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The top 10 government institutions in 2018

These government institutions were the largest contributors to papers published in the 82 leading journals tracked by the Nature Index in 2018.

Nature Index

Listings 20 Aug 2019

Harvard University’s top 5 authors in life sciences

These scientists are Harvard’s most prolific authors of high-quality life sciences papers.

Bec Crew

23 Jul 2019

Here’s how to deal with failure, say senior scientists

Don’t take it personally.

Bec Crew

News 5 Jul 2019

The top 10 countries for scientific research in 2018

These countries were the year's largest contributors to papers published in the past year in the 82 leading journals tracked by the Nature Index.

Bec Crew

Listings 1 Jul 2019

“We can do anything we want”: How young universities say they're stealing a march on older competitors

The latest Times Higher Education rankings highlight innovation among universities established since 1945 and others aged 50 and under.

David Payne

Listings 27 Jun 2019

Companies persist with biomedical papers

Corporate research in the life sciences endures, despite diminishing in other fields of science.

Ashish Arora, Sharon Belenzon, Wesley Cohen,Andrea Patacconi

Dataviz 28 May 2019

The top 10 institutions in biomedical sciences in 2018

The US has a handy lead in the biomedical sciences, but China is hot on its heels.

Bec Crew

Listings 17 May 2019

Rapid progress transforms ideals of health

Ethical and equity challenges become more urgent.

Bianca Nogrady

16 May 2019

Career mobility: Researchers change places to progress

Moving countries to further a career in science has its benefits, but it isn’t an option for everyone.

Smriti Mallapaty (Data analysis by Rodrigo Costas Comesana)

NI 360 1 Apr 2019

How Brexit threatens Irish science’s cross-border collaboration

Peace and common membership of the European Union have allowed scientists in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to build a unique, cross-border research system.

Declan Butler

News 31 Jan 2019

Racial and ethnic disparities in NIH funding

Research is elucidating a complicated phenomenon.

Raynard Kington & Donna Ginther

29 Nov 2018

Less prestigious institutions deliver better value for grant money

Study finds "wasteful" skew in biomedical research funding towards those at the top.

Catherine Armitage

News feature 18 Oct 2018

How freely should scientists share their data?

The Open Science movement champions transparency, but how much and how quickly is a matter of dispute.

Daniel Barron

News 16 Aug 2018

Science career ads are disproportionately seen by men

Marketing algorithms prevent many women from seeing the advertising, even though it’s illegal to target jobs to one gender.

Dina Fine Maron

News 1 Aug 2018

Who gets credit? Survey digs into the thorny question of authorship

Most researchers agree that drafting papers and interpreting results deserve recognition — but opinions don’t always match authorship guidelines.

Giorgia Guglielmi

News 31 May 2018

Industry links boost research output

New findings suggest corporate collaboration encourages academic productivity.

Neil Savage

News 18 Dec 2017

A fix for open-access cost barriers

What if it was funders and libraries instead of authors who paid processing fees?

Elie Dolgin

News 6 Dec 2017

Global research gaps thwart Ebola response

The lack of research institutes with links to Africa has scientists worried about the next Ebola outbreak.

Elie Dolgin

Dataviz 21 Nov 2017

The problem with chasing publications

COMMENT: National initiatives that track people, rather than papers, will lead to better science in the United States.

Julia Lane

Comment 16 Nov 2017

Young scientists flail in sink or swim system

More support is needed to keep early-career investigators in a biomedical research career

Elie Dolgin

News 13 Nov 2017

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