China tops chemistry research ranking, leaving US in second place
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Katrina Krämer2020-01-02T14:30:00
Huge growth in high-quality research means China leads this year’s Nature ranking
China has overtaken the US to become the biggest producer of high quality chemistry research, according to a Nature ranking. China has seen an almost 18% growth in published research since 2017, while the US’s output fell by 6% since last year.