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Massive Google-funded COVID database will track variants and immunity
Open repository will give free access to more than 160 million data points with details about individual infections.
- Amy Maxmen
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Article |
Spatiotemporal dissection of the cell cycle with single-cell proteogenomics
Spatial and temporal variations among individual human cell proteomes are comprehensively mapped across the cell cycle using proteomic imaging and transcriptomics.
- Diana Mahdessian
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Editorial |
The next 20 years of human genomics must be more equitable and more open
By re-committing to data sharing, researchers can fulfil the long-delayed promise of the Human Genome Project.
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The broken promise that undermines human genome research
Data sharing was a core principle that led to the success of the Human Genome Project 20 years ago. Now scientists are struggling to keep information free.
- Kendall Powell
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News |
Hundreds of ‘predatory’ journals indexed on leading scholarly database
Scopus has stopped adding content from most of the flagged titles, but the analysis highlights how poor-quality science is infiltrating literature.
- Dalmeet Singh Chawla
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News |
Scientists call for fully open sharing of coronavirus genome data
Other researchers say that restrictions at the largest SARS-CoV-2 genome platform encourage fast sharing while protecting data providers’ rights.
- Richard Van Noorden
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Nature Index |
A guide to the Nature Index
A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality available free online at natureindex.com.
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Nature Index |
A guide to the Nature Index
A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality available free online at natureindex.com.
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Nature Index |
German science is thriving, but diversity remains an issue
The research giant lags in its support of female leadership.
- Bec Crew
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Nature Index |
Germany’s start-up scene is booming
With record levels of funding, German start-ups are building the nation’s strength in innovation.
- Gemma Conroy
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- & Chris Woolston
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Nature Index |
How Germany retains one of the world’s strongest research reputations
Thanks to steady funding, Germany’s national research organizations are thriving. But there are concerns that some universities are being left behind.
- Hristio Boytchev
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Nature Index |
German science on the world stage: visualized
Infographics reveal the nation’s strengths.
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Article |
A reference map of potential determinants for the human serum metabolome
The levels of 1,251 metabolites are measured in 475 phenotyped individuals, and machine-learning algorithms reveal that diet and the microbiome are the determinants with the strongest predictive power for the levels of these metabolites.
- Noam Bar
- , Tal Korem
- & Eran Segal
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World View |
Wildfires: count lives and homes, not hectares burnt
Smarter ways to assess fires will bring better methods of preventing damage.
- Crystal Kolden
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Nature Index |
A guide to the Nature Index
A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality available free online at natureindex.com.
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Nature Index |
The top cities for research in the Nature Index
A look at the inputs that result in high scientific research outputs.
- Catherine Armitage
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Nature Index |
Nature Index’s top five science cities, by the numbers
Sizing up the success of the world’s science hotspots.
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Nature Index |
Science cities seek new connections
In a commentary on high-impact research outputs across 245 cities, György Csomós, Zsófia Viktória Vida and Balázs Lengyel explore changing patterns.
- György Csomós
- , Zsófia Viktória Vida
- & Balázs Lengyel
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News Feature |
How many people has the coronavirus killed?
Researchers are struggling to tally mortality statistics as the pandemic rages. Here’s how they gauge the true toll of the coronavirus outbreak.
- Giuliana Viglione
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News |
Why the United States is having a coronavirus data crisis
Political meddling, disorganization and years of neglect of public-health data management mean the country is flying blind.
- Amy Maxmen
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Book Review |
Statistical dark arts endanger democracy — and life
Two scourges of the infodemic show how to spot quantitative chicanery.
- Eric-Jan Wagenmakers
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Technology Feature |
Migrating big astronomy data to the cloud
Six lessons from astronomy’s embrace of cloud computing.
- Charles Q. Choi
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Technology Feature |
Artificial-intelligence tools aim to tame the coronavirus literature
Developers hope that tools for processing natural language will help biomedical researchers and clinicians to find the COVID-19 papers that they need.
