Leading 200 science cities in SDG research**
The leading 200 science cities and metropolitan areas ranked by SDG article share between 2015 and 2020 (SDG Share 2015–20). The list is based on research outputs pegged to the UN’s’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals**. Each city’s SDG article count (SDG Count) and proportion of SDG Share to the city’s total Share (SDG %) are shown for the same period.
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| 1 | Beijing | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 1,753.49 | 3,622 | 11.9% |
| 2 | San Francisco Bay Area | United States of America (USA) | 875.16 | 2,077 | 8.5% |
| 3 | New York metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 862.76 | 2,284 | 7.0% |
| 4 | Baltimore - Washington | United States of America (USA) | 745.40 | 2,129 | 8.9% |
| 5 | Boston metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 720.97 | 1,849 | 6.5% |
| 6 | Shanghai | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 579.22 | 1,271 | 7.9% |
| 7 | Nanjing | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 499.42 | 1,061 | 10.5% |
| 8 | Singapore* | Singapore | 427.73 | 809 | 11.9% |
| 9 | Los Angeles metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 414.82 | 1,092 | 7.8% |
| 10 | Seoul metropolitan area | South Korea | 395.26 | 784 | 8.7% |
| 11 | Wuhan | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 325.73 | 681 | 9.8% |
| 12 | Chicago metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 316.02 | 782 | 6.7% |
| 13 | Paris metropolitan area | France | 300.29 | 964 | 5.1% |
| 14 | San Diego metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 295.05 | 782 | 8.0% |
| 15 | Guangzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 286.37 | 677 | 9.8% |
| 16 | Tokyo metropolitan area | Japan | 278.98 | 698 | 3.7% |
| 17 | Tianjin | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 273.49 | 571 | 12.5% |
| 18 | London metropolitan area | United Kingdom (UK) | 268.96 | 940 | 6.0% |
| 19 | Boulder | United States of America (USA) | 266.42 | 752 | 16.3% |
| 20 | Zürich | Switzerland | 258.72 | 650 | 7.2% |
| 21 | Seattle metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 255.97 | 775 | 11.4% |
| 22 | Hefei | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 253.95 | 599 | 9.7% |
| 23 | Atlanta metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 253.85 | 749 | 11.6% |
| 24 | Melbourne | Australia | 240.64 | 719 | 10.6% |
| 25 | Cambridge | United Kingdom (UK) | 240.04 | 737 | 7.0% |
| 26 | Hong Kong | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 236.98 | 612 | 10.4% |
| 27 | Sydney | Australia | 226.07 | 649 | 13.2% |
| 28 | Changchun | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 204.45 | 398 | 11.9% |
| 29 | Berlin metropolitan area | Germany | 201.89 | 560 | 6.7% |
| 30 | Suzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 200.37 | 373 | 15.6% |
| 31 | Hangzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 194.05 | 452 | 8.9% |
| 32 | Austin | United States of America (USA) | 181.58 | 398 | 11.4% |
| 33 | Philadelphia metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 176.52 | 521 | 5.8% |
| 34 | Oxford | United Kingdom (UK) | 175.28 | 579 | 6.2% |
| 35 | Ann Arbor | United States of America (USA) | 162.52 | 392 | 7.6% |
| 36 | Xi’an | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 159.18 | 417 | 10.5% |
| 37 | Dalian | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 154.81 | 318 | 14.7% |
| 38 | Brisbane | Australia | 148.29 | 456 | 13.1% |
