International Ranking

Name of the ranking	Nature Index
Geographical scope	global
Status of the ranking	independent
Name of person in charge of ranking	Aaron Ballagh
E-mail of person in charge of ranking	aaron.ballagh@nature.com
Website of the ranking	www.natureindex.com/annual-tables/2017/institution...
Publication frequency	annual,Other: tables based on a 12-month rolling window of data, which is updated monthly (i.e. Current Index: https://www.natureindex.com/institution-outputs/generate/All/global/All/weighted_score)
First year of publication	2014
Most recent year of publication	2017
Ranking organization	Macmillan Publishers Limited (part of Springer Nature Group)
Website of the methodology	www.natureindex.com

Type of publication: internet
Internet users access to ranking: open access
Language of publication: English
Main target groups: higher education institutions,policymakers, governments and funding agencies,
Level of comparison: institutional, broad fields,
Other: sectors: corporate, government, healthcare, NPO/NGO; countries and regions
Major dimensions covered: research, Other: collaboration in high-quality natural science journals
Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables), multi-indicator ranking
Data sources: Other: 68 high-impact publications analysed by Nature
Quality assurance of ranking: advisory board
Website of the ranking organization: http://www.nature.com