In 2023, more than 450 scientists who had begun publishing research only in the previous eight years were among the ranks of most-cited researchers. Credit: Getty The number of ‘precocious’ scientists — those who become top-cited authors early in their careers — has surged in the past few years, according to an analysis1 of the […]
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Between 2022 and 2023, Australia recorded the steepest drop in adjusted Share (9.4%) among the top 20 countries in the Nature Index, signalling trouble for its research sector. For the first time since 2018, Australia dropped from 10th place to 12th in 2023, overtaken by India and Italy. These charts highlight the strongest institutional players […]
Due in part to strong institutional collaborations and industry presence, the United States has maintained its lead in health sciences, with the Boston metropolitan area (MA) taking the top spot with a Share of 676.43. However, the Massachusetts capital — which is home to numerous biotech companies, leading universities, and more than 20 hospitals — […]
Researcher Yan Zeng looks over the machinery at the A-Lab, a fully automated laboratory at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab Stephan Noack’s official title is bioprocess engineer. In simple terms, he is a problem-solver. His colleagues at the Jülich Research Centre in Germany knock on his office door armed with […]
A retracted paper’s backstory illustrates the challenges of the technique called preregistration.Credit: Getty The retraction of a high-profile paper1 that tested ways to improve the soundness of scientific studies has highlighted the challenges of such ‘reproducibility’ research. The retracted paper’s authors include some of the titans in the field. In the study, published in Nature […]
Researchers built an artificial intelligence tool that came up with 4000 novel research ideas in a matter of hours. Credit: Malte Mueller/Getty An ideas generator powered by artificial intelligence (AI) came up with more original research ideas than did 50 scientists working independently, according to a preprint posted on arXiv this month1. The human and […]
