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Weekly News Digest
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October 16, 2018 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today. For other up-to-the-minute news, check out ITI’s Twitter account: @ITINewsBreaks.
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Reuters Unveils List of Most Innovative Universities
Reuters rolled out its fourth annual ranking of the most innovative universities around the world—those that are most successful at “advancing science, inventing new technologies, and powering new markets and industries.” The data for it was sourced from tools such as Clarivate Analytics’ Derwent Innovation (patent filings) and Web of Science (research paper citations). Of the top 100 universities, 48 are in North America; they include Stanford University (#1), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (#2), and Harvard University (#3). There are 27 European universities on the list and 23 Asian universities.According to Clarivate Analytics, “Germany and Japan are tied for second best-performing country, with nine universities each. South Korea has eight universities on the list; China, France and the United Kingdom each have 5; Switzerland has 3; Belgium, Canada, Israel and the Netherlands have 2, and Denmark and Singapore each have 1.” For more information and to see the full list of universities, read the blog post.
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