China’s share of global research has increased dramatically
Proportion of global research output in
top five Chinese fields, US and China
Computer science
50%
China
25
US
0
2012
2021
Engineering
Geoscience
50%
50%
25
25
0
0
2012
2021
2012
2021
Materials science
Molecular biology
50%
50%
20
20
0
0
2012
2021
2012
2021
Top five US
areas of global research
Proportion of global research output in top five US fields,
US and China
Space sciences
US
50%
25
China
0
2012
2021
Psychiatry & Psychology
Neuroscience & behaviour
50%
50%
25
25
0
0
2012
2021
2012
2021
Social sciences
Immunology
50%
50%
25
25
0
0
2012
2021
2012
2021
China’s share of global research has increased dramatically
Proportion of global research output in
top five Chinese fields,
US and China
Computer science
Engineering
50%
50%
China
40
40
30
30
US
20
20
10
10
0
0
2012
2021
2012
2021
Geoscience
Materials science
Molecular biology
50%
50%
50%
40
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0
0
2012
2021
2012
2021
2012
2021
Top five US areas of global research
Proportion of global research output in
top five US fields,
US and China
Space sciences
Psychiatry & Psychology
US
50%
50%
40
40
30
30
China
20
20
10
10
0
0
2012
2021
2012
2021
Neuroscience & behaviour
Social sciences
Immunology
50%
50%
50%
40
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
0
0
0
2012
2021
2012
2021
2012
2021