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Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings USA
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | San Francisco - San Jose | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 55 | 1557 |
| 2 | 4 | New York | United States | New York | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 55 | 901 |
| 3 | 5 | Los Angeles | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 55 | 740 |
| 4 | 7 | Boston | United States | Massachusetts | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 53 | 167 |
| 5 | 11 | Chicago | United States | Illinois | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 53 | 264 |
| 6 | 13 | Dallas-Fort Worth | United States | Texas | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 52 | 325 |
| 7 | 15 | Seattle | United States | Washington | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 51 | 1215 |
| 8 | 17 | Houston | United States | Texas | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 51 | 525 |
| 9 | 20 | Atlanta | United States | Georgia | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 49 | 79 |
| 10 | 23 | San Diego | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 49 | 1160 |
| 11 | 24 | Washington DC | United States | District of Columbia | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 49 | 1471 |
| 12 | 26 | Miami | United States | Florida | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 48 | 822 |
| 13 | 29 | Austin | United States | Texas | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 48 | 87 |
| 14 | 31 | Denver | United States | Colorado | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 48 | 334 |
| 15 | 32 | Philadelphia | United States | Pennsylvania | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 48 | 1027 |
| 16 | 41 | Portland | United States | Oregon | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 46 | 1053 |
| 17 | 43 | Oakland | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 46 | 944 |
| 18 | 50 | Orlando | United States | Florida | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 45 | 972 |
| 19 | 51 | Las Vegas | United States | Nevada | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 45 | 713 |
| 20 | 52 | Baltimore | United States | Maryland | AMERICAS | USA | 1 NEXUS | 45 | 97 |
| 21 | 59 | Sacramento | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 44 | 1133 |
| 22 | 61 | Minneapolis-St Paul | United States | Minnesota | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 44 | 1544 |
| 23 | 67 | Santa Ana-Anaheim | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 44 | 1173 |
| 24 | 71 | Tampa | United States | Florida | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 43 | 1327 |
| 25 | 75 | Pittsburgh | United States | Pennsylvania | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 43 | 1035 |
| 26 | 77 | Raleigh-Durham | United States | North Carolina | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 43 | 1085 |
| 27 | 78 | Kansas City | United States | KS/MO | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 43 | 614 |
| 28 | 80 | Detroit | United States | Michigan | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 43 | 337 |
| 29 | 81 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 43 | 1030 |
| 30 | 83 | Salt Lake City | United States | Utah | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 43 | 1149 |
| 31 | 84 | Nashville | United States | Tennessee | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 43 | 890 |
| 32 | 87 | Newark | United States | New Jersey | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 43 | 902 |
| 33 | 88 | Riverside | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 43 | 1111 |
| 34 | 91 | Providence | United States | Rhode Island | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 42 | 1067 |
| 35 | 94 | Albuquerque | United States | New Mexico | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 42 | 27 |
| 36 | 97 | Memphis | United States | Tennessee | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 42 | 813 |
| 37 | 98 | Richmond | United States | Virginia | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 42 | 1105 |
| 38 | 101 | Boulder | United States | Colorado | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 42 | 168 |
| 39 | 103 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Florida | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 42 | 403 |
| 40 | 107 | Indianapolis | United States | Indiana | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 42 | 548 |
| 41 | 108 | San Antonio | United States | Texas | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 42 | 1155 |
| 42 | 109 | Charlotte | United States | North Carolina | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 42 | 247 |
| 43 | 112 | Honolulu | United States | Hawaii | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 41 | 523 |
| 44 | 114 | Ann Arbor | United States | Michigan | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 41 | 51 |
| 45 | 115 | Tallahassee | United States | Florida | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 41 | 1322 |
| 46 | 116 | Columbus | United States | Ohio | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 41 | 296 |
| 47 | 119 | New Orleans | United States | Louisiana | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 41 | 900 |
| 48 | 121 | Milwaukee | United States | Wisconsin | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 41 | 827 |
| 49 | 124 | Cincinnati | United States | Ohio | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 41 | 275 |
| 50 | 137 | St Louis | United States | Missouri | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 41 | 1272 |
| 51 | 142 | Des Moines | United States | Iowa | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 40 | 336 |
| 52 | 156 | Buffalo | United States | New York | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 40 | 197 |
| 53 | 159 | Ventura-Oxnard | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 40 | 1633 |
| 54 | 161 | Albany | United States | New York | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 40 | 1627 |
| 55 | 162 | Jacksonville | United States | Florida | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 40 | 580 |
| 56 | 165 | Cleveland | United States | Ohio | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 40 | 284 |
| 57 | 166 | El Paso | United States | Texas | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 40 | 373 |
| 58 | 168 | Rochester | United States | New York | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 40 | 1115 |
| 59 | 169 | Norfolk-Virginia Beach | United States | Virginia | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 40 | 924 |
| 60 | 170 | Madison | United States | Wisconsin | AMERICAS | USA | 2 HUB | 40 | 765 |
| 61 | 173 | Fresno | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 413 |
| 62 | 176 | Hartford | United States | Connecticut | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 493 |
| 63 | 181 | Tucson | United States | Arizona | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 1391 |
| 64 | 182 | Oklahoma City | United States | Oklahoma | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 955 |
| 65 | 183 | Grand Rapids | United States | Michigan | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 457 |
| 66 | 184 | Charleston | United States | South Carolina | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 246 |
| 67 | 185 | Allentown | United States | Pennsylvania | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 34 |
| 68 | 186 | Boise | United States | Idaho | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 161 |
| 69 | 187 | Tulsa | United States | Oklahoma | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 1394 |
