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Researchers in the UK find that the impact factor of journal articles matches judgements by a panel of experts on research quality.

Gender proportions in medical schools are almost equal, but disparities persist further up the ranks, a new tracking tool reveals. 

Do Chinese government reforms designed to thwart academic fraud go far enough?

An analysis of a popular reputation metric concludes it relies too heavily on social interaction.

Researchers disagree over whether performance-based metrics adversely affect publication behaviour.

140 institutions in the United States have spent five consecutive years in the Nature Index top 500.

A few institutions in the United States, China and Germany make it into the top 500 for the first time.

Harvard University holds the top academic spot for five years straight.

Bogus journals and their victims are widespread, study finds.

Taiwan slips to number 20 as graduates’ interest in science fades.

China has the largest number of institutions that have risen up the top 500 ranks over the past five years.

New preprint services could bring niche scientific communities into the open.

An analysis of the biggest industry influencers in four charts.

Collaboration with companies will become more important in the government’s science and technology strategies.

For the love of discovery, a biochemist freely shared the research which laid the groundwork for widely-used drugs.

Would you rather send a short video or a lengthy written proposal for funding?