
| 74 | Amsterdam MA | Netherlands | 186.89 | 733 | 22.8% |
| 75 | Dresden | Germany | 186.54 | 570 | 4.4% |
| 76 | Zhengzhou | China mainland | 183.70 | 625 | 0.9% |
| 77 | Brisbane | Australia | 179.49 | 510 | 16.9% |
| 78 | Minneapolis - Saint Paul | United States of America (USA) | 178.48 | 551 | 1.0% |
| 79 | State College | United States of America (USA) | 174.99 | 506 | 1.0% |
| 80 | Grenoble | France | 174.25 | 640 | 8.9% |
| 81 | Bengaluru | India | 173.48 | 347 | 14.1% |
| 82 | Durham | United States of America (USA) | 168.03 | 492 | 1.0% |
| 83 | Rome | Italy | 167.74 | 749 | 16.0% |
| 84 | Santa Barbara | United States of America (USA) | 164.05 | 457 | 0.9% |
| 85 | Genève | Switzerland | 162.32 | 634 | 12.6% |
| 86 | Chapel Hill | United States of America (USA) | 162.24 | 461 | 0.9% |
| 87 | Reẖovot | Israel | 160.90 | 373 | 27.4% |
| 88 | Milan | Italy | 156.72 | 654 | 14.9% |
| 89 | Bristol MA | United Kingdom (UK) | 152.56 | 510 | 4.7% |
| 90 | Hamburg | Germany | 150.82 | 613 | 3.6% |
| 91 | Irvine | United States of America (USA) | 150.50 | 435 | 0.9% |
| 92 | Göttingen | Germany | 150.27 | 412 | 3.6% |
| 93 | Columbus | United States of America (USA) | 148.36 | 462 | 0.8% |
| 94 | Sendai | Japan | 145.33 | 434 | 5.3% |
| 95 | College Station | United States of America (USA) | 136.74 | 387 | 0.8% |
| 96 | Leuven | Belgium | 135.30 | 480 | 35.9% |
| 97 | Helsinki | Finland | 129.45 | 524 | 59.4% |
| 98 | Manchester | United Kingdom (UK) | 128.08 | 496 | 3.9% |
| 99 | Mainz | Germany | 127.57 | 457 | 3.0% |
| 100 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 126.29 | 378 | 21.5% |
| 101 | West Lafayette | United States of America (USA) | 125.44 | 357 | 0.7% |
| 102 | Prague | Czech Republic | 123.16 | 495 | 60.5% |
| 103 | Haifa | Israel | 121.48 | 280 | 20.7% |
| 104 | Karlsruhe | Germany | 121.24 | 390 | 2.9% |
| 105 | Kolkata MA | India | 121.09 | 277 | 9.9% |
| 106 | Nanchang | China mainland | 118.98 | 262 | 0.6% |
| 107 | Würzburg | Germany | 118.91 | 332 | 2.8% |
| 108 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 118.72 | 410 | 14.5% |
| 109 | Lyon | France | 117.89 | 447 | 6.0% |
| 110 | Warsaw | Poland | 116.31 | 451 | 40.9% |
| 111 | Münster | Germany | 115.87 | 326 | 2.8% |
| 112 | Nashville | United States of America (USA) | 115.44 | 377 | 0.7% |
| 113 | Basel | Switzerland | 114.99 | 362 | 8.9% |
| 114 | Central National Capital Region (Delhi) | India | 113.32 | 319 | 9.2% |
| 115 | Jerusalem | Israel | 112.64 | 277 | 19.2% |
| 116 | Pohang | South Korea | 110.52 | 266 | 7.5% |
| 117 | Sapporo | Japan | 110.46 | 263 | 4.0% |
| 118 | Götheborg | Sweden | 109.50 | 351 | 17.1% |
| 119 | Davis | United States of America (USA) | 109.25 | 408 | 0.6% |
| 120 | Mumbai MA | India | 108.01 | 305 | 8.8% |
| 121 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 106.29 | 286 | 84.4% |
| 122 | Kunming | China mainland | 105.32 | 345 | 0.5% |
| 123 | Toulouse | France | 104.81 | 347 | 5.3% |
| 124 | Shenyang | China mainland | 103.76 | 338 | 0.5% |
| 125 | Uppsala | Sweden | 103.14 | 482 | 16.1% |
| 126 | Denver MA | United States of America (USA) | 101.22 | 322 | 0.6% |
| 127 | Frankfurt am Main | Germany | 98.50 | 382 | 2.3% |
| 128 | Tübingen | Germany | 98.30 | 322 | 2.3% |
| 129 | Charlottesville | United States of America (USA) | 98.07 | 357 | 0.6% |
| 130 | Köln | Germany | 96.17 | 312 | 2.3% |
| 131 | Glasgow | United Kingdom (UK) | 95.07 | 349 | 2.9% |
| 132 | Strasbourg | France | 93.81 | 338 | 4.8% |
| 133 | Riverside | United States of America (USA) | 92.99 | 299 | 0.5% |
| 134 | Groningen | Netherlands | 92.88 | 342 | 11.3% |
| 135 | Salt Lake City | United States of America (USA) | 91.83 | 279 | 0.5% |
| 136 | Trieste | Italy | 90.34 | 349 | 8.6% |
