News Archive

Japan loses share of research articles to China

Despite being among the top science nations, Japan's publication output has stalled over the past decade.

Nicky Phillips

News 24 Mar 2017

The slow decline of Japanese research in 5 charts

The country's research output is falling behind other dominant science nations.

Nicky Phillips

23 Mar 2017

A great leap forward, but China needs more scientists

OECD survey reveals the country’s science spending frenzy, noting a need for investment in innovation and invention.

Ivy Shih

Listings 21 Mar 2017

China and South Korea flash the cash in R&D race

G20 countries dominate global research spending and production, but the mix is changing.

Ivy Shih

News 24 Feb 2017

Innovators file record number of patent applications in China

China's appetite for patents leads the world.

Ivy Shih

News 24 Nov 2016

UQ retains position as Australia's top research university in 2015

There's not much separating the top three Australian universities with the highest contributions to the index in 2015.

James Mitchell Crow

Listings 28 Oct 2016

Melbourne pips Sydney as Australia's research hotspot

Australia's two largest cities strive to attract the best researchers and produce science that makes a difference.

Annabel McGilvray

27 Oct 2016

How Australian universities spent $4.5b on research in four years

Assessing the research performance of universities is a difficult pursuit.

Bianca Nogrady

News 27 Oct 2016

Rising stars 2016: 10 countries to watch

Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars seeks to pinpoint the ascendant performers of science.

Nicky Phillips and Larissa Kogleck

26 Aug 2016

Singaporean research continues to dominate in some fields

The country has the world's highest per capita investment in science and technology

Tim Hornyak

23 Aug 2016

European universities rise to the challenge

As a continent, Europe is home to the most rising stars in the index.

Mark Zastrow, James Mitchell Crow

Listings 11 Aug 2016

Xerox puts more skin in the printing game

The research the company is publishing in top journals.

Tim Hornyak

News 9 Aug 2016

The right formula: chemistry the key to leaders’ research performance

Chemistry research was a significant driver of the performance for several institutions.

Mark Zastrow, James Mitchell Crow

3 Aug 2016

Australia's most improved research institutions

Represented are institutions from the east and west coast.

James Mitchell Crow

Listings 1 Aug 2016

Who are the research world's rising stars?

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.

Annabel McGilvray

28 Jul 2016

Rising stars: Chinese institutions lead the way

China is a growing source of the world's top science

Sarah O'Meara

26 Jul 2016

Rising stars: Baylor, the best medicine

BCM’s contribution to high-quality research rose 39% from 2012 to 2015.

James Mitchell Crow, Mark Zastrow

News 25 Jul 2016

Rising stars: Indian researchers have so much chemistry

A significant rise in chemistry research makes India a Nature Index 2016 Rising Star.

Annabel McGilvray

22 Jul 2016

China's top 10 research universities in 2015

The country's contribution to top journals continues to grow.

Nicky Phillips

Listings 15 Jul 2016

China's diaspora key to science collaborations

Links formed by mainland China's large scientific diaspora and its increasing output of high-quality research make it an emerging centre of international collaboration.

Peng Tian

News feature 23 Jun 2016

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