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Considered the world’s largest research organization and Nature Index ranked No. 1 research institute in the world, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a national academy for natural sciences known for series of pioneering scientific breakthroughs which is headquartered in Beijing, China. With 106 research institutes, 2 universities, 71,300 full-time employees, and 79,000 graduate students, the organization is the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People’s Republic of China. CAS has been ranked one of the prominent world leaders in areas of chemistry, environmental and ecological sciences, physics, earth sciences, materials science among other disciplines and widely recognized for its advancement towards technology and science ultimately contributing towards a colossal development of national economy.

Among all universities and research institutions in the world, the organization has been mentioned in the list of the most productive institution of the world  publishing articles on sustainable development indexed in the Web of Science from 1981 to 2018. The academy is also known to run Nature Index ranked two of world’s top three universities i.e. University of Science and Technology of China and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has also founded and spun off multiple companies, such as Sugon and GoLaxy. In 2024, Clarivate‘s Highly Cited Researchers list contained 308 CSA members making CSA researchers sixth largest by country and the largest group on the list by institution.

The academy functions as the national scientific think tank and academic governing body, providing advisory and appraisal services on issues stemming from the national economy, social development, and science and technology progress. It is headquartered in Beijing, with affiliate institutes throughout China. It has also created hundreds of commercial enterprises, Lenovo being one of the most famous. In addition, the academy is known to undertake more than half of the total national projects constructing and operating a large number of China’s major scientific and technological infrastructures making the institute a national strategic force in research and integrated high-tech development.