CHINA BEATS THE U.S. IN RESEARCH
CHINA BEATS THE U.S. IN RESEARCH
by
Sanford Pinna, M.D.
Copyright 2010
The Financial Times of London reports
today that China, in 2010 will lead the U.S.
in research
China scientists lead world in research growth
By Clive Cookson
Published: January 25 2010 18:06 | Last updated: January 25 2010 18:06
China has experienced the strongest growth in scientific research over the past three decades of any country, according to figures compiled for the Financial Times, and the pace shows no sign of slowing.
RESEARCH–CHINA,INDIA,U.S., RUSSIA
Jonathan Adams, research evaluation director at Thomson Reuters, said China’s “awe-inspiring†growth had put it in second place to the US – and if it continues on its trajectory it will be the largest producer of scientific knowledge by 2020.
Thomson Reuters, which indexes scientific papers from 10,500 journals worldwide, analysed the performance of four emerging markets countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China, over the past 30 years.
China far outperformed every other nation, with a 64-fold increase in peer-reviewed scientific papers since 1981, with particular strength in chemistry and materials science
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