A study from Thomson Reuters released today predicts that, based on substantial and recent growth, India's research productivity will be on par with most G8 nations within 7-8 years and could overtake them between 2015-2020.
The study, Global Research Report: India, informs policymakers about the research and collaboration potential of India and its current place in world science. The study is part of a new series of Global Research Reports from Thomson Reuters that will illustrate the changing landscape and dynamics of the global research base around the world.
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The study draws on data found in Web of Science, available on the ISI Web of Knowledge platform.
Key findings include:
+ In the last decade, India has seen a substantial growth in its annual output of scientific publications -- from roughly 16,500 in 1998 to nearly 30,000 in 2007, an increase of 80 percent.
+ India's annual growth rate has vaulted in recent years to rival comparable figures from such well-established European and Asian nations as Japan, France, German, and the United Kingdom.
+ India's research portfolio is markedly balanced between the life sciences and physical sciences.
* India has established stable and growing research partnerships with a variety of nations --notably, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
* South Korea has hugely increased its percentage of papers collaboratively with Indian authors in what is generally a doubling in volume of Indian collaborative output with Asian partners, possibly signaling the emergence of a clearer regional research network.
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