| 70 | 191 | Toledo | United States | Ohio | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 1362 |
| 71 | 192 | Birmingham | United States | Alabama | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 151 |
| 72 | 193 | Columbia | United States | South Carolina | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 294 |
| 73 | 196 | Colorado Springs | United States | Colorado | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 293 |
| 74 | 197 | Savannah | United States | Georgia | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 1211 |
| 75 | 203 | Greensboro | United States | North Carolina | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 461 |
| 76 | 206 | Louisville | United States | Kentucky | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 742 |
| 77 | 208 | Baton Rouge | United States | Louisiana | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 119 |
| 78 | 210 | Little Rock | United States | Arkansas | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 731 |
| 79 | 214 | Bridgeport | United States | Connecticut | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 184 |
| 80 | 215 | Corpus Christi | United States | Texas | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 39 | 307 |
| 81 | 224 | Akron | United States | Ohio | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 23 |
| 82 | 225 | Syracuse | United States | New York | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 1302 |
| 83 | 226 | Modesto | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 840 |
| 84 | 228 | Charlottesville | United States | Virginia | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 1543 |
| 85 | 233 | Knoxville | United States | Tennessee | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 662 |
| 86 | 234 | Springfield | United States | Massachusetts | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 1266 |
| 87 | 236 | Green Bay | United States | Wisconsin | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 460 |
| 88 | 238 | Omaha | United States | Nebraska | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 961 |
| 89 | 240 | Portland | United States | Maine | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 2104 |
| 90 | 246 | Spokane | United States | Washington | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 1264 |
| 91 | 247 | Bakersfield | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 94 |
| 92 | 248 | Stockton | United States | California | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 1281 |
| 93 | 249 | Manchester | United States | New Hampshire | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 781 |
| 94 | 250 | Reno | United States | Nevada | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 1097 |
| 95 | 255 | Winston-Salem | United States | North Carolina | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 38 | 1484 |
| 96 | 263 | Augusta | United States | Georgia | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 83 |
| 97 | 266 | Montgomery | United States | Alabama | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 851 |
| 98 | 267 | Chattanooga | United States | Tennessee | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 249 |
| 99 | 270 | Jackson | United States | Mississippi | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 579 |
| 100 | 271 | Lexington | United States | Kentucky | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 722 |
| 101 | 272 | Dayton | United States | Ohio | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 330 |
| 102 | 273 | Anchorage | United States | Alaska | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 47 |
| 103 | 274 | Roanoke | United States | Virginia | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 1632 |
| 104 | 275 | Rochester | United States | Minnesota | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 1114 |
| 105 | 276 | Wichita | United States | Kansas | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 1479 |
| 106 | 279 | Lancaster | United States | Pennsylvania | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 1629 |
| 107 | 282 | Lincoln | United States | Nebraska | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 727 |
| 108 | 289 | Wilmington | United States | Delaware | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 37 | 2105 |
| 109 | 291 | Cedar Rapids | United States | Iowa | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 36 | 241 |
| 110 | 297 | Springfield | United States | Illinois | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 36 | 1265 |
| 111 | 303 | Springfield | United States | Missouri | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 36 | 1267 |
| 112 | 312 | Greenville | United States | South Carolina | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 36 | 1628 |
| 113 | 330 | Bozeman | United States | Montana | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 35 | 171 |
| 114 | 332 | Fargo | United States | North Dakota | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 35 | 2103 |
| 115 | 340 | Burlington | United States | Vermont | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 35 | 2100 |
| 116 | 364 | Sioux Falls | United States | South Dakota | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 34 | 1241 |
| 117 | 382 | Billings | United States | Montana | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 33 | 150 |
| 118 | 414 | Cheyenne | United States | Wyoming | AMERICAS | USA | 3 NODE | 32 | 2102 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings Canada
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Toronto | Canada | Ontario | AMERICAS | CANADA | 1 NEXUS | 53 | 1370 |
| 2 | 22 | Montreal | Canada | Quebec | AMERICAS | CANADA | 1 NEXUS | 49 | 853 |
| 3 | 25 | Vancouver | Canada | British Columbia | AMERICAS | CANADA | 1 NEXUS | 49 | 1426 |
| 4 | 58 | Quebec | Canada | Quebec | AMERICAS | CANADA | 2 HUB | 44 | 1079 |
| 5 | 86 | Calgary | Canada | Alberta | AMERICAS | CANADA | 2 HUB | 43 | 210 |
| 6 | 125 | Edmonton | Canada | Alberta | AMERICAS | CANADA | 2 HUB | 41 | 369 |
| 7 | 126 | Ottawa | Canada | Ontario | AMERICAS | CANADA | 2 HUB | 41 | 983 |
| 8 | 202 | Halifax | Canada | Nova Scotia | AMERICAS | CANADA | 3 NODE | 39 | 480 |
| 9 | 205 | Hamilton | Canada | Ontario | AMERICAS | CANADA | 3 NODE | 39 | 484 |
| 10 | 223 | Winnipeg | Canada | Manitoba | AMERICAS | CANADA | 3 NODE | 39 | 1483 |
| 11 | 278 | London | Canada | Ontario | AMERICAS | CANADA | 3 NODE | 37 | 736 |
| 12 | 288 | Kitchener | Canada | Ontario | AMERICAS | CANADA | 3 NODE | 37 | 659 |
| 13 | 314 | Fredericton - St John | Canada | New Brunswick | AMERICAS | CANADA | 3 NODE | 36 | 1556 |
| 14 | 342 | Moncton | Canada | New Brunswick | AMERICAS | CANADA | 3 NODE | 35 | 846 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings Latin America
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 | Mexico City | Mexico | Mexico City | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 2 HUB | 43 | 821 |
| 2 | 79 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | Sao Paulo | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 2 HUB | 43 | 1204 |
| 3 | 82 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Buenos Aires | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 2 HUB | 43 | 196 |
| 4 | 118 | Rio De Janeiro | Brazil | Rio De Janeiro | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 2 HUB | 41 | 1109 |
| 5 | 141 | Medellin | Colombia | Antioquia | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 2 HUB | 40 | 809 |
| 6 | 149 | Santiago | Chile | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 2 HUB | 40 | 1186 | |
| 7 | 178 | Bogota | Colombia | Cundinamarca Department | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 39 | 160 |
| 8 | 230 | Monterrey | Mexico | Nuevo Leon | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 38 | 848 |
