Top 200 science cities
The table shows the top 200 science cities and metropolitan areas ranked by article share (Share) in 2019. Also listed are each city’s article count (Count) in 2019, and its contribution to the region’s total Share of the year.
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| 1 | Beijing | Mainland China | 2,846.37 | 6,018 | 21.0% |
| 2 | New York metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 2,066.37 | 4,894 | 10.3% |
| 3 | Boston metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 1,909.81 | 4,325 | 9.5% |
| 4 | San Francisco-San Jose | United States of America (USA) | 1,692.50 | 3,979 | 8.4% |
| 5 | Shanghai | Mainland China | 1,480.48 | 3,227 | 10.9% |
| 6 | Baltimore-Washington | United States of America (USA) | 1,371.14 | 3,536 | 6.8% |
| 7 | Tokyo metropolitan area | Japan | 1,155.52 | 2,529 | 38.2% |
| 8 | Nanjing | Mainland China | 980.32 | 2,047 | 7.2% |
| 9 | Paris metropolitan area | France | 976.60 | 2,680 | 43.6% |
| 10 | Los Angeles metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 902.26 | 2,283 | 4.5% |
| 11 | Chicago metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 802.17 | 1,963 | 4.0% |
| 12 | Seoul metropolitan area | South Korea | 787.15 | 1,619 | 54.8% |
| 13 | Wuhan | Mainland China | 730.11 | 1,513 | 5.4% |
| 14 | London metropolitan area | United Kingdom (UK) | 719.87 | 2,174 | 19.1% |
| 15 | Guangzhou | Mainland China | 661.75 | 1,515 | 4.9% |
| 16 | Zürich | Switzerland | 610.24 | 1,491 | 41.0% |
| 17 | Singapore* | Singapore | 607.95 | 1,254 | 100.0% |
| 18 | San Diego metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 576.18 | 1,465 | 2.9% |
| 19 | Cambridge | United Kingdom (UK) | 567.24 | 1,589 | 15.0% |
| 20 | Hefei | Mainland China | 547.61 | 1,279 | 4.0% |
| 21 | Philadelphia metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 510.57 | 1,342 | 2.5% |
| 22 | Berlin metropolitan area | Germany | 495.77 | 1,383 | 10.9% |
| 23 | Munich | Germany | 486.83 | 1,374 | 10.7% |
| 24 | Tianjin | Mainland China | 485.73 | 1,060 | 3.6% |
| 25 | Oxford | United Kingdom (UK) | 472.14 | 1,411 | 12.5% |
| 26 | Hangzhou | Mainland China | 455.74 | 1,051 | 3.4% |
| 27 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 410.57 | 1,082 | 3.0% |
| 28 | Seattle metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 399.70 | 1,127 | 2.0% |
| 29 | Houston metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 387.80 | 1,085 | 1.9% |
| 30 | Melbourne | Australia | 374.53 | 1,180 | 29.7% |
| 31 | Toronto metropolitan area | Canada | 368.02 | 966 | 23.0% |
| 32 | Shenzhen | Mainland China | 364.12 | 1,205 | 2.7% |
| 33 | Ann Arbor | United States of America (USA) | 346.39 | 900 | 1.7% |
| 34 | Xi’an | Mainland China | 344.54 | 852 | 2.5% |
| 35 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 344.47 | 815 | 23.2% |
| 36 | Atlanta metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 338.40 | 936 | 1.7% |
| 37 | Chengdu | Mainland China | 325.84 | 670 | 2.4% |
| 38 | Changchun | Mainland China | 324.94 | 637 | 2.4% |
| 39 | Sydney | Australia | 299.80 | 958 | 23.8% |
| 40 | Barcelona metropolitan area | Spain | 294.76 | 1,003 | 25.4% |
| 41 | Changsha | Mainland China | 289.93 | 650 | 2.1% |
| 42 | Madrid | Spain | 279.50 | 991 | 24.1% |
