Six researchers who are shaping the future of artificial intelligence From radio galaxies to robots, these trailblazers are at the forefront of AI advances. Gemma Conroy, Hepeng Jia, Benjamin Plackett & Andy Tay News feature 10 Dec 2020
China's science ministry gets power to attract more foreign scientists Science super-ministry gains new remit to develop policies that benefit international researchers. Hepeng Jia News 23 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
Disagreement over the legal definition of misconduct Without clear and consistent terminology, policing can be tricky. Yojana Sharma News feature 9 Jan 2018
In Japan, corporates make reluctant partners The Japanese government wants to lure more industry funding into universities, but companies need to be convinced they’ll get value. Ichiko Fuyuno News 20 Dec 2017
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
The top academic and corporate partners in the Nature Index Exploring complementary strengths is the key to success in industry–academia science partnerships. Mark Zastrow Listings 8 Dec 2017
China leads BRICS university rankings 7 out of the top 10 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2018 are in the east-Asian nation. News 23 Nov 2017
Trouble at the top Declining outputs in California, Massachusetts, New York and Maryland have made the biggest dent in US science. Dataviz 7 Nov 2017
The 7 ingredients for building a science city What does it take to create a metropolis of knowledge and innovation? Nature Index News feature 30 Oct 2017
The US leads the Nature Index top 500 140 institutions in the United States have spent five consecutive years in the Nature Index top 500. Listings 19 Sep 2017
New entrants to the Nature Index A few institutions in the United States, China and Germany make it into the top 500 for the first time. Nature Index Listings 14 Sep 2017
Taiwan losing ground in the index Taiwan slips to number 20 as graduates’ interest in science fades. Hepeng Jia Listings 4 Sep 2017
The long and short of US-China rivalry China has the largest number of institutions that have risen up the top 500 ranks over the past five years. Nature Index Dataviz 31 Aug 2017
Charting the influence of science on innovation An analysis of the biggest industry influencers in four charts. 18 Aug 2017
Charting China's rising dominance in science The country's research contribution is continuing to overtake other nations. Nicky Phillips 21 Jul 2017
10 institutions contribute to more than 10% index output in 2016 A few large institutions produce the majority of articles in the index. Listings 18 Jul 2017
Global universities ranked by a different measure Find out how the top 20 institutions in the QS University Rankings 2018 measure up in the index. Ivy Shih Listings 8 Jun 2017
US research in a state of decline California, Massachusetts and New York produce the most high-quality research, but their output is in decline. Nature Index Listings 6 Jun 2017
Search for industry partners heats up in China's chemistry hotspot The industrial city of Changchun is losing young researchers to more prosperous cities in the south. Peng Tian 2 Jun 2017
