Recently, the official website of the Nature Index released its latest rankings (covering the period from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2025). Guangxi University(GXU)delivered an outstanding performance, climbing to151st globallyand64th among universities inChinese Mainland. Compared with its global ranking of666th in 2021, at the beginning of the14th Five-Year Plan,GXUhas advanced515 places, marking a historic best and reflecting a leap initsoverall strength and core competitiveness.
The continued rise in the Nature Index ranking vividly demonstratesGXU’s steady progress in advancing its“Double First-Class” initiative. In recent years, the university has closely aligned its development with national strategies and the industrial needs of Guangxi, implementing a series of innovative measures and deepening comprehensive education reforms. Efforts have focused on building leading research teams and cultivating innovative talent, promoting interdisciplinary integration and organized scientific research, strengthening high-level research platforms, and leveraging artificial intelligence to empower research innovation.
These efforts have produced significant breakthroughs across multiple disciplines. At present,12 disciplinesat the university—includingengineering, materials science, agricultural sciences, plant and animal sciences, and chemistry—have entered thetop 1% of theEssential Science Indicators(ESI)global rankings. Among them,engineeringandmaterials sciencehave reached thetop 0.1% globally, achieving a historic breakthrough for universities in Guangxi. High-impact research outputs continue to emerge, with papers published in leading international journals such asNatureandScience. Innovations includingconcrete-filled steel tube long-span arch bridge technology,next-generation X-ray polarization detector technology,green papermaking and environmental protection technologies,new high-yield sugarcane varieties producing one ton of sugar per mu, andhigh-purity gallium separation and purification technologyhave reached leading domestic and internationally advanced levels, providing strong support for major national engineering projects and regional economic and social development.
Looking ahead,GXUwill continue to focus on breakthroughs in theDouble First-Class initiative, actively serving Guangxi’sten key modern manufacturing industries. It will further deepen education reform, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and coordinated innovation, tackle critical core technologies, and continuously enhance the efficiency of scientific innovation and technology transfer. These efforts aim to transform research achievements into powerful drivers of high-quality regional industrial development and accelerate the building of aChinese-characteristic Double First-Class university firmly rooted in the Guangxi region, contributing greater wisdom and strength to national development strategies and the economic and social development of Guangxi.
It is reported that the Nature Index was first released in November 2014. By tracking research articles published in145 leading international journals, includingNature,Science, andCell, the index evaluates the research competitiveness of institutions across five core fields:chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, life sciences, health sciences, and physical sciences. It has since become a widely recognized global indicator for assessing thehigh-quality research output and collaborationof institutions, countries, and regions in the natural sciences.
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