The 2022 Nature Index annual list shows a substantial increase in China's scientific research output

In the 2022 Nature Index annual list released on the 16th, the scientific research output of Chinese institutions has increased significantly, and 4 Chinese institutions have entered the top 10 in the world

The Nature Index is compiled and regularly published by a subsidiary of the internationally renowned scientific and technological publishing organization "Springer-Nature Publishing Group".

According to the "share of contribution", a key indicator of the Nature Index, the Chinese Academy of Sciences continues to top the ranking of institutions in the Nature Index, with a share more than double that of Harvard University in the United States, which ranks second

The 3rd to 7th among the top 10 global institutions are: German Max Planck Society, French National Research Center, Stanford University, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In addition, the annual Nature Index list features the 50 fastest-rising institutions from 2020 to 2021

In the list of countries and regions, the United States remained at the top, but its scientific research output in 2021 fell by 6.

The 2022 Nature Index annual list is based on Nature Index data from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021

David Swinbanks, founder of The Nature Index, said in a statement: "The annual Nature Index list shows that China, through the scientific investment of its large, well-established institutions, is generating a continuous flow of research in the natural sciences.