- Matthew Hutson
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Nature Index |
A guide to the Nature Index
A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality available free online at natureindex.com.
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Nature Index |
A new deal for South Korea’s science?
The global innovation leader confronts new research challenges.
- Catherine Armitage
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Correspondence |
National COVID numbers — Benford’s law looks for errors
- Malcolm Sambridge
- & Andrew Jackson
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Nature Index |
Show of strength
These institutions lead in natural-sciences research in journals tracked by the Index.
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Nature Index |
Fastest movers since 2015
Chinese institutions dominate the rising stars ranks, as heavily funded initiatives to create world-class universities pay off.
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Nature Index |
Measures of merit
With the release of the Nature Index 2020 Annual Tables, we celebrate the institutions and countries producing high-quality research in the natural sciences.
- Bec Crew
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Nature Index |
Ten countries with high-performing hubs of natural-sciences research
The United States leads, but China is closing the gap, with large gains in output since 2015.
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Nature Index |
Rising stars in life sciences 2020
These institutions have achieved a high increase in research output in the Nature Index since 2015.
- Bec Crew
- , Hepeng Jia
- & Mark Zastrow
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Nature Index |
Rising stars in Earth and environmental sciences 2020
These institutions have achieved high increases in research output in the Nature Index since 2015.
- Gemma Conroy
- , Bec Crew
- & Hepeng Jia
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Nature Index |
Fast-rising research institutions 2020
These institutions have achieved significant increases in research output in the Nature Index since 2015.
- Hepeng Jia
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Nature Index |
Leading research institutions 2020
These institutions achieved the highest overall research output in the Nature Index.
- Bec Crew
- & Hepeng Jia
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Nature Index |
Rising stars in chemistry 2020
These institutions have achieved high increases in research output in the Nature Index since 2015.
- Hepeng Jia
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Nature Index |
A guide to the Nature Index
A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality available free online at natureindex.com.
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Nature Index |
Fast-rising academic institutions 2020
These institutions have achieved significant increases in overall research output in the Nature Index since 2015.
- Hepeng Jia
- & Mark Zastrow
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Nature Index |
The ten leading countries in natural-sciences research
These countries achieved the highest overall research output in 2019 in the Nature Index.
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Nature Index |
Rising stars in physical sciences 2020
These institutions have achieved high increases in research output in the Nature Index since 2015.
- Gemma Conroy
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- & Mark Zastrow
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Nature Index |
A guide to the Nature Index
A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality available free online at natureindex.com.
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Nature Index |
Three researchers who are coming at cancer from all angles
The search for disease mechanisms and treatments is one of the biggest collaborative efforts in science. These researchers are significant contributors.
- Sarah DeWeerdt
- , Mark Zastrow
- & Gemma Conroy
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Nature Index |
Surviving cancer at all costs
Scientists are nudging the dial on some types of cancer more than others, but it’s fair to ask whether research is delivering value for money.
- Catherine Armitage
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Technology Feature |
Find a home for every imaging data set
Repositories let researchers store, share and access life‑science images — and maybe even extract new findings.
- Amber Dance
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Career News |
Free lists of grants and fellowships around the world available online
Three searchable databases provide information on global opportunities for graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty members.
- Chris Woolston
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Comment |
Genomics: data sharing needs an international code of conduct
Efforts to protect people’s privacy in a massive international cancer project offer lessons for data sharing.
- Mark Phillips
- , Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor
- & Bartha M. Knoppers
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Where I Work |
Sharing space with 34 million dead insects
Museum entomologist Erica McAlister finds joy in the huge and growing diversity of her collections while extracting DNA from century-old specimens.
- Amber Dance
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Nature Index |
The fastest rising institutions in materials science: visualized
Chinese institutions monopolize the fastest-rising ranks for materials-science output in the Nature Index.
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Nature Index |
A guide to the Nature Index
A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality available free online at natureindex.com.