Top 200 Institutions in Asia Pacific

The table shows the top 200 Institutions in Asia Pacific, ranked by article share (Share) in 2020*. Also listed are each institution's article count (Count) in 2020*, its global position and percentage change in adjusted Share** from 2015 to 2020*.

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1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) China1,904.575,83215.0%
2 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) China486.381,319865.8%
3 The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) Japan468.801,3079-20.7%
4 Peking University (PKU) China455.671,653109.9%
5 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) China422.482,44913241.2%
6 Nanjing University (NJU) China416.781,0431427.9%
7 Tsinghua University China416.301,4011533.1%
8 Zhejiang University (ZJU) China343.838492337.6%
9 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) China301.0886929149.4%
10 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore289.878383221.4%
11 Fudan University China279.937663419.0%
12 Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) China274.506993595.7%
13 Kyoto University Japan268.9371138-23.1%
14 Nankai University (NKU) China248.556054140.8%
15 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore239.4662942-16.1%
16 Sichuan University (SCU) China229.2442045106.8%
17 Wuhan University (WHU) China224.185224774.3%
18 Soochow University China208.384325532.2%
19 Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) China193.3654160948.1%
20 Osaka University Japan189.9351462-18.0%
21 Jilin University (JLU) China187.664286361.5%
22 Seoul National University (SNU) South Korea187.2052964-0.1%
23 Xiamen University (XMU) China185.603866538.2%
24 Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) China179.164736784.0%
25 Tianjin University (TJU) China169.246577364.7%
26 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) South Korea166.9338376-4.6%
27 The University of Queensland (UQ) Australia156.2550681-5.1%
28 Tohoku University Japan154.3546884-29.3%
29 RIKEN Japan150.4764686-11.7%
30 East China Normal University (ECNU) China149.403388855.2%
31 University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) Australia147.845109015.7%
32 Hunan University (HNU) China145.382989230.4%
33 Nagoya University Japan144.0442594-13.4%
34 Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) Japan139.0938898-12.0%
35 Tongji University China133.6841510099.5%
36 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) China132.5137510317.4%
37 Shandong University (SDU) China132.0955610454.5%
38 Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) China126.4728711181.9%
39 Hokkaido University Japan126.40311112-5.7%
40 Monash University Australia125.21538113-5.5%
41 Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) China124.8533611490.3%
42 South China University of Technology (SCUT) China122.6630811582.4%
43 Beijing Normal University (BNU) China121.8139411649.6%
44 Lanzhou University (LZU) China119.9929811811.1%
45 East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) China116.172711224.9%
46 The University of Melbourne (UniMelb) Australia112.78577128-2.8%
47 Kyushu University Japan109.853451305.6%
48 Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) China107.13204133255.7%
49 Australian National University (ANU) Australia103.34355139-12.4%
50 Dalian University of Technology (DUT) China101.5621314325.8%
51 The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) China100.6840314545.6%
52 The University of Hong Kong (HKU) China97.6840715029.1%
53 Yonsei University South Korea97.25312153-15.6%
54 Zhengzhou University (ZZU) China97.25402154225.7%
55 National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Japan92.67379161-13.7%
56 City University of Hong Kong (CityU) China92.4431016498.3%
57 Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) China92.26216165172.3%
58 Central South University (CSU) China91.48263170189.7%
59 Southeast University (SEU) China89.5321817697.8%
60 Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) South Korea88.3421717726.2%
61 Institute for Basic Science (IBS) South Korea88.0435317926.7%
62 National Taiwan University (NTU) Taiwan87.44343181-32.7%
63 Beihang University (BUAA) China86.7537418372.3%
64 Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) China85.0819318777.1%
65 Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) South Korea84.44243189-32.1%
66 Jinan University (JNU) China82.30203195449.5%
67 China University of Geosciences (CUG) China81.74229197219.7%
68 Shenzhen University (SZU) China81.53275199616.8%
69 Southwest University (SWU) China79.8612620148.6%
70 Fuzhou University (FZU) China78.62146207105.9%
71 The University of Sydney (USYD) Australia78.10368210-13.0%
72 Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) South Korea77.81269212-16.7%
73 Academia Sinica Taiwan77.11320214-11.4%
74 Indian Institute of Science (IISc) India76.45199216-25.7%
75 Chongqing University (CQU) China75.6317822091.4%
76 People's Liberation Army (PLA) China73.9128922549.8%
77 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Japan73.45260227-21.1%
78 Korea University South Korea73.222982282.8%
79 University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) China70.00166234108.8%
80 Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore68.27286240-31.2%
81 Shandong Normal University (SDNU) China64.49131255118.3%
82 Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU) China64.34126256156.5%
83 Northwest University (NWU) China61.98131259177.3%
84 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) India61.01144261-53.5%
85 ShanghaiTech University China60.20263265914.5%
86 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) India59.8720526711.1%
87 Shanghai University (SHU) China58.3114827647.5%
88 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) China57.9620527779.6%
89 Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) India57.3921027810.6%
90 Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT) China54.51131290339.0%
91 Nanjing Normal University (NNU) China54.43159291120.2%
92 Northeast Normal University (NENU) China51.999530628.0%
93 Henan University (HENU) China51.71119307402.5%
94 The University of Western Australia (UWA) Australia51.00262311-6.5%
95 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC) China49.8619631362.9%
96 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) China49.67147314142.4%
97 Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) China47.96100322171.9%
98 Keio University Japan47.37129324-25.7%
99 South China Normal University (SCNU) China47.32159325281.5%
100 Hanyang University (HYU) South Korea47.13198326-7.0%
