2017 Research Leaders: Leading corporate institutions

The 2017 Research Leaders are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

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Position Institution Share 2015 Share 2016 Count 2016 Change in Share 2015–2016
1 Roche, Switzerland 45.66 43.91 99
-3.8%
2 IBM, United States of America (USA) 62.14 42.90 105
-31.0%
3 Novartis, Switzerland 47.61 41.28 120
-13.3%
4 AstraZeneca, United Kingdom (UK) 27.18 32.19 113
18.4%
5 Merck & Co, United States of America (USA) 26.32 29.74 71
13.0%
6 Pfizer, United States of America (USA) 20.47 26.66 59
30.3%
7 Amgen, United States of America (USA) 16.85 19.97 48
18.5%
8 Samsung Group, South Korea 25.68 19.37 86
-24.6%
9 GSK, United Kingdom (UK) 27.88 17.92 76
-35.7%
10 NTT, Japan 19.74 16.61 33
-15.9%
11 Earth Sciences New Zealand, New Zealand 19.23 16.45 88
-14.5%
12 Toyota, Japan 11.62 12.79 25
10.1%
13 Alphabet, United States of America (USA) 3.00 11.58 30
286.1%
14 BASF, Germany 9.89 11.07 57
11.9%
15 Microsoft, United States of America (USA) 5.66 11.06 50
95.4%
16 Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany 8.06 10.84 23
34.5%
17 Lilly, United States of America (USA) 10.98 9.79 51
-10.8%
18 Thermo Fisher Scientific, United States of America (USA) 6.64 8.53 45
28.5%
19 Dow, United States of America (USA) 8.47 8.33 30
-1.7%
20 Bristol-Myers Squibb, United States of America (USA) 14.05 8.23 33
-41.4%
21 Johnson & Johnson, United States of America (USA) 7.12 7.77 24
9.2%
22 ExxonMobil, United States of America (USA) 4.28 7.32 27
71.0%
23 Toshiba, Japan 5.50 7.30 13
32.7%
24 Bayer, Germany 2.08 6.90 33
231.7%
25 SSAI, United States of America (USA) 5.70 6.84 37
20.0%
26 HP, United States of America (USA) 0.66 6.66 10
910.3%
27 DuPont, United States of America (USA) 3.89 6.28 16
61.3%
28 CanSinoBIO, China 4.94 6.18 42
25.1%
29 Thales, France 4.40 6.08 45
38.4%
30 HRL Laboratories LLC, United States of America (USA) 4.49 5.75 9
28.3%
31 BGI, China 13.47 5.58 31
-58.6%
32 Leidos, United States of America (USA) 7.01 5.39 65
-23.2%
33 Sanofi, France 12.14 5.32 27
-56.2%
34 Western Digital, United States of America (USA) 2.08 5.23 13
151.4%
35 Bruker, United States of America (USA) 8.72 5.14 37
-41.0%
36 Shell, United Kingdom (UK) 5.89 4.69 19
-20.5%
37 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, United States of America (USA) 4.43 4.57 10
3.3%
38 Hitachi, Japan 6.65 4.56 24
-31.3%
39 Biogen, United States of America (USA) 1.36 4.54 17
234.0%
40 Novo Nordisk, Denmark 3.64 4.36 12
19.8%
41 Ionis Pharmaceuticals, United States of America (USA) 4.92 4.24 20
-13.7%
42 Merck Group, Germany 5.29 4.17 21
-21.2%
43 MorphoSys, Germany N/A 4.14 7 N/A
44 JANUS, United States of America (USA) 4.80 3.83 8
-20.1%
45 DSM-Firmenich, Switzerland 6.43 3.80 18
-40.9%
46 Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC), Japan 3.47 3.68 22
6.0%
47 CeNTech, Germany 3.50 3.62 19
3.6%
48 Nestlé, Switzerland 2.33 3.43 13
47.0%
49 Chevron, United States of America (USA) 2.85 3.29 21
15.7%
50 NORCE, Norway 2.92 3.22 46
10.3%
