Why It Matters | China beats U.S. in contributions to science journals Premium
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China has surpassed the US as the biggest contributor to nature and science journals
What is it? China has surpassed the U.S. as the biggest contributor to nature and science journals, The Guardianreports. Author affiliations to Chinese institutions have also increased in most scientific branches, including the physical sciences, chemistry, environmental and earth sciences, relative to their U.S. counterparts. A report by the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy of Japan also said that in 2018-2020, China published at least 407,181 papers in a year as compared to 293,434 from the U.S. It also said that China-based research accounted for a larger share of the top 1% of the most frequently-cited studies than American studies.
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