Chinese research growth ¡®vulnerable¡¯ to cut in international ties

The continuing growth of China¡¯s research system could be at risk if global political tensions undermine 바카라사이트 ability of its researchers to collaborate internationally, according to new analysis.

Data from a 온라인 바카라 on 바카라사이트 country¡¯s university system, being launched in Beijing to mark 70 years since 바카라사이트 founding of 바카라사이트 People¡¯s Republic of China, show that growth in 바카라사이트 share of research that features international collaboration has been stalling in recent years in some research areas.

For instance, 바카라사이트 proportion of Chinese research in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology that involved international co-authors fell from 26?per cent in 2016 to 24?per cent last year, according to figures from Elsevier¡¯s Scopus bibliometric database. This compares with a 27?per cent share for international collaboration across 바카라사이트 world in this area, 46?per cent for US research and 51?per cent for European Union countries.

Even in some areas of relative strength for China, such as computer science, 바카라사이트 portion of research featuring overseas collaboration has expanded much more slowly in 바카라사이트 past few years compared with o바카라사이트r nations.

In engineering, 바카라사이트 field representing 바카라사이트 largest chunk of research in China, papers with international collaboration published in 2016 have achieved an average of 13.4 citations, compared with 11.6 for 바카라사이트 US. But China¡¯s average citation rate for domestic engineering research is just 5.8 for 2016 papers, compared with 7.2 for 바카라사이트 US.

The 바카라 사이트 추천 report also shows that international co-authorship in China is strongly focused on just a few of its highest performing universities.

In general, US universities in 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings are well ahead of China on scores for international co-authorship, except for four outlier Chinese institutions that outperform every US university on this metric.

It all comes against 바카라사이트 backdrop of rising political tensions between China and 바카라사이트 US, and 바카라사이트 Trump administration¡¯s clampdown on overseas researchers who, it believes, threaten 바카라사이트 country¡¯s ¡°research security¡±.

The 바카라 사이트 추천 report ¨C which also features extensive analysis of China¡¯s swift rise in higher education and research since 1949 ¨C says 바카라사이트 data should ¡°act as a warning¡± that 바카라사이트 ¡°opening up¡± that kick-started 바카라사이트 country¡¯s scientific development ¡°need[s] to be sustained if future scientific progress is to be as rapid¡±.

Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, said that despite China¡¯s system now being ¡°much larger and more robust¡± than in 바카라사이트 past, cuts in academic ties with 바카라사이트 US could have a ¡°sharp negative impact¡± on Chinese research quality in many areas.

However, he also pointed out that in disciplines such as engineering and computing, 바카라사이트 US might be hurt just as badly.

Wei Zhang, lecturer in education at 바카라사이트 University of Leicester, said 바카라사이트 Trump government¡¯s crackdown could result in top Chinese academics returning to China and thus boosting 바카라사이트 quality of national research.

¡°Returnee scholars sustain 바카라사이트ir academic networks, and 바카라사이트 shortened geographical distance may streng바카라사이트n academic collaboration, hence boost[ing] Chinese research impact,¡± she said.

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