| 9 | 286 | Curitiba | Brazil | Parana | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 37 | 318 |
| 10 | 293 | Lima | Peru | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 36 | 725 | |
| 11 | 328 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Jalisco | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 35 | 466 |
| 12 | 355 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | Minas Gerais | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 34 | 135 |
| 13 | 361 | Brasilia | Brazil | Brasilia | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 34 | 174 |
| 14 | 363 | Salvador | Brazil | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 34 | 1152 | |
| 15 | 366 | Recife | Brazil | Pernambuco | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 34 | 1091 |
| 16 | 377 | Montevideo | Uruguay | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 33 | 850 | |
| 17 | 381 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | Rio Grande do Sul | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 33 | 1054 |
| 18 | 387 | Puebla | Mexico | Puebla | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 33 | 1071 |
| 19 | 389 | Panama City | Panama | Panama Canal | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 33 | 998 |
| 20 | 406 | Valparaiso | Chile | Valparaiso | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 32 | 1425 |
| 21 | 407 | Cordoba | Argentina | Cordoba Province | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 32 | 304 |
| 22 | 409 | Quito | Ecuador | Pichincha | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 32 | 1081 |
| 23 | 415 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Costa Rica | San Jose | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 32 | 1162 |
| 24 | 423 | Fortaleza | Brazil | Ceara | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 31 | 405 |
| 25 | 428 | Caracas | Venezuela | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 3 NODE | 31 | 224 | |
| 26 | 433 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | Guatemala | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 472 |
| 27 | 437 | Santo Domingo, DR | Dominican Republic | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 1191 | |
| 28 | 450 | Cali | Colombia | Valle del Cauca | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 211 |
| 29 | 451 | San Salvador | El Salvador | San Salvador department | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 1168 |
| 30 | 463 | San Juan | Argentina | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 28 | 2108 | |
| 31 | 469 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | Guayas | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 27 | 473 |
| 32 | 470 | Cartagena | Colombia | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 27 | 231 | |
| 33 | 477 | Kingston | Jamaica | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 26 | 648 | |
| 34 | 478 | Nassau | Bahamas | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 26 | 2106 | |
| 35 | 481 | Havana | Cuba | Havana | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 25 | 494 |
| 36 | 482 | La Paz | Bolivia | La Paz Department | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 4 UPSTART | 25 | 702 |
| 37 | 484 | Tegucigalpa | Honduras | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 24 | 1334 | ||
| 38 | 487 | Asuncion | Paraguay | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 23 | 76 | ||
| 39 | 488 | Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | AMERICAS | LATIN AMERICA | 23 | 2107 |
Europe Region
*Cities in Israel & Turkey are classified in Europe region for development reasons, but classified in Mid-East at sub region geographic level.
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings Europe Continental
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Paris | France | Ile-de-France | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 53 | 1002 |
| 2 | 14 | Berlin | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 51 | 142 | |
| 3 | 18 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 50 | 43 | |
| 4 | 19 | Vienna | Austria | Vienna | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 49 | 1439 |
| 5 | 21 | Munich | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 49 | 863 | |
| 6 | 28 | Stockholm | Sweden | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 48 | 1279 | |
| 7 | 30 | Barcelona | Spain | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 48 | 105 | |
| 8 | 36 | Oslo | Norway | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 47 | 978 | |
| 9 | 38 | Madrid | Spain | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 47 | 766 | |
| 10 | 39 | Copenhagen | Denmark | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 46 | 302 | |
| 11 | 40 | Milan | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 46 | 825 | |
| 12 | 42 | Hamburg | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 46 | 483 | |
| 13 | 46 | Helsinki | Finland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 45 | 497 | |
| 14 | 47 | Rome | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 45 | 1117 | |
| 15 | 49 | Dublin | Ireland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 1 NEXUS | 45 | 354 | |
| 16 | 56 | Frankfurt | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 44 | 409 | |
| 17 | 57 | Stuttgart | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 44 | 1285 | |
| 18 | 62 | Athens | Greece | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 44 | 78 | |
| 19 | 63 | Prague | Czech Republic | Central Bohemian Region | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 44 | 1061 |
| 20 | 65 | Dusseldorf | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 44 | 363 | |
| 21 | 66 | Lyon | France | Rhone-Alpes | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 44 | 757 |
| 22 | 70 | Leipzig | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 43 | 718 | |
| 23 | 72 | Cologne | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 43 | 290 | |
| 24 | 74 | Budapest | Hungary | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 43 | 194 | |
| 25 | 76 | Brussels | Belgium | Brussels | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 43 | 190 |
| 26 | 85 | Zurich | Switzerland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 43 | 1526 | |
| 27 | 90 | Lisbon | Portugal | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 42 | 730 | |
| 28 | 102 | Warsaw | Poland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 42 | 1470 | |
| 29 | 104 | Oporto | Portugal | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 42 | 966 | |
| 30 | 110 | The Hague | Netherlands | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 42 | 1537 | |
| 31 | 111 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 42 | 1123 | |
| 32 | 117 | Geneva | Switzerland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 437 | |
| 33 | 122 | Karlsruhe | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 619 | |
| 34 | 128 | Aachen | Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 1 |
| 35 | 130 | Marseille | France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 794 |
| 36 | 131 | Dresden | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 352 | |
| 37 | 132 | Nice | France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 907 |
| 38 | 133 | Basel | Switzerland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 1538 | |
| 39 | 134 | Mannheim-Heidelberg | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 1558 | |
| 40 | 135 | Malmo | Sweden | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 777 | |
| 41 | 136 | Napoli (Naples) | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 886 | |
| 42 | 138 | Dortmund | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 41 | 349 | |
