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China’s Universities Top Global Research Output as Harvard Slips to No. 3

Backed by heavy state investment, a metrics-driven publishing push is propelling Chinese campuses up Leiden’s output list.

Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, is now at the top of a global ranking of research output, supplanting Harvard University.
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Overview

  • Zhejiang University ranks first on the latest Leiden Rankings, with seven Chinese institutions in the top ten for research output.
  • Harvard drops to third on overall output but remains first for highly cited scientific publications.
  • Leading U.S. universities are producing more research than two decades ago, yet Chinese institutions have expanded output much faster.
  • The Leiden Rankings measure papers and citations indexed in Clarivate’s Web of Science, according to the ranking’s administrators.
  • Analysts credit China’s gains to sustained government funding and note that U.S. funding cuts under President Trump are cited as a potential accelerant of America’s relative decline.