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Nature Index 2019 Japan
Japan is looking to other countries in its efforts to arrest the alarming decline in its high-quality scientific research. The strategy of funding selected institutions to boost their overseas collaboration is starting to bear fruit. The proportion of articles co-authored with international researchers has increased, but correcting the slide in overall output is proving difficult.
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