Leading 200 science cities
The leading 200 science cities and metropolitan areas ranked by article Share (Share) in 2023. Also listed are each city’s article count (Count) in 2023, and its contribution to the location’s total Share of the year.
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| 1 | Beijing | China mainland | 4,259.39 | 9,180 | 18.4% |
| 2 | Shanghai | China mainland | 2,214.00 | 4,871 | 9.6% |
| 3 | New York MA | United States of America (USA) | 2,107.48 | 6,007 | 10.4% |
| 4 | Boston MA | United States of America (USA) | 2,059.25 | 5,400 | 10.2% |
| 5 | Nanjing | China mainland | 1,570.80 | 3,222 | 6.8% |
| 6 | San Francisco Bay Area | United States of America (USA) | 1,564.13 | 4,481 | 7.7% |
| 7 | Baltimore - Washington | United States of America (USA) | 1,353.41 | 4,166 | 6.7% |
| 8 | Guangzhou | China mainland | 1,321.19 | 2,974 | 5.7% |
| 9 | Wuhan | China mainland | 1,178.69 | 2,356 | 5.1% |
| 10 | Tokyo MA | Japan | 1,106.77 | 2,806 | 37.5% |
| 11 | Paris MA | France | 993.30 | 3,194 | 44.5% |
| 12 | Seoul MA | South Korea | 939.36 | 2,043 | 57.7% |
| 13 | Hangzhou | China mainland | 934.56 | 2,218 | 4.0% |
| 14 | London MA | United Kingdom (UK) | 904.95 | 3,234 | 24.5% |
| 15 | Hefei | China mainland | 899.50 | 2,227 | 3.9% |
| 16 | Los Angeles MA | United States of America (USA) | 854.71 | 2,659 | 4.2% |
| 17 | Chicago MA | United States of America (USA) | 774.13 | 2,381 | 3.8% |
| 18 | Tianjin | China mainland | 749.51 | 1,492 | 3.2% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | China mainland | 677.98 | 1,914 | 2.9% |
| 20 | Xi’an | China mainland | 664.09 | 1,315 | 2.9% |
| 21 | Shenzhen | China mainland | 656.13 | 1,919 | 2.8% |
| 22 | Chengdu | China mainland | 631.47 | 1,269 | 2.7% |
| 23 | Changsha | China mainland | 607.13 | 1,188 | 2.6% |
| 24 | Philadelphia MA | United States of America (USA) | 564.70 | 1,780 | 2.8% |
| 25 | Zürich | Switzerland | 556.44 | 1,603 | 40.0% |
| 26 | Singapore | Singapore | 542.59 | 1,424 | 100.0% |
| 27 | Cambridge | United Kingdom (UK) | 503.24 | 1,728 | 13.6% |
| 28 | San Diego MA | United States of America (USA) | 501.55 | 1,465 | 2.5% |
| 29 | Munich | Germany | 478.15 | 1,693 | 11.1% |
| 30 | Changchun | China mainland | 474.94 | 976 | 2.1% |
| 31 | Jinan | China mainland | 464.10 | 1,057 | 2.0% |
| 32 | Berlin MA | Germany | 457.27 | 1,571 | 10.6% |
| 33 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 434.26 | 1,444 | 66.9% |
| 34 | Houston MA | United States of America (USA) | 427.84 | 1,440 | 2.1% |
| 35 | Seattle MA | United States of America (USA) | 427.29 | 1,555 | 2.1% |
| 36 | Oxford | United Kingdom (UK) | 421.19 | 1,707 | 11.4% |
| 37 | Toronto MA | Canada | 398.28 | 1,343 | 23.5% |
| 38 | Qingdao | China mainland | 391.60 | 823 | 1.7% |
| 39 | Ann Arbor | United States of America (USA) | 384.66 | 1,208 | 1.9% |
| 40 | Chongqing | China mainland | 383.93 | 739 | 1.7% |
| 41 | Melbourne | Australia | 383.54 | 1,465 | 30.6% |
| 42 | Suzhou | China mainland | 371.47 | 891 | 1.6% |
| 43 | Atlanta MA | United States of America (USA) | 368.47 | 1,221 | 1.8% |