| 43 | 140 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 370 | |
| 44 | 147 | Bilbao | Spain | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 149 | |
| 45 | 148 | Essen | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 386 | |
| 46 | 151 | Gothenburg | Sweden | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 453 | |
| 47 | 153 | Duisburg | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 357 | |
| 48 | 154 | Hannover | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 489 | |
| 49 | 155 | Toulouse | France | Midi-Pyrenees | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 1376 |
| 50 | 157 | Bucharest | Romania | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 193 | |
| 51 | 158 | Bochum | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 159 | |
| 52 | 164 | Torino | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 1369 | |
| 53 | 171 | Bern | Switzerland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 2 HUB | 40 | 1539 | |
| 54 | 174 | Salzburg | Austria | Salzburg | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 1153 |
| 55 | 175 | Lucerne | Switzerland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 1540 | |
| 56 | 179 | Utrecht | Netherlands | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 1416 | |
| 57 | 180 | Nuremberg | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 943 | |
| 58 | 188 | Antwerp | Belgium | Flanders | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 54 |
| 59 | 190 | Nantes | France | Pays de la Loire | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 884 |
| 60 | 194 | Bremen | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 181 | |
| 61 | 195 | Valencia | Spain | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 1421 | |
| 62 | 207 | Bonn | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 164 | |
| 63 | 209 | Odense | Denmark | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 948 | |
| 64 | 211 | Florence | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 396 | |
| 65 | 212 | Bordeaux | France | Aquitaine | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 165 |
| 66 | 213 | Strasbourg | France | Alsace | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 1284 |
| 67 | 217 | Graz | Austria | Styria | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 459 |
| 68 | 222 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 39 | 1548 | |
| 69 | 231 | Bologna | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 162 | |
| 70 | 232 | Kiel | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 643 | |
| 71 | 235 | Reykjavik | Iceland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 1099 | |
| 72 | 237 | Tallinn | Estonia | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 1323 | |
| 73 | 239 | Montpellier | France | Languedoc-Roussillon | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 852 |
| 74 | 242 | Gdansk | Poland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 434 | |
| 75 | 243 | Rennes | France | Brittany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 1096 |
| 76 | 244 | Thessaloniki | Greece | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 1549 | |
| 77 | 251 | Wuppertal | Germany | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 1489 | |
| 78 | 253 | Liege | Belgium | Liege | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 723 |
| 79 | 254 | Lille | France | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 38 | 724 |
| 80 | 257 | Grenoble | France | Rhone-Alpes | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 37 | 463 |
| 81 | 258 | Sofia | Bulgaria | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 37 | 1247 | |
| 82 | 261 | Linz | Austria | Upper Austria | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 37 | 728 |
| 83 | 269 | Gent | Belgium | East Flanders | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 37 | 439 |
| 84 | 277 | Venice | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 37 | 1433 | |
| 85 | 280 | Seville | Spain | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 37 | 1224 | |
| 86 | 290 | Malaga | Spain | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 37 | 776 | |
| 87 | 292 | Vilnius | Lithuania | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 1445 | |
| 88 | 295 | Parma | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 1003 | |
| 89 | 296 | Leuven | Belgium | Flemish Brabant | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 1620 |
| 90 | 298 | Dijon | France | Bourgogne | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 1581 |
| 91 | 300 | Riga | Latvia | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 1106 | |
| 92 | 301 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 734 | |
| 93 | 305 | Reims | France | Champagne-Ardenne | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 1094 |
| 94 | 306 | Krakow | Poland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 682 | |
| 95 | 307 | Katowice | Poland | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 626 | |
| 96 | 311 | Wrocław | Poland | Lower Silesian | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 1908 |
| 97 | 318 | Padova | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 991 | |
| 98 | 319 | Verona | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 1435 | |
| 99 | 320 | Saint-Etienne | France | Rhone-Alpes | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 36 | 1137 |
| 100 | 323 | Belgrade | Serbia | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 35 | 132 | |
| 101 | 329 | Zagreb | Croatia | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 35 | 1515 | |
| 102 | 333 | Modena | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 35 | 839 | |
| 103 | 335 | Brno | Czech Republic | South Moravian Region | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 35 | 188 |
| 104 | 338 | Rouen | France | Haute-Normandie | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 35 | 1596 |
| 105 | 339 | Trieste | Italy | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 35 | 1383 | |
| 106 | 341 | Le Havre | France | Haute-Normandie | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 35 | 714 |
| 107 | 343 | Pamplona | Spain | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 35 | 997 | |
| 108 | 350 | Limoges | France | Limousin | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 35 | 1584 |
| 109 | 353 | Bratislava | Slovakia | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 34 | 176 | |
| 110 | 357 | Gijon | Spain | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 34 | 443 | |
| 111 | 358 | Cannes | France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 34 | 1535 |
| 112 | 359 | Metz | France | Lorraine | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 34 | 1585 |
| 113 | 376 | Dubrovnik | Croatia | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 33 | 355 | |
| 114 | 385 | Granada | Spain | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 33 | 455 | |
| 115 | 401 | Kosice | Slovakia | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 3 NODE | 32 | 678 | |
| 116 | 430 | Timisoara | Romania | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 1352 | |
| 117 | 434 | Skopje | Macedonia | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 1243 | |
| 118 | 435 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Spain | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 1178 | |
| 119 | 446 | Tirana | Albania | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 1353 | |
| 120 | 454 | Guimaraes | Portugal | Norte | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 2081 |
| 121 | 455 | Chisinau | Moldova | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 1621 | |
| 122 | 464 | Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | EUROPE | EURO CONT | 4 UPSTART | 28 | 1206 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings U.K.
