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Nature periodically publishes articles that focus on aspects of science in the Asia-Pacific region. Below is a list of some of these features.

Spotlight & Focal Point

Regional features that promote global acknowledgement of science in the particular county / region.

Nature Supplement

Nature supplements are published in Nature and distributed around the globe.

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Various areas of Asia Pacific have been covered.

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Nature Supplement

  • Nature Index 2019 Japan
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2019 Japan

    Nature Vol. 567 No. 7748, 21 March 2019

    Japan is relying on international collaboration as a way to arrest the decline in its contribution to global science, but will it be enough? Nature Index 2019 Japan seeks answers to that question.

  • Nature Index 2018 Science Cities
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2018 China

    Nature Vol. 564 No. 7735, 13 December 2018

    China’s rise is the story of the century in science. Its scientific output has already overtaken that of the United States, but on measures of quality, such as articles published in the high-quality journals tracked by the Nature Index, it still has a big gap to close. Some exceptional disciplines, though, are leading the way to overcoming the quality deficit.

  • Nature Index 2018 Science Cities
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2018 Science Cities

    Nature Vol. 563 No. 7729, 1 November 2018

    Nature Index 2018 Science Cities profiles five science cities that are leaders in their regions. But each is contending with problems of equity and engagement that need to be addressed to keep them strong.

  • Nature Index 2018 Rising Stars
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2018 Rising Stars

    Nature Vol. 561 No. 7723, 20 September 2018

    If ideas are the flames burning from the torches of discovery, scientists are the hands that hold them. Creative minds uphold the scientific enterprise.

  • Nature Index 2018 Earth and Environmental Sciences
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2018 Earth and Environmental Sciences

    Nature Vol. 558 No. 7711, 28 June 2018

    For every top ten country producer of Earth and environmental sciences except China, output has been declining. Climate change is the issue that looms largest.

  • Nature Index 2018 Japan
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2018 Japan

    Nature Vol. 555 No. 7697, 22 March 2018

    Has Japan’s contribution to high quality scientific output continued to decline?

  • Nature Index 2017 Science Inc.
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2017 Science Inc.

    Nature Vol. 552 No.7683, 7 December 2017

    This supplement investigates the changing role of corporate institutions in the world of science and the costs and benefits to high-quality research of these evolving arrangements.

  • Nature Index 2017 United States
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2017 United States

    Nature Vol. 551 No.7678, 2 November 2017

    This supplement reveals that the country’s output of high-quality research in the natural sciences has declined over the past five years, following on from long-term declines in federal funding for research and development.

  • Nature Index 2017 Science Cities
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2017 Science Cities

    Nature Vol. 550 No.7676, 19 October 2017

    Science thrives in cities. With two-thirds of the global population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, cities will become even more distinctly the domain of knowledge and innovation.

  • Nature Index 2017 Saudi Arabia
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2017 Saudi Arabia

    Nature Vol. 549 No.7673, 28 September 2017

    Saudi Arabia is already the scientific leader of the Arab world, but it is not standing still. Through investment in research and education – and a new focus on maximising the commercial value of its academic prowess – the country is beating a path to reducing its reliance on oil.

  • Nature Index 2017 Innovation
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2017 Innovation

    Nature Vol. 548 No.7666, 10 August 2017

    This supplement examines the connection between high-quality research and the commercialization of new products and services.

  • Nature Index 2017 China
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2017 China

    Nature Vol. 545 No.7655, 25 May 2017

    This report looks beyond China’s continued increase in publication output and examines how it holds up in other factors that contribute to a functioning research ecosystem.

  • Nature Index 2017 Japan
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2017 Japan

    Nature Vol. 543 No.7646, 23 March 2017

    Japan’s status as a science superstar is vulnerable. This supplement examines Japan’s efforts to arrest the decline and return to form as an innovative nation.

