Sichuan University (SCU), in Chengdu, the provincial capital, has overtaken Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Oxford University and the University of Tokyo in less than two years, according to the latest Nature Index.
A regional university in southwest China, little known to the wider world, has eclipsed much more famous Western institutions with its high-quality scientific research output, according to a new ranking of global universities.
Sichuan University (SCU), in Chengdu, the provincial capital, has overtaken Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Oxford University and the University of Tokyo in less than two years, according to the latest Nature Index.
The index – maintained by the highly regarded academic journal, Nature – ranks research institutions based on their contributions to articles published in the world’s most influential science journals.
The list now shows SCU in 11th place among the world’s leading academic institutions based on research output between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024.
Also, while America’s Harvard University has the top spot on the list, the other nine institutions in the top 10 are all in China.
