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Peer reviewers unmasked: largest global survey reveals trends
11 September 2018
Inga Vesper
Scientists in emerging economies respond fastest to peer review invitations, but are invited least.
Early-career researchers herald change
25 July 2018
David Nicholas et al.*
The younger generation sees a collaborative system as key to discovery and advancement, a three-year tracking project reveals.
European universities rise to the challenge
11 August 2016
Mark Zastrow, James Mitchell Crow
As a continent, Europe is home to the most rising stars in the index.
Who are the research world's rising stars?
28 July 2016
Annabel McGilvray
Undaunted by the scientific dominance of historic global big-hitters, some of the world's less prominent research nations are carving out a niche and making a strong impact.
What does industry contribute to the world's best research?
19 May 2016
The Nature Index tracks corporations who publish in top journals.