Top cities of the innovation economy for 2010. Classified and ranked by 2thinknow since 2007. Based on the largest number (162) City indicators and broadest base (289) of cities. This index uses unique proprietary data methods, algorithms and techniques not available to other city rankings / indexes. See http://www.innovation-cities.com

1. Innovation Cities™ Index Top 100 Cities Independently classified & ranked by 2thinknow since 2007

3. 1. Boston, MA, USA 01 Global Rank. 01 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

4. 2. Paris, France 02 Global Rank. 01 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

5. 3. Amsterdam, Netherlands 03 Global Rank. 02 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

6. 4. Vienna, Austria 04 Global Rank. 03 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

7. 5. New York, NY, USA 05 Global Rank. 02 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

8. 6. Frankfurt, Germany 06 Global Rank. 04 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

9. 7. San Francisco, CA, USA 07 Global Rank. 03 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

10. 8. Copenhagen, Denmark 08 Global Rank. 05 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

11. 9. Lyon, France 09 Global Rank. 06 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

12. 10. Hamburg, Germany 10 Global Rank. 07 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

13. 11. Berlin, Germany 11 Global Rank. 08 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

14. 12. Toronto, Canada 12 Global Rank. 04 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

15. 13. Stuttgart, Germany 13 Global Rank. 09 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

16. 14. London, UK 14 Global Rank. 10 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

17. 15. Munich, Germany 15 Global Rank. 11 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

18. 16. Milan, Italy 16 Global Rank. 12 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

19. 17. Stockholm, Sweden 17 Global Rank. 13 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

20. 18. Hong Kong, Hong Kong 18 Global Rank. 01 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

21. 19. Melbourne, VIC, Australia 19 Global Rank. 02 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

22. 20. Tokyo, Japan 20 Global Rank. 03 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

23. 21. Rome, Italy 21 Global Rank. 14 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

24. 22. Kyoto, Japan 22 Global Rank. 04 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

25. 23. Washington DC, DC, USA 23 Global Rank. 05 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

26. 24. Shanghai, China 24 Global Rank. 05 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

27. 25. Düsseldorf, Germany 25 Global Rank. 15 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

28. 26. Barcelona, Spain 26 Global Rank. 16 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

29. 27. Seoul, Korea, South 27 Global Rank. 06 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

30. 28. Sydney, NSW, Australia 28 Global Rank. 07 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

31. 29. Prague, Czech Republic 29 Global Rank. 17 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

32. 30. Philadelphia, PA, USA 30 Global Rank. 06 Region Rank.  Nexus. 2thinknow Classification:

33. 31. Singapore, Singapore 31 Global Rank. 08 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

34. 32. Brussels, Belgium 32 Global Rank. 18 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

35. 33. Strasbourg, France 33 Global Rank. 19 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

36. 34. Montréal, Canada 34 Global Rank. 07 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

37. 35. Seattle, WA, USA 35 Global Rank. 08 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

38. 36. Nantes, France 36 Global Rank. 20 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

39. 37. Helsinki, Finland 37 Global Rank. 21 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

40. 38. Marseille, France 38 Global Rank. 22 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

41. 39. Leipzig, Germany 39 Global Rank. 23 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

42. 40. Cologne, Germany 40 Global Rank. 24 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

43. 41. Toulouse, France 41 Global Rank. 25 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

44. 42. Karlsruhe, Germany 42 Global Rank. 26 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

45. 43. Bordeaux, France 43 Global Rank. 27 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

46. 44. Austin, TX, USA 44 Global Rank. 09 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

47. 45. Minneapolis-St Paul, MN, USA 45 Global Rank. 10 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

48. 46. Oslo, Norway 46 Global Rank. 28 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

49. 47. Chicago, IL, USA 47 Global Rank. 11 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

50. 48. Wellington, NZ 48 Global Rank. 09 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

51. 49. Dresden, Germany 49 Global Rank. 29 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

