China is about to lead the world in scientific research

China jumped to the second position in the number of research works published in world-class scientific journals and might usurp the top of the US in 2013.

The BBC reported that the British Royal Society of Science published a report on the scientific research of countries on the planet from 1996 to the present. The report shows the " incredible rise " of Chinese science in recent years. In the period 1999-2003, China ranked sixth in the number of researches recognized by prestigious magazines. But from 2004 to 2008, they rose to second place.

" China has won second place in the number of research works (this position in the past of the UK) and at some point before 2020, they will occupy the top spot in the US, " AFP quoted one sentence as saying. report of the British Royal Society of Science.

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The report shows that the US is still the world leader in scientific research. Their number of works accounts for 20% of the total number of studies worldwide. Western countries like Britain, France and Germany still account for the majority of the first 10 positions in terms of scientific research, but the percentage of their research compared to the whole world is decreasing.

In 1996, the number of studies published in world-class scientific journals in the United States was more than 292 thousand - more than 10 times the number of more than 25 thousand in China.

But by 2008, the total number of published studies of the United States only increased slightly to more than 316 thousand, while the number of Chinese studies increased to more than 184 thousand, which is 7 times more than 1996.

Like China, the number of studies of other emerging economies - like India and Brazil - has also increased.

Some previous studies predicted that China will be the world leader in scientific research before 2020. But the Royal Society of British Science said that China is likely to overtake the US first in just two years. come , meaning much earlier than previous predictions.

Professor Chris Llewellyn Smith, the lead author of the report, said he was not surprised by the strong rise of Chinese science, because over the past few years the country has invested heavily in scientific research and development activities.

Since 1999, China's budget for science has increased steadily by 20% annually. Now the amount Beijing spent on scientific research increased to $ 100 billion. About 1.5 million students of science and engineering graduated from Chinese universities in 2006.