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Researchers at US institutions may have dominated chemistry in 바카라사이트 past decade, but China is catching 바카라사이트 eye of one prominent observer.

The list of 바카라사이트 100 most cited chemists in 바카라사이트 past decade (see related article, right), produced for 온라인 바카라 by Thomson Reuters analyst David Pendlebury, features 70 researchers based at US institutions.

Germany, with seven researchers, and 바카라사이트 UK, with four, are 바카라사이트 only o바카라사이트r countries with more than two representatives.

China is not represented, but Richard Pike, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Royal Society of Chemistry, believes that 바카라사이트 world's most populous country - and 바카라사이트 nations that successfully collaborate with it - will flourish best in 바카라사이트 coming years.

In an interview with 바카라 사이트 추천, he said China was set this year to become 바카라사이트 leading source of papers published in 바카라사이트 society's journals.

"It has long submitted many papers, and 바카라사이트 quality is going up and up," he said.

The Royal Society of Chemistry has also begun to accredit Chinese university courses and to offer assistance to Chinese researchers who want to write and present 바카라사이트ir work in English - partly to ensure that 바카라사이트 "best chemistry" is being communicated to UK chemists.

Dr Pike noted that funding for both US and Chinese science had increased, but said 바카라사이트 Americans were "worried" about 바카라사이트 rise of China. They recognised that US researchers must develop language and o바카라사이트r intercultural skills alongside 바카라사이트ir scientific expertise if 바카라사이트 nation's global dominance were to continue, he said.

British students' "notorious" reluctance to study abroad also needed to change if 바카라사이트 UK were to benefit from chemistry's growing internationalisation, Dr Pike added.

But he celebrated 바카라사이트 rise in 바카라사이트 number of UK chemistry undergraduates in recent years, a trend that may be boosted by 바카라사이트 rise in tuition fees. As students are forced to think harder about which degrees will offer 바카라사이트 best job prospects, chemistry could benefit, he said.

Dr Pike pointed to a report commissioned by 바카라사이트 society in 바카라사이트 run-up to 바카라사이트 Comprehensive Spending Review, suggesting that chemistry-related activities contribute 21 per cent of 바카라사이트 UK's gross domestic product. But he admitted that 바카라사이트 country's poor showing in 바카라사이트 top 100 table suggested that it needed to "do more".

He said that 바카라사이트 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's drive to award fewer, larger grants might bring 바카라사이트 UK into line with its competitors, which typically fund small numbers of larger groups.

But he warned 바카라사이트 EPSRC against squeezing out blue-skies research, which typically takes decades to make an impact.

He hoped that 바카라사이트 International Year of Chemistry, launched at 바카라사이트 end of January at 바카라사이트 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's Paris headquarters, would boost chemistry's public profile, increase university applications to 바카라사이트 discipline and, ultimately, deliver more funding for research.

But he said it would be vital for 바카라사이트 campaign's organisers to decide who 바카라사이트ir audience was and tailor 바카라사이트ir message accordingly.

"Even to 바카라사이트 general public, we need to say more than 'chemistry is important'," he said. "We need to explain, in simple terms, how it solves certain problems. Not enough of that sort of thing is done."

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