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A Comprehensive Database of High-Quality Research Track top papers Explore collaborations Compare research performance A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH → Compare research output across 165 countries → Track research from 375,000+ articles and 52,000+ institutions → Identify collaboration trends from 1,400,000+ affiliations → Explore output at regional, national, institution and departmental level natureindex.com THE NATURE INDEX The Nature Index is a database of author affiliation information collated from research articles published in an independently selected group of high-quality science journals. → The Nature Index provides a close to real-time proxy for high-quality research output and collaboration at the institutional, national, regional and global level. → Academic institutions, policy-makers, research analysts, commercial organisations and the wider scientific community use the Nature Index to identify trends in research output and collaboration. The Nature Index delivers a freely accessible and straightforward way to analyse output and collaboration in high-quality scientific research. THE NATURE INDEX DATABASE Compare and contrast the research output for over 52,000 international institutions, consortia and departments. Search at institution, country and article level to identify research and collaborations trends over the last 5 years. NATURE INDEX NEWS Gain a clearer understanding of the latest news and issues affecting science and research today. Read the analysis and gain an insight into the latest scientific news from the Nature Index editorial team, guest columnists and those involved in the stories. NATURE INDEX RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS The quality research published by our institutional partners is highlighted as easy-to- read accessible summaries that are featured on their enhanced institutional profile pages, and promoted on a variety of digital platforms. THE NATURE INDEX ANNUAL TABLES Once a year Nature Index releases annual tables. These tables show calendar year performance and ranking positions for the world’s leading research institutions, plus data from previous calendar years to support analysis of trends over time. The data behind the annual tables is freely accessible, enabling users to examine patterns of publication and collaboration down to the article level where media impact is measured using Altmetric reports. NATURE INDEX 2017 ANNUAL TABLES COMING SOON VISIT NATUREINDEX.COM/ANNUAL-TABLES NATURE INDEX 2016 TABLES to find out more and how you can claim your institution’s 2017 placement badge www.natureindex.com/annual-tables/2016 THE NATURE INDEX JOURNALS Natureindex.com includes data from 375,000+ primary research articles from high quality science journals. The journals included in the Nature Index are selected by echelon of journals in the natural sciences and includes both a panel of active scientists. The selection process reflects multidisciplinary journals and some of the most highly selective researchers’ perceptions of journal quality, rather than using journals within the main disciplines of the natural sciences. The quantitative measures such as Impact Factor. It is intended that composition and total number of journals included in the Nature the list of journals amounts to a reasonably consensual upper Index is reviewed on a regular basis. THE NATUREINDEX.COM AUDIENCE 20% of the natureindex.com audience say they are involved in research assessment* 88K+ MONTHLY USERS, 180K+ MONTHLY PAGE VIEWS, 100K+ MONTHLY SESSIONS** 14% JOB FUNCTIONS / VOCATIONS OF ALL NATUREINDEX.COM USERS* 30% Practising Scientist Professional (non-scientist) 26% Ph.D/ Graduate Student Undergraduate Student 30% 46% AMERICAS | 24% ASIA | 19% EUROPE | 11% ROW** JOB FUNCTIONS OF USERS INVOLVED IN RESEARCH ASSESSMENT* 5% 2 % 15% Research Director 9% Professor Principal Investigator 10% 15% Research Scientist Other 14% Assistant Professor 15% University Executive 15% Librarian/ Bibliometrician Research Administration Officer *Nature Index audience survey, January 2017 ** Google Analytics THE NATURE INDEX HAS OVER 70K ONLINE REGISTRATIONS AND 25K FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS NATURE INDEX 2017 Nature Index 2017 Supplement Calender → Nature Index supplements analyse and interpret Nature Index data and are published in Nature. Each supplement focuses on a region or hot topic of interest to the Nature audience. NATURE INDEX 2017 INNOVATION - PUBLISHED 10TH AUGUST High impact publications are only one measure of scientic output. is supplement will combine Nature Index data with analysis of research citations in patent applications and other measures to examine the connection between high-quality research and innovation. Articles will focus on case studies of research that has been successfully translated into world-changing products, projects or services. NATURE INDEX 2017 SCIENCE IN THE CITY – PUBLISHED 19TH OCTOBER e Nature Index 2017 Science in the City supplement will highlight the high-quality science taking place in cities around the globe. Using data from the Nature Index, the supplement will focus on the considerable output and collaboration of researchers in London, Seoul, Daejeon and New York. e magazine will also prole pairs of cities with strong research cooperation, such as Beijing and Shanghai, and Madrid and Barcelona. NATURE INDEX 2017 UNITED STATES – PUBLISHED 2ND NOVEMBER California, New York and Massachusetts are well known regions of academic excellence, but the scientic output of the United States goes far beyond these science hubs. Using the Nature Index’s ability to explore publication output through a variety of metrics, this supplement will highlight cities and states across the country with high output in the Nature Index. NATURE INDEX 2017 SCIENCE INC. – PUBLISHED 7TH DECEMBER is supplement will examine partnerships between academia and industry, focusing on research that appears in Nature Index journals. It will prole the countries, institutions and companies that excel at this type of collaboration, exploring the benets that companies gain from relationships with academic institutes, and highlight some of the innovative research being produced by these connections. STAND WITH THE GREATS PROMOTE YOUR ORGANISATION IN THE NATURE INDEX NEW FOR 2017 DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD WITH INFOGRAPHICS Work with our team to create a customised infographic that showcases your institution’s strongest Nature Index results. This format allows you to personalise the Nature Index metrics you wish to communicate to your target audiences. NEW FOR 2017 DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD WITH INSIDE VIEW Strengthen the human element of your organisation by allowing you to showcase talented employees, doing interesting things, and accomplishing innovation within your organisation. You select the representative and the story you wish to share, and a writer commissioned by the Nature Index editorial team will conduct an interview and write the showcase. Advertising in the Nature Index allows you to: • Profile your institution and showcase your research • Attract research funding and collaborations • Promote yourself as an employer of choice • Influence top researchers and decision makers • Attract top scientists from around the world • Benefit from Nature Research’s global reach NEW FOR 2017 ENHANCED PROFILE WITH RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Our editors can enrich your Nature Index profile page with customised text, imagery and branding, and will update the page monthly with a short summary of one of your top papers. These professionally written, accessible articles are ideal for generating engagement with your institution across social media. Our team will promote each of your article summaries on Nature Index’s Facebook account and selected partner websites, guaranteeing your Nature Index profile page receives high levels of engagement every month. NATURE INDEX ALSO OFFERS A RANGE OF DIGITAL ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING 728X90PX LEADERBOARDS ON NATUREINDEX.COM AND 540X80PX PLACEMENTS WITHIN OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER. Contact us today to discuss our full range of advertising solutions and how we can help you create your multi-channel communication plan. 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By addition of each year’s data elucidates trends focusing on a relatively small number of journals that have in research output and changing patterns of been identified as high-quality by an independent group collaboration over time. of practicing scientists from relevant disciplines, we aim to provide a targeted view of high-quality output for institutions, David Swinbanks, founder of the Nature Index A38197 | Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com .
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