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Top performers hold steady in Australia’s declining research landscape

A handful of leading universities are key to Australia’s success in science, which took a major dive in 2022.
By
  1. Bec Crew

    1. Senior editor, Nature Index

Between 2022 and 2023, Australia recorded the steepest drop in adjusted Share (9.4%) among the top 20 countries in the Nature Index, signalling trouble for its research sector. For the first time since 2018, Australia dropped from 10th place to 12th in 2023, overtaken by India and Italy.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03639-0

This article is part of Nature Index 2024 Australia, an editorially independent supplement. Advertisers have no influence over the content. For more information about Nature Index, see the homepage.

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