Initiated by Shenzhen Talent Group, China Innovation Talent Index is a research report reflecting the situation of the quantity and quality of innovation talents in China. It is jointly published by Shenzhen Talent Group and the Research Centre for Technological Innovation of Tsinghua University.

Released by Clarivate Analytics, the list aims to select the most influential researchers in the natural and social sciences worldwide.

The Global Power City Index (GPCI) report, released by the Mori Memorial Foundation's Institute for Urban Strategies in Japan, assesses the overall strength of the 48 global key cities.

The Global Talent Competitiveness Index report is published annually by INSEAD in collaboration with Portulans Institute and the Human Capital Leadership Institute. It measures how countries and cities develop and how they attract and retain talent.

Innovators Under 35 (TR35) global competition was initiated by MIT Technology Review in 1999 in memory of the centennial foundation. It aims to select excellent young innovators from a wide range of cutting-edge science and technology fields and industrial sectors each year and accelerating the global development of scientific and technological innovation.