  • Nature Index 2016 Collaborations
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2016 Collaborations

    Nature Vol. 539 No.7629, 17 November 2016

    The supplement highlights some of the most fruitful collaborations between institutions and countries, such as those resulting from the bonds between China and the United States.

  • Nature Index 2016 Australia and New Zealand
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2016 Australia and New Zealand

    Nature Vol. 538 No.7626, 27 October 2016

    The supplement highlights these countries’ quality natural science research.

  • Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars

    Nature Vol. 535 No.7613, 28 July 2016

    This supplement identifies the ascendant performers in the world of science.

  • Nature Index 2016 Saudi Arabia
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2016 Saudi Arabia

    Nature Vol. 532 No.7600, 28 April 2016

    In 2015 Saudi Arabia had the largest growth of its region in the production of high-quality research tracked by the Nature Index, propelling the country into a leading position.

  • Nature Index 2016 Japan
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2016 Japan

    Nature Vol. 531 No.7594, 17 March 2016

    Japan is among the top producers of high quality research in the Nature Index, but new analysis reveals this position is being challenged.

  • Nature Index 2015 China
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2015 China

    Nature Vol. 528 No.7582, 17 December 2015

    Nature Index 2015 China reveals the country’s output of high quality science continues to grow – a trend that shows no signs of slowing.

  • Nature Index 2015 Collaborations
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2015 Collaborations

    Nature Vol. 527 No.7577, 12 November 2015

    The supplement paints a picture of global research partnerships and yields insights into the power and impact of joint research.

    Collaborations between countries
    Collaborations between institutions
  • Nature Outlook: Liver Cancer
    Nature Outlook

    Liver Cancer

    Nature Vol. 516 No.7529, 3 December 2014

    Liver cancer is one of the most lethal forms of the disease: fewer than 40% of those who have it survive a year after diagnosis, even with treatment, and there are not many promising therapies in the pipeline. But if researchers can understand why some people with unhealthy livers develop cancer but others do not, they may be able to more effectively treat the disease — or even prevent it.

  • Nature Index 2014 Global
    Nature Supplement

    Nature Index 2014 Global

    Nature Vol. 515 No.7526, 13 November 2014

    The Nature Index 2014 Global supplement provides a snapshot of results from the new Nature Index, comparing the countries and institutions around the world that contributed to some of the highest quality research during the previous calendar year.

  • Nature Outlook: Rice
    Nature Outlook

    Rice

    Nature Vol. 514 No.7524, 30 October 2014

    A simple grain with global impact, rice has helped to build empires and fed revolutions. Now, scientists are starting a rice revolution of their own to feed a hungry world. By decoding genetics, improving breeding and, perhaps, reshaping the plant’s biology, researchers are working to take the world’s most vital crop into the future.

  • Nature Outlook: Assessing Science
    Nature Outlook

    Assessing Science

    Nature Vol. 511 No.7510, 24 Jul. 2014

    The issue of how to evaluate the fruits of academic research confronts scientists and policymakers all over the world. Each country has its own set of circumstances depending on its research infrastructure and wealth as well as its economic, environmental and developmental objectives. Australia and New Zealand might be neighbours, but their programmes of research assessment are very different. Focusing on the tools and methods used to measure the quality and impact of science in Australia and New Zealand should inform similar debates throughout the scientific world.

  • Singapore Feature
    Singapore Feature

    Future Urban Solutions

    SINGAPORE
    Taking care of the big picture
    Innovative approaches to future urban solutions

  • Nature Supplement
    Academy of Military Medical Sciences

    Part 5 20 Dec. 2012

    Frontline disease prevention and control

    Part 4 18 Oct. 2012

    World-leading drug discovery and development

    Part 3 19 Apr. 2012

    Excellence in basic and clinical medical research

    Part 2 19 Jan. 2012

    Advancing life science and biotechnology research

    Part 1 15 Sep. 2011

    Celebrating 60 years of research at one of China’s leading organizations for medical science

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