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10 key insights from the first research scorecards for G20 countries
19 July 2019
Bec Crew
Australia shines; the US, not so much.
The top 10 countries in research collaboration
12 July 2019
Bec Crew
This interactive visualization reveals the tightest pairs.
Ban the lecture
2 July 2019
David Payne
How young universities aiming for high rankings are preparing for “Generation Alpha”.
Novel findings rare from international collaborations
7 March 2019
Caroline S. Wagner, Travis Whetsell & Satyam Mukherjee
Global teams shy away from risky research.
China's Belt and Road Initiative finds new research partners in Europe
11 January 2019
Marijk van der Wende & Robert Tijssen
Smaller member states are the beneficiaries of China's global trade and diplomacy project.
The top rising stars in the Nature Index
5 October 2018
Anja Krieger et al.
Although China leads the pack, fast-moving institutions are building their research reputations the world over.
Science in North Korea: How easing the nuclear stand-off might bolster research
2 May 2018
Richard Van Noorden
The isolated nation publishes fewer than 100 scholarly articles a year — but as political tensions thaw, researchers hope for greater collaboration.
China leads BRICS university rankings
23 November 2017
Smriti Mallapaty
7 out of the top 10 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2018 are in the east-Asian nation.
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.
World’s oldest science network faces uneasy future
6 May 2016
Annabel McGilvray
The Russian Academy of Sciences is the country's top producer of research, but its performance is slipping.
Brazil's Russian connection
5 April 2016
Linda Nordling
A handful of influential professors are behind research partnerships between Russia and Brazil.
