“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
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
Egypt and Pakistan had highest rise in research output in 2018 Global production of scientific papers hit an all-time high this year, estimates show, with emerging economies rising fastest. Anita Makri 27 Dec 2018
First analysis of ‘pre-registered’ studies shows sharp rise in null findings Logging hypotheses and protocols before performing research seems to work as intended: to reduce publication bias for positive results. Matthew Warren 30 Oct 2018
Data Brief: First in, best dressed for EU healthcare research funding Only 3% of EU grant funds went to new entrants to the union between 2007 and 2016. Dataviz 26 Oct 2018
From punish to empower: A blame-free approach to research misconduct Research institutions have a duty to foster integrity, and that includes monitoring. Lex Bouter Comment 16 Oct 2018
The top rising stars in the Nature Index Although China leads the pack, fast-moving institutions are building their research reputations the world over. Anja Krieger et al. Listings 5 Oct 2018
When breaking free is a mark of success Two new measures aim to assess researchers' independence from their former lab heads. Gemma Conroy News feature 3 Oct 2018
High-profile journals put to reproducibility test Researchers replicated 62% of social-behaviour findings published in Science and Nature — a result matched almost exactly by a prediction market. Philip Ball 30 Aug 2018
Microsoft’s purchase of GitHub leaves some scientists uneasy They fear the online platform will become less open, but other researchers say the buyout could make GitHub more useful. Andrew Silver News 22 Jun 2018
2018 Annual Tables: Tsinghua joins elite group of research universities Two Beijing-based universities are among the top 10 academic institutions in the Nature Index. Listings 7 Jun 2018
Scientists get more bang for their buck if given more freedom Multi-national study challenges long-held assumptions about efficiency. Smriti Mallapaty News feature 23 May 2018
Scientists go to great lengths in reviewing high-quality research An analysis of review length raises questions about what quantity means for quality. Gemma Conroy News 11 Apr 2018
It’s time for the US to get serious about funding open access University of California libraries tackle the transition from subscription-based publishing to sustainable open access. Rachael Samberg et al. Comment 4 Apr 2018
Drug research priorities at odds with global disease toll COMMENT: Large pharmaceutical companies do not target their scientific efforts on the deadliest diseases. Alfredo Yegros et al. Comment 16 Mar 2018
The secrets of Switzerland’s surprisingly high citations success Small countries have an outsized presence among the scientific elite. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 24 Jan 2018
The shifting corporate–academic relationship in pictures Research partnerships between industry and academia have more than doubled in five years. Nature Index Dataviz 11 Dec 2017
China's citations catching up Papers from China are growing in influence and volume, yet the US remains supreme. Hepeng Jia News 30 Nov 2017