| 43 | Boulder | United States of America (USA) | 278.90 | 853 | 1.4% |
| 44 | Montreal metropolitan area | Canada | 273.55 | 741 | 17.1% |
| 45 | Suzhou | Mainland China | 272.30 | 616 | 2.0% |
| 46 | Kyoto | Japan | 272.10 | 721 | 9.0% |
| 47 | Stockholm | Sweden | 261.65 | 949 | 41.9% |
| 48 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 250.58 | 790 | 64.8% |
| 49 | Vienna | Austria | 248.18 | 781 | 67.5% |
| 50 | Ithaca | United States of America (USA) | 247.39 | 682 | 1.2% |
| 51 | Madison | United States of America (USA) | 244.47 | 672 | 1.2% |
| 52 | Tsukuba | Japan | 243.90 | 919 | 8.1% |
| 53 | Osaka | Japan | 242.22 | 679 | 8.0% |
| 54 | Jinan | Mainland China | 241.93 | 532 | 1.8% |
| 55 | Pittsburgh | United States of America (USA) | 240.01 | 729 | 1.2% |
| 56 | Heidelberg | Germany | 233.85 | 812 | 5.1% |
| 57 | Fuzhou | Mainland China | 231.58 | 453 | 1.7% |
| 58 | Daejeon | South Korea | 230.89 | 578 | 16.1% |
| 59 | Durham | United States of America (USA) | 227.70 | 650 | 1.1% |
| 60 | Urbana | United States of America (USA) | 227.61 | 541 | 1.1% |
| 61 | Nagoya metropolitan area | Japan | 227.29 | 665 | 7.5% |
| 62 | Austin | United States of America (USA) | 223.17 | 633 | 1.1% |
| 63 | Xiamen | Mainland China | 222.33 | 447 | 1.6% |
| 64 | Dallas-Fort Worth | United States of America (USA) | 222.30 | 591 | 1.1% |
| 65 | St. Louis | United States of America (USA) | 218.79 | 556 | 1.1% |
| 66 | Minneapolis-Saint Paul | United States of America (USA) | 216.00 | 631 | 1.1% |
| 67 | Amsterdam metropolitan area | Netherlands | 212.76 | 795 | 22.9% |
| 68 | Dalian | Mainland China | 212.16 | 442 | 1.6% |
| 69 | Dresden | Germany | 210.60 | 612 | 4.6% |
| 70 | Moscow | Russia | 210.26 | 858 | 45.1% |
| 71 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom (UK) | 203.34 | 691 | 5.4% |
| 72 | Santa Barbara | United States of America (USA) | 195.83 | 526 | 1.0% |
| 73 | Chapel Hill | United States of America (USA) | 194.50 | 516 | 1.0% |
| 74 | Vancouver metropolitan area | Canada | 190.90 | 542 | 11.9% |
| 75 | Grenoble | France | 190.59 | 711 | 8.5% |
| 76 | State College | United States of America (USA) | 187.84 | 487 | 0.9% |
| 77 | Taipei | Taiwan | 186.11 | 611 | 50.1% |
| 78 | Qingdao | Mainland China | 185.41 | 478 | 1.4% |
| 79 | Chongqing | Mainland China | 182.27 | 359 | 1.3% |
| 80 | Genève | Switzerland | 176.67 | 663 | 11.9% |
| 81 | Brisbane | Australia | 174.79 | 555 | 13.9% |
| 82 | Hamburg | Germany | 174.54 | 659 | 3.8% |
| 83 | Bristol metropolitan area | United Kingdom (UK) | 168.17 | 587 | 4.5% |
| 84 | Manchester | United Kingdom (UK) | 166.76 | 557 | 4.4% |
| 85 | Lanzhou | Mainland China | 162.12 | 407 | 1.2% |
| 86 | Davis | United States of America (USA) | 160.92 | 504 | 0.8% |
| 87 | Göttingen | Germany | 160.88 | 463 | 3.5% |
| 88 | Milan | Italy | 158.35 | 629 | 15.4% |
| 89 | Columbus | United States of America (USA) | 156.35 | 512 | 0.8% |
| 90 | Basel | Switzerland | 155.11 | 418 | 10.4% |
| 91 | Rome | Italy | 154.73 | 723 | 15.1% |
| 92 | Reẖovot | Israel | 153.41 | 405 | 25.2% |
| 93 | Mainz | Germany | 151.80 | 493 | 3.3% |
| 94 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 151.15 | 434 | 24.8% |
| 95 | Sendai | Japan | 147.35 | 438 | 4.9% |
