For the first time, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has overtaken Harvard University to take the top spot in terms of the number of highly cited researchers who have written multiple papers in the past 1 years that have been cited in the top 10% of papers by other papers. This was revealed by research by British research firm Clarivate.In terms of countries, the United States still holds the lead over China, but the battle for supremacy between the United States and China is becoming more intense in the world of science as well.
クラリベイトによると、研究機関別のトップ5は中国科学院270人、ハーバード大学237人、米スタンフォード大学126人、米国立衛生研究所105人、中国・精華大学78人の順。トップ10には米国6校のほか、中国2校、英国、ドイツ各1校が並ぶが、日本は東京大学11人の114位が最高で、世界トップレベルの研究が進んでいない実態が明らかになった。
The Chinese Academy of Sciences is an organization directly under the government and has over 100 research institutes under its umbrella.There are approximately 6 scientists, half of whom are professors and associate professors.This is seen as a reflection of China's overall improvement in scientific and technological capabilities as a result of the state's support for bringing back researchers who had been conducting research overseas.
By country, the United States has the highest share at 37.5%.China came in second at 17.9%, followed by the UK at 2%, Germany at 8.1%, and Australia at 4.7%. After 4.5th place are Canada, Netherlands, France, Hong Kong, and Italy, and Japan is not in the top 6.
While the United States is on a slight downward trend, China is catching up, and we can see the same pattern in the science and technology field as in the political world, where China is challenging the United States.