January 25 news, Futurism reported that the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) released the "2018 Science and Engineering Indicators Report" shows that for the first time in China over the United States, becoming the world's largest number of published scientific papers.
The world's largest literature abstract and research paper cited by the database Scopus recorded the list of papers showing that in 2016 China published more than 426,000 research papers, while the United States published 409,000 copies. Although China has published more research reports, the United States, the European Union, and China have different advantages in all areas of research. China and South Korea dominate the field of engineering, while the European Union and the United States lead in biomedical research.
From a quantitative point of view, China may have a great advantage, but the United States has a higher score in citations, which may mean that the overall research standards in the United States are slightly better. However, neither of these countries is the world leader cited by the papers. Sweden and Switzerland are ranked first and second respectively.
The National Science Foundation believes that a country’s investment in research and development reflects the country’s commitment to the development of science and technology. According to the report, the United States has the highest expenditure on technology research and development in the world, reaching 496 billion U.S. dollars. China ranks second with US$408 billion.
The most important thing is that since 2000, China's R&D investment in science and technology has increased rapidly at an average annual rate of 18%. In the same period of time, the average investment in the United States increased by only 4%. These figures show that China's scientific and technological research and development attaches great importance, which may eventually translate into greater global influence. Although the rapid growth of emerging economies is normal, at the launch of the National Science Foundation report, China’s growth rate was called the “exceptionâ€.
Maria Zuber, chairman of the National Science Council and vice president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said: "This year's report shows a trend: the United States is still in a leading position in many technological R&D areas, but this is In some areas, our leading edge is disappearing, and these areas are very important to the United States. From genetic editing to artificial intelligence, scientific progress is accompanied by inherent risks. We must stand at the forefront of science to mitigate these risks." Little)