China has become the fifth leading nation in terms of its share of
the world's scientific publications. The citation rate of papers
with a Chinese address for the corresponding author also exhibits
exponential growth. More specifically, China has become a major player
in critical technologies like nanotechnology. Although it is difficult
to delineate nanoscience and nanotechnology, we show that China has
recently achieved a position second only to that of the USA. Funding
for R&D has been growing exponentially, but since 1997 even more
in terms of business expenditure than in terms of government expenditure.
It seems that the Chinese government has effectively used the public-sector
research potential to boost the knowledge-based economy of the country.
Thus, China may be achieving the (�Lisbon�) objectives of the transition
to a knowledge-based economy more broadly and rapidly than its western
counterparts. Because of the sustained increase in Chinese government
funding and the virtually unlimited reservoir of highly skilled human
resources, one may expect a continuation of this growth pattern in
the near future.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Zhou2006
%A Zhou, P.
%A Leydesdorff, L.
%D 2006
%I Elsevier
%J Research Policy
%K China Decision_Making MBA
%N 1
%P 83--104
%T The emergence of China as a leading nation in science
%V 35
%X China has become the fifth leading nation in terms of its share of
the world's scientific publications. The citation rate of papers
with a Chinese address for the corresponding author also exhibits
exponential growth. More specifically, China has become a major player
in critical technologies like nanotechnology. Although it is difficult
to delineate nanoscience and nanotechnology, we show that China has
recently achieved a position second only to that of the USA. Funding
for R&D has been growing exponentially, but since 1997 even more
in terms of business expenditure than in terms of government expenditure.
It seems that the Chinese government has effectively used the public-sector
research potential to boost the knowledge-based economy of the country.
Thus, China may be achieving the (�Lisbon�) objectives of the transition
to a knowledge-based economy more broadly and rapidly than its western
counterparts. Because of the sustained increase in Chinese government
funding and the virtually unlimited reservoir of highly skilled human
resources, one may expect a continuation of this growth pattern in
the near future.
@article{Zhou2006,
abstract = {China has become the fifth leading nation in terms of its share of
the world's scientific publications. The citation rate of papers
with a Chinese address for the corresponding author also exhibits
exponential growth. More specifically, China has become a major player
in critical technologies like nanotechnology. Although it is difficult
to delineate nanoscience and nanotechnology, we show that China has
recently achieved a position second only to that of the USA. Funding
for R&D has been growing exponentially, but since 1997 even more
in terms of business expenditure than in terms of government expenditure.
It seems that the Chinese government has effectively used the public-sector
research potential to boost the knowledge-based economy of the country.
Thus, China may be achieving the (�Lisbon�) objectives of the transition
to a knowledge-based economy more broadly and rapidly than its western
counterparts. Because of the sustained increase in Chinese government
funding and the virtually unlimited reservoir of highly skilled human
resources, one may expect a continuation of this growth pattern in
the near future.},
added-at = {2008-03-25T06:38:08.000+0100},
author = {Zhou, P. and Leydesdorff, L.},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/251335b67698e3404b9fa0d9861d91111/afeld},
description = {MBA_Decision_Making},
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journal = {Research Policy},
keywords = {China Decision_Making MBA},
number = 1,
pages = {83--104},
publisher = {Elsevier},
timestamp = {2008-03-25T06:38:58.000+0100},
title = {{The emergence of China as a leading nation in science}},
volume = 35,
year = 2006
}