Nature Index 2020: Index of Scientific Research

Nature Index 2020: Index of Scientific Research

• Recently, a journal of science i.e. the Nature Research has released the Nature Index 2020.
• The Nature Index provides a database of high-quality research output and collaboration at the institutional, national, and regional levels of institutions from different countries.

Key Points

• The top three countries in the index are the US, China, and Germany respectively.
• Criteria for the Ranking
• Sectors: Academic and Corporate.
• Subjects: Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences.
• Journal Group: Nature and Science.
• The overall ranking of India is 12th in the index.
• Top 3 Ranking of Institutions from India:
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
• Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)

The Nature Index

• The Nature Index is a database of author affiliation information collated from research articles published in an independently selected group of 82 high-quality science journals.
• The database is compiled by Nature Research.
• Nature Research is a part of Springer Nature which is an American German academic publishing company based in Germany.
• The Index is updated monthly and also releases annual tables of countries.

Source: PIB