Thomson Reuters Report Finds that Investment in Scientific Research, Innovation and Education Close Gap between "BRICK" and G7 Nations
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
China and South Korea lead BRICKs in scientific output and patent activity
PHILADELPHIA, February 20, 2013 -China and South Korea outpace the rest of the
BRICK nations in key innovation metrics, according to new research published
today by the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the
world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and
professionals. The report, "Building Bricks: Exploring the Global Research
Impact of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea," tracks global research
publications, R&D spend and patent filings over a 10-year period to gauge
benchmarks of economic innovation in the BRICK countries: Brazil, Russia, India,
China, and South Korea.
The Thomson Reuters study finds that China and South Korea have made larger
investments, produced more published research and filed a greater number of
patent applications over the past decade than the rest of the group. The strong
culture of intellectual property protection and broad-based economic growth in
these nations has resulted in more literature citations, on par with some
European Union countries. The research also unveiled that each BRICK nation has
its own, unique profile. For example, while South Korea is prominent in
materials and computer science, Brazil's focus is on agriculture, plant and
animal sciences.
Following are some key observations in the report:
* China's and South Korea's R&D Investments Soar: Industrial confidence, as
measured by the total percentage of business spending on R&D, in China and
South Korea has reached new highs. Between 2000 and 2010, China saw its
total business expenditure on R&D grow from 59.96% of gross national
expenditure on R&D to 74.45%. South Korea had an even higher level of
business investment in R&D, reaching 74.8% of gross national R&D expenditure
by 2010.
* China, South Korea Contribute to Global Patent Surge: In 2010, China and
South Korea accounted for 84 percent of all BRICK patent filings, helping to
drive overall growth of 14.9 percent in patent filings worldwide over the
five years between 2006 and 2010. Not only did China file the most patents
globally (526,412), but it has shown double digit year-on-year growth since
2009, ultimately reflecting six times as many patents as it filed a decade
ago.
* BRICKs Increase Scientific Research: In 2000, China produced roughly 25,000
research papers per year. In 2011, its output exceeded 150,000: a 600
percent increase. With this increase comes high academic value as well. In
2010, China filed over 1,000 papers that were cited in the top one percent
for their subject.
* Russia Excels in Physical Sciences: Scientific literature output in Russia
is most active in the fields of physics, space science and geosciences, with
physics leading in the area of the most citations to scientific literature
as well. In terms of patent innovation, Russia is most active in the field
of nucleonics, a reflection of its dependence on nuclear energy.
* India Leads in Pharmaceutical Innovation; Brazil in Petroleum and
Agriculture Chemicals: Of all the BRICK nations, India is by far the leader
in terms of pharmaceutical patent activity, with approximately twice as much
activity as the next closest BRICK country, Russia. Brazil is most active in
petroleum-related and agricultural chemical patents, outpacing all other
BRICK nations in these areas.
"With this report, we showcase quantitative benchmarks for measuring research
output with a focus on BRICK nations," said Jonathan Adams, director, Research
Evaluation for the Scientific & Scholarly Research business of Thomson Reuters
and one of the authors of the report. "By examining R&D expenditures, human
capital and the resulting research output and impact, we are able to evaluate
and share critical science statistics and trend data, to better understand
emerging regions and how they compare globally."
Data for this report were compiled using Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge and
Derwent World Patents Index.
Access the full report, "Building Bricks: Exploring the Global Research Impact
of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea."
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