China has surpassed the United States in scientific output, becoming a scientific superpower. According to The Economist, China leads the world in applied physical sciences such as chemistry, engineering, and materials science. Despite criticisms that Chinese scientists over-cite each other and that China spends an average amount on R&D, the country's growth in scientific research has been significant. Oxford University Professor Simon Marginson noted that it would be unwise to call limits on the Chinese scientific miracle, as it has shown no limits so far. The U.S. still holds an edge in some disciplines, but the European Union is experiencing a decline in scientific output. China has a population of 1.4 billion people and a labor force of 780 million.
China has become a scientific superpower, The Economist said in a recent article. "I think it'd be very unwise to call limits on the Chinese miracle because it has had no limits up until now," it quoted Oxford University Professor Simon Marginson as saying. https://t.co/Yab4xbFeyr
Interesting Economist article on Chinese science. Clearly growing importance, if overstated. But basic fact: China has 1.4 bln people, 780m labor force. Whole rich world (WB defn, which includes Panama, Romania, etc) is 1.25bln, 630m. China demography worse in coming decades, but
Absolutely stunning. If you plot this over years you will see how it has been a monstrous growth from China. Gone are those days of "Oh they just reproduce/copy" etc. US still holds an edge at least in some discipline but watch EU's decline in real time & their refusal to see it. https://t.co/YshFnvdkCn
China's scientists over-cite each other, and China only spends an average amount on R&D. But China still leads the world in the applied physical sciences -- chemistry, engineering, and materials science. https://t.co/B1zdMBEnty
Good explainer of the Economist’s China science story but more sober, and how the U.S. esp should respond https://t.co/ijRnjUpsqS
China has surpassed the US in scientific output: https://t.co/uy8ufizRpr