| 137 | Freiburg | Germany | 90.12 | 284 | 2.1% |
| 138 | Gainesville | United States of America (USA) | 89.87 | 344 | 0.5% |
| 139 | Phoenix MA | United States of America (USA) | 88.97 | 336 | 0.5% |
| 140 | Bloomington | United States of America (USA) | 88.90 | 309 | 0.5% |
| 141 | Ottawa | Canada | 87.93 | 279 | 6.4% |
| 142 | Erlangen | Germany | 87.67 | 248 | 2.1% |
| 143 | Tucson | United States of America (USA) | 86.85 | 376 | 0.5% |
| 144 | Cleveland | United States of America (USA) | 86.41 | 255 | 0.5% |
| 145 | Ningbo | China mainland | 85.99 | 230 | 0.4% |
| 146 | Jena | Germany | 85.62 | 258 | 2.0% |
| 147 | Amherst | United States of America (USA) | 85.59 | 260 | 0.5% |
| 148 | Leipzig | Germany | 84.74 | 319 | 2.0% |
| 149 | Lund | Sweden | 84.60 | 342 | 13.2% |
| 150 | Raleigh | United States of America (USA) | 84.47 | 212 | 0.5% |
| 151 | Delft | Netherlands | 84.33 | 216 | 10.3% |
| 152 | Marseille | France | 84.08 | 340 | 4.3% |
| 153 | Aachen | Germany | 84.05 | 306 | 2.0% |
| 154 | Kaifeng | China mainland | 83.90 | 161 | 0.4% |
| 155 | Gent | Belgium | 83.78 | 296 | 22.2% |
| 156 | Bonn | Germany | 83.60 | 412 | 2.0% |
| 157 | Montpellier | France | 83.24 | 299 | 4.2% |
| 158 | Waterloo | Canada | 82.77 | 214 | 6.0% |
| 159 | Fukuoka MA | Japan | 82.36 | 267 | 3.0% |
| 160 | Lisbon | Portugal | 81.93 | 315 | 57.3% |
| 161 | Perth | Australia | 81.78 | 311 | 7.7% |
| 162 | Edmonton | Canada | 81.76 | 263 | 6.0% |
| 163 | East Lansing | United States of America (USA) | 81.40 | 286 | 0.5% |
| 164 | Aarhus | Denmark | 81.29 | 292 | 20.9% |
| 165 | Oak Ridge | United States of America (USA) | 80.74 | 346 | 0.5% |
| 166 | Zhenjiang | China mainland | 80.10 | 148 | 0.4% |
| 167 | Los Alamos | United States of America (USA) | 79.32 | 288 | 0.5% |
| 168 | Canberra | Australia | 79.32 | 263 | 7.5% |
| 169 | Durham | United Kingdom (UK) | 79.04 | 255 | 2.4% |
| 170 | Providence | United States of America (USA) | 78.83 | 267 | 0.4% |
| 171 | Ulsan | South Korea | 78.42 | 207 | 5.3% |
| 172 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 77.82 | 275 | 9.5% |
| 173 | São Paulo | Brazil | 77.43 | 391 | 29.5% |
| 174 | Brussels | Belgium | 77.08 | 359 | 20.5% |
| 175 | Oslo | Norway | 76.74 | 344 | 41.6% |
| 176 | Rochester | United States of America (USA) | 76.53 | 265 | 0.4% |
| 177 | Tallahassee | United States of America (USA) | 75.76 | 263 | 0.4% |
| 178 | Valencia | Spain | 75.13 | 291 | 7.3% |
| 179 | Stuttgart | Germany | 74.90 | 215 | 1.8% |
| 180 | Ames | United States of America (USA) | 74.45 | 203 | 0.4% |
| 181 | Leeds | United Kingdom (UK) | 73.00 | 264 | 2.2% |
| 182 | Naples | Italy | 72.81 | 350 | 6.9% |
| 183 | Leiden | Netherlands | 71.52 | 288 | 8.7% |
| 184 | Dublin | Ireland | 70.87 | 329 | 73.3% |
| 185 | Bern | Switzerland | 70.02 | 287 | 5.4% |
| 186 | Miami MA | United States of America (USA) | 68.37 | 240 | 0.4% |
| 187 | Padova | Italy | 68.08 | 361 | 6.5% |
| 188 | Wuxi | China mainland | 67.06 | 138 | 0.3% |
| 189 | Richland | United States of America (USA) | 67.00 | 215 | 0.4% |
| 190 | Fort Collins | United States of America (USA) | 66.83 | 204 | 0.4% |
| 191 | Southampton | United Kingdom (UK) | 66.81 | 279 | 2.1% |
| 192 | Taiyuan | China mainland | 66.75 | 286 | 0.3% |
| 193 | Pisa | Italy | 66.45 | 331 | 6.3% |
| 194 | Budapest | Hungary | 65.54 | 297 | 70.2% |
| 195 | Xinxiang | China mainland | 65.41 | 248 | 0.3% |
| 196 | Coventry | United Kingdom (UK) | 65.41 | 270 | 2.0% |
| 197 | Liverpool | United Kingdom (UK) | 65.15 | 331 | 2.0% |
| 198 | Buffalo | United States of America (USA) | 65.08 | 198 | 0.4% |
| 199 | Worcester | United States of America (USA) | 64.47 | 164 | 0.4% |
| 200 | Exeter | United Kingdom (UK) | 64.45 | 239 | 2.0% |
Footnote
* Singapore is a city-state.