The Nature Index 2018 Annual Tables were released on June 7. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) continues to be No. 1 among the top 10 scientific research institutions in the rankings, a position it has held for six years in a row. David Swinbanks, the initiator of the Nature Index, said that China has continued to significantly improve its position in the index. CAS continuously tops the list and four other Chinese universities, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Nanjing University and University of Science and Technology of China, rank among the top 25 university research institutions in the world.

Source: CAS