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In Jan. 2018, Nature Publishing Group released the Nature Index 2018 Tables (covering the time period from 1^st Oct. 2016 to 30^th Sept. 2017), showing that LZU ranked the 15^th among all universities and colleges in China.

The Nature Index is a measurement that calculate the high-level paper outputs of research institutes, universities and colleges, and  industrial organizations in all regions and countries around the world, and evaluates the performance of all organizations in four core disciplinary domains, including chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, life science, and physical science.

The data shows that LZU has published 149 papers in 68 journals identified by the Nature Index, contributing to a WFC (weighted fractional count) value of 90.20. Hence, LZU ranked the 105th globally, the 92nd among all universities and colleges in the world, the 27th among all universities and colleges in the Asia-Pacific region, and the 15th among all universities and colleges in China.

In Chemistry domain, LZU has published 98 papers in 68 journals, with a WFC value of 63.47. This makes LZU the 55^th in the world, the 47^th among all universities and colleges around the world, the 23^rd among all universities and colleges in the Asia-Pacific region, and the 17^th among all universities and colleges in China.

With regard to the earth and environmental sciences, LZU has published 15 papers in 68 journals, and the WFC value is 8.84. Therefore, LZU ranked the 90^th globally, the 67^th among the universities and colleges in the world, the 15^th among all universities and colleges in the Asia-Pacific region, and the 9^th among all universities and colleges in China.

In the field of life science, LZU has published 6 papers in 68 journals, indicating a WFC value of 2.68. In this field, LZU is ranked 495^th among all universities and colleges around the world, the 109^th among all universities and colleges in the Asia-Pacific region, and the 47^th among all universities and colleges all over China.

In terms of physical science, LZU has published 37 papers in 68 journals. Hence, the WFC value is 16.40, making LZU the 234^th globally, the 195^th among all universities and colleges in the world, the 53^rd among all universities and colleges in the Asia-Pacific region, and the 25^th among all universities and colleges in China.

(Translated by Yang Han; proofread by Zhang Yuyuan)