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Nature

Summary

Nature is a British scientific journal founded in 1869, consistently ranked as one of the most cited scientific journals in the world, publishing research across all scientific disciplines.

Core Contribution

One of the world's most prestigious scientific journals; published Watson and Crick's DNA structure, among other landmark papers.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • science
  • scientific publishing
  • peer review

Historical Influences

British scientific tradition

Intellectual Lineage

British scientific tradition

Contemporaries & Peers

Science Cell

Minds Influenced

Global scientific publishing

Intellectual Posterity

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