The United States has a big lead, but countries in East Asia are starting to catch up—China in particular.
| China | South Korea | Taiwan | United States | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: Figures for Hong Kong were not included in China’s and are not available. Figures for Singapore are not available. Data do not include health fields. | |||||
| Source: Appendix tables 2-42 and 2-43, “Science and Engineering Indicators 2008,” National Science Foundation | |||||
| 2004 | 14,858 | 3,531 | 1,291 | 26,272 | |
| 1995 | 3,417 | 1,920 | 650 | 26,535 | |
| China | South Korea | Singapore | Taiwan | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average annual growth in published articles, 1995-2005 | 16.5% | 15.7% | 12.2% | 8.6% | 0.6% |
| Number of articles published, 2005 | 41,596 | 16,396 | 3,609 | 10,841 | 205,320 |
| Share of world total of articles published, 2005 | 5.9% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 28.9% |
| Note: Figures for China include Hong Kong. | |||||
| Source: Table 5-19, “Science and Engineering Indicators 2008,” National Science Foundation | |||||
| China | South Korea | Taiwan | United States | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: Figures for China include Hong Kong. Figures for Singapore are not available. | |||||
| Source: Table 5-21, “Science and Engineering Indicators 2008,” National Science Foundation | |||||
| All fields | 2005 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| 1995 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 1 | |
| Biological sciences | 2005 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 1 |
| 1995 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 1 | |
| Chemistry | 2005 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
| 1995 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 1 | |
| Engineering | 2005 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 1995 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | |
| Mathematics | 2005 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 1 | |
| Physics | 2005 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| 1995 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 1 | |
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