On June 20th, Nature Index released the Nature Index 2019 Annual Tables (data collected from January 1st, 2018 to December 31st, 2018). Huaqiao University (HQU) took the 73th position out of the TOP 200 universities in Chinese mainland and 412th worldwide. Up to now, HQU has been on the Global Top 500 list fourth in a row. The university was ranked 48th among Chinese mainland and 236th worldwide in Chemistry, (FC 20.88) , and 27th and 276th respectively in Nature & Science (FC 0.53).