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If people think that China's is still a science backwater think again. China actually ranks 2nd on many science research areas by the number of articles publish
by xiaodai 8y ago
If people think that China's is still a science backwater think again. China actually ranks 2nd on many science research areas by the number of articles published in prestigious journals (e.g. Nature), so China is one of leaders in the 2nd tier. The 1st consists of US only and the 2nd tier consists of contenders like Germany, Japan, UK, France, Italy, Switzerland, South Korea and Spain (just) if I remember correctly. I need to dig up the figures, but it was compiled by a reputable publication.
- KaoruAoiShiho 8y agoNobody thinks China is a "backwater", but it's seriously underperforming vs expectations from purported statistics. How come it only produces half the worthwhile research while having double the scientists? Something is seriously screwed up there.
- PakG1 8y agoTo be fair, I think extremely ignorant people who don't follow any updates about scientific and technological progress probably still think that China is a science backwater. But their opinions don't really matter because they don't really get involved in the conversation anyway, and at the odd times they do, they have large misconceptions like how coal usage is clean, beautiful, and good for the planet.