| 39 | Houston metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 148.29 | 375 | 6.1% |
| 40 | Daejeon | South Korea | 141.81 | 322 | 8.7% |
| 41 | Changsha | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 141.67 | 316 | 11.2% |
| 42 | Toronto metropolitan area | Canada | 140.42 | 383 | 6.5% |
| 43 | State College | United States of America (USA) | 136.06 | 350 | 10.8% |
| 44 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 132.37 | 433 | 8.4% |
| 45 | Chengdu | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 127.07 | 312 | 9.0% |
| 46 | Shenzhen | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 124.44 | 486 | 10.6% |
| 47 | Exeter | United Kingdom (UK) | 122.31 | 377 | 29.1% |
| 48 | Durham | United States of America (USA) | 122.29 | 392 | 9.2% |
| 49 | Harbin | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 120.24 | 231 | 15.7% |
| 50 | Ithaca | United States of America (USA) | 119.79 | 346 | 7.2% |
| 51 | Tsukuba | Japan | 119.39 | 375 | 7.9% |
| 52 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 116.66 | 289 | 6.4% |
| 53 | Irvine | United States of America (USA) | 116.45 | 302 | 12.6% |
| 54 | Urbana | United States of America (USA) | 116.43 | 273 | 8.2% |
| 55 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 116.15 | 312 | 16.4% |
| 56 | Fuzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 115.94 | 205 | 12.1% |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | United States of America (USA) | 112.22 | 253 | 7.8% |
| 58 | Xiamen | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 108.72 | 275 | 10.2% |
| 59 | Qingdao | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 108.69 | 295 | 14.9% |
| 60 | Munich | Germany | 107.60 | 336 | 3.7% |
| 61 | Stockholm | Sweden | 107.41 | 397 | 7.2% |
| 62 | Richland | United States of America (USA) | 105.17 | 251 | 18.6% |
| 63 | Montreal metropolitan area | Canada | 104.62 | 316 | 6.3% |
| 64 | Madison | United States of America (USA) | 103.38 | 306 | 6.9% |
| 65 | Barcelona metropolitan area | Spain | 102.70 | 367 | 5.7% |
| 66 | Minneapolis - Saint Paul | United States of America (USA) | 97.25 | 278 | 7.2% |
| 67 | Jinan | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 89.47 | 207 | 7.9% |
| 68 | St. Louis | United States of America (USA) | 89.21 | 245 | 6.7% |
| 69 | Ulsan | South Korea | 88.29 | 157 | 15.9% |
| 70 | Leeds | United Kingdom (UK) | 87.93 | 343 | 16.1% |
| 71 | Madrid | Spain | 85.80 | 329 | 5.0% |
| 72 | Taipei | Taiwan | 85.57 | 245 | 6.8% |
| 73 | Vancouver metropolitan area | Canada | 85.33 | 265 | 7.6% |
| 74 | Chapel Hill | United States of America (USA) | 82.54 | 248 | 6.6% |
| 75 | Dresden | Germany | 77.80 | 212 | 6.1% |
| 76 | Hamburg | Germany | 77.52 | 226 | 7.8% |
| 77 | Vienna | Austria | 77.45 | 290 | 5.7% |
| 78 | West Lafayette | United States of America (USA) | 77.37 | 216 | 8.6% |
| 79 | Chongqing | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 77.15 | 181 | 8.6% |
| 80 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 75.21 | 314 | 9.0% |
| 81 | Phoenix metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 75.19 | 202 | 11.5% |
| 82 | Davis | United States of America (USA) | 72.02 | 235 | 8.1% |
| 83 | Kiel | Germany | 71.17 | 174 | 16.5% |
| 84 | Lanzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 70.43 | 163 | 7.5% |
| 85 | Oak Ridge | United States of America (USA) | 70.41 | 239 | 10.7% |
| 86 | Corvallis | United States of America (USA) | 69.53 | 218 | 21.7% |
| 87 | Fort Collins | United States of America (USA) | 67.54 | 204 | 14.8% |
