According to a new report by Nature Publishing Group, the Salk Institute ranks as one of the leading scientific “stars” in North America with high-quality output that has grown particularly fast.
The data use a series of metrics to evaluate over 8,000 scientific institutions across
the globe. The index, designed to be a tool
for assessing research performance, charts which countries and institutions are the most efficient at producing high-quality results based on publications in top-tier journals. The Salk Institute is listed among the top
25 institutions in all of North America in the “Regional Stars” section of the index.
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