India's scientific output to overtake the G8 by 2020?
A new Thomson Reuters study predicts India's research productivity will be on par with most G8 nations within seven to eight years and could overtake them between 2015 and 2020.
The study, Global Research Report: India, aims to inform policymakers about the research and collaboration potential of India and its current place in world science. The study is part of a new series of Global Research Reports from Thomson Reuters that illustrate the changing landscape and dynamics of the global research base around the world.
The study draws on data found in Web of Science®, available on the ISI Web of Knowledge® platform. Key findings include:
- In the last decade, India has seen a substantial growth in its annual output of scientific publications—from roughly 16,500 in 1998 to nearly 30,000 in 2007, an increase of some 80 per cent
- India's annual growth rate has vaulted in recent years to rival comparable figures from such well-established European and Asian nations as Japan, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom
- India's research portfolio is markedly balanced between the life sciences and physical sciences.
- India has established stable and growing research partnerships with a variety of nations—notably, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan
- South Korea has hugely increased its percentage of papers collaborative with India in what is generally a doubling in volume of Indian collaborative output with Asian partners, possibly signaling the emergence of a clearer regional research network.
"By examining India's scientific focus and how its areas of concentration map to the rest of the world, this report will provide policymakers and institutions who are interested in engaging with India's growing research base with useful information and insights that will help them leverage opportunities for innovation," said Mike Boswood, CEO, Healthcare & Science business, Thomson Reuters.
Global Research Report: India: download the full report
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