| 88 | Wollongong | Australia | 67.32 | 184 | 35.0% |
| 89 | Santa Barbara | United States of America (USA) | 67.12 | 193 | 5.8% |
| 90 | Denver metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 65.99 | 206 | 9.4% |
| 91 | Canberra | Australia | 65.14 | 255 | 9.6% |
| 92 | Riverside | United States of America (USA) | 65.05 | 164 | 10.3% |
| 93 | Amsterdam metropolitan area | Netherlands | 64.84 | 278 | 5.6% |
| 94 | Bristol metropolitan area | United Kingdom (UK) | 64.24 | 252 | 6.1% |
| 95 | Toulouse | France | 64.12 | 229 | 8.2% |
| 96 | College Station | United States of America (USA) | 63.41 | 188 | 7.0% |
| 97 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom (UK) | 62.97 | 238 | 5.5% |
| 98 | Columbus | United States of America (USA) | 62.68 | 184 | 6.9% |
| 99 | Tucson | United States of America (USA) | 62.29 | 200 | 9.7% |
| 100 | Helsinki | Finland | 60.71 | 210 | 7.9% |
| 101 | Waterloo | Canada | 60.69 | 141 | 8.4% |
| 102 | Kyoto | Japan | 60.21 | 178 | 3.1% |
| 103 | Southampton | United Kingdom (UK) | 57.27 | 210 | 9.8% |
| 104 | Uppsala | Sweden | 56.91 | 210 | 8.1% |
| 105 | Bremerhaven | Germany | 56.02 | 179 | 40.0% |
| 106 | Los Alamos | United States of America (USA) | 55.71 | 175 | 9.9% |
| 107 | Grenoble | France | 55.66 | 226 | 4.7% |
| 108 | Oslo | Norway | 55.57 | 233 | 10.4% |
| 109 | Miami metropolitan area | United States of America (USA) | 55.11 | 174 | 10.4% |
| 110 | Dallas - Fort Worth | United States of America (USA) | 54.34 | 159 | 3.9% |
| 111 | Delft | Netherlands | 53.51 | 175 | 9.3% |
| 112 | Leuven | Belgium | 52.43 | 165 | 5.6% |
| 113 | Perth | Australia | 52.37 | 199 | 9.7% |
| 114 | Bergen | Norway | 52.25 | 161 | 24.4% |
| 115 | Blacksburg | United States of America (USA) | 51.80 | 126 | 12.6% |
| 116 | Mainz | Germany | 51.53 | 166 | 5.6% |
| 117 | Manchester | United Kingdom (UK) | 51.41 | 166 | 5.1% |
| 118 | Falmouth | United States of America (USA) | 51.38 | 208 | 19.4% |
| 119 | Raleigh | United States of America (USA) | 50.76 | 150 | 9.5% |
| 120 | Osaka | Japan | 49.87 | 123 | 3.2% |
| 121 | Pohang | South Korea | 49.50 | 131 | 8.3% |
| 122 | Edmonton | Canada | 49.26 | 151 | 7.5% |
| 123 | Gent | Belgium | 48.59 | 151 | 8.1% |
| 124 | Central National Capital Region (Delhi) | India | 48.02 | 121 | 9.8% |
| 125 | Rome | Italy | 47.88 | 196 | 4.7% |
| 126 | Adelaide | Australia | 47.72 | 144 | 13.8% |
| 127 | Wageningen | Netherlands | 46.93 | 178 | 16.0% |
| 128 | Nagoya metropolitan area | Japan | 46.91 | 141 | 3.5% |
| 129 | Nashville | United States of America (USA) | 46.87 | 153 | 6.3% |
| 130 | Bengaluru | India | 46.80 | 107 | 5.3% |
| 131 | Salt Lake City | United States of America (USA) | 45.31 | 123 | 5.9% |
| 132 | Gainesville | United States of America (USA) | 44.64 | 165 | 6.4% |
| 133 | Liverpool | United Kingdom (UK) | 44.22 | 157 | 10.6% |
| 134 | Karlsruhe | Germany | 44.21 | 138 | 5.8% |
| 135 | East Lansing | United States of America (USA) | 44.20 | 140 | 9.4% |
| 136 | Milan | Italy | 44.00 | 165 | 4.6% |
| 137 | Reading | United Kingdom (UK) | 43.38 | 160 | 25.9% |
| 138 | Göteborg | Sweden | 43.38 | 150 | 7.6% |
| 139 | Honolulu | United States of America (USA) | 43.24 | 172 | 13.5% |
| 140 | Moscow | Russia | 43.16 | 177 | 3.5% |
| 141 | São Paulo | Brazil | 42.71 | 166 | 7.6% |
| 142 | Hanover | United States of America (USA) | 42.27 | 98 | 14.4% |
| 143 | Hobart | Australia | 42.12 | 156 | 29.5% |
| 144 | Heidelberg | Germany | 41.80 | 146 | 2.9% |
