Sigma-Aldrich’s second annual ‘State of Translational Research Survey Report’ highlights challenges to reproducible science - January 6, 2015
Life Science and High Technology company Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, US, has issued the second annual State of Translational Research Survey Report, addressing challenges to the reproducibility of research within the academic translational research community. Sigma-Aldrich's report, based on a survey conducted in concert with the Association for… Read More
arXiv analysis finds that ‘text overlap’ clutters scientific papers - December 31, 2014
Computer text analysis of a huge database of scientific papers shows a large amount of 'text overlap,' where authors use text from previous papers of their own and others, not always with attribution. According to Cornell University Library researchers, this is not necessarily good or bad.… Read More
ARL releases Shared Print Programs, SPEC Kit 345 - December 29, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Shared Print Programs, SPEC Kit 345, which explores the extent of ARL member libraries' participation in concerted efforts among groups of libraries to collaboratively collect or retain print collections and provide access to them. The SPEC Kit… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ 2014 State of Innovation India report identifies Hi-Tech Engineering and Pharma companies as front runners of innovation in India - December 16, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of its 2014 State of Innovation India report. This is the second consecutive year of the study, which is conducted by looking at patent activity to gain a clearer understanding of the innovation… Read More
Thomson Reuters and Chinese Academy of Sciences identify the hottest, emerging fields in scientific research - December 11, 2014
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters has released 'Research Fronts 2014: 100 Top Ranked Specialties in the Sciences and Social Sciences,' an annual report identifying prominent areas of scientific research over the past year. The study identifies the top 100 hottest fields of… Read More
Altmetric ‘Top 100’ highlights topical academic research from 2014 - December 11, 2014
Alternative metrics provider Altmetric LLP recently reviewed 100 academic papers that received the most online attention in 2014 – and the conversations happening around them. The list provides a detailed overview of the published research articles that have generated the largest amount of sharing and… Read More
Thomson Reuters’ analysis reveals China’s patent dominance despite stagnant foreign innovation investment - December 9, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has released research outlining the patent landscape in China, and best practices for developing a strategic outlook on the emerging areas in the country's portfolio. The new paper, Chinese Corporate Trends and Globalization for IP, identifies not… Read More
E-Book market set to dominate global book publishing industry with 27.8 percent share by 2019, says report - November 26, 2014
ReportsnReports.com, an online market research reports library of over 500,000 in-depth studies of over 5000 micro markets, has added Global E-book Market 2015-2019 research report of 95 pages to the book publishing industry intelligence collection in its online library. The Global E-book market is the fastest… Read More
London Higher and SPARC report on the cost to UK research organisations of implementing funder open access policies - November 24, 2014
London Higher and SPARC Europe have commissioned a new report on the cost to UK research organisations of implementing funder open access policies. The report 'Counting the Costs of Open Access' highlights the compliance burden associated with the move to open access… Read More
Corporate interest is a problem for research into open-access publishing, says NPG/ Palgrave Macmillan survey - November 3, 2014
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and its sister company, Palgrave Macmillan, recently conducted a survey, which notes that the open-access movement, which aims to provide researchers and the public with free access to academic work, has been growing. But most academic research remains behind expensive… Read More
