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Researchers behind the analysis think that policy incentives in these places are to blame.

Retracted papers continue to be cited because notices are unclear and hard to spot. Information scientist Jodi Schneider explains how consistent reporting would help to keep researchers in the loop.

Don’t rely solely on academic papers to raise your professional profile. General readers are interested in your opinions, too.

For those at the interface of funding organizations and the scientific community, platforms such as ChatGPT can tackle menial tasks and free up time for relationship-building work such as coaching and mentoring.

Some researchers publish a new paper every five days, on average. Data trackers suspect not all their manuscripts were produced through honest labour.

The number of articles being retracted rose sharply this year. Integrity experts say that this is only the tip of the iceberg.

Alternative strategies could shift a system that is stacked against the global south.

Meaningful investment might be essential for fixing power imbalances in science and innovation.

The global north still dominates such partnerships in the Nature Index.

Researchers in the developing world navigate many roadblocks when partnering with the global north, but the benefits can be wide-reaching.

Major investment and a shift in strategy are needed to back up the endeavour of researchers.

Researchers moving between institutions in low- and middle-income countries can confer wide-reaching benefits on their colleagues.

Caleb Watney explains how the National Science Foundation’s ‘science of science’ programme will find efficiencies and support ‘high-risk, high-reward’ studies.

Data from the Nature Index suggest China-based authors are increasingly publishing without international colleagues.

Shouting about the far-flung impact of city-based research can help counter attempts at urban–rural division.

Californian projects show how community engagement can break down urban–rural barriers in the United States.

Scientists are working with Indigenous communities in Alaska to improve many facets of rural health.

Research is central to the success of major photovoltaic programmes in ramping up clean energy and alleviating rural poverty.

Artificial intelligence is asking questions that humans hope to answer.

Landing tenure is a pipe dream for most postdoctoral researchers. They need business skills to help them thrive outside academia.