Science in America and Nature in Britain are the most representative and authoritative comprehensive academic periodicals in the world at the present. Both of these two magazines enjoy good academic reputation and have international influence. Science and Nature share the commons on the emphasis of original creativity of research work. Thus, both magazines devote themselves to publish the forefront achievement of scientific research of all subjects around the world. The papers published on these magazines represent the highest level of the scientific research in the world, including the creative papers of many Nobel Prize winners.

Science and Nature are popular among the wide scientific and technical workers, especially among those basic research fellows. Both magazines have great application value in instructing universities to improve innovative ability. Chinese scientific fellows work very hard to publish their high level scientific research papers on these magazines. They try to promote Chinese scientific research achievements to the world and to expand Chinese scientific influence. After many years’ working, they have made great progress. This ranking is created based on the number of papers that China University published on Science and Nature as the first author.