The 5 most popular scientific papers of August 2019 A month of spectacular firsts. Bec Crew Listings 5 Sep 2019
Experts question China’s bid to create world-class journals "Scientists always prefer to publish in the world’s top journals over domestic ones." Hepeng Jia News 4 Sep 2019
These 10 institutions published the most papers in Nature and Science in 2018 From CRISPR to CLARITY, here are some of the most high-profile studies. Gemma Conroy, Bec Crew Listings 3 Sep 2019
This graphic reveals the most innovative countries for 2019 A strong showing from Asia. Gemma Conroy Dataviz 3 Sep 2019
Q&A Linda Beaumont: Journals should take action against toxic peer reviews Keep it constructive. Gemma Conroy Q+A 30 Aug 2019
The allure of the journal impact factor holds firm, despite its flaws “Science needs a healthy dose of its own medicine, yet refuses to take the pill.” Jon Brock News 29 Aug 2019
The hidden cost of having a eureka moment, but not being able to put it in your own words Publishing in an “international” journal now refers to an English-language journal. Sneha Kulkarni Comment 29 Aug 2019
This simple tool shows you how to choose your mentors "Gurus breed gurus." Carsten Lund Pedersen Comment 28 Aug 2019
This animated map shows the true size of each country Everything is relative. Bec Crew Dataviz 27 Aug 2019
The top 5 healthcare institutions for scientific research in 2018 The largest contributors to papers published in leading journals tracked by the Nature Index from the healthcare sector in 2018. Bec Crew Listings 27 Aug 2019
5 features of a highly cited article The difference between highly cited and lowly cited papers. Mohamed Elgendi Comment 23 Aug 2019
World university rankings: explained How the most widely cited global rankings are measured, and which institutions made their top tens for 2019. Bec Crew Listings 22 Aug 2019
Government funding will be tied to uni performance from 2020 How will performance-based funding shake out for Australian universities? Emmaline Bexley News 21 Aug 2019
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
Snapshot: Princeton University impresses on two scores The US’s fourth-oldest college wears the crown for high-quality research productivity among its peers. Bec Crew Dataviz 20 Aug 2019
Publishing standards help fight bias against Chinese authors A response to concerns that editors' and peer reviewers’ confidence in Chinese authors has been eroded. Hepeng Jia News 20 Aug 2019
Alaska governor halves massive funding cut to state university system Researchers at the University of Alaska still face possibility of layoffs. Jonathan Lambert News 15 Aug 2019
The 5 most popular scientific papers of July 2019 Doom, gloom, and a dancing cockatoo. Bec Crew Listings 14 Aug 2019
"No one is immune": Alaska’s scientists despair over plan to shrink state universities The University of Alaska’s governing board plans to consolidate campuses to cope with a 40% cut in state funding. Jonathan Lambert News 14 Aug 2019