Chinese Universities soar in scientific research while the US falls behind.

[JLW]

Until recently, Harvard was the most productive research university in the world, according to a global ranking that looks at academic publication.

That position may be teetering, the most recent evidence of a troubling trend for American academia....



Look back to the early 2000s, and a global university ranking based on scientific output, such as published journal articles, would be very different. Seven American schools would be among the top 10, led by Harvard University at No. 1.

Only one Chinese school, Zhejiang University, would even make the top 25.

Today, Zhejiang is ranked first on that list, the Leiden Rankings, from the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Seven other Chinese schools are in the top 10.

According to Mark Neijssel, director of services for the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, the Leiden rankings take into account papers and citations contained in the Web of Science, a database set of academic publications which is owned by Clarivate, a data and analytics company. Thousands of academic journals are represented in the databases, many of which are highly specialized, he said.

Global university rankings generally have not attracted much popular attention in the United States. Even so, some experienced academics are seeing the growth in research production from China that the rankings reflect, and are warning that America is falling behind.

​

Rafael Reif, a former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said on a podcast last year that “the number of papers and the quality of the papers coming from China are outstanding” and are “dwarfing what we’re doing in the U.S.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/harvard-global-ranking-chinese-universities-trump-cuts.html

According to the Leiden Rankings here are the top 25 universities in the world in scientific research:

CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition

The CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition offers important insights into the scientific performance of over 1500 major universities worldwide. Select your preferred indicators, generate results, and explore the performance of universities.

traditional.leidenranking.com

Meanwhile here in the US, the morons is in the Trump Administration have been cutting funding to universities and waging a war on higher education.

We are watching in real time the decline of the US. We need to get our act together now!

 

[excalibur]

Trained in America.

 

[JLW]

Trained in America.

You’re right. While we are dickering around China is on the ascendency. This is the canary in the coal mine and the canary is very sick.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Until recently, Harvard was the most productive research university in the world, according to a global ranking that looks at academic publication.

That position may be teetering, the most recent evidence of a troubling trend for American academia....



Look back to the early 2000s, and a global university ranking based on scientific output, such as published journal articles, would be very different. Seven American schools would be among the top 10, led by Harvard University at No. 1.

Only one Chinese school, Zhejiang University, would even make the top 25.

Today, Zhejiang is ranked first on that list, the Leiden Rankings, from the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Seven other Chinese schools are in the top 10.

According to Mark Neijssel, director of services for the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, the Leiden rankings take into account papers and citations contained in the Web of Science, a database set of academic publications which is owned by Clarivate, a data and analytics company. Thousands of academic journals are represented in the databases, many of which are highly specialized, he said.

Global university rankings generally have not attracted much popular attention in the United States. Even so, some experienced academics are seeing the growth in research production from China that the rankings reflect, and are warning that America is falling behind.

​

Rafael Reif, a former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said on a podcast last year that “the number of papers and the quality of the papers coming from China are outstanding” and are “dwarfing what we’re doing in the U.S.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/harvard-global-ranking-chinese-universities-trump-cuts.html

According to the Leiden Rankings here are the top 25 universities in the world in scientific research:

View attachment 1206555

CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition

The CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition offers important insights into the scientific performance of over 1500 major universities worldwide. Select your preferred indicators, generate results, and explore the performance of universities.

traditional.leidenranking.com

Meanwhile here the US, the morons is in the Trump Administration have been cutting funding to universities and waging a war on higher education.

MAGA and Trumpism has been curse upon this land. We are watching in real time the decline of the US.

Until recently, Harvard was the most productive research university in the world, according to a global ranking that looks at academic publication.

I'll bet they put out some really solid papers on dudes getting pregnant.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Until recently, Harvard was the most productive research university in the world, according to a global ranking that looks at academic publication.

That position may be teetering, the most recent evidence of a troubling trend for American academia....



Look back to the early 2000s, and a global university ranking based on scientific output, such as published journal articles, would be very different. Seven American schools would be among the top 10, led by Harvard University at No. 1.

Only one Chinese school, Zhejiang University, would even make the top 25.

Today, Zhejiang is ranked first on that list, the Leiden Rankings, from the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Seven other Chinese schools are in the top 10.

According to Mark Neijssel, director of services for the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, the Leiden rankings take into account papers and citations contained in the Web of Science, a database set of academic publications which is owned by Clarivate, a data and analytics company. Thousands of academic journals are represented in the databases, many of which are highly specialized, he said.

Global university rankings generally have not attracted much popular attention in the United States. Even so, some experienced academics are seeing the growth in research production from China that the rankings reflect, and are warning that America is falling behind.

​

Rafael Reif, a former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said on a podcast last year that “the number of papers and the quality of the papers coming from China are outstanding” and are “dwarfing what we’re doing in the U.S.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/harvard-global-ranking-chinese-universities-trump-cuts.html

According to the Leiden Rankings here are the top 25 universities in the world in scientific research:

View attachment 1206555

CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition

The CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition offers important insights into the scientific performance of over 1500 major universities worldwide. Select your preferred indicators, generate results, and explore the performance of universities.

traditional.leidenranking.com

Meanwhile here the US, the morons is in the Trump Administration have been cutting funding to universities and waging a war on higher education.

MAGA and Trumpism has been curse upon this land. We are watching in real time the decline of the US.

Yeah but where are Chinas DEI score?