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | London | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 1 NEXUS | 56 | 737 | |
| 2 | 34 | Manchester | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 1 NEXUS | 47 | 782 | |
| 3 | 89 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 2 HUB | 42 | 368 | |
| 4 | 95 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 2 HUB | 42 | 446 | |
| 5 | 123 | Bristol | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 2 HUB | 41 | 187 | |
| 6 | 129 | Liverpool | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 2 HUB | 41 | 732 | |
| 7 | 146 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | West Midlands | EUROPE | UK | 2 HUB | 40 | 152 |
| 8 | 150 | Leeds | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 2 HUB | 40 | 715 | |
| 9 | 167 | Belfast | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 2 HUB | 40 | 129 | |
| 10 | 172 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 2 HUB | 40 | 903 | |
| 11 | 201 | Nottingham | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 3 NODE | 39 | 933 | |
| 12 | 204 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 3 NODE | 39 | 226 | |
| 13 | 216 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 3 NODE | 39 | 1229 | |
| 14 | 218 | Coventry | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 3 NODE | 39 | 310 | |
| 15 | 221 | Southampton | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 3 NODE | 39 | 1260 | |
| 16 | 283 | Kingston-Upon-Hull | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 3 NODE | 37 | 649 | |
| 17 | 322 | Bath & NE Somerset | United Kingdom | EUROPE | UK | 3 NODE | 36 | 118 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings Russia
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Moscow | Russia | Moscow | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 1 NEXUS | 45 | 858 |
| 2 | 93 | St Petersburg | Russia | St Petersburg | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 2 HUB | 42 | 1271 |
| 3 | 375 | Kazan | Russia | Tatarstan | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 3 NODE | 33 | 633 |
| 4 | 402 | Yekaterinburg | Russia | Sverdlovsk Oblast | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 3 NODE | 32 | 1506 |
| 5 | 416 | Novosibirsk | Russia | Novosibirsk Oblast | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 3 NODE | 32 | 940 |
| 6 | 421 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | Nizhny Novgorod | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 3 NODE | 31 | 920 |
| 7 | 425 | Rostov-na-Donu | Russia | Rostov-na-Donu | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 3 NODE | 31 | 1121 |
| 8 | 426 | Kaliningrad | Russia | Kaliningrad Oblast | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 3 NODE | 31 | 603 |
| 9 | 427 | Samara | Russia | Samara Oblast | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 3 NODE | 31 | 1154 |
| 10 | 436 | Volgograd | Russia | Volgograd Oblast | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 1459 |
| 11 | 439 | Vladivostok | Russia | Primorsky Krai | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 1457 |
| 12 | 440 | Perm | Russia | Perm Krai | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 1019 |
| 13 | 441 | Omsk | Russia | Omsk Oblast | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 963 |
| 14 | 443 | Krasnoyarsk | Russia | Krasnoyarsk Krai | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 685 |
| 15 | 456 | Saratov | Russia | Saratov Oblast | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 1208 |
| 16 | 462 | Tomsk | Russia | Tomsk Oblast | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 28 | 1366 |
| 17 | 466 | Izhevsk | Russia | Udmurt Republic | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 28 | 573 |
| 18 | 467 | Barnaul | Russia | Altai Krai | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 28 | 109 |
| 19 | 473 | Orenburg | Russia | Orenburg Oblast | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 27 | 971 |
| 20 | 474 | Tolyatti | Russia | Samara Oblast | EUROPE | RUSSIA | 4 UPSTART | 27 | 1365 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings Australia & New Zealand (Oceania)
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Sydney | Australia | NSW | ASIA | ANZ | 1 NEXUS | 53 | 1300 |
| 2 | 16 | Melbourne | Australia | VIC | ASIA | ANZ | 1 NEXUS | 51 | 811 |
| 3 | 54 | Brisbane | Australia | QLD | ASIA | ANZ | 2 HUB | 44 | 186 |
| 4 | 96 | Auckland | New Zealand | Greater Auckland | ASIA | ANZ | 2 HUB | 42 | 81 |
| 5 | 100 | Wellington | New Zealand | Wellington | ASIA | ANZ | 2 HUB | 42 | 1473 |
| 6 | 105 | Perth | Australia | WA | ASIA | ANZ | 2 HUB | 42 | 1020 |
| 7 | 152 | Canberra | Australia | ACT | ASIA | ANZ | 2 HUB | 40 | 219 |
| 8 | 163 | Adelaide | Australia | SA | ASIA | ANZ | 2 HUB | 40 | 13 |
| 9 | 198 | Gold Coast | Australia | QLD | ASIA | ANZ | 3 NODE | 39 | 1533 |
| 10 | 200 | Christchurch | New Zealand | South island | ASIA | ANZ | 3 NODE | 39 | 273 |
| 11 | 262 | Wollongong | Australia | NSW | ASIA | ANZ | 3 NODE | 37 | 1555 |
