Harvard is no longer the top university in the Nature Index - China's Zhejiang University is. And with Tsinghua University hot on its heels, Harvard's second place is not looking secure, either. #NatureIndexResearchLeaders. www.nature.com/nature-index...
Harvard loses first place in Nature Index
For the first time in a decade, the US university has lost its top position in the academic rankings, usurped by a Chinese institution.
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What do 6,000 Nature Index authors think about the future of science? Depends who you are. If you're senior, based in Asia, and in applied sciences: it looks pretty rosy. For ECRs, those in Europe/America, and in health & natural sciences: things are much shakier. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What 6,000 researchers think about the future of science
Funding worries and publishing trends loom large in the minds of scientists surveyed by Nature Index.
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Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders rankings: are China’s East Asian neighbours keeping pace with it? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders rankings: are China’s East Asian neighbours keeping pace with it?
Japan and South Korea are challenging Western peers in a shifting research landscape.
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This breakdown of institutions' research output by cancer type appears in our latest Nature Index supplement. We also highlight the cancer types that are growing in publications the fastest: go.nature.com/487Pyzz
“There is clearly something going on. I have way too many patients who are my age — I’m 37 — or even younger, and it’s horrible." Medical oncologist Yoanna Pumpalova discusses early onset cancer in our article about the pros and cons of lowering the screening age. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Early-onset cancer fuels calls for wider screening — but at what cost?
As some countries lower the screening age for breast, colorectal and other cancers, scientists warn that it could cause more harm than good.
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We profiled some amazing cancer researchers in our latest Nature Index supplement: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Four rising stars shaping the future of cancer research
Meet the creative minds that aim to improve cancer detection and treatment.
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Dr Ayesha Noorani, a member of @crukcamthoracic.bsky.social and @cancerresearchuk.org-funded Clinician Scientist at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social and @cuh.nhs.uk, has been named a rising star shaping the future of cancer research! 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Four rising stars shaping the future of cancer research
Meet the creative minds that aim to improve cancer detection and treatment.
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Think about your breakfast this morning. Can you imagine the pattern on your coffee mug? The sheen of the jam on your half-eaten toast? go.nature.com/4kgR3jv
Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?
Nature - People with aphantasia are offering a window into consciousness.
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How long before we see a university built with AI from the ground up? And will it work or perhaps go the way of MOOCs (ie be mostly a lot of hype)? @jacksonwryan.com takes a look www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What would an AI university look like and how might it change education?
From lectures by avatars to entire qualifications, higher education centred around AI is just around the corner.
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‘A serious problem’: peer reviews created using AI can avoid detection www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘A serious problem’: peer reviews created using AI can avoid detection
Tools fail to identify most AI-generated peer-review reports, say researchers, who warn that the issue is only getting worse.
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Submissions to AI conferences are soaring, with lots of fears that AI itself is to blame. Could asking authors to rank their submissions help? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Author knows best? Top AI conference asks for self-ranked papers amid paper deluge
As submissions to AI conferences soar, authors’ own rankings — combined with peer review — could offer a powerful way to identify high-impact research.
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“You know which papers are your ‘baby’, which papers you really love." by @dalmeet.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI research deluge: why one conference is asking authors to rank their own papers
As submissions soar, could authors’ rankings work together with peer review to help identify high-impact research?
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Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good go.nature.com/4iZwCXT
Why an overreliance on AI-driven modelling is bad for science
Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good.
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Closer look at the fish associates on this Stygiomedusa. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 884 #argentiniandeepseeps #MarineLife #CONICET
Some institutions are betting on technology to stay relevant. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Will young universities set the pace in the age of AI?
Why some institutions are betting on technology to stay relevant.
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#NatureIndex Immunology www.nature.com/collections/... Measles, polio, tuberculosis: what’s causing spikes in infectious diseases? The huge power of vaccines is being diluted by hesitancy, funding cuts and conflict. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“There are more vulnerable people right when our walls of defence are crumbling." www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Measles, polio, tuberculosis: what’s causing spikes in infectious diseases?
The huge power of vaccines is being diluted by hesitancy, funding cuts and conflict.
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The journal Nature has named Thomas Karikari, PhD, one of three Rising Stars in Aging Research! Dr. Karikari is an internationally recognized expert in plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more here: bit.ly/3XukLa9
“I’m very optimistic that we will be able to slow down the biological process of ageing. I think it will happen in our lifetime.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Could humans live to 150? Why some researchers think we’re on the cusp of a major longevity breakthrough
Other scientists believe extending lifespan might be difficult but are pursuing therapies that aim to make us feel younger for longer.
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Does it make sense to classify ageing as a disease? It'd be helpful for funding, say some researchers, but others say it doesn't make sense: "You either have a disease or you don’t — and who doesn’t have ageing?” by @rachelnuwer.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is ageing a disease? The debate that could reshape medicine
Classifying ageing as a disease might bring funding and other benefits, say some researchers, but others say this is fraught with ethical and regulatory implications.
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“We need is a concerted global effort with enormous sharing of resources and collaboration to solve this problem that kills so many people. We aren’t even close to that.” Reporting by @rachelnuwer.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Measles, polio, tuberculosis: what’s causing spikes in infectious diseases?
The huge power of vaccines is being diluted by hesitancy, funding cuts and conflict.
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“I’m very excited. I think this will be a real game-changer.” A guide to some of the most exciting tools and techniques immunlologists are using. by @gvconroy.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Four game-changing immunology tools to watch
Researchers are getting an unprecedented look at the human immune system through emerging techniques.
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A new Google Scholar tool quantifies how much credit each study author gets — my latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @michaelgusenbauer.bsky.social
Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors
Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and impact.
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There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used. As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how Part 1: is your work in Libgen? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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Reviewers are more likely to approve a manuscript if their own work is cited go.nature.com/4oOf3MI
Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work
Nature - Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.
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There's an large uptick in papers published in the year before researchers attain tenure, a new analysis shows. From there it diverges: those in fields that have labs (eg biology, chemistry) keep churning papers, while those that aren't (eg sociology, math) see a decline in papers.
Do academics publish less after getting tenured? Depends on your field
Paper output varies between disciplines, as does the trend after tenure is achieved.
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Some good news: Australia has just launched its first new cancer screening program in decades, using low-dose CT to screen current and former smokers for early lung cancer. Could save hundreds of lives every year. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Australia Launches Lung Cancer Screening Program for Smokers
Australia has launched its first lung cancer screening program, which targets current and recent smokers with biennial low-dose CT scans.
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A key US Senate committee has indicated that it will reject the huge budget cuts that President Donald Trump proposed for some science agencies, including the US National Science Foundation and NASA. go.nature.com/40H0XST
US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts
Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.
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Hot off the press, our latest Nature Index supplement on private-sector science. Lots of interesting questions/data to explore, especially in the context of public research funding being cut in the US. www.nature.com/collections/...
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Corporate research is a major part of the global science ecosystem, and all eyes are on the sector amid federal funding cuts in the United States.
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