tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post284722241987896024..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: More stats on India's scientific enterpriseAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-13321279669579628932011-04-12T19:46:20.771+05:302011-04-12T19:46:20.771+05:30Don't know if you saw this large survey of wor...Don't know if you saw this <a href="http://www.ef-uk.co.uk/epi/download-full-report/" rel="nofollow">large survey of world English proficiency</a>? It shows, e.g. that the Chinese are getting more proficient at the language than Indians - shock! horror! But because overall the proficiency of the two countries is poor, so is the extent of collaborative research between scientists of these nations and the industrialised West. While Chinese might be the 2nd biggest churners of academic literature, their lack of English hampers their influence. "In 2009 only 15% of scientific papers<br />published in China cited an international collaborator, compared to 45% in the U.K. and 48% in Germany. This inability to read the research published by others and to contribute to international innovation is a significant challenge for countries lacking English skills amongst highly trained professionals."<br /><br />Not sure if this applies to Indian scientists as well?FĂ«anorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101113676992105240noreply@blogger.com