The Nature Index 2017 Innovation Supplement has ranked The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego and Rockefeller University in New York as the top two institutions influencing the world of academic research to a large extent. The supplement also highlights the name of few key academic organizations whose ideas may contribute in shaping the future inventions.
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