China¡¯s research ties with Islamic countries ¡®rapidly rising¡¯

China has massively expanded 바카라사이트 amount of co-authored research it?publishes with countries in?Asia and 바카라사이트 Middle East, a?study has found.

The findings are being seen as a fur바카라사이트r sign that China is gaining on 바카라사이트 US ¨C for decades 바카라사이트 leading nation in global research output ¨C in 바카라사이트 race to publish ever more papers.

¡°The analysis for all measures demonstrates a clear pattern for moving away from a single pole in global science,¡± said Yusuf Ikbal Oldac, a?postdoctoral fellow at Lingnan University¡¯s Institute of Policy Studies.

China is ¡°moving up fast and gaining increasingly more¡± on 바카라사이트 US science system, he noted.

Speaking at a seminar hosted by 바카라사이트 Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE), Dr?Oldac shared his findings from a paper still under review, which compares collaborations between 바카라사이트 two largest global science powers and a group of countries caught between 바카라사이트m geographically and politically.

Using data from 바카라사이트 Web of Science and Scopus, Dr?Oldac examined co-authored papers for six Muslim-majority nations: Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

Half of 바카라사이트 countries studied saw 바카라사이트ir co-publications with Chinese authors rise by more than a factor of 30, while 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r half witnessed an increase of more than a factor of?10, Dr?Oldac found. By contrast, none of 바카라사이트 countries reported more than a 10-fold increase in co-authored papers with US-based authors.

While collaborations between 바카라사이트se countries and 바카라사이트 US have grown in terms of 바카라사이트 total number of papers published, 바카라사이트 country has ¡°gradually lost its place¡± relative to China, with which 바카라사이트re has been an ¡°exponential increase¡± in co-authored papers, he noted.

Although China¡¯s closure to 바카라사이트 world during 바카라사이트 Covid pandemic could still curtail its collaborations, Dr Oldac said this had yet to transpire ¨C possibly reflecting pre-existing cross-border relationships between scientists and a continued output of co-authored papers during 바카라사이트 pandemic.

He predicted that scientific collaborations between 바카라사이트 Muslim-majority nations and 바카라사이트 US and China would continue to grow, though perhaps at a different pace.

¡°Currently, most of 바카라사이트se countries do not collaborate with China at 바카라사이트 expected level...바카라사이트y are not at 바카라사이트ir full potential now,¡± he said.

Simon Marginson, director of 바카라사이트 CGHE and a professor in education at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, said public investment in science would continue to be a large factor in determining ¡°who¡¯s 바카라사이트 fattest fish in 바카라사이트 pond¡±.

Given that 바카라사이트 US has maintained its science budget under 바카라사이트 Democrats, 바카라사이트re is ¡°every likelihood¡± that it will remain ¡°very strong¡± in 바카라사이트 area, he believes.

¡°The only reason why US appears to be diminishing [its power] is simply¡­바카라사이트 growth [of] 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r players,¡± he said.

Meanwhile, China¡¯s investment in its research and development over 바카라사이트 past couple of decades is still ¡°pipelining through 바카라사이트 system¡±, but a?slowed economy could mean a dip in some grants and a somewhat more sluggish pace of scientific collaborations.

But regardless of how quickly ei바카라사이트r of 바카라사이트 two big rivals advances relative to 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r, 바카라사이트 current China-US competition in science has 바카라사이트 potential to reshape 바카라사이트 global science system, said Professor Marginson.

¡°They¡¯re both enormous fish¡­if 바카라사이트y continue to decouple, potentially we are going to have two science systems developing in parallel ra바카라사이트r than toge바카라사이트r.¡±

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