52. 50. Tel Aviv, Israel 50 Global Rank. 30 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

53. 51. Auckland, NZ 51 Global Rank. 10 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

54. 52. Fukoaka, Japan 52 Global Rank. 11 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

55. 53. Beijing, China 53 Global Rank. 12 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

56. 54. Geneva, Switzerland 54 Global Rank. 31 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

57. 55. The Hague, Netherlands 55 Global Rank. 32 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

58. 56. Abu Dhabi, UAE 56 Global Rank. 05 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

59. 57. Montpellier, France 57 Global Rank. 33 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

60. 58. Manchester, UK 58 Global Rank. 34 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

61. 59. Zürich, Switzerland 59 Global Rank. 35 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

62. 60. Madrid, Spain 60 Global Rank. 36 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

63. 61. Budapest, Hungary 61 Global Rank. 37 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

64. 62. Nuremberg, Germany 62 Global Rank. 38 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

65. 63. Ann Arbor, MI, USA 63 Global Rank. 12 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

66. 64. Edinburgh, UK 64 Global Rank. 39 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

67. 65. Bonn, Germany 65 Global Rank. 40 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

68. 66. Aachen, Germany 66 Global Rank. 41 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

69. 67. Essen, Germany 67 Global Rank. 42 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

70. 68. Glasgow, UK 68 Global Rank. 43 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

71. 69. Los Angeles, CA, USA 69 Global Rank. 13 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

72. 70. Rotterdam, Netherlands 70 Global Rank. 44 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

73. 71. Calgary, Canada 71 Global Rank. 14 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

74. 72. Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA 72 Global Rank. 15 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

75. 73. Dortmund, Germany 73 Global Rank. 45 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

76. 74. Québec, Canada 74 Global Rank. 16 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

77. 75. Vancouver, Canada 75 Global Rank. 17 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

78. 76. Basel, Switzerland 76 Global Rank. 46 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

79. 77. Reims, France 77 Global Rank. 47 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

80. 78. Springfield, MA, USA 78 Global Rank. 18 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

81. 79. Pittsburgh, PA, USA 79 Global Rank. 19 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

82. 80. Linz, Austria 80 Global Rank. 48 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

83. 81. Torino, Italy 81 Global Rank. 49 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

84. 82. Portland, OR, USA 82 Global Rank. 20 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

85. 83. Antwerp, Belgium 83 Global Rank. 50 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

86. 84. St Petersburg, Russia 84 Global Rank. 51 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

87. 85. Hannover, Germany 85 Global Rank. 52 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

88. 86. Nice, France 86 Global Rank. 53 Region Rank.86  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

89. 87. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, USA 87 Global Rank. 21 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

90. 88. Kobe, Japan 88 Global Rank. 13 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

91. 89. Venice, Italy 89 Global Rank. 54 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

92. 90. Denver, CO, USA 90 Global Rank. 22 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

93. 91. Kiel, Germany 91 Global Rank. 55 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

94. 92. Baltimore, MD, USA 92 Global Rank. 23 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

95. 93. Osaka, Japan 93 Global Rank. 14 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

96. 94. São Paulo, Brazil 94 Global Rank. 24 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

97. 95. Edmonton, Canada 95 Global Rank. 25 Region Rank.  Hub. 2thinknow Classification:

98. 96. Belgrade, Serbia 96 Global Rank. 56 Region Rank.  Node. 2thinknow Classification:

99. 97. Moscow, Russia 97 Global Rank. 57 Region Rank.  Node. 2thinknow Classification:

100. 98. Buenos Aires, Argentina 98 Global Rank. 26 Region Rank.  Node. 2thinknow Classification:

101. 99. Dubai, UAE 99 Global Rank. 05 Region Rank.  Node. 2thinknow Classification:

102. 100. Atlanta, GA, USA 100 Global Rank. 27 Region Rank.  Node. 2thinknow Classification: