China ranks second in scientific research

The report of the Royal Society (RS), the UK's leading Academy of Sciences, said China has just surpassed Japan, ranking No. 2 in the world in terms of the number of studies published in journals. international specialized lice. According to RS forecasts, Chinese scientists can overtake America's "elder brother" before 2020.

China can become the 'big brother' in the field of scientific research in 2013.

During 1999-2003, China ranked 6th in the field of scientific research, accounting for 4.4% of the total published research in the world. However, scientists from the country quickly surpassed many countries, including Britain, to rise to the runner-up position in 2004-2008 with the number of studies accounting for 10.2% of the world. Since 1999, China has increased its investment in scientific research every year by 20% and now reaches more than USD 100 billion / year. The area of ​​panda has a large team of engineers and research specialists, with 1.5 million graduates specialized in scientific research each year. In 2010, the number of applications for patents in China increased by 27.9% compared to 2009 to over 391,000. In the past four years, China has filed about 36,000 applications for overseas patents, ranking fourth in the world.

Currently, the top 10 countries in the number of published scientific articles are still mostly Western countries but their contribution rate is declining. For example, although the United States is still at the top of the table, the number of published research works decreased from 26.4% to 21.2%. With this decline, it is predicted that by 2013, China will surpass the US in terms of scientific research.