Basic research is overshadowed by applied research in China: a policy perspective

Cui Huang, Jun Su, Xiang Xie and Jiang Li ()
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Cui Huang: Tsinghua University
Jun Su: Tsinghua University
Xiang Xie: Beijing Jiaotong University
Jiang Li: Zhejiang University

Scientometrics, 2014, vol. 99, issue 3, No 4, 689-694

Abstract: Abstract This paper demonstrates that basic research has been overshadowed by applied research in China for decades, from the perspective of S&T policy. The data involves 4,707 Chinese S&T policies during the period between 1949 and 2010, which are grouped into five phases, based on the process of S&T system reform in China. We also found that S&T policies in China are leaning more towards basic research, and the gap between basic research and applied research is shrinking.

Keywords: S&T policy; Basic research; Applied research & industrialization; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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