What price will Japanese science pay for austerity? Japan’s stagnated research output corresponds with a deteriorating situation for young researchers. Ichiko Fuyuno 23 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
Collaboration trumps competition in city of love Paris excels in intra-city collaborations but needs to look beyond its borders to increase research performance. Barbara Casassus 17 Nov 2016
Top New Zealand research universities in 2015 New Zealand universities are building an international reputation for high-quality research. Bianca Nogrady Listings 31 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
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
Research investments pay off for Australian city Significant state government investment along with philanthropic largesse has helped drive Brisbane's research performance. Bianca Nogrady 25 Oct 2016
Turkey's geology a boon for scientists The country's output of earth and environment science papers is growing. Annabel McGilvray 2 Sep 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
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
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: 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
