“2025自然指数—科研城市”排名发布

Core Insights - The "Nature Index" report published by "Springer Nature Online" highlights that Hangzhou has risen from 13th to 10th place in the global ranking of research cities for 2024, marking its first entry into the top ten [1] - The report also details Hangzhou's performance across five major scientific disciplines, showing strong research potential, particularly in chemistry and environmental sciences [1] Group 1: Research City Rankings - The top ten global research cities for 2024 are Beijing, Shanghai, New York metropolitan area, Boston metropolitan area, Nanjing, Guangzhou, San Francisco Bay Area, Wuhan, Baltimore-Washington, and Hangzhou [1] - China now holds more than half of the top ten positions in the global research city rankings, with Guangzhou moving from 8th to 6th place, surpassing the San Francisco Bay Area [1] Group 2: Research and Development in Hangzhou - Hangzhou has established a stable long-term support mechanism for basic research and has become one of the first provincial capitals to set up a regional innovation development joint fund under the National Natural Science Foundation [2] - In 2024, Hangzhou's R&D expenditure reached 85.166 billion yuan, an increase of 8.3% from the previous year, with an R&D expenditure intensity of 3.90%, up by 0.15 percentage points [2] - The city's high-tech industry accounted for 72.28% of the industrial added value from January to September, with a 4.6% growth in high-tech industry investment, representing 14.6% of fixed asset investment [2]