Last month we revealed the hot and emerging fields in academic research, according to a report entitled Research Fronts 2020 – produced by Clarivate with the Chinese Academy of Science – and provided information on geographic and institutional performance based on the companion report Active Fields and Leading Countries.
Every year, Clarivate produces a reports on new, progressive and engaging research fields in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Science. Hot and emerging research trends are ranked by citation analysis.
Accessing books, journals, databases and other documents online has been an option for several years, but it became a necessity during the pandemic. Institutional libraries had to step up by providing wider online access to their collections to ensure that students and researchers could continue their work during closures and lockdowns.