Beijing surpassed London for the first time to rank third globally in innovation, according to the Global Innovation Hubs Index 2022 released on Dec 19.

Developed by the Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance at Tsinghua University and Nature Research, the GIHI2022 evaluates 100 GIHs by three indicators including research innovation, innovation economy and innovation ecosystem.

The number of evaluated hubs in the 2022 edition has increased from 50 to 100, which also include mini-hubs with populations of less than one million, according to Nature Research.

Let us take a look at the top 10 cities and metropolitan areas (MA) in innovation in 2022.