| 12 | 264 | Hobart | Australia | TAS | ASIA | ANZ | 3 NODE | 37 | 518 |
| 13 | 309 | Newcastle | Australia | NSW | ASIA | ANZ | 3 NODE | 36 | 1531 |
| 14 | 326 | Geelong | Australia | VIC | ASIA | ANZ | 3 NODE | 35 | 1530 |
| 15 | 354 | Ballarat | Australia | VIC | ASIA | ANZ | 3 NODE | 34 | 1528 |
| 16 | 356 | Bendigo | Australia | VIC | ASIA | ANZ | 3 NODE | 34 | 1529 |
| 17 | 360 | Queenstown | New Zealand | Otago | ASIA | ANZ | 3 NODE | 34 | 1541 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings China
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Hong Kong | China | Hong Kong | ASIA | CHINA | 1 NEXUS | 48 | 522 |
| 2 | 35 | Shanghai | China | Shanghai | ASIA | CHINA | 1 NEXUS | 47 | 1227 |
| 3 | 37 | Beijing | China | Beijing | ASIA | CHINA | 1 NEXUS | 47 | 125 |
| 4 | 55 | Shenzhen | China | Guangdong | ASIA | CHINA | 2 HUB | 44 | 1230 |
| 5 | 60 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taiwan | ASIA | CHINA | 2 HUB | 44 | 1313 |
| 6 | 113 | Guangzhou | China | Guangdong | ASIA | CHINA | 2 HUB | 41 | 468 |
| 7 | 220 | Suzhou | China | Jiangsu | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 39 | 1297 |
| 8 | 241 | Nanjing | China | Jiangsu | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 38 | 883 |
| 9 | 256 | Tianjin | China | Tianjin | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 38 | 1349 |
| 10 | 259 | Chengdu | China | Sichuan | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 37 | 254 |
| 11 | 281 | Chongqing | China | Chongqing | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 37 | 272 |
| 12 | 285 | Xiamen | China | Fujian | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 37 | 1493 |
| 13 | 299 | Hangzhou | China | Zhejiang | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 36 | 488 |
| 14 | 302 | Wuhan | China | Hubei | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 36 | 1488 |
| 15 | 304 | Ningbo | China | Zhejiang | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 36 | 1683 |
| 16 | 308 | Macau | China | Macau | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 36 | 760 |
| 17 | 310 | Dongguan | China | Guangdong | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 36 | 347 |
| 18 | 315 | Dalian | China | Liaoning | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 36 | 324 |
| 19 | 321 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | Taiwan | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 36 | 1610 |
| 20 | 334 | Xi'an | China | Shaanxi | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 35 | 1494 |
| 21 | 337 | Qingdao | China | Shandong | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 35 | 1078 |
| 22 | 344 | Fuzhou | China | Fujian | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 35 | 1693 |
| 23 | 347 | Wuxi | China | Jiangsu | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 35 | 1490 |
| 24 | 348 | Zhuhai | China | Guangdong | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 35 | 1524 |
| 25 | 351 | Wenzhou | China | Zhejiang | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 35 | 1676 |
| 26 | 365 | Quanzhou | China | Fujian | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 34 | 1675 |
| 27 | 370 | Tainan | Taiwan | Taiwan | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 34 | 1312 |
| 28 | 372 | Nanning | China | Guangxi | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 34 | 1690 |
| 29 | 373 | Shenyang | China | Liaoning | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 34 | 1554 |
| 30 | 374 | Kunming | China | Yunnan | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 34 | 1682 |
| 31 | 384 | Yangzhou | China | Jiangsu | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 33 | 1750 |
| 32 | 386 | Jinan | China | Shandong | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 33 | 1677 |
| 33 | 388 | Changchun, Jilin | China | Jilin | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 33 | 1608 |
| 34 | 390 | Nanchang | China | Jiangxi | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 33 | 1678 |
| 35 | 391 | Nantong | China | Jiangsu | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 33 | 1689 |
| 36 | 392 | Taiyuan | China | Shanxi | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 33 | 1680 |
| 37 | 394 | Foshan | China | Guangdong | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 33 | 406 |
| 38 | 395 | Zhengzhou | China | Henan | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 33 | 1611 |
| 39 | 396 | Harbin | China | Heilongjiang | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 33 | 492 |
| 40 | 398 | Taichung | Taiwan | Taiwan | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 33 | 2086 |
| 41 | 411 | Hefei | China | Anhui | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 32 | 1685 |
| 42 | 412 | Zhongshan | China | Guangdong | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 32 | 2073 |
| 43 | 417 | Yantai-Weihai | China | Shandong | ASIA | CHINA | 3 NODE | 32 | 1609 |
| 44 | 449 | Shantou | China | Guangdong | ASIA | CHINA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 1674 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings India
