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New OECD-EU Database Compares Researcher Mobility and Pay Across 53 Countries, Finds Wide Divergence
A new OECD-EU database covering 53 countries tracks doctoral mobility, gender gaps and pay among researchers, finding that similar training…
V-Dem's 2026 Academic Freedom Index Finds Declines in 50 of 179 Countries
A decade of V-Dem data finds academic freedom declined in 50 of 179 countries and territories since 2015. Institutional autonomy fell faste…
WIPO's 2026 Global Innovation Index Finds R&D Spending Rising, but Researcher Density Still Differs Nearly 50-Fold by Region
WIPO's 19th Global Innovation Index and new UNESCO research data show global R&D spending climbing, but researcher numbers per capita still…
Three 2026 Reports Find Research-Funder Open-Access Mandates Spreading, but Adoption Still Splits Sharply by Region
Three 2026 reports — a 26-million-paper bibliometric study, a funder policy survey and a European Commission review — find open-access mand…
Nature Index 2026 Finds China's Research Output Up 22% in a Year as Japan and South Korea Also Outpace the West
Springer Nature's 2026 Research Leaders tables show China's weighted research Share up 22.4% year over year, the only top-ten country with …
A Count of 248 Research-Assessment Reform Plans Finds Values Stated, Operational Change Lagging
A content analysis of 248 action plans filed with Europe's Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment finds open-science language widespre…