The country\u2019s \u201cawe-inspiring\u201d growth as a research power over the past three decades puts it in second place to the United States based on a survey of the number of articles produced by different countries in peer-reviewed scientific articles. If current trends continue China will be the largest producer of scientific knowledge by 2020.<\/p>\n
The news is also good for Brazil, which is making surprising advances in the life sciences and agricultural research. While Brazil produced only one-seventh the number of scientific papers as India did in 1981, it has largely caught up to India.<\/p>\n
India\u2019s slowing pace in science may be the result of its most talented researchers choosing to go into private industry than university research. But India is still doing better than Russia, which produced fewer research papers than either Brazil or India in 2008.<\/p>\n
Freelance business journalist Ian McGugan blogs for the Financial Post. <\/i>
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