Gender is not the biggest barrier to career success Study paints bleak picture of disadvantage attached to ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Gemma Conroy News 14 Jun 2019
In science, some ideas are more contagious than others An infectious disease model shows that ideas from prestigious institutions are more likely to spread farthest. Viviane Callier 13 May 2019
Impact factors are still widely used in academic evaluations Survey finds that 40% of research-intensive universities mention the controversial metric in review documents — despite efforts to dampen its influence. Holly Else 18 Apr 2019
Hidden lake on Mars raises questions Radar data of the red planet’s south pole had scientists deliberating over the possibilities. Could it really be liquid water? Gemma Conroy News 22 Jan 2019
A tally of mass destruction A massive study on the planet’s biomass was among the top five most talked-about articles of 2018. Gemma Conroy News 15 Jan 2019
Coral bleaching pushes alarm buttons A study revealing the decline of the Great Barrier Reef was one of the most discussed articles of 2018. Gemma Conroy News 9 Jan 2019
An unpalatable message about the climate’s point of no return A dire warning from climate scientists was the second most discussed paper in the past year. Gemma Conroy News 3 Jan 2019
Data brief: Female first-authors attract more readers The work of female researchers has a broader impact than citation analysis suggests, but not in India. Gemma Conroy Dataviz 2 Jan 2019
False news travels fast One of the year’s hottest papers shows online story-tellers are lukewarm when it comes to truth. Gemma Conroy News 28 Dec 2018
Egypt and Pakistan had highest rise in research output in 2018 Global production of scientific papers hit an all-time high this year, estimates show, with emerging economies rising fastest. Anita Makri 27 Dec 2018
The right tools to empower researchers Too many tools used to promote accountability benefit research managers and for-profit companies at the expense of individual researchers. J. Britt Holbrook Comment 11 Oct 2018
Q&A Koenraad Debackere: Impact assessment to become more complex We need to define impact more clearly to be able to measure it effectively. Smriti Mallapaty Q&A 28 Aug 2018
The A to Z of paper authorship It's bad news for Z but A is AOK for authors listed alphabetically. Gemma Conroy News 21 Aug 2018
European Commission to consult the people on science spending priorities Radical proposal will be difficult to implement, say NGOs. Elisabeth Jeffries News 14 Aug 2018
Japan weighs the value of imported academics Foreign faculty in Japan are less productive than their local counterparts on many measures, but better connected to global collaborations. Futao Huang Comment 2 Aug 2018
Indian translation pipeline in patent need of overhaul Report recommends removing obstacles to the conversion of scientific research into products and services. Virat Markandeya News feature 31 Jul 2018
Early-career researchers herald change The younger generation sees a collaborative system as key to discovery and advancement, a three-year tracking project reveals. David Nicholas et al.* Comment 25 Jul 2018
Earth and environmental sciences must zoom in on the big picture Academic reward structures discourage the pursuit of vital research. Richard Kingsford 13 Jul 2018
Steps to a top-scoring impact case study Describing the benefits of excellent research in simple language gets high marks in the REF. Mark Reed et. al. Comment 12 Jul 2018
Green stories greatest hits We look at the top 5 Earth and environmental science articles by Altmetric Score from 2012 to 2017. Gemma Conroy Listings 7 Jul 2018
