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The Nature Index 2019 Annual Tables highlights the institutions and countries which dominated research in the natural sciences in 2018. This supplement features not only the Nature Index Global Top 100 institutions across all sectors but also the top 10 institutions for top-quality research output by subject, in life sciences, chemistry, the physical sciences and Earth and environmental sciences. Also included is a normalized ranking derived by considering an institutions top quality output as a proportion of its total output in the natural sciences.
From the top 10 by discipline to the top 20 overall, a graphical representation showing the institutions that dominate research in the life sciences, physical sciences, chemistry and Earth and environmental sciences.
These institutions were the largest contributors to papers published in the past year in the 82 leading journals tracked by the Nature Index across all sectors.
Among the world’s academic institutions, these were the largest contributors to articles in the top-quality natural-sciences journals tracked by the Nature Index.
These 10 institutions in the Nature Index were the largest contributors to papers in Earth and environmental sciences published in 82 leading journals in 2018.
The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences has always been leader in education and research. The integration of discovery and teaching makes it a unique institution.