The 5 most talked-about scientific papers of November 2020 in the Nature Index journals

Stronger hurricanes and controversial research on autism feature in these widely discussed studies.

Bec Crew | 22 January 2021

The 5 most popular scientific papers of October 2020 in the Nature Index journals

Bec Crew | 14 January 2021

The 5 most popular scientific papers of September 2020 in the Nature Index journals

A Neanderthal-derived gene cluster linked to COVID-19 symptoms and a controversial AI algorithm feature in these stand-out studies.

Bec Crew | 4 January 2021

The 5 most popular scientific papers of August 2020 in the Nature Index journals

A gruesome escape artist and ingenious dolphin behaviour feature in these stand-out studies from August.

Bec Crew | 27 October 2020

The 5 most popular scientific papers of March 2020 in the Nature Index journals

Vanishing coastlines and a teacup dinosaur feature in these stand-out studies from March.

Bec Crew | 1 September 2020

Google Scholar reveals its most influential papers for 2020

Artificial intelligence papers amass citations more than any other research topic.

Bec Crew | 13 July 2020

The 5 most popular scientific papers of May 2020 in the Nature Index journals

COVID-19 vaccine hopes, and the environmental effects of the pandemic.

Bec Crew | 25 June 2020

The 5 most popular scientific papers of April 2020

A colossal sea beast and a swampy rainforest at the South Pole feature in some of the stand-out papers from April.

Bec Crew | 29 May 2020