[Those things in China] Japanese media： China's pioneering research in the frontier field of science and technology has been significantly enhanced

　　China Daily Online, August 2 nd The level of scientific and technological innovation determines a country's development potential, and innovation is inseparable from basic research. According to an article published by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun on the 2nd, in recent years, researchers in China have been engaged in exploratory research that has opened up new fields. However, Japan sticks to the existing research field and lacks the attitude of new development.

　　In Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, researchers are conducting experiments (data photos). Xinhua news agency

　　Recently, the Institute of Science, Technology and Academic Policy of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan released the survey report of Science Map (2020 Edition). In the main fields such as clinical medicine and physics, the report investigates the citation relationship of important papers cited by other papers in the top 1%.

　　The number of areas of concern in this study is 919. Among them, 605 (66%) important papers cited in the top 1% are from China. The proportion of China has increased significantly, especially in high-tech fields such as nano-science and artificial intelligence. Japan accounted for 41% in the survey in 2008, reaching its peak, and this time it fell to 31%. Britain and Germany account for about 50%.

　　Yi Shenzheng, the head of the research center, pointed out: "China has a solid research foundation and active research, and can even create a research field in its own country."

　　The survey divides the research field into four types: the "continental type" with large-scale and traditional themes; Small-scale, drastic changes, and opening up new fields; "Peninsula type" and "Island type" in the middle.

　　The survey found that the proportion of "small island" research fields in China increased from 27% in 2004 to 32%, and the "continental" research fields decreased from 33% to 23%.

　　According to the article, China has always attached importance to applied research, but since 2015, it has put forward the policy of enriching the basic research of young researchers. In the future, China will also put forward the goal of increasing the investment ratio. It is not only an existing research field, but also devoted to basic research.

　　In fact, this year's government work report pointed out that China's basic research funds have doubled in five years. According to official data, in 2022, China's basic research funds maintained growth, and new breakthroughs were made in original innovation.

　　According to preliminary calculations, in 2022, China's basic research expenditure was 195.1 billion yuan, an increase of 7.4% over the previous year; It accounts for 6.32% of R&D funds, and has maintained the level of more than 6% for four consecutive years, which has played a positive role in continuously improving China's original innovation capability.

　　"Those things in China | No.943"

　　Producer of column: Wu Yanpeng

　　Column planning: Liu Shidong

　　Column lead writer: Qi Lei