Recently, the Natural Index website updated the latest Natural Index ranking in 2022 (the statistical time node is 2021.8.1-2022.7.31). Judging from the rankings this time, domestic universities performed amazing overall, and universities on the list improved to varying degrees. Especially , the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, , the natural index ranks first in the country and second in the world. Surprisingly, two giants, , Peking University, , and , Tsinghua, , are only ranked 5th and 6th in China, and 6th and 8th in the world.
Natural Index uses the world's top journals, such as Nature, Science, Cell, etc., to the most influential research academic journal paper data in the world. Three measurement methods are used to count the total scores of papers published by various universities and research institutes (countries) and rank them. This ranking has high authority worldwide, and is an important indicator to measure the high-quality research output and cooperation of institutions, countries and regions in the field of natural sciences.
In the latest natural index rankings, the top ten universities in mainland universities are: 1. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2); 2. Nanjing University (4); 3. University of Science and Technology of China (5); 4. Peking University (6); 5. Tsinghua University (8); 6. Zhejiang University (9); 7. Shanghai Jiaotong University (13); 8. Sun Yat-sen University (15); 9. Fudan University (16); 10. Nankai University (21). (The number in brackets is the global ranking)
In this ranking, 19 universities in the mainland entered the top 50 in the world. In addition to the top 10 universities, there are also Sichuan University , Southern University of Science and Technology , Wuhan University , Suzhou University , Tianjin University , Xiamen University , Shandong University , Jilin University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology entered the top 50 universities in the world. Among them, Southern University of Science and Technology has only been established for more than ten years and has become one of the strongest schools in China, which shows how fast its development is.