Part2 The Current Status of Science and Technologyin Japan and Other Nations
2.3 Trends Related to Research Performance
2.3.1 Scientific Papers
2.3.1.3 Trends in the Number of Scientific Papers in Selected Countries,by Field
The share of scientific papers written in selected countries
by fields from1997to2001is shown in Figure2-3-4. The
life sciences field,which includes papers in the medical sciences,biology,agricultural
sciences,and botany and zoology,accounts for the relatively high proportion of
as much as60%of all scientific papers in the United States and the United Kingdom.In
Japan,Germany,and France,by contrast,the life sciences field accounted for about50%of
all scientific papers,with the fields of physics and chemistry accounting for
a relatively high30%of their totals.
Figure2-3-5 shows
the share of Japan's scientific papers of all papers written worldwide,by
field for the years1997to2001.Materials science,physics,and pharmacology are
above Japan's average for all fields,demonstrating that Japan's research
in these areas is relatively flourishing.
Figure2-3-4Number of scientific papers in selected countries,by
field
Figure2-3-5 Japan's share of scientific papers,by
field
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