China currently ranks number two in the world for scientific research output – as measured by the number of scholarly papers published. Its output is, in fact, only one-third that of the US: 112,000 papers last year for China versus 340,000 for the US. Those statistics, however, obscure the fact that China is catching up quickly. If both countries continue at their current pace, China’s research output will surpass that of the US in just ten years. More details...