International Ranking

Name of the ranking	Nature Index
Geographical scope	global
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	https://www.natureindex.com/annual-tables/2020
Publication frequency	annual
First year of publication	2014
Most recent year of publication	2020
Ranking organization	Macmillan Publishers Limited (part of Springer Nature Group)
Website of the methodology	https://www.natureindex.com/faq#methodology

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,Other: research community
Level of comparison: institutional, broad fields,
Other: sectors: (academic, corporate, government, healthcare, NPO/NGO); countries and regions;
Major dimensions covered: research, employability, Other: collaboration in high-quality natural science journals
Structure of presentation: ordinary presentation (league tables), multi-indicator ranking
Data sources: Other: 82 high-impact publications analysed by Nature
Quality assurance of ranking: advisory board
Website of the ranking organization: http://www.nature.com