On Thursday 27 March 2014 (AEDT) Nature Publishing Group releases the Nature Publishing Index 2013 Asia-Pacific as a supplement to Nature. The Index measures the output of research articles from nations and institutes in terms of publications in the 18 Nature-branded primary research journals in 2013. Here are links to the overview media release and the…
PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 27 March 2014 China and Japan continue to battle for the Asia-Pacific science crown as the region also boosts its contribution to global science, according to the Nature Publishing Index (NPI) 2013 Asia Pacific published today as a supplement to Nature. Researchers from the Asia-Pacific contributed 31% (1,371)…
PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 27 March 2014 Australia retains third place in a dynamic Asia-Pacific region, with its greatest strengths still in earth and environmental sciences, according to the Nature Publishing Index 2013 Asia-Pacific released today as a supplement to Nature. The country improved its NPI score by almost every measure, with…
PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 27 March 2014 Japan remains the major scientific power in Asia-Pacific, despite China nipping at its heels – according to the Nature Publishing Index (NPI) 2013 Asia-Pacific published today as a supplement to Nature. Japan, which is overcoming the impacts of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, with…
PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 27 March 2014 China is on track to become the dominant scientific power in Asia-Pacific, according to the editors of the Nature Publishing Index (NPI) 2013 Asia-Pacific published today as a supplement to Nature. Supplement editors predict China is ‘on pace to take over as the top Asia-Pacific…
PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 27 March 2014 South Korea ranks fourth for scientific research output in the region, according to the Nature Publishing Index 2013 Asia-Pacific released today. In 2013, the nation significantly increased its NPI output following a slight drop in 2012. Named a possible ‘one to watch’ by the supplement…
PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 27 March 2014 Singapore holds its own among its bigger Asia-Pacific neighbours, ranking fifth for scientific research output according to the Nature Publishing Index 2013 Asia-Pacific released today. The country’s multi-billion dollar research and development investment programme has been steadily growing over the past decade and its NPI…