A research group of Professor Hiroaki Shimokawa of the Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University examined academic papers published in major scientific journals around the world over the past 20 years, and found that Japanese medical research is steadily declining in terms of both basic and clinical aspects. I found that I was following.The cause is thought to be the declining birthrate and aging population, the prolonged recession, and the decrease in young researchers, and the research group has an urgent need to overcome the current situation.
According to Tohoku University, the number of papers published in Japan by Professor Shimokawa and others in three major academic journals such as Circulation Research published by the American College of Cardiology has decreased by a quarter in the last 3 years.In particular, the number of papers by country and region in Circulation Research magazine fell from the second place in the world to the 16th place in 4, and Japan's stall in the field of basic cardiovascular medicine is remarkable.
Furthermore, Japan's stall has been revealed in three major academic journals in the field of clinical medical research, and engineering-related academic papers, which were once regarded as Japanese specialty, have fallen far behind the progress of other countries in the last 3 years. It turned out that there was.
The research group said that the reason why Japanese research was delayed
■ Government budgets have been reduced due to the incorporation of national universities, and research expenses have decreased.
■ Investment in research and development has been reduced due to an increase in social security costs due to the declining birthrate and aging population, a series of disasters, and a prolonged recession.
■ The number of young medical researchers has decreased
-And so on.
The government established the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development in 2015, and has set out to strengthen subsidies for research and development in the medical field, but more efforts are needed to overcome Japan's loss of self-reliance. The research group sees.
Paper information:[Circulation Research] Shrinking Basic Cardiovascular Research in JapanThe Tip of the Iceberg
