Top 10 stories of 2021

Net zero, open access and gender in research top the list of Elsevier's most viewed stories

Elsevier Connect received over 2.2 million views in 2021. Our most popular stories dealt with issues of critical importance to the research community and society at large: How researchers can help the world achieve net zero by 2050. How we can help you on your open access journey. And what we can learn from Portugal in Elsevier's latest report on gender in research.

Our contributors are members of the global science and health communities and the Elsevier colleagues who work closely with them, many who also worked as researchers or clinicians.

Thank you to all of our contributors — and congratulations to those who made this list.

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Report: How can the world hit net zero by 2050?

Explore emerging trends and opportunities to maximize the impact of clean-energy research in "Pathways to Net Zero" report

Illustration on the cover of Elsevier's Pathways to Net Zero report

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A helping hand with your open access journey

How investing in “back-end” infrastructure makes your OA publication experience a smooth one

Image of train with open doors to represent the open access journey (© istock.com/ollo)

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Gender in the Portugal Research Arena: A Case Study in European Leadership

Elsevier’s latest global analysis reveals progress toward gender parity, but women still trail men in number of publications and citations

Illustration from Elsevier's Gender in the Portugal Research Arena report

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Meet the winners of the 2021 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award

Five award-winning women scientists from the developing world present virtually at AAAS

Recipients of the 2021 OWSD Elsevier Foundation Awards for Women Scientists in the Developing World (clockwise from left): María Eugenia Cabrera Catalán, PhD (Guatemala); Ghada Dushaq, PhD (Palestine); Marian Asantewah Nkansah, PhD (Ghana); Khongorzul Dorjgotov, PhD (Mongolia); and Imalka Munaweera, PhD (Sri Lanka)

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Mobile AI helps health workers deliver prenatal care in rural India

To improve prenatal care in rural India, a partnership is equipping nurse midwives with Arezzo’s AI clinical decision support system

Most healthcare in remote regions of India is delivered by accredited social health activists (ASHAs). Here, Co-Investigator Dr Aparna Sharma, Additional Professor in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, is pictured with an ASHA worker at an Anganwadi, where consultations are given to women and children. (Photo by Meera Sani Gupta, Elsevier)

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What does 2021 hold for nurses and the nursing profession

5 ways we can bolster the nursing profession for a future beyond COVID

© Getty Images

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Using graphical abstracts to enrich and expand the reach of your research

Many of our society partners use graphical abstracts to showcase research published in their journals

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What is CiteScore and why should you care about it?

The 2020 journal metrics have been released — but what it all about

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3 tips for writing a successful funding application

Dr Lesley Thompson shares top strategies for securing research grants

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Honoring the 2021 Nobel Laureates with free access to their research

Read the Nobel Prize winners’ most cited papers published by Elsevier

Elsevier illustration of Nobel Laureates