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Simon Baker

@SimonTBaker

Chief editor, @NatureIndex. Formerly @timeshighered. Any opinions are my own, any witty comments definitely won't be.

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Loving this interactive chart in the latest @NatureIndex supplement, on Neuroscience. Shows which institutions among the top 200 have a real focus on this subject, like @ucl nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders: Big rises for China's academic institutions, which now make up eight of the top ten. @Harvard is still top by some distance, despite a 3% fall in adjusted Share, but @Stanford drops out of the top ten. go.nature.com/3zahjZG
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More in this insights blog from @BecCrew here: nature.com/nature-index/news…
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So excited about the new Changemakers Q&A series launching today @NatureCareers. Continuing coverage of researchers who fight racism in science and champion inclusion. Changemakers — Nature’s new series celebrates champions of inclusion in science nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Changemakers — Nature’s new series celebrates champions of inclusion in science

Changemakers — Nature’s new series celebrates champions of inclusion in science

Nature - All around the world, people are pushing back against racism, gender bias and other forms of discrimination to make a positive difference. Our series will tell their stories and highlight...

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Generative AI can craft impressively eloquent text, but is it ready to mass produce lay summaries of research articles? Though it may be on the right track, there are still some drawbacks to watch out for. New from me in @NatureIndex nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Is AI ready to mass-produce lay summaries of research articles?

Is AI ready to mass-produce lay summaries of research articles?

Nature - A surge in tools that generate text is allowing research papers to be summarized for a broad audience, and in any language. But scientists caution that major challenges remain.

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Enter @Nature’s Working Scientist photo competition to be published in Nature and win £500. 📷📸 nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Show off your science in Nature’s photo competition

Nature - The 2024 Working Scientist photo competition is open for entries. Capture your science on camera for a chance to appear in Nature.

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New from @NatureIndex and @SilverJacket - how AI is being used to accelerate clinical trials nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
How AI is being used to accelerate clinical trials

How AI is being used to accelerate clinical trials

Nature - From study design to patient recruitment, researchers are investigating ways that technology could speed up the process.

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Researchers call for a major rethink of how Alzheimer’s treatments are evaluated nature.com/articles/d41586-0… @elandhuis @NatureIndex
Researchers call for a major rethink of how Alzheimer’s treatments are evaluated

Researchers call for a major rethink of how Alzheimer’s treatments are evaluated

Nature - An approach that aims to quantify how long a drug can delay or halt the progression of disease is gathering steam.

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Preprints become papers less often when the authors are from lower-income countries, data from a study show. @DalmeetS reports for @NatureIndex nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Preprints become papers less often when the authors are from lower-income countries

Preprints become papers less often when the authors are from lower-income countries

Nature - A lack of financial resources is likely to be one of the key factors preventing the transition.

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First official release of yearly @NatureIndex data since I joined is fairly momentous - articles from a set of med journals have been added for the first time... nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Nature Index Annual Tables 2023: first health-science ranking reveals big US lead

Nature Index Annual Tables 2023: first health-science ranking reveals big US lead

Nature - The Netherlands punches above its weight in the country list, and a Canadian institution demonstrates the strength of its clinical collaborations.

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And China is rising just about everywhere you look... some of the individual changes in Share (key output metric in @NatureIndex) for Chinese unis natural sciences can be found here nature.com/nature-index/annu…
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So the likelihood is that China will surpass the US even with health sciences included in the not-too-distant future....
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