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July 28, 2016 by Gary Price

New Report/Data From Nature: “Rapid Growth in High-Quality Research Outputs Shows China is Consolidating Position as Scientific Powerhouse”

July 28, 2016 by Gary Price

New From Nature:

The Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars supplement identifies the countries and institutions showing the most significant growth in high-quality research publications, using the power of the Nature Index, which tracks the research of more than 8,000 global institutions. These are the players to watch.
It shows that Chinese institutions are leading the world in rapidly increasing high-quality research outputs. 40 of the top 100 highest performers across the globe are from this scientific powerhouse, with 24 of those showing growth above 50% since 2012. The United States – which remains the largest contributor to high-quality scientific papers overall – is second, with 11 entrants into the top 100 despite many starting from a high base. Nine institutions feature from the United Kingdom, and eight from Germany.
The top 100 most improved institutions in the index between 2012 and 2015 are ranked by the increase in their contribution to 68 high-quality journals. (See ‘About the Nature Index’ for full definitions of measures.)
The global top 10 of most improved institutions is occupied by academic heavyweights such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences (first) – having seen its output of high-quality papers increase by more than any other institution – and the University of Oxford, UK (tenth). Nine Chinese institutions in total occupy the top 10 positions, including Peking University (second), Nanjing University (third) and the University of Science and Technology of China (fourth).
From this top 100, the supplement profiles 25 rising stars that are already making their mark, and have the potential to shine in coming decades. Some have climbed sharply up the index’s global rankings, while others had the highest growth in output in their country. These emergent players have increased their performance considerably, often without the same longevity, reputation and resources of more well-established research strongholds.
South Korea’s new Institute for Basic Science (11th) increased its contribution to high-quality journals by more than 4,000% in four years. The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) – a key part of Saudi Arabia’s strategy to reduce its dependence on oil and develop a knowledge-led economy – is placed 19th. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, takes the final place in the top 20 as a result of its strength in chemistry and recent investment in sustainability and environmental research.
In a global top 100 almost entirely made up of universities, the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are notable exceptions, placed 79th and 92nd respectively.

Direct to  Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars Supplement
Direct to Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars Data Tables

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See Also: A Guide to the Nature Index
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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.

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