51 China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China 1.57 3.20 14
104.0%
52 Sinochem Holdings, China 5.43 3.18 14
-41.4%
53 Shimadzu, Japan 0.26 3.17 12
1,115.7%
54 JEOL, Japan 2.58 3.10 14
20.0%
55 Seattle Genetics, Inc., United States of America (USA) 2.00 3.03 4
51.4%
56 New England Biolabs, United States of America (USA) 5.63 2.90 7
-48.5%
57 LG, South Korea 1.75 2.88 9
64.2%
58 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan 2.20 2.78 5
26.3%
59 Illumina, United States of America (USA) 3.87 2.71 20
-30.0%
60 Anglo American plc, United Kingdom (UK) 3.30 2.71 12
-18.0%
61 Takeda, Japan 5.25 2.69 14
-48.8%
62 LNE, France 1.85 2.55 11
37.7%
63 Agilent, United States of America (USA) 3.76 2.51 11
-33.1%
64 Gilead, United States of America (USA) 3.13 2.50 11
-20.1%
65 Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Japan 0.83 2.49 9
198.3%
66 Intel, United States of America (USA) 2.71 2.43 25
-10.5%
67 KWR Water Research Institute, Netherlands 4.70 2.31 7
-50.9%
68 Eisai, Japan 2.17 2.27 15
4.6%
69 Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., United States of America (USA) 1.09 2.24 3
106.5%
70 AbbVie, United States of America (USA) 3.62 2.23 8
-38.4%
71 Applied Materials, United States of America (USA) 0.87 2.22 27
155.2%
72 GATS, United States of America (USA) 2.87 2.22 8
-22.7%
73 Siemens, Germany 2.20 2.21 25
0.4%
74 Waters, United States of America (USA) 4.44 2.18 9
-51.0%
75 Ford, United States of America (USA) 1.22 2.17 4
77.7%
76 Nxera Pharma, Japan 0.01 2.15 7
14,324.6%
77 Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark 0.71 2.13 7
201.3%
78 Foxconn, Taiwan 1.97 2.10 12
6.5%
79 Johnson Matthey (JM), United Kingdom (UK) 2.99 2.02 6
-32.3%
80 Soraa Inc., United States of America (USA) 1.00 2.00 2
100.0%
81 Euclid TechLabs LLC, United States of America (USA) 0.12 1.99 6
1,588.4%
82 Veolia Environnement S.A., France 1.74 1.98 7
14.0%
83 TotalEnergies, France 1.83 1.93 10
5.2%
84 China Academy of Sciences Chengdu Organic Chemicals Co., Ltd., China 1.99 1.92 8
-3.4%
85 Aerodyne Research, United States of America (USA) 5.80 1.91 20
-67.1%
86 Panasonic, Japan 1.88 1.87 7
-0.2%
87 Unilever, United Kingdom (UK) 1.01 1.86 14
84.4%
88 Sinopoly, China 0.65 1.84 7
184.6%
88 Shanghai Zijian Chemical Technology, China 0.42 1.84 7
341.1%
89 GeneDx, United States of America (USA) 0.70 1.80 16
158.4%
90 PacBio, United States of America (USA) 1.44 1.80 11
24.7%
91 Northrop Grumman, United States of America (USA) 0.35 1.75 17
402.1%
92 Jinchuan Group, China 1.76 1.74 11
-0.8%
93 Hysitron, Inc., United States of America (USA) 0.88 1.74 10
97.8%
94 NorthWest Research Associates (NWRA), United States of America (USA) 3.77 1.74 18
-54.0%
95 Jacobs, United States of America (USA) 0.78 1.70 13
117.5%
96 Sinopec, China 1.18 1.69 10
43.0%
97 Schlumberger Limited, United States of America (USA) 1.54 1.69 10
9.6%
98 Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Brazil 1.38 1.66 10
20.7%
99 NEC Corporation, Japan 0.84 1.64 10
95.6%
100 Danaher, United States of America (USA) 3.88 1.59 9
-58.9%
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