| 145 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 40.09 | 126 | 5.1% |
| 146 | Zhengzhou | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 39.95 | 179 | 10.4% |
| 147 | Providence | United States of America (USA) | 39.75 | 112 | 7.8% |
| 148 | Aarhus | Denmark | 38.93 | 147 | 7.3% |
| 149 | Sapporo | Japan | 38.90 | 123 | 5.6% |
| 150 | Townsville | Australia | 38.83 | 144 | 37.3% |
| 151 | Glasgow | United Kingdom (UK) | 38.37 | 130 | 5.6% |
| 152 | Stuttgart | Germany | 38.11 | 92 | 6.4% |
| 153 | Bremen | Germany | 38.00 | 169 | 12.3% |
| 154 | Shenyang | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 37.97 | 112 | 10.9% |
| 155 | Albuquerque | United States of America (USA) | 37.91 | 124 | 8.2% |
| 156 | Amherst | United States of America (USA) | 37.69 | 134 | 7.0% |
| 157 | Köln | Germany | 37.67 | 136 | 6.7% |
| 158 | Ningbo | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 37.39 | 101 | 15.7% |
| 159 | Prague | Czech Republic | 36.95 | 130 | 5.0% |
| 160 | Ottawa | Canada | 36.75 | 159 | 6.4% |
| 161 | Storrs | United States of America (USA) | 36.07 | 100 | 12.6% |
| 162 | Leiden | Netherlands | 35.84 | 133 | 7.2% |
| 163 | Genève | Switzerland | 35.71 | 138 | 3.3% |
| 164 | Gatineau | Canada | 35.70 | 96 | 30.3% |
| 165 | Tampa | United States of America (USA) | 34.98 | 101 | 11.0% |
| 166 | Tallahassee | United States of America (USA) | 34.74 | 112 | 7.0% |
| 167 | Santa Cruz | United States of America (USA) | 34.60 | 143 | 8.7% |
| 168 | Lund | Sweden | 34.20 | 124 | 6.3% |
| 169 | Cleveland | United States of America (USA) | 33.78 | 112 | 5.3% |
| 170 | Erlangen | Germany | 33.57 | 92 | 5.5% |
| 171 | Kolkata metropolitan area | India | 33.42 | 70 | 4.6% |
| 172 | Leipzig | Germany | 32.98 | 127 | 6.6% |
| 173 | Bern | Switzerland | 32.91 | 159 | 7.7% |
| 174 | Fukuoka metropolitan area | Japan | 32.82 | 106 | 5.0% |
| 175 | Nottingham | United Kingdom (UK) | 32.51 | 133 | 7.5% |
| 176 | Hsinchu | Taiwan | 32.30 | 118 | 5.1% |
| 177 | Sendai | Japan | 32.27 | 88 | 3.2% |
| 178 | Haifa | Israel | 32.13 | 86 | 4.7% |
| 179 | Montpellier | France | 31.71 | 173 | 5.5% |
| 180 | Pune metropolitan area | India | 31.51 | 60 | 6.9% |
| 181 | Strasbourg | France | 30.95 | 83 | 4.3% |
| 182 | Lyon | France | 30.86 | 99 | 4.0% |
| 183 | Rochester | United States of America (USA) | 30.85 | 103 | 6.1% |
| 184 | Reẖovot | Israel | 30.51 | 72 | 2.9% |
| 185 | Nanchang | China mainland, Hong Kong, Macau | 30.36 | 70 | 9.4% |
| 186 | Frankfurt am Main | Germany | 29.84 | 125 | 4.5% |
| 187 | Jerusalem | Israel | 29.46 | 81 | 3.8% |
| 188 | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 28.98 | 110 | 5.7% |
| 189 | Göttingen | Germany | 28.79 | 105 | 2.8% |
| 190 | Mumbai metropolitan area | India | 28.73 | 81 | 4.5% |
| 191 | Groningen | Netherlands | 28.43 | 105 | 4.6% |
| 192 | Wellington | New Zealand | 28.24 | 97 | 12.1% |
| 193 | Auckland | New Zealand | 28.17 | 103 | 14.2% |
| 194 | Portland | United States of America (USA) | 27.72 | 98 | 6.6% |
| 195 | Basel | Switzerland | 27.68 | 121 | 3.5% |
| 196 | Jena | Germany | 27.60 | 110 | 5.4% |
| 197 | Bloomington | United States of America (USA) | 27.57 | 95 | 4.7% |
| 198 | Dublin | Ireland | 27.44 | 111 | 5.2% |
| 199 | Norwich | United Kingdom (UK) | 27.39 | 119 | 9.5% |
| 200 | Charlottesville | United States of America (USA) | 26.91 | 87 | 5.3% |
Footnote
**Singapore is a city-state.
**Based on NI articles filtered using Sustainable Development Goals classifiers available via Digital Science Dimensions database.