| 96 | Irvine | United States of America (USA) | 143.90 | 448 | 0.7% |
| 97 | Bengaluru | India | 143.55 | 344 | 13.8% |
| 98 | West Lafayette | United States of America (USA) | 141.43 | 398 | 0.7% |
| 99 | Kolkata metropolitan area | India | 140.68 | 326 | 13.5% |
| 100 | Prague | Czech Republic | 139.10 | 534 | 60.5% |
| 101 | Leuven | Belgium | 138.12 | 438 | 33.5% |
| 102 | Harbin | Mainland China | 136.79 | 292 | 1.0% |
| 103 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 133.67 | 518 | 14.4% |
| 104 | College Station | United States of America (USA) | 132.81 | 410 | 0.7% |
| 105 | Salt Lake City | United States of America (USA) | 128.18 | 311 | 0.6% |
| 106 | Helsinki | Finland | 127.78 | 520 | 58.5% |
| 107 | Miami metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 127.52 | 392 | 0.6% |
| 108 | Lyon | France | 125.93 | 495 | 5.6% |
| 109 | Würzburg | Germany | 124.08 | 344 | 2.7% |
| 110 | Jerusalem | Israel | 123.40 | 286 | 20.3% |
| 111 | Toulouse | France | 122.97 | 404 | 5.5% |
| 112 | Canberra | Australia | 121.88 | 393 | 9.7% |
| 113 | Frankfurt am metropolitan areain | Germany | 121.09 | 373 | 2.7% |
| 114 | Freiburg | Germany | 120.99 | 360 | 2.7% |
| 115 | Glasgow | United Kingdom (UK) | 120.94 | 440 | 3.2% |
| 116 | Nashville | United States of America (USA) | 119.38 | 387 | 0.6% |
| 117 | Denver metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 118.51 | 351 | 0.6% |
| 118 | Münster | Germany | 117.50 | 325 | 2.6% |
| 119 | Waterloo | Canada | 117.17 | 292 | 7.3% |
| 120 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 115.60 | 357 | 85.3% |
| 121 | Gainesville | United States of America (USA) | 114.29 | 443 | 0.6% |
| 122 | Warsaw | Poland | 114.12 | 450 | 45.6% |
| 123 | Strasbourg | France | 113.88 | 394 | 5.1% |
| 124 | Sapporo | Japan | 112.80 | 265 | 3.7% |
| 125 | Riverside | United States of America (USA) | 112.75 | 343 | 0.6% |
| 126 | Fukuoka metropolitan area | Japan | 111.31 | 334 | 3.7% |
| 127 | Tübingen | Germany | 111.02 | 315 | 2.4% |
| 128 | Karlsruhe | Germany | 109.69 | 362 | 2.4% |
| 129 | Zhengzhou | Mainland China | 107.78 | 371 | 0.8% |
| 130 | Uppsala | Sweden | 107.02 | 426 | 17.1% |
| 131 | Haifa | Israel | 105.31 | 289 | 17.3% |
| 132 | Mumbai metropolitan area | India | 104.62 | 319 | 10.0% |
| 133 | Ulsan | South Korea | 103.77 | 238 | 7.2% |
| 134 | Edmonton | Canada | 103.41 | 312 | 6.5% |
| 135 | Oslo | Norway | 103.33 | 416 | 45.2% |
| 136 | Phoenix metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 102.64 | 340 | 0.5% |
| 137 | Aachen | Germany | 102.42 | 343 | 2.3% |
| 138 | Perth | Australia | 100.91 | 335 | 8.0% |
| 139 | Pohang | South Korea | 99.70 | 231 | 6.9% |
| 140 | Erlangen | Germany | 98.99 | 245 | 2.2% |
| 141 | Tucson | United States of America (USA) | 98.88 | 402 | 0.5% |
| 142 | Groningen | Netherlands | 96.52 | 364 | 10.4% |
| 143 | Fort Collins | United States of America (USA) | 96.44 | 241 | 0.5% |
| 144 | Hsinchu | Taiwan | 96.23 | 306 | 25.9% |
| 145 | Valencia | Spain | 95.99 | 351 | 8.3% |
| 146 | Köln | Germany | 95.54 | 328 | 2.1% |
| 147 | Montpellier | France | 95.15 | 324 | 4.3% |
| 148 | Delft | Netherlands | 93.55 | 227 | 10.1% |
| 149 | Marseille | France | 92.81 | 393 | 4.1% |