| 44 | Dalian | China mainland | 338.97 | 737 | 1.5% |
| 45 | Xiamen | China mainland | 338.25 | 697 | 1.5% |
| 46 | Barcelona MA | Spain | 322.46 | 1,478 | 26.0% |
| 47 | Fuzhou | China mainland | 321.93 | 734 | 1.4% |
| 48 | Sydney | Australia | 316.06 | 1,242 | 25.2% |
| 49 | Stockholm | Sweden | 311.01 | 1,136 | 40.5% |
| 50 | Ithaca | United States of America (USA) | 308.89 | 971 | 1.5% |
| 51 | Harbin | China mainland | 293.56 | 615 | 1.3% |
| 52 | Montreal MA | Canada | 291.33 | 981 | 17.2% |
| 53 | Daejeon | South Korea | 286.60 | 766 | 17.6% |
| 54 | St. Louis | United States of America (USA) | 280.39 | 801 | 1.4% |
| 55 | Kyoto | Japan | 277.18 | 846 | 9.4% |
| 56 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 276.59 | 872 | 19.9% |
| 57 | Madrid | Spain | 276.13 | 1,429 | 22.2% |
| 58 | Vienna | Austria | 274.58 | 907 | 68.7% |
| 59 | Lanzhou | China mainland | 268.54 | 630 | 1.2% |
| 60 | Osaka | Japan | 260.83 | 799 | 8.8% |
| 61 | Pittsburgh | United States of America (USA) | 260.19 | 1,019 | 1.3% |
| 62 | Amsterdam MA | Netherlands | 257.65 | 1,174 | 22.4% |
| 63 | Dallas - Fort Worth | United States of America (USA) | 250.45 | 843 | 1.2% |
| 64 | Taipei | Taiwan | 244.04 | 819 | 57.7% |
| 65 | Madison | United States of America (USA) | 236.23 | 784 | 1.2% |
| 66 | Tsukuba | Japan | 236.02 | 1,010 | 8.0% |
| 67 | Heidelberg | Germany | 233.99 | 1,055 | 5.4% |
| 68 | Boulder | United States of America (USA) | 222.02 | 748 | 1.1% |
| 69 | Zhengzhou | China mainland | 219.00 | 715 | 0.9% |
| 70 | Durham | United States of America (USA) | 218.04 | 846 | 1.1% |
| 71 | Nagoya MA | Japan | 217.94 | 752 | 7.4% |
| 72 | Austin | United States of America (USA) | 213.87 | 727 | 1.1% |
| 73 | Brisbane | Australia | 213.78 | 700 | 17.0% |
| 74 | Chapel Hill | United States of America (USA) | 208.20 | 676 | 1.0% |
| 75 | Rome | Italy | 206.38 | 1,075 | 15.7% |
| 76 | Minneapolis - Saint Paul | United States of America (USA) | 204.94 | 767 | 1.0% |
| 77 | Vancouver MA | Canada | 202.96 | 761 | 12.0% |
| 78 | State College | United States of America (USA) | 202.04 | 569 | 1.0% |
| 79 | Urbana | United States of America (USA) | 194.53 | 529 | 1.0% |
| 80 | Milan | Italy | 192.74 | 1,079 | 14.7% |
| 81 | Hamburg | Germany | 192.41 | 852 | 4.5% |
| 82 | Moscow | Russia | 192.01 | 552 | 51.1% |
| 83 | Denver MA | United States of America (USA) | 186.36 | 722 | 0.9% |
| 84 | Kolkata MA | India | 183.40 | 398 | 12.5% |
| 85 | Bengaluru | India | 179.62 | 376 | 12.2% |
| 86 | Genève | Switzerland | 178.84 | 851 | 12.9% |
| 87 | Dresden | Germany | 172.83 | 665 | 4.0% |
| 88 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom (UK) | 172.13 | 773 | 4.7% |
| 89 | Nanchang | China mainland | 172.12 | 344 | 0.7% |
| 90 | Santa Barbara | United States of America (USA) | 171.02 | 522 | 0.8% |
| 91 | Columbus | United States of America (USA) | 169.69 | 757 | 0.8% |
| 92 | Leuven | Belgium | 167.99 | 676 | 35.9% |
| 93 | Reẖovot | Israel | 164.82 | 469 | 27.1% |
| 94 | Grenoble | France | 164.13 | 733 | 7.4% |
| 95 | Nashville | United States of America (USA) | 162.99 | 656 | 0.8% |
