On January 9, Clarivate Analytics updated its Essential Science Indicators (ESI) data, revealing that Zhengzhou University’s Earth Science discipline has newly entered the global top 1%— becoming the 19^thESI top 1%discipline of theuniversity.The university’s overall ESI global ranking rose to 200^thplace(up by 3 spots), while maintaining its 22^ndposition domesticallyamong Chinese institutions. It has 1,500 highly cited papers and 46 hot papers, with all ESI metrics showing steady growth.