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The 200 cities and metropolitan areas with the highest share of articles published in scientific journals in 2022 according to the Nature Index 2023 Science Cities:[1]
Rank
City or metropolitan area
Location
Count
Share
Population
Count per million people
Share per ten million people
Notes
1
Beijing
China mainland
3734.62
7841
21,893,095
171
3581
[2]
2
New York MA
United States of America (USA)
1924.53
4693
20,140,470
96
2330
[3]
3
Shanghai
China mainland
1919.13
4162
26,875,500
71
1549
[4]
4
Boston MA
United States of America (USA)
1617.84
3850
4,941,632
327
7791
[5]
5
San Francisco Bay Area
United States of America (USA)
1497.95
3647
7,760,000
193
4700
[6]
6
Nanjing
China mainland
1343.7
2762
9,314,685
144
2965
[7]
7
Baltimore - Washington
United States of America (USA)
1157.73
3238
6,263,245
185
5170
[8]
8
Guangzhou
China mainland
1113.07
2460
18,676,605
60
1317
[7]
9
Tokyo MA
Japan
1017.49
2410
37,274,000
27
647
[9]
10
Wuhan
China mainland
928.55
1902
12,447,718
75
1528
[7]
11
Paris MA
France
868.08
2490
13,064,617
66
1906
[10]
12
Seoul MA
South Korea
790.21
1637
25,514,000
31
642
[11]
13
Hefei
China mainland
777.97
1792
9,465,881
82
1893
[12]
14
Los Angeles MA
United States of America (USA)
773.99
2127
13,291,486
58
1600
[13]
15
London MA
United Kingdom (UK)
710.51
2219
14,372,596
49
1544
[14]
16
Hangzhou
China mainland
705.57
1659
11,936,010
59
1390
[7]
17
Chicago MA
United States of America (USA)
700.56
1844
9,618,502
73
1917
[15]
18
Tianjin
China mainland
695.07
1362
13,866,009
50
982
[7]
19
Shenzhen
China mainland
590.57
1743
17,494,398
34
996
[7]
20
Xi’an
China mainland
565.3
1185
12,183,280
46
973
[7]
21
Hong Kong
China mainland
554.18
1473
7,298,600
76
2018
[16] [17]
22
Zürich
Switzerland
534.44
1369
415,367
1287
32959
[18]
23
Cambridge
United Kingdom (UK)
516.14
1450
145,700
3542
99520
[19]
24
Chengdu
China mainland
507.52
1036
20,937,757
24
495
[7]
25
Singapore
Singapore
503.08
1202
5,917,600
85
2031
[20]
26
San Diego MA
United States of America (USA)
495.35
1300
4,922,723
101
2641
[21]
27
Berlin MA
Germany
479.25
1377
6,144,600
78
2241
[22]
28
Munich
Germany
462.3
1310
1,589,706
291
8241
[23]
29
Philadelphia MA
United States of America (USA)
457.45
1222
30
Changsha
China mainland
443.93
900
31
Changchun
China mainland
430
863
32
Jinan
China mainland
411.21
862
9,202,432
45
937
[7]
33
Oxford
United Kingdom (UK)
390.52
1401
34
Houston MA
United States of America (USA)
372.73
1007
2,325,502
160
4330
[24]
35
Seattle MA
United States of America (USA)
335.92
1009
36
Chongqing
China mainland
332.13
636
32,054,159
10
198
[25]
37
Dalian
China mainland
320.84
684
7,450,785
43
918
[26]
38
Xiamen
China mainland
306.39
625
39
Melbourne
Australia
306.09
1042
40
Suzhou
China mainland
300.58
755
12,748,262
24
592
[7]
41
Toronto MA
Canada
292.92
798
5,928,040
49
1346
[27]
42
Lausanne
Switzerland
290.78
792
140,000
2077
56571
[28]
43
Qingdao
China mainland
288.09
659
10,071,722
29
654
[29]
44
Daejeon
South Korea
287.98
751
45
Fuzhou
China mainland
281.24
594
46
Ann Arbor
United States of America (USA)
272.66
757
47
Barcelona MA
Spain
272.29
982
5,474,482
50
1794
[30]
48
Kyoto
Japan
269.98
684
1,463,723
184
4673
[31]
49
Ithaca
United States of America (USA)
264.44
798
50
Copenhagen
Denmark
260.55
867
51
Atlanta MA
United States of America (USA)
257.91
775
52
Stockholm
Sweden
257.13
853
53
Sydney
Australia
253.77
885
54
Vienna
Austria
246.11
778
55
Montreal MA
Canada
238.2
696
56
Madrid
Spain
235.26
907
57
Lanzhou
China mainland
234.63
515
58
Osaka
Japan
234.52
674
59
Austin
United States of America (USA)
229.09
608
60
Moscow
Russia
220.92
749
61
Tsukuba
Japan
220.26
837
62
Boulder
United States of America (USA)
219.77
755
63
Heidelberg
Germany
219.26
768
64
Harbin
China mainland
219.25
465
65
Pittsburgh
United States of America (USA)
219.2
707
66
Taipei
Taiwan
218.16
647
67
St. Louis
United States of America (USA)
215.04
589
68
Urbana
United States of America (USA)
213.55
475
69
Madison
United States of America (USA)
212
558
70
Dallas - Fort Worth
United States of America (USA)
209.57
543
71
Nagoya MA
Japan
198.25
575
72
Vancouver MA
Canada
191.94
553
73
Edinburgh
United Kingdom (UK)
190.8
620
74
Amsterdam MA
Netherlands
186.89
733
75
Dresden
Germany
186.54
570
76
Zhengzhou
China mainland
183.7
625
77
Brisbane
Australia
179.49
510
78
Minneapolis - Saint Paul
United States of America (USA)
178.48
551
79
State College
United States of America (USA)
174.99
506
80
Grenoble
France
174.25
640
81
Bengaluru
India
173.48
347
82
Durham
United States of America (USA)
168.03
492
83
Rome
Italy
167.74
749
84
Santa Barbara
United States of America (USA)
164.05
457
85
Genève
Switzerland
162.32
634
203,951
796
31086
[32]
86
Chapel Hill
United States of America (USA)
162.24
461
87
Reẖovot
Israel
160.9
373
88
Milan
Italy
156.72
654
89
Bristol MA
United Kingdom (UK)
152.56
510
90
Hamburg
Germany
150.82
613
91
Irvine
United States of America (USA)
150.5
435
92
Göttingen
Germany
150.27
412
93
Columbus
United States of America (USA)
148.36
462
94
Sendai
Japan
145.33
434
95
College Station
United States of America (USA)
136.74
387
96
Leuven
Belgium
135.3
480
97
Helsinki
Finland
129.45
524
98
Manchester
United Kingdom (UK)
128.08
496
99
Mainz
Germany
127.57
457
100
Tel Aviv
Israel
126.29
378
101
West Lafayette
United States of America (USA)
125.44
357
102
Prague
Czech Republic
123.16
495
103
Haifa
Israel
121.48
280
104
Karlsruhe
Germany
121.24
390
105
Kolkata MA
India
121.09
277
106
Nanchang
China mainland
118.98
262
107
Würzburg
Germany
118.91
332
108
Utrecht
Netherlands
118.72
410
109
Lyon
France
117.89
447
110
Warsaw
Poland
116.31
451
111
Münster
Germany
115.87
326
112
Nashville
United States of America (USA)
115.44
377
113
Basel
Switzerland
114.99
362
177,595
647
20383
[33]
114
Central National Capital Region (Delhi)
India
113.32
319
115
Jerusalem
Israel
112.64
277
116
Pohang
South Korea
110.52
266
117
Sapporo
Japan
110.46
263
118
Götheborg
Sweden
109.5
351
119
Davis
United States of America (USA)
109.25
408
120
Mumbai MA
India
108.01
305
121
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
106.29
286
122
Kunming
China mainland
105.32
345
123
Toulouse
France
104.81
347
124
Shenyang
