Nature China

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CHINA STRATEGY
自然出版集团在中国的策略
Felix Cheung 张文浩
Editor of Nature China《自然中国》编辑
On behalf of David Swinbanks, CEO of NPG Nature Asia-Pacific
谨代表自然出版集团亚太区分公司首席执行官David Swinbanks先生所作的演讲
Output of scientific papers
China growth
Total ISI
Papers
UK
100,000
China
Japan
50,000
India
Korea
Taiwan
Singapore
1990
2000
2007
Year
• Output of scientific papers from China has soared in the past
few years, now surpassing Japan and is likely to surpass UK
Source: ISI Web of Science
Impact of scientific papers
China growth
Number
of Papers
UK
Number
of Papers
3,000
1,000
2,000
500
JAP
1,000
CHI
2003
2006
UK
IND
20 - 50
CHI IND
JAP
50 - 99
CHI IND JAP
100+
UK
Citations
• Japan publishes the most high citation papers from AsiaPacific, but China is fast catching up
Source: ISI Web of Science
Key strengths
China growth
Number of
High Citation
Papers
1,200
600
*Sept
2008 analysis of ISI registered papers published in 2006
# High citation papers = papers with >20 cites in two years
• China’s key strength is chemistry, publishing more high citation
papers than the UK and Japan.
Key strengths
China growth
Percentage of
High Citation
Papers
40%
20%
*Sept
2008 analysis of ISI registered papers published in 2006
# High citation papers = papers with >20 cites in two years
• Chemistry is China’s strongest field by far -- 37% of high
citation papers are in Chemistry
Source: ISI Web of Science
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• Average number of citations to papers (featured over the last
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