| 96 | West Lafayette | United States of America (USA) | 158.22 | 410 | 0.8% |
| 97 | Helsinki | Finland | 157.71 | 657 | 57.0% |
| 98 | Mumbai MA | India | 156.49 | 438 | 10.7% |
| 99 | Manchester | United Kingdom (UK) | 154.49 | 775 | 4.2% |
| 100 | Kunming | China mainland | 151.76 | 449 | 0.7% |
| 101 | Basel | Switzerland | 151.43 | 491 | 10.9% |
| 102 | Bristol MA | United Kingdom (UK) | 151.26 | 656 | 4.1% |
| 103 | Sendai | Japan | 147.97 | 483 | 5.0% |
| 104 | Shenyang | China mainland | 145.56 | 407 | 0.6% |
| 105 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 145.06 | 558 | 23.9% |
| 106 | Mainz | Germany | 144.22 | 595 | 3.3% |
| 107 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 143.41 | 621 | 12.5% |
| 108 | Lyon | France | 140.25 | 630 | 6.3% |
| 109 | Warsaw | Poland | 140.06 | 648 | 42.3% |
| 110 | College Station | United States of America (USA) | 138.20 | 454 | 0.7% |
| 111 | Irvine | United States of America (USA) | 137.96 | 544 | 0.7% |
| 112 | Karlsruhe | Germany | 136.95 | 406 | 3.2% |
| 113 | Davis | United States of America (USA) | 135.64 | 508 | 0.7% |
| 114 | Prague | Czech Republic | 131.56 | 664 | 63.5% |
| 115 | Cleveland | United States of America (USA) | 131.43 | 496 | 0.6% |
| 116 | Århus | Denmark | 131.28 | 483 | 20.2% |
| 117 | Uppsala | Sweden | 128.41 | 670 | 16.7% |
| 118 | Sapporo | Japan | 127.86 | 342 | 4.3% |
| 119 | Jerusalem | Israel | 127.28 | 314 | 20.9% |
| 120 | Würzburg | Germany | 124.06 | 423 | 2.9% |
| 121 | Göttingen | Germany | 123.97 | 484 | 2.9% |
| 122 | Oslo | Norway | 122.47 | 601 | 47.9% |
| 123 | Ningbo | China mainland | 121.90 | 332 | 0.5% |
| 124 | Central National Capital Region (Delhi) | India | 121.48 | 398 | 8.3% |
| 125 | Groningen | Netherlands | 121.09 | 539 | 10.5% |
| 126 | Toulouse | France | 118.78 | 472 | 5.3% |
| 127 | Salt Lake City | United States of America (USA) | 118.61 | 462 | 0.6% |
| 128 | Göteborg | Sweden | 117.97 | 468 | 15.3% |
| 129 | Gainesville | United States of America (USA) | 112.91 | 462 | 0.6% |
| 130 | Ottawa | Canada | 112.56 | 489 | 6.6% |
| 131 | Glasgow | United Kingdom (UK) | 112.52 | 583 | 3.1% |
| 132 | Leipzig | Germany | 111.51 | 443 | 2.6% |
| 133 | Münster | Germany | 110.73 | 374 | 2.6% |
| 134 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 110.16 | 287 | 83.5% |
| 135 | Tucson | United States of America (USA) | 108.23 | 594 | 0.5% |
| 136 | Leiden | Netherlands | 107.43 | 479 | 9.3% |
| 137 | Trieste | Italy | 106.48 | 521 | 8.1% |
| 138 | Waterloo | Canada | 106.44 | 265 | 6.3% |
| 139 | Lund | Sweden | 105.97 | 509 | 13.8% |
| 140 | Frankfurt am Main | Germany | 105.65 | 470 | 2.4% |
| 141 | Zhenjiang | China mainland | 105.23 | 186 | 0.5% |
| 142 | Freiburg | Germany | 104.00 | 427 | 2.4% |
| 143 | Valencia | Spain | 103.88 | 501 | 8.4% |
| 144 | Pohang | South Korea | 102.96 | 274 | 6.3% |
| 145 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 101.32 | 411 | 8.8% |
| 146 | Tübingen | Germany | 100.52 | 405 | 2.3% |
| 147 | Rochester | United States of America (USA) | 100.49 | 375 | 0.5% |
