Clarivate Report Reveals China Challenging U.S. Research Dominance, Signaling Future Research Ambitions
LONDON, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in connecting people and organizations to intelligence they can trust to transform their world, today released a report from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™ which reveals that China's* research economy has seen a dramatic increase in quality and its research is increasingly valued beyond its borders. China is also diversifying beyond its traditional strengths in technology and physical sciences to focus on new areas such as biomolecular science.
- The report shows an acceleration in published research output, which increased five-fold between 2009 and 2021, well outpacing the U.S. and E.U.
- While the U.S. remains a key international research partner, China is fostering closer collaboration with emerging research economies in the Middle East as well as many others.
- Dr. Nandita Quaderi, Senior Vice President, Academia & Government at Clarivate said: "This latest ISI analysis demonstrates the huge potential of our research data and transformative intelligence to inform research assessment and research policy on China.
- *In this report, the regional term China in technical analyses identifies the research activity of the People's Republic of China including Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.