Nature Strategy Reports

Drive better research outcomes

Nature Strategy Reports offers a comprehensive deep-dive into the world’s most highly relevant and emerging research areas

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Flexible options to suit your needs,
from off-the-shelf to fully customized collaborations

Landscape the global impact of research

Improve your strategic decision making and drive better research outcomes by understanding the latest research and funding trends. The global landscape report features wide-ranging analysis, including:

  • The top 5 cities in the world
  • The top 10 research institutes
  • The top 10 funding organisations 
  • The top 20 research institutes receiving funding by grant amount
  • The top 3 SDG
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Landscape, benchmarking and collaboration

A holistic report combining the global landscape with benchmarking and collaboration profiling. Accessing this report will allow you to identify your position within the global research landscape, compare your research performance against up to 5 peers, and develop your collaboration strategies to drive research impact. 

Reliable data is extracted from an extensive range of sources to capture high-value insights, which go beyond traditional citation analysis, and help to improve your strategic research decisions. 

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Fully customised reports

Custom deep-dive reports into your research areas that provide insights to inform your research and funding decisions. These bespoke reports are tailored to your needs and crafted using the data and tools available to Nature Research Intelligence, covering all major disciplines and all regions of the world.

Key features:

  • Insightful analysis of your and your peers’ performance, including strengths and weaknesses 
  • Created by world-leading editorial and subject matter experts 
  • Data-rich reports written with journalistic flare, making them interesting to read and accessible to a wide audience
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Frequently Asked Questions

What analysis and content is included in a report?

You can choose one of two reports. 

  1. Global landscape report
  2. Full report including the global landscape section, organisation profiling and peer benchmarks and collaboration profiling

Reports consist of analytical sections below - items below are a sample of the content for each report. This list is not exhaustive and other analysis is included.  

Landscape of the impact of research

  • The top 5 cities in the world
  • The top 10 research institutes
  • The top 10 funding organisations 
  • The top 20 research institutes receiving funding by grant amount
  • The top 3 SDG

Organisation profiling and peer benchmarks  

  • Your organisation’s profile
  • Comparisons of your research performance against five of  your selected peers
  • The top journals where researchers are publishing and the impact of their work
  • Breakdown of research by research fields – allowing you to identify gaps
  • Your top researchers

Understanding the collaboration landscape globally and for your institution 

  • Collaboration profiling (domestic, international and non-collaboration) and the associated impact 
  • The top 10 domestic and international collaborators

The report also includes an introduction, top takeaways, conclusions and recommendations and a methods section. 

Why do I need to create an account to purchase a report?

You will need to create an account to use the online shop for Nature Strategy Reports. The account ensures that we are able to: 

  • provide confirmation of your order, 
  • we can contact you to establish the peers for benchmarking purpose 
  • we can deliver the report to you 


Further detail regarding user accounts can be found in the T&Cs.

How do I choose my peer benchmarks?

Upon receiving your order, one of our team will be in touch with you to determine who are the five peers you would like to benchmark against in the report. 

If you are unsure as to who those peers should be, we will take a consultative approach and provide some suggested benchmarks based on your feedback. 

Can I be invoiced for the report?

Yes at the checkout simply select “Invoice” as the payment option at the checkout. An invoice will be generated and sent to your email address. 

Is tax added to my order? 

Tax is already included in the pricing.

Upon receiving your order, one of our team will be in touch with you.

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