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | Mumbai | India | Maharashtra | ASIA | INDIA | 2 HUB | 42 | 862 |
| 2 | 139 | Bangalore | India | Karnataka | ASIA | INDIA | 2 HUB | 40 | 100 |
| 3 | 199 | Delhi | India | Delhi | ASIA | INDIA | 3 NODE | 39 | 332 |
| 4 | 252 | Chennai | India | Tamil Nadu | ASIA | INDIA | 3 NODE | 38 | 255 |
| 5 | 316 | Hyderabad | India | Andhra Pradesh | ASIA | INDIA | 3 NODE | 36 | 531 |
| 6 | 345 | Ahmedabad | India | Gujarat | ASIA | INDIA | 3 NODE | 35 | 17 |
| 7 | 346 | Pune | India | Maharashtra | ASIA | INDIA | 3 NODE | 35 | 1076 |
| 8 | 383 | Kolkata | India | West Bengal | ASIA | INDIA | 3 NODE | 33 | 670 |
| 9 | 393 | Jaipur | India | Rajasthan | ASIA | INDIA | 3 NODE | 33 | 581 |
| 10 | 424 | Surat | India | Gujarat | ASIA | INDIA | 3 NODE | 31 | 1294 |
| 11 | 442 | Lucknow | India | Uttar Pradesh | ASIA | INDIA | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 749 |
| 12 | 448 | Kanpur | India | Uttar Pradesh | ASIA | INDIA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 613 |
| 13 | 452 | Madurai | India | Tamil Nadu | ASIA | INDIA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 1545 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings Japan
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo | ASIA | JAPAN | 1 NEXUS | 56 | 1361 |
| 2 | 45 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka (excludes Kobe) | ASIA | JAPAN | 1 NEXUS | 45 | 2112 |
| 3 | 64 | Kyoto | Japan | Kyoto | ASIA | JAPAN | 2 HUB | 44 | 700 |
| 4 | 120 | Nagoya | Japan | Aichi | ASIA | JAPAN | 2 HUB | 41 | 877 |
| 5 | 127 | Fukuoka | Japan | Fukuoka Prefecture | ASIA | JAPAN | 2 HUB | 41 | 423 |
| 6 | 143 | Yokohama | Japan | Kanagawa | ASIA | JAPAN | 2 HUB | 40 | 1508 |
| 7 | 145 | Sapporo | Japan | Hokkaido | ASIA | JAPAN | 2 HUB | 40 | 1546 |
| 8 | 227 | Nagasaki | Japan | Nagasaki | ASIA | JAPAN | 3 NODE | 38 | 876 |
| 9 | 260 | Hiroshima | Japan | Hiroshima Prefecture, | ASIA | JAPAN | 3 NODE | 37 | 514 |
| 10 | 313 | Kagoshima | Japan | ASIA | JAPAN | 3 NODE | 36 | 600 | |
| 11 | 349 | Kawasaki | Japan | ASIA | JAPAN | 3 NODE | 35 | 632 | |
| 12 | 403 | Fuji | Japan | ASIA | JAPAN | 3 NODE | 32 | 416 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings Asia Pacific - Excludes above subregions
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 1 NEXUS | 54 | 1240 |
| 2 | 12 | Seoul | South Korea | Seoul | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 1 NEXUS | 52 | 1218 |
| 3 | 68 | Busan | South Korea | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 2 HUB | 43 | 1553 | |
| 4 | 99 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 2 HUB | 42 | 689 |
| 5 | 106 | Bangkok | Thailand | Bangkok | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 2 HUB | 42 | 101 |
| 6 | 144 | Incheon | South Korea | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 2 HUB | 40 | 1550 | |
| 7 | 160 | Daegu | South Korea | North Gyeongsang | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 2 HUB | 40 | 1552 |
| 8 | 177 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Jakarta | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 3 NODE | 39 | 582 |
| 9 | 189 | Daejeon | South Korea | Chungnam | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 3 NODE | 39 | 1613 |
| 10 | 229 | Ulsan | South Korea | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 3 NODE | 38 | 1551 | |
| 11 | 287 | Manila | Philippines | Manila | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 3 NODE | 37 | 783 |
| 12 | 325 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | South Vietnam | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 3 NODE | 35 | 517 |
| 13 | 327 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 3 NODE | 35 | 292 | |
| 14 | 331 | Suwon | South Korea | Gyeonggi-do | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 3 NODE | 35 | 1614 |
| 15 | 362 | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | Selangor | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 3 NODE | 34 | 1615 |
| 16 | 378 | Hanoi | Vietnam | Hanoi | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 3 NODE | 33 | 490 |
| 17 | 429 | Yangon | Burma | Yangon Region | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 1501 |
| 18 | 431 | Chittagong | Bangladesh | Chittagong | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 1607 |
| 19 | 438 | Bandung | Indonesia | West Java | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 1612 |
| 20 | 447 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | Dhaka Division | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 338 |
| 21 | 472 | Phnom Penh, Cam | Cambodia | Phnom Penh | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 4 UPSTART | 27 | 1028 |
| 22 | 480 | Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | ASIA | ASIA PAC | 4 UPSTART | 25 | 1407 |
Emerging Region*
*Cities in Israel & Turkey are classified in Europe region for development reasons, but classified in Mid-East at sub region geographic level.
