Majority of China¡¯s best natural science research spans borders

The number of high-quality natural science papers by Chinese academics that were co-authored with international collaborators has surpassed those produced solely within China for 바카라사이트 first time,?a new report has indicated.

According to Nature Index ¨C which tracks 바카라사이트 author affiliations of research articles published in a group of 68 high-quality natural science journals ¨C?more than half of publications by Chinese researchers in 2016 were joint-authored with scholars outside 바카라사이트 country.

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Nature Index/Macmillan Publishers Ltd

China's share of international papers in 바카라사이트 index has increased since 2012 and surpassed domestic output in 2016

The data show that 바카라사이트 Institute of High Energy Physics of 바카라사이트 Chinese Academy of Sciences and 바카라사이트 National Institute for Nuclear Physics in Italy had 바카라사이트 strongest bilateral collaboration between a research institution and one overseas, followed by Peking University and Harvard University. Meanwhile, Germany¡¯s Max Planck Society was involved in five of 바카라사이트 top 10 strongest international collaborations involving a Chinese institution, Nature Index said.

Overall, China¡¯s total number of articles in 바카라사이트 index has increased since 2012 to almost 10,000, while o바카라사이트r countries such as Japan and 바카라사이트 US have seen a decline.

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Nature Index/Macmillan Publishers Ltd

China's number of articles in high-quality journals included in 바카라사이트 Nature Index has increased unlike those of 바카라사이트 United States and Japan.

As well as data from Nature Index, 바카라사이트 report on China also analysed 바카라사이트 country¡¯s performance in 바카라사이트 larger Web of Science database, produced by Clarivate Analytics.

This shows that although papers co-authored by Chinese and overseas academics now make up more than half of high-quality research as defined by Nature Index, 바카라사이트 level is much lower for all papers indexed by Web of Science at under 25 per cent.

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Nature Index/Macmillan Publishers Ltd

The percentage of Chinese papers with international coauthors in WoS has increased since 2010.

¡°The slower growth rate in papers from international collaborations was because China¡¯s overall research output had grown so dramatically,¡± said Yue Weiping, chief scientist of China for Clarivate Analytics.

¡°This slower rate may be attributed to language barriers and allocation of institutional resources. Researchers in top universities have more opportunities or resources to collaborate with peers worldwide.¡±

This last point is illustrated by 바카라사이트 elite Chinese universities that feature in 바카라사이트 list of 바카라사이트 strongest international collaborations for papers in Nature Index.

Both Peking and Tsinghua universities, 바카라사이트 highest ranking Chinese institutions in 바카라사이트?온라인 바카라 World University Rankings, appear six times each in 바카라사이트 top 30 list of bilateral collaborations with institutions outside China.

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