Which cities will out-perform economically & socially based on change trends? These are the #Innovation75 - the 2thinknow NEXUS & HUB Innovation Cities for 2009 - key city destinations for economic & social out-performance globally emerging from recession, ranked based on 2thinknow's leading innovation analysis. > More information on ranking indicators assessed. (Best viewed on a wide screen) 
| RANK | CITY | STATE1 | COUNTRY | REGION | INDEX |
| 1 | Boston | United States | AMERICAS | 28 | |
| 2 | Vienna | Austria | EUROPE | 28 | |
| 3 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | EUROPE | 27 | |
| 4 | Paris | France | EUROPE | 27 | |
| 5 | San Francisco | United States | AMERICAS | 27 | |
| 6 | London | United Kingdom | EUROPE | 27 | |
| 7 | Hamburg | Germany | EUROPE | 27 | |
| 8 | New York | United States | AMERICAS | 27 | |
| 9 | Tokyo | Japan | ASIA | 26 | |
| 10 | Lyon | France | EUROPE | 26 | |
| 11 | Stuttgart | Germany | EUROPE | 26 | |
| 12 | Berlin | Germany | EUROPE | 25 | |
| 13 | Barcelona | Spain | EUROPE | 25 | |
| 14 | Frankfurt | Germany | EUROPE | 25 | |
| 15 | Washington DC | United States | AMERICAS | 25 | |
| 16 | Geneva | Switzerland | EUROPE | 25 | |
| 17 | Copenhagen | Denmark | EUROPE | 25 | |
| 18 | Strasbourg | France | EUROPE | 25 | |
| 19 | Toronto | Canada | AMERICAS | 25 | |
| 20 | Melbourne | Australia | ASIA | 25 | |
| 21 | Milan | Italy | EUROPE | 25 | |
| 22 | Sydney | Australia | ASIA | 24 | |
| 23 | Rome | Italy | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 24 | Brussels | Belgium | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 25 | Zürich | Switzerland | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 25 | |||||
| 26 | Kyoto | Japan | ASIA | 24 | |
| 27 | Stockholm | Sweden | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 28 | Helsinki | Finland | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 29 | Düsseldorf | Germany | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 30 | Munich | Germany | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 31 | Singapore | Singapore | ASIA | 24 | |
| 32 | Philadelphia | United States | AMERICAS | 24 | |
| 33 | Minneapolis-St Paul | United States | AMERICAS | 24 | |
| 34 | Manchester | United Kingdom | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 35 | Leipzig | Germany | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 36 | Budapest | Hungary | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 37 | Kobe | Japan | ASIA | 24 | |
| 38 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | ASIA | 24 | |
| 39 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 40 | The Hague | Netherlands | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 41 | Oslo | Norway | EUROPE | 23 | |
| 42 | Aachen | Germany | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 43 | Basel | Switzerland | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 44 | Marseille | France | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 45 | Karlsruhe | Germany | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 46 | Dresden | Germany | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 47 | Cologne | Germany | EUROPE | 24 | |
| 48 | Vancouver | Canada | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 49 | Montréal | Canada | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 50 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | EMERGING | 23 | |
| 51 | Edinburgh | United Kingdom | EUROPE | 23 | |
| 52 | Shanghai | China | ASIA | 23 | |
| 53 | Dallas-Fort Worth | United States | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 54 | Seattle | United States | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 55 | Portland | United States | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 56 | Ann Arbor | United States | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 57 | Linz | Austria | EUROPE | 23 | |
| 58 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | EUROPE | 23 | |
| 59 | Nuremberg | Germany | EUROPE | 23 | |
| 60 | Los Angeles | United States | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 61 | Chicago | United States | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | United States | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 63 | Osaka | Japan | ASIA | 23 | |
| 64 | Austin | United States | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 65 | Hannover | Germany | EUROPE | 23 | |
| 66 | Toulouse | France | EUROPE | 23 | |
| 67 | Baltimore | United States | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 68 | Bonn | Germany | EUROPE | 23 | |
| 69 | Houston | United States | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 70 | Bordeaux | France | EUROPE | 23 | |
| 71 | Québec | Canada | AMERICAS | 23 | |
| 72 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | AMERICAS | 22 | |
| 73 | Tel Aviv | Israel | EUROPE | 22 | |
| 74 | Prague | Czech Republic | EUROPE | 22 | |
| 75 | Detroit | United States | AMERICAS | 22 | |
| 50 |
Basis of rankings: The basis & methodology of the 2thinknow Cities research is outlined in full in the Innovation Cities Analysis Report 2009 - available for pre-order here. Find out more: For City Advisory Services or Media please email connect@2thinknow.com for a quick response - or call +61 3 9225 5284 during 8.30 to5.30pm AEST.