| 150 | Oak Ridge | United States of America (USA) | 92.55 | 361 | 0.5% |
| 151 | Richland | United States of America (USA) | 92.47 | 256 | 0.5% |
| 152 | Bonn | Germany | 92.38 | 408 | 2.0% |
| 153 | Jena | Germany | 92.24 | 272 | 2.0% |
| 154 | Cleveland | United States of America (USA) | 91.66 | 254 | 0.5% |
| 155 | Göteborg | Sweden | 91.58 | 284 | 14.7% |
| 156 | Raleigh | United States of America (USA) | 90.93 | 240 | 0.5% |
| 157 | Charlottesville | United States of America (USA) | 90.38 | 328 | 0.4% |
| 158 | Aarhus | Denmark | 87.97 | 305 | 22.8% |
| 159 | Providence | United States of America (USA) | 87.87 | 282 | 0.4% |
| 160 | Nanchang | Mainland China | 87.50 | 190 | 0.6% |
| 161 | Gent | Belgium | 87.40 | 328 | 21.2% |
| 162 | Durham | United Kingdom (UK) | 86.23 | 255 | 2.3% |
| 163 | Central National Capital Region (Delhi) | India | 85.78 | 282 | 8.2% |
| 164 | Trieste | Italy | 85.36 | 402 | 8.3% |
| 165 | Lisbon | Portugal | 85.23 | 375 | 58.9% |
| 166 | Leeds | United Kingdom (UK) | 85.16 | 301 | 2.3% |
| 167 | Amherst | United States of America (USA) | 85.01 | 268 | 0.4% |
| 168 | Kunming | Mainland China | 83.99 | 231 | 0.6% |
| 169 | Rochester | United States of America (USA) | 83.94 | 312 | 0.4% |
| 170 | Southampton | United Kingdom (UK) | 83.42 | 335 | 2.2% |
| 171 | Ottawa | Canada | 83.17 | 293 | 5.2% |
| 172 | São Paulo | Brazil | 82.97 | 416 | 29.6% |
| 173 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 82.81 | 340 | 8.9% |
| 174 | Los Alamos | United States of America (USA) | 82.63 | 297 | 0.4% |
| 175 | Stuttgart | Germany | 82.39 | 201 | 1.8% |
| 176 | Leiden | Netherlands | 82.04 | 316 | 8.8% |
| 177 | Regensburg | Germany | 81.74 | 176 | 1.8% |
| 178 | Tallahassee | United States of America (USA) | 81.04 | 313 | 0.4% |
| 179 | Dublin | Ireland | 80.48 | 352 | 68.9% |
| 180 | Bloomington | United States of America (USA) | 79.89 | 276 | 0.4% |
| 181 | Sheffield | United Kingdom (UK) | 79.72 | 276 | 2.1% |
| 182 | Brussels | Belgium | 78.50 | 346 | 19.0% |
| 183 | Lund | Sweden | 77.93 | 318 | 12.5% |
| 184 | Liverpool | United Kingdom (UK) | 77.91 | 397 | 2.1% |
| 185 | Iowa City | United States of America (USA) | 76.51 | 330 | 0.4% |
| 186 | Shenyang | Mainland China | 75.23 | 222 | 0.6% |
| 187 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | 74.73 | 163 | 8.0% |
| 188 | Coventry | United Kingdom (UK) | 74.44 | 303 | 2.0% |
| 189 | Naples | Italy | 73.19 | 431 | 7.1% |
| 190 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 71.96 | 309 | 15.4% |
| 191 | Cincinnati | United States of America (USA) | 71.71 | 289 | 0.4% |
| 192 | Portland | United States of America (USA) | 70.72 | 217 | 0.4% |
| 193 | Worcester | United States of America (USA) | 70.06 | 179 | 0.3% |
| 194 | Kiel | Germany | 69.99 | 212 | 1.5% |
| 195 | Leipzig | Germany | 69.98 | 238 | 1.5% |
| 196 | East Lansing | United States of America (USA) | 69.16 | 267 | 0.3% |
| 197 | Birmingham | United Kingdom (UK) | 67.98 | 365 | 1.8% |
| 198 | Marburg an der Lahn | Germany | 67.46 | 150 | 1.5% |
| 199 | Padova | Italy | 66.24 | 365 | 6.4% |
| 200 | Calgary | Canada | 65.98 | 175 | 4.1% |
Footnote
*Singapore is a city-state.
**When calculating the contribution for Mainland China cities and Hong Kong, their combined region output is used.