| 148 | Marseille | France | 100.21 | 513 | 4.5% |
| 149 | Köln | Germany | 98.75 | 385 | 2.3% |
| 150 | Brussels | Belgium | 98.28 | 470 | 21.0% |
| 151 | Haifa | Israel | 97.33 | 365 | 16.0% |
| 152 | Strasbourg | France | 96.98 | 420 | 4.3% |
| 153 | Delft | Netherlands | 95.98 | 242 | 8.3% |
| 154 | Bonn | Germany | 95.35 | 590 | 2.2% |
| 155 | Gent | Belgium | 95.35 | 390 | 20.4% |
| 156 | Edmonton | Canada | 95.33 | 455 | 5.6% |
| 157 | Yangzhou | China mainland | 94.87 | 237 | 0.4% |
| 158 | Bern | Switzerland | 94.69 | 512 | 6.8% |
| 159 | Padova | Italy | 94.39 | 536 | 7.2% |
| 160 | Rochester | United States of America (USA) | 94.02 | 377 | 0.5% |
| 161 | Miami MA | United States of America (USA) | 93.49 | 410 | 0.5% |
| 162 | Phoenix MA | United States of America (USA) | 93.45 | 423 | 0.5% |
| 163 | Leeds | United Kingdom (UK) | 93.10 | 358 | 2.5% |
| 164 | Riverside | United States of America (USA) | 91.18 | 323 | 0.5% |
| 165 | Kaifeng | China mainland | 89.84 | 201 | 0.4% |
| 166 | Fukuoka MA | Japan | 89.71 | 397 | 3.0% |
| 167 | Taiyuan | China mainland | 89.40 | 352 | 0.4% |
| 168 | Ulsan | South Korea | 88.71 | 217 | 5.5% |
| 169 | East Lansing | United States of America (USA) | 88.02 | 390 | 0.4% |
| 170 | Cincinnati | United States of America (USA) | 87.99 | 405 | 0.4% |
| 171 | Dublin | Ireland | 87.93 | 503 | 71.3% |
| 172 | Charlottesville | United States of America (USA) | 87.46 | 393 | 0.4% |
| 173 | Adelaide | Australia | 87.45 | 433 | 7.0% |
| 174 | Bloomington | United States of America (USA) | 87.44 | 395 | 0.4% |
| 175 | Providence | United States of America (USA) | 87.07 | 370 | 0.4% |
| 176 | Perth | Australia | 86.48 | 391 | 6.9% |
| 177 | Birmingham | United Kingdom (UK) | 85.40 | 601 | 2.3% |
| 178 | Raleigh | United States of America (USA) | 85.29 | 249 | 0.4% |
| 179 | São Paulo | Brazil | 84.84 | 562 | 28.9% |
| 180 | Aachen | Germany | 84.70 | 407 | 2.0% |
| 181 | Montpellier | France | 84.61 | 356 | 3.8% |
| 182 | Pisa | Italy | 84.27 | 510 | 6.4% |
| 183 | Richland | United States of America (USA) | 83.42 | 227 | 0.4% |
| 184 | Hydrabad MA | India | 83.39 | 211 | 5.7% |
| 185 | Naples | Italy | 82.52 | 558 | 6.3% |
| 186 | Exeter | United Kingdom (UK) | 82.37 | 303 | 2.2% |
| 187 | Oak Ridge | United States of America (USA) | 82.21 | 366 | 0.4% |
| 188 | Canberra | Australia | 79.84 | 360 | 6.4% |
| 189 | Portland | United States of America (USA) | 79.39 | 320 | 0.4% |
| 190 | Stuttgart | Germany | 78.09 | 249 | 1.8% |
| 191 | Memphis | United States of America (USA) | 78.08 | 259 | 0.4% |
| 192 | Erlangen | Germany | 77.78 | 263 | 1.8% |
| 193 | Guiyang | China mainland | 77.32 | 215 | 0.3% |
| 194 | Nanning | China mainland | 77.00 | 257 | 0.3% |
| 195 | Southampton | United Kingdom (UK) | 76.45 | 355 | 2.1% |
| 196 | Jena | Germany | 76.25 | 270 | 1.8% |
| 197 | Xinxiang | China mainland | 76.09 | 281 | 0.3% |
| 198 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 75.94 | 344 | 6.6% |
| 199 | Xiangtan | China mainland | 75.87 | 160 | 0.3% |
| 200 | Lisbon | Portugal | 75.59 | 454 | 55.3% |
Footnote
* Singapore is a city-state