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How much does the quantity matter compared to the quality, and is there a way to assess the relative quality?
by mostlysimilar 4y ago
How much does the quantity matter compared to the quality, and is there a way to assess the relative quality?
- DiogenesKynikos 4y agoThe journal Nature tries to measure overall scientific output of institutions and countries, based on numbers of articles published in high-quality journals. China has passed the US for the first time in the last few months: [0]. It's not a perfect measure, but it gives you an idea of how rapidly things have changed. Another indicator you can look at is R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP. China hasn't caught up with the US yet, but it has been steadily ramping up: [1]. 0. https://www.nature.com/nature-index/country-outputs/generate/All/global https://www.nature.com/nature-index/country-outputs/generate... 1. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS?locations=CN-US https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS?locat...