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Part2 The Current Status of Science and Technologyin Japan and Other Nations
2.3 Trends Related to Research Performance
2.3.1 Scientific Papers
2.3.1.4 Relative comparative Advantage of Japan's Scientific Papers by Field


  Another indicator marking trends in scientific paper production by field is the"relative com-parative advantage(RCA)"indicator.This takes the ratio of a country's scientific papers in a certain field to the country's total number of papers,and compares that ratio to the worldwide ratio of field papers to the total number. Figure2-3-6 shows the trends in RCA for Japan's scientific papers.We can see that the value for chemistry has generally followed a downward trend through the years,while clinical medicine is rising sharply.

Figure2-3-6Trends in relative comparative advantage of scientific papers in Japan,by field


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