China Doubles Research Output, Leaving West in Its Wake

EurActiv (11/3) – Research output in China has exploded in the past five years, far outpacing activity in the rest of the world, according to a new report by Thomson Reuters. China has already overtaken the EU and Japan and will leapfrog the US within the next decade, the report predicts…China's research centres on the physical sciences and technology, with a particular emphasis on materials science, chemistry and physics, according to the study. Rapid growth in life sciences and agricultural research is forecast over the coming decade…Also of note is the increase in collaborative projects. Almost 9% of papers by Chinese scientists included a US collaborator, and cooperation with colleagues in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Australia were also strong.