A better measure of research from the global south Funders Jean Lebel and Robert McLean describe a new tool for judging the value and validity of science that attempts to improve lives. Jean Lebel & Robert McLean 6 Jul 2018
Citation analysis reveals the game changers A study identifies papers that stand the test of time. Gemma Conroy News 29 May 2018
Wikipedia’s top-cited scholarly articles — revealed Gene collections and astronomy studies dominate the list of the most-cited publications with DOIs on the popular online encyclopaedia. Giorgia Guglielmi 16 May 2018
Q&A Trish Greenhalgh: Linear impact narratives encourage easy science The REF’s approach to impact incentivizes research that can be obviously linked to outcomes. Q&A 19 Apr 2018
How researchers are ensuring that their work has an impact Finding purpose and meaning in the lab. Jack Leeming 5 Apr 2018
Experts fear irrelevance for assessment of research relevance Australian academics will need to prove that they have demonstrated the usefulness of their work to communities, industry and government. News feature 28 Mar 2018
World’s oldest fossils rock the web A controversial fossil discovery has whipped up online discussions about alien life. Gemma Conroy News 25 Jan 2018
Artificial womb system raises ethical debate A system for bringing premature baby lambs to gestational term caused much online debate about whether the technology should be applied to humans. Gemma Conroy News 15 Jan 2018
Dinosaur fossil ruffles feathers online Flesh and feathers trapped in amber were the talk of the internet in 2017. Gemma Conroy News 11 Jan 2018
Girls will be girls? Gender stereotyping among six-year olds sparks debate A study revealing that girls are more likely to link brilliance with boys than with their own gender made headlines on the web. Gemma Conroy News 5 Jan 2018
Pharma could cut its losses with a bit of sharing COMMENT: Life science companies are missing out on the benefits of open innovation. Phillip Phan & Dean Wong Comment 2 Jan 2018
Designer babies, the year’s most talked about story from a Nature Index-tracked journal A gene-editing breakthrough topped all other papers for online attention. Gemma Conroy News 29 Dec 2017
Why we left academia: Corporate scientists reveal their motives Five scientists discuss the reasons they moved to an industry lab. Elie Dolgin Comment 28 Dec 2017
Here’s what’s wrong with companies backing out of science COMMENT: The withdrawal of large US corporations from research is narrowing the scope of innovation. Ashish Arora, Sharon Belenzon & Andrea Patacconi Comment 12 Dec 2017
The shifting corporate–academic relationship in pictures Research partnerships between industry and academia have more than doubled in five years. Nature Index Dataviz 11 Dec 2017
The top academic and corporate partners in the Nature Index Exploring complementary strengths is the key to success in industry–academia science partnerships. Mark Zastrow Listings 8 Dec 2017
Help wanted: Industry seeks science alliances Companies publishing high-quality research are looking to academia for assistance. Katharine Gammon News 7 Dec 2017
China's citations catching up Papers from China are growing in influence and volume, yet the US remains supreme. Hepeng Jia News 30 Nov 2017
An alternative metric for Chinese social media chatter Researchers develop a tool for tracking academic activity and impact on WeChat. Hepeng Jia News 27 Nov 2017
UK deliberations leave young researchers in limbo Lack of clarity on changes to the country's research assessment system provokes anxiety among early-career researchers. Anthea Lacchia News 16 Oct 2017