 

[Rawley]

Meanwhile here the US, the morons is in the Trump Administration have been cutting funding to universities and waging a war on higher education.

MAGA and Trumpism has been curse upon this land. We are watching in real time the decline of the US.

Harvard has a $60Billion endowment. I think they can afford to spare a few dollars.

 

[Lockback]

Trained in America.

Yep. It's easier to get really good when you're getting great training and stealing secrets.

 

[1srelluc]

Funny, the OP condemns the universities but it's the very practices that they support that got them there. They are also the same policies that the OP and his ilk support.

I'll tell you this, the Chi-Com students at UVA don't get involved in the leftist student BS that goes on there.....Sorta odd isn't it, you would think they would be fermenting it.

They are there for an education and laugh at us when they get back to China.

 

[otto105]

Until recently, Harvard was the most productive research university in the world, according to a global ranking that looks at academic publication.

I'll bet they put out some really solid papers on dudes getting pregnant.

toddster is a fine example of maga stupid.

 

[candycorn]

Until recently, Harvard was the most productive research university in the world, according to a global ranking that looks at academic publication.

That position may be teetering, the most recent evidence of a troubling trend for American academia....



Look back to the early 2000s, and a global university ranking based on scientific output, such as published journal articles, would be very different. Seven American schools would be among the top 10, led by Harvard University at No. 1.

Only one Chinese school, Zhejiang University, would even make the top 25.

Today, Zhejiang is ranked first on that list, the Leiden Rankings, from the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Seven other Chinese schools are in the top 10.

According to Mark Neijssel, director of services for the Centre for Science and Technology Studies, the Leiden rankings take into account papers and citations contained in the Web of Science, a database set of academic publications which is owned by Clarivate, a data and analytics company. Thousands of academic journals are represented in the databases, many of which are highly specialized, he said.

Global university rankings generally have not attracted much popular attention in the United States. Even so, some experienced academics are seeing the growth in research production from China that the rankings reflect, and are warning that America is falling behind.

​

Rafael Reif, a former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said on a podcast last year that “the number of papers and the quality of the papers coming from China are outstanding” and are “dwarfing what we’re doing in the U.S.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/harvard-global-ranking-chinese-universities-trump-cuts.html

According to the Leiden Rankings here are the top 25 universities in the world in scientific research:

View attachment 1206555

CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition

The CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition offers important insights into the scientific performance of over 1500 major universities worldwide. Select your preferred indicators, generate results, and explore the performance of universities.

traditional.leidenranking.com

Meanwhile here the US, the morons is in the Trump Administration have been cutting funding to universities and waging a war on higher education.

We are watching in real time the decline of the US.

Yep...and MAGA is applauding every cut, every degrading, and every move taken to injure the institutions of higher learning.

What no other nation could do...MAGA is doing it for htem.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Have you seen What goes on at Harvard these days. This is not surprising.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

toddster is a fine example of maga stupid.

Obviously!

Why else would I be skeptical of all the awesome academic output from Harvard?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Yep...and MAGA is applauding every cut, every degrading, and every move taken to injure the institutions of higher learning.

What no other nation could do...MAGA is doing it for htem.

We don’t have institutions of higher learning anymore and it is not because of Trump. What you still consider to be education has been on the decline in this country for years.

 

[otto105]

Obviously!

Why else would I be skeptical of all the awesome academic output from Harvard?

Because you went to trump U.

 

[JLW]

Funny, the OP condemns the universities but it's the very practices that they support that got them there. They are also the same policies that the OP and his ilk support.

I'll tell you this, the Chi-Com students at UVA don't get involved in the leftist student BS that goes on there.....Sorta odd isn't it, you would think they would be fermenting it.

They are there for an education and laugh at us when they get back to China.

You know I don’t disagree that some Universities have dropped the ball and focused too much on DEI and other nonsense, but I also see that the war being waged on higher education by your ilk is deteriorating the advantage the US has held over the past century. Cutting back and holding back federal research funds to,our top universities does not aid in any way U.S. competitiveness.

 

[1srelluc]

You know I don’t disagree that some Universities have dropped the ball and focused too much on DEI and other nonsense, but I also see that the war being waged on higher education by your ilk is deteriorating the advantage the US has held over the past century. Cutting back and holding back federal research funds to,our top universities does not aid in any way the U.S. competitiveness.

Well Harvard could always dip into their 57 BILLION endowment fund.

 

[Unkotare]

.... the Leiden rankings take into account papers ...

Yeah, paper money.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

You know I don’t disagree that some Universities have dropped the ball and focused too much on DEI and other nonsense, but I also see that the war being waged on higher education by your ilk is deteriorating the advantage the US has held over the past century. Cutting back and holding back federal research funds to,our top universities does not aid in any way the U.S. competitiveness.

but I also see that the war being waged on higher education by your ilk is deteriorating the advantage the US has held over the past century.

Yeah, DEI and fake scholarship started our war on BS higher education.

 

[otto105]

but I also see that the war being waged on higher education by your ilk is deteriorating the advantage the US has held over the past century.

Yeah, DEI and fake scholarship started our war on BS higher education.

What the **** are you posting about toddster.

 

[scruffy]

Until recently, Harvard was the most productive research university in the world, according to a global ranking that looks at academic publication.

Bullshit.

MIT far outweighs Harvard, both in terms of number of publications and significance.

This is fake news.