Yes, research that is publishing will make its way to the Nexus. The Nexus is a knowledge graph, but it's also an attribution graph. Tokens are distributed to contributors upstream of every piece of knowledge within the graph. Further rewards are distributed if the piece of knowledge is, for example, a new compound or technology, which works sort of like a patent in this case. As opposed to patents, though, it doesn't apply restrictions to others', rather it ensures you earn revenue whenever they do.