China mainland
103.76
338
125
Uppsala
Sweden
103.14
482
126
Denver MA
United States of America (USA)
101.22
322
127
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
98.5
382
128
Tübingen
Germany
98.3
322
129
Charlottesville
United States of America (USA)
98.07
357
130
Köln
Germany
96.17
312
131
Glasgow
United Kingdom (UK)
95.07
349
132
Strasbourg
France
93.81
338
133
Riverside
United States of America (USA)
92.99
299
134
Groningen
Netherlands
92.88
342
135
Salt Lake City
United States of America (USA)
91.83
279
136
Trieste
Italy
90.34
349
137
Freiburg
Germany
90.12
284
138
Gainesville
United States of America (USA)
89.87
344
139
Phoenix MA
United States of America (USA)
88.97
336
140
Bloomington
United States of America (USA)
88.9
309
141
Ottawa
Canada
87.93
279
142
Erlangen
Germany
87.67
248
143
Tucson
United States of America (USA)
86.85
376
144
Cleveland
United States of America (USA)
86.41
255
145
Ningbo
China mainland
85.99
230
146
Jena
Germany
85.62
258
147
Amherst
United States of America (USA)
85.59
260
148
Leipzig
Germany
84.74
319
149
Lund
Sweden
84.6
342
150
Raleigh
United States of America (USA)
84.47
212
151
Delft
Netherlands
84.33
216
152
Marseille
France
84.08
340
153
Aachen
Germany
84.05
306
154
Kaifeng
China mainland
83.9
161
155
Gent
Belgium
83.78
296
156
Bonn
Germany
83.6
412
157
Montpellier
France
83.24
299
158
Waterloo
Canada
82.77
214
159
Fukuoka MA
Japan
82.36
267
160
Lisbon
Portugal
81.93
315
161
Perth
Australia
81.78
311
162
Edmonton
Canada
81.76
263
163
East Lansing
United States of America (USA)
81.4
286
164
Aarhus
Denmark
81.29
292
165
Oak Ridge
United States of America (USA)
80.74
346
166
Zhenjiang
China mainland
80.1
148
167
Los Alamos
United States of America (USA)
79.32
288
168
Canberra
Australia
79.32
263
169
Durham
United Kingdom (UK)
79.04
255
170
Providence
United States of America (USA)
78.83
267
171
Ulsan
South Korea
78.42
207
172
Nijmegen
Netherlands
77.82
275
173
São Paulo
Brazil
77.43
391
174
Brussels
Belgium
77.08
359
175
Oslo
Norway
76.74
344
176
Rochester
United States of America (USA)
76.53
265
177
Tallahassee
United States of America (USA)
75.76
263
178
Valencia
Spain
75.13
291
179
Stuttgart
Germany
74.9
215
180
Ames
United States of America (USA)
74.45
203
181
Leeds
United Kingdom (UK)
73
264
182
Naples
Italy
72.81
350
183
Leiden
Netherlands
71.52
288
184
Dublin
Ireland
70.87
329
185
Bern
Switzerland
70.02
287
133,000
526
21579
[34]
186
Miami MA
United States of America (USA)
68.37
240
187
Padova
Italy
68.08
361
188
Wuxi
China mainland
67.06
138
189
Richland
United States of America (USA)
67
215
190
Fort Collins
United States of America (USA)
66.83
204
191
Southampton
United Kingdom (UK)
66.81
279
192
Taiyuan
China mainland
66.75
286
193
Pisa
Italy
66.45
331
194
Budapest
Hungary
65.54
297
195
Xinxiang
China mainland
65.41
248
196
Coventry
United Kingdom (UK)
65.41
270
197
Liverpool
United Kingdom (UK)
65.15
331
198
Buffalo
United States of America (USA)
65.08
198
199
Worcester
United States of America (USA)
64.47
164
200
Exeter
United Kingdom (UK)
64.45
239
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