101 Yangzhou University (YZU) China46.87103332371.8%
102 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) India46.32112333-6.3%
103 University of Tsukuba Japan45.89245335-29.1%
104 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata) India45.4870339357.5%
105 Donghua University (DHU) China44.84100340205.4%
106 National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Taiwan44.71190341-49.5%
107 Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST) China44.2811034596.1%
108 Anhui University (AHU) China43.85116349351.2%
109 The University of Adelaide (Adelaide Uni) Australia43.442453511.4%
110 Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) South Korea43.39177352-6.8%
111 China Agricultural University (CAU) China43.3011235386.8%
112 China Pharmaceutical University (CPU) China43.2980354174.3%
113 Nanchang University (NCU) China42.87110357128.0%
114 Central China Normal University (CCNU) China42.5815235823.6%
115 Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) India42.3676359-13.8%
116 China Meteorological Administration (CMA) China42.03128361116.3%
117 Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) China41.35179368388.3%
118 The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australia40.29255373-39.8%
119 China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP) China39.87130376125.2%
120 Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST) China39.4687378158.0%
121 Jiangnan University China38.6286385239.4%
122 Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT) China38.49106386688.6%
123 Northwest A&F University (NWAFU) China38.0877387132.6%
124 National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) Taiwan37.62112391-12.9%
125 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) China37.10138394155.6%
126 Kanazawa University (KU) Japan37.0710839572.8%
127 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) India36.785639713.2%
128 University of Wollongong (UOW) Australia36.7214239830.2%
129 Shanxi University (SXU) China36.6814839985.6%
130 Northeastern University (NEU) China36.3068403265.3%
131 National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) Japan35.99197406-27.8%
132 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) Japan35.7795409146.0%
133 The University of Auckland New Zealand35.5620241224.5%
134 Hefei University of Technology (HFUT) China34.9073414280.0%
135 Ocean University of China (OUC) China34.2118842172.3%
136 Curtin University Australia34.031694244.0%
137 Beijing University of Technology (BJUT) China33.80118427150.9%
138 Kobe University Japan33.401444327.6%
139 Waseda University Japan33.25108433-5.2%
140 University of Jinan (UJN) China32.8566438224.9%
141 Henan Normal University China32.729743977.7%
142 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) India32.195844344.7%
143 Okayama University Japan31.67132447-19.6%
144 Hunan Normal University (HUNNU) China30.9185452130.8%
145 Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) South Korea30.9072453-6.0%
146 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) India30.6562456-8.1%
147 Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) China30.618345860.1%
148 Hiroshima University (HU) Japan30.45122459-32.1%
149 University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Australia30.3310546187.9%
150 Yunnan University (YNU) China30.1576463386.6%
151 Tianjin University of Technology (TJUT) China29.6262468260.5%
152 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER Pune) India29.55112469-9.3%
153 University of Otago New Zealand29.52142470-22.0%
154 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) India29.2014047432.1%
155 Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST) China29.1714747654.1%
156 Chiba University Japan28.898847835.1%
157 Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) China28.348348184.5%
158 Jiangsu Normal University (JSNU) China28.2155482122.1%
159 China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB) China27.4776490414.8%
160 Ewha Womans University (Ewha) South Korea27.0083497-29.0%
161 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) Australia26.9910149811.3%
162 Huaqiao University (HQU) China26.9340500167.9%
163 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Australia26.90133501113.1%
164 High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) Japan26.811905033.2%
165 Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) China26.3810150692.2%
166 Ningbo University (NBU) China26.1966509340.4%
167 Hangzhou Normal University (HZNU) China26.097951158.8%
168 Qingdao University (QU) China26.0881512135.6%
169 Nanjing Medical University (NJMU) China26.04113515155.3%
170 Macquarie University Australia25.911385161.9%
171 Pusan National University (PNU) South Korea25.7811151921.8%
172 Hubei University (HUBU) China25.0164524225.8%
173 Hebei University (HBU) China24.8958527264.7%
174 Southern Medical University (SMU) China24.5182531150.5%
175 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) India24.3741532-0.4%
176 Anhui Normal University (AHNU) China24.3048534107.0%
177 Chung-Ang University (CAU) South Korea24.205653526.2%
178 Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) China24.17206536262.3%
179 Wenzhou University (WZU) China24.1251538188.3%
180 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal) India23.9932540-19.1%
181 Changzhou University (CZU) China23.3651544-10.9%
182 Kyung Hee University (KHU) South Korea22.96144551-26.3%
183 Qufu Normal University (QFNU) China22.91515521534.1%
184 Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Japan22.8391553-5.6%
185 Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) India22.667255649.7%
186 Osaka Prefecture University (OPU) Japan22.5352560-6.8%
187 Griffith University Australia22.429056350.6%
188 Capital Normal University (CNU) China22.235456555.2%
189 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) China22.076156698.0%
190 Tokyo University of Science (TUS) Japan21.9060569-6.2%
191 Xiangtan University (XTU) China21.575457269.4%
192 China University of Petroleum (CUP) China21.1950578250.7%
193 Renmin University of China (RUC) China20.817158227.5%
194 Hohai University (HHU) China19.7450600729.6%
195 Guangzhou University (GU) China19.70616017130.4%
196 Guangzhou Medical University (GMU) China19.5493602450.2%
197 Zhejiang Normal University (ZJNU) China19.415560550.1%
198 Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (ZSTU) China19.3742606225.9%
199 Shanghai Normal University (SHNU) China19.225561075.1%
200 Kumamoto University Japan19.2061611-6.0%

Footnote

*Data from the latest full year available at time of publication, September 2019–August 2020.

**Adjusted Share is calculated by adjusting Share values to 2019 levels.