[LINK] Aussie research

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Seems Australia is batting above our weight in science research papers:

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 ScienceWatch.com presents its "Top 20" listings of the countries which, 
as of the latest update, achieved particular distinction based on their 
papers published .. from January 1998 through August 31, 2008, a 10-year 
plus 8-month period. 

The listings are confined to those nations, out of a pool of 147, which 
published at least 10,000 papers across all fields during the period ..

Ranked by Papers  

Rank Field      Papers 

1   USA        2,959,661
2   JAPAN        796,807  
3   GERMANY      766,146  
4   ENGLAND      678,686  
5   PR CHINA     573,486  
6   FRANCE       548,279  
7   CANADA       414,248  
8   ITALY        394,428  
9   SPAIN        292,146  
10  RUSSIA       276,801  
11  AUSTRALIA    267,134  
12  INDIA        237,364  
13  NETHERLANDS  231,682  
14  SOUTH KOREA  218,077 
15  SWEDEN       174,418 
16  SWITZERLAND  168,527
17  BRAZIL       157,860 
18  TAIWAN       144,807 
19  POLAND       131,646  
20  BELGIUM      125,520  

SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Reuters. 

(Mind, we're ninth in citations ..ie, the number of times
 other papers cite Australian scientific research papers.) 

 http://sciencewatch.com/dr/cou/2008/08decALL/

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Cheers all
Stephen Loosley



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