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings Mid-East
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 1 NEXUS | 47 | 353 | |
| 2 | 44 | Tel Aviv | Israel | EUROPE | MID-EAST | 1 NEXUS | 45 | 1337 | |
| 3 | 53 | Istanbul | Turkey | EUROPE | MID-EAST | 2 HUB | 44 | 564 | |
| 4 | 69 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 2 HUB | 43 | 8 | |
| 5 | 219 | Jerusalem | Israel | EUROPE | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 39 | 588 | |
| 6 | 245 | Ankara | Turkey | Ankara | EUROPE | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 38 | 50 |
| 7 | 268 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 37 | 698 | |
| 8 | 284 | Izmir | Turkey | Izmir | EUROPE | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 37 | 574 |
| 9 | 294 | Doha | Qatar | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 36 | 344 | |
| 10 | 317 | Haifa | Israel | EUROPE | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 36 | 479 | |
| 11 | 324 | Cairo | Egypt | Cairo | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 35 | 208 |
| 12 | 336 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 35 | 584 | |
| 13 | 352 | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 34 | 1228 | |
| 14 | 367 | Antalya | Turkey | EUROPE | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 34 | 1993 | |
| 15 | 368 | Beirut | Lebanon | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 34 | 126 | |
| 16 | 369 | Adana | Turkey | Mersin Adana | EUROPE | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 34 | 1619 |
| 17 | 371 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 34 | 1112 | |
| 18 | 397 | Bursa, Turkey | Turkey | Bursa | EUROPE | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 33 | 1618 |
| 19 | 404 | Amman | Jordan | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 32 | 41 | |
| 20 | 408 | Alexandria | Egypt | Alexandria Governorate | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 32 | 29 |
| 21 | 413 | Tehran | Iran | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 32 | 1335 | |
| 22 | 419 | Muscat | Oman | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 31 | 868 | |
| 23 | 422 | Manama | Bahrain | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 3 NODE | 31 | 779 | |
| 24 | 444 | Al-Ain | United Arab Emirates | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 24 | |
| 25 | 461 | Ajman | United Arab Emirates | EMERGING | MID-EAST | 4 UPSTART | 28 | 19 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings Eurasia
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 379 | Karachi | Pakistan | EMERGING | EURASIA | 3 NODE | 33 | 616 | |
| 2 | 399 | Kiev | Ukraine | EMERGING | EURASIA | 3 NODE | 33 | 645 | |
| 3 | 400 | Almaty | Kazakhstan | EMERGING | EURASIA | 3 NODE | 32 | 35 | |
| 4 | 410 | Baku | Azerbaijan | EMERGING | EURASIA | 3 NODE | 32 | 1616 | |
| 5 | 418 | Tbilisi | Georgia | Tbilisi | EMERGING | EURASIA | 3 NODE | 32 | 1617 |
| 6 | 432 | Lahore | Pakistan | EMERGING | EURASIA | 4 UPSTART | 30 | 707 | |
| 7 | 457 | Minsk | Belarus | EMERGING | EURASIA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 1527 | |
| 8 | 458 | Odessa | Ukraine | Odessa Oblast | EMERGING | EURASIA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 949 |
| 9 | 459 | Kharkov | Ukraine | Kharkiv Oblast | EMERGING | EURASIA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 639 |
| 10 | 460 | Astana | Kazakhstan | EMERGING | EURASIA | 4 UPSTART | 28 | 74 | |
| 11 | 468 | Lviv | Ukraine | Lviv Oblast | EMERGING | EURASIA | 4 UPSTART | 28 | 756 |
| 12 | 475 | Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | EMERGING | EURASIA | 4 UPSTART | 27 | 153 | |
| 13 | 479 | Dnepropetrovsk | Ukraine | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | EMERGING | EURASIA | 4 UPSTART | 26 | 343 |
| 14 | 486 | Donetsk | Ukraine | Donetsk Oblast | EMERGING | EURASIA | 24 | 346 | |
| 15 | 489 | Sevastopol | Ukraine | Sevastopol | EMERGING | EURASIA | 23 | 1222 | |
| 16 | 490 | Zaporozhye | Ukraine | Zaporizhia Oblast | EMERGING | EURASIA | 23 | 1518 | |
| 17 | 491 | Simferopol | Ukraine | Crimea | EMERGING | EURASIA | 23 | 1237 | |
| 18 | 498 | Dushanbe | Tajikistan | EMERGING | EURASIA | 20 | 362 |
Innovation Cities™ Index 2018: City Rankings Africa
| Rank | Global Rank | City Name | Country | State | Region | Subregion | Classification | Index Score | CityID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 265 | Cape Town | South Africa | Western Cape | EMERGING | AFRICA | 3 NODE | 37 | 223 |
| 2 | 380 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Gauteng | EMERGING | AFRICA | 3 NODE | 33 | 591 |
| 3 | 405 | Durban | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | EMERGING | AFRICA | 3 NODE | 32 | 361 |
| 4 | 420 | Casablanca | Morocco | EMERGING | AFRICA | 3 NODE | 31 | 235 | |
| 5 | 445 | Pretoria | South Africa | EMERGING | AFRICA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 1065 | |
| 6 | 453 | Nairobi | Kenya | EMERGING | AFRICA | 4 UPSTART | 29 | 880 | |
| 7 | 465 | Algiers | Algeria | EMERGING | AFRICA | 4 UPSTART | 28 | 31 | |
| 8 | 471 | Rabat | Morocco | EMERGING | AFRICA | 4 UPSTART | 27 | 1082 | |
| 9 | 476 | Lagos | Nigeria | EMERGING | AFRICA | 4 UPSTART | 26 | 706 | |
| 10 | 483 | Tunis | Tunisia | EMERGING | AFRICA | 24 | 1395 | ||
| 11 | 485 | Port Louis | Mauritius | EMERGING | AFRICA | 24 | 1547 | ||
| 12 | 492 | Luanda | Angola | EMERGING | AFRICA | 21 | 744 | ||
| 13 | 493 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | EMERGING | AFRICA | 21 | 329 | ||
| 14 | 494 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | EMERGING | AFRICA | 21 | 12 | |
| 15 | 495 | Dakar | Senegal | EMERGING | AFRICA | 20 | 323 | ||
| 16 | 496 | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | EMERGING | AFRICA | 20 | 1050 | ||
| 17 | 497 | Douala | Cameroon | EMERGING | AFRICA | 20 | 350 | ||
| 18 | 499 | Khartoum | Sudan | EMERGING | AFRICA | 18 | 640 | ||
| 19 | 500 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | EMERGING | AFRICA | 16 | 650 |
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