The Nature Publishing Group released the Nature Publishing Index (NPI) Asia-Pacific and Nature Publishing Index China in January, 2013 and the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) continues to take the lead among Chinese universities in the rankings.
The rankings are based on the number of papers that were published in Nature journals during the last 12 months. These rankings only include papers that were published as "Articles&Letters" or "Reviews" in Nature and/or Nature monthly research journals.
Fig 1: Cover of NPI 2012. / Courtesy of Natureasia.com
In the latest rankings, the publishing index of USTC is 9.85, with 20 papers published in Nature journals. Compared to the data in NPI 2011 China, both indexs have witnessed a growth of more than 10%.
The top ten Chinese institutions by contribution are: the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Tsinghua University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), BGI, Zhejiang University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Fudan University, The University of Hong Kong (HKU).
CAS has a overwheming lead, publishing 140 articles in Nature-branded primary research journals during the last 12 months. Among the universities, USTC is No. 1 ahead of Tsinghua University and Peking University.
Fig 2: Top ten Chinese institution by NPI China 2012. / Courtesy of Natureasia.com
Fig 3: Top 15 Aisa-Pacific Institution by NPI Asia-Pacific 2012. / Courtesy of Natureasia.com
(Edited by YU Deguang, USTC News Center)