China outranks US in key science publishing


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For the first time, China has overtaken the United States as the world's leader in both the quantity and quality of scientific papers published from 2018 to 2020, according to an annual report published by an institution affiliated with Japan's science and technology ministry. Experts said the result was expected given China's massive talent pool, growing research budget, and sustained social and political support for research undertakings. However, China-US sci-tech competition will likely intensify after the US approved the Chips and Science Act to boost its scientific competitiveness against China, they added. The report was published by Japan's National Institute...