We are currently gathering feedback from the research community on potential new Nature Index data products and analytics capabilities. If you use Nature Index data for research performance assessment, strategic planning, benchmarking, reporting, or collaboration analysis, we encourage you to share your views through our short survey. Complete the survey here . Discover the world’s leading research institutions, explore collaborations, compare research performance, track top papers with Nature Index. View the latest institution rankings View the latest Country/territory rankings Top-performing institutions Zhejiang University (ZJU) Share: 1250.09 | Count: 3365 Zhejiang University (ZJU) Harvard University Share: 1244.86 | Count: 4195 Harvard University Tsinghua University Share: 1215.09 | Count: 4168 Tsinghua University Roche Share: 72.85 | Count: 185 State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) Share: 64.17 | Count: 296 State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) Sinopec Share: 50.56 | Count: 304 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Share: 3673.21 | Count: 12766 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Share: 704.44 | Count: 5302 French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Share: 416.63 | Count: 1250 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Mayo Clinic Share: 174.62 | Count: 576 Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Share: 173.62 | Count: 1094 Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern Medical Center) Share: 165.28 | Count: 503 The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern Medical Center) Max Planck Society Share: 747.05 | Count: 3404 Max Planck Society Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Share: 661.78 | Count: 3343 Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) Share: 275.08 | Count: 802 Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) Applied sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Share: 1021.19 | Count: 3376 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Tsinghua University Share: 531.93 | Count: 1521 Tsinghua University Zhejiang University (ZJU) Share: 437.46 | Count: 1064 Zhejiang University (ZJU) Biological sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Share: 447.72 | Count: 1460 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Harvard University Share: 208.33 | Count: 659 Harvard University Max Planck Society Share: 160.16 | Count: 619 Max Planck Society Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Share: 949.01 | Count: 3211 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) Share: 381.22 | Count: 1069 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) Sichuan University (SCU) Share: 273.74 | Count: 419 Sichuan University (SCU) Earth & environmental sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Share: 425.34 | Count: 1460 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Nanjing University (NJU) Share: 148.46 | Count: 479 Nanjing University (NJU) University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) Share: 114.87 | Count: 584 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) Health sciences Harvard University Share: 656.61 | Count: 2184 Harvard University Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Share: 366.52 | Count: 1495 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) Share: 300.82 | Count: 878 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) Natural sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Share: 2250.85 | Count: 7772 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) Share: 708.63 | Count: 2349 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) Share: 659.84 | Count: 3188 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) Physical sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Share: 428.78 | Count: 1641 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) Share: 213.57 | Count: 850 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) Max Planck Society Share: 196.95 | Count: 997 Max Planck Society Social sciences Harvard University Share: 69.93 | Count: 191 Harvard University Stanford University Share: 52.19 | Count: 137 Stanford University National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Share: 45.2 | Count: 204 National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) University of Cape Town (UCT) Share: 23.93 | Count: 226 University of Cape Town (UCT) University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits University) Share: 20.97 | Count: 187 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits University) Stellenbosch University (SU) Share: 17.12 | Count: 176 Stellenbosch University (SU) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Share: 3673.21 | Count: 12766 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Zhejiang University (ZJU) Share: 1250.09 | Count: 3365 Zhejiang University (ZJU) Tsinghua University Share: 1215.09 | Count: 4168 Tsinghua University Max Planck Society Share: 747.05 | Count: 3404 Max Planck Society French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Share: 704.44 | Count: 5302 French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Share: 661.78 | Count: 3343 Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Harvard University Share: 1244.86 | Count: 4195 Harvard University Stanford University Share: 708.17 | Count: 2380 Stanford University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Share: 583.42 | Count: 2392 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) University of São Paulo (USP) Share: 79.48 | Count: 435 University of São Paulo (USP)

National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) Share: 53.74 | Count: 344 National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) Share: 31.89 | Count: 359 Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) Share: 177.35 | Count: 427 Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Share: 131.3 | Count: 366 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) Share: 124.5 | Count: 345 Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) View a complete list of all research institutions, their research outputs, collaborations and more. Generate a table of institutions ordered by research outputs, by region or country/territory of interest, sector, subject area or journal group. Research leaders 2026 Research Leaders Discover the top-performing institutions and countries/territories in scientific research with the Nature Index Research Leaders. Nature Index author gender ratio Nature Index author gender ratio This dataset highlights the progress made towards achieving gender parity in authorship of papers tracked by the Nature Index. Latest supplements Nature Index 2026 Nanoscience and nanotechnology From programmable RNA architectures to next-generation materials for energy and healthcare, researchers are harnessing the unusual properties of the nanoscale to tackle some of society's biggest challenges. This supplement explores the discoveries that are driving the field, the hurdles that remain and the institutions that are leading in nanoscience and nanotechnology research. Nature Index 2026 Chemistry Chemistry research is undergoing a period of transformation, driven by new technologies and mounting environmental pressures. In this supplement, we explore the trends behind China’s extraordinary rise in chemistry output, and why efforts to curb the use of PFASs are accelerating worldwide. We also look at the innovations that could redefine how chemicals are designed, produced and recycled. Chinese