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Everything is relative.

The largest contributors to papers published in leading journals tracked by the Nature Index from the healthcare sector in 2018.

The difference between highly cited and lowly cited papers.

How the most widely cited global rankings are measured, and which institutions made their top tens for 2019.

How will performance-based funding shake out for Australian universities?

The US’s fourth-oldest college wears the crown for high-quality research productivity among its peers.

A response to concerns that editors' and peer reviewers’ confidence in Chinese authors has been eroded.

These government institutions were the largest contributors to papers published in the 82 leading journals tracked by the Nature Index in 2018.

It’s not all about thesis writing.

Researchers at the University of Alaska still face possibility of layoffs.

Doom, gloom, and a dancing cockatoo.

The University of Alaska’s governing board plans to consolidate campuses to cope with a 40% cut in state funding.

These organizations are the most prolific in high-quality research.

It’s now up there with confidence in the military. 

When so many email addresses on journal articles don’t work, we have a problem.

Keeping participants involved can go a long way.

It could mean the difference between rejection and acceptance.

The practice has led to peverse incentives for researchers.

There’s no one way to 'game the system'.

Health professions have been booming.