companies doubled down on science after US tech restrictions Affected Chinese companies adjusted their sources of knowledge to stay competitive. Xiaoying You News 18 Sep 2026 Chinese companies doubled down on science after US tech restrictions Affected Chinese companies adjusted their sources of knowledge to stay competitive. Affected Chinese companies adjusted their sources of knowledge to stay competitive. AI tool turns any paper into an ‘agent’ that can collaborate and answer complex queries Kaia Glickman News 16 Sep 2026 AI tool turns any paper into an ‘agent’ that can collaborate and answer complex queries Nations expanding their research programmes impose sweeping penalties for malpractice Benjamin Plackett News feature 3 Sep 2026 Nations expanding their research programmes impose sweeping penalties for malpractice Benjamin Plackett Women make up less than one-fifth of last authorships in influential journals Bec Crew Data insights 2 Sep 2026 Women make up less than one-fifth of last authorships in influential journals Most viewed institution profiles The following institution profiles have been the most viewed on the Nature Index in the past 28 days. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Zhejiang University (ZJU) Max Planck Society Harvard University French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Tsinghua University Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Al-Bayda University Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER Kolkata) Most viewed news articles The following Nature Index news articles have been the most viewed in the past 28 days. This animated map shows the true size of each country Three rising stars of nanoscience and nanotechnology | Nature Major changes to the Nature Index for 2026 The dark horse of biology: how RNA is becoming a nanotool maker’s dream | Nature Nations expanding their research programmes impose sweeping penalties for malpractice | Nature Why tomorrow’s nanotechnologies need support today | Nature Women make up less than one-fifth of last authorships in influential journals Harvard loses first place in Nature Index Early-onset cancer fuels calls for wider screening — but at what cost? | Nature Nature Index 2025: The world’s top 10 institutions for neuroscience research Nature Research Intelligence Topics The Nature Research Intelligence Topics are created from networks of articles that cite each other, or articles that are very similar to each other, and we have over 30,000 topics at the most granular level, grouped into a 4-level hierarchy. View trending research topics in the current window of the Nature Index. View trending research topics in the current window of the Nature Index. Each level 2 topic page included in the Nature Index contains an auto-generated summary, leading institutions, leading countries/territories, a 5-year trend and top collaborators. Each level 2 topic page included in the Nature Index contains an auto-generated summary, leading institutions, leading countries/territories, a 5-year trend and top collaborators. Institution profiles display leading research topics based on the institution's Share in the topic. Institution profiles display leading research topics based on the institution's Share in the topic. Institution collaboration Nature Index collaborations highlight the most fruitful institutional collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. Naturally, proximate institutions collaborate the most, which hides the many benefits from collaboration further afield. To address this, the overall leading international collaborators are shown as well as the leading collaborations involving countries/territories outside the top 50 ( broadening collaborators ). Leading collaborators Leading collaborators Leading international collaborators Leading international collaborators Broadening collaborators Broadening collaborators Country/territory collaboration Country/territory collaboration looks at the leading collaborators around the world, as well as within and between between regions and equatorial hemispheres. To show trends in collaboration between any two countries/territories over the past 10 years we've introduced historical country/territory collaboration. Leading country/territory collaborators Leading country/territory collaborators Historical country/territory collaboration Historical country/territory collaboration International collaboration graphic visualization International collaboration graphic visualization Institution benchmarking Choose the institutions to benchmark against. Choose the institutions to benchmark against. Use the powerful comparison feature to view side-by-side data on research output across subject areas. Use the powerful comparison feature to view side-by-side data on research output across subject areas. Gain valuable insights to inform your decision-making process and download table data for further analysis for free. Gain valuable insights to inform your decision-making process and download table data for further analysis for free. When you're under pressure to set direction, justify investment, or understand your competitive position, you need more than raw data — you need trusted insights you can act on. Benchmark your performance against global peers using robust, methodologically sound analysis. Benchmark your performance against global peers using robust, methodologically sound analysis. Combine quantitative metrics with qualitative expert insight to uncover strengths, gaps and emerging opportunities. Combine quantitative metrics with qualitative expert insight to uncover strengths, gaps and emerging opportunities. Gain tailored, decision-ready recommendations aligned to your strategic priorities. Gain tailored, decision-ready recommendations aligned to your strategic priorities. Talk to us to learn more about our data dashboards and bespoke strategy reports. Developed with Nature Portfolio journal Editors and internationally renowned experts. Discover three ways to learn: Self-paced, online courses in convenient bite-sized units, covering key skills across scientific writing, publishing, grant writing, data analysis, and more. Self-paced, online courses in convenient bite-sized units, covering key skills across scientific writing, publishing, grant writing, data analysis, and more. Expert trainer-led workshops with hands-on exercises and real-time feedback across core research skills, delivered via interactive group sessions. Expert trainer-led workshops with hands-on exercises and real-time feedback across core research skills, delivered via interactive group sessions. Editor-led workshops combining core principles in writing and publishing, personalised 1:1 feedback from Nature Portfolio Editors and hands-on exercises. Editor-led workshops combining core principles in writing and publishing, personalised 1:1 feedback from Nature Portfolio Editors and hands-on exercises. Explore course catalogues and workshop agendas, enquire about the options or request institutional pricing. Nature Careers is visited by over 180,000 active job seekers per month that you can target directly with your role. Application response rates have increased by 28% on average over 2022 averages. Advertise your job roles on Nature Careers Advertise your job roles on Nature Careers Spark serendipitous discoveries Spark serendipitous discoveries Building your employer brand Building your employer brand Sign up to the Nature Index newsletter Get regular news, analysis and data insights from the editorial team delivered to your inbox.