Nine of the world’s top 10 research institutions are now Chinese.

The latest Nature Index rankings reveal an astonishing trend: nine of the world’s top 10 research institutions are now Chinese

To fully appreciate China’s meteoric rise, one must look back at the academic landscape a decade ago. When the Nature Index Global rankings were first released in 2014, only eight Chinese universities made it into the top 100. Today, that number has more than quintupled, with 42 Chinese institutions now ranking among the world’s best

One of the most notable policy shifts has been the move away from publication-based evaluation metrics. Previously, Chinese academics were incentivized to publish as many papers as possible, often at the expense of quality. However, recent reforms have introduced a more rigorous peer-review system that prioritizes impactful and innovative research over sheer volume. This shift has resulted in a significant improvement in the credibility and global influence of Chinese scientific output.

  • Rolder@reddthat.comEnglish
    1513·
    8 days ago

    Just don’t research or publish anything that might make the CCP look bad!

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      7 days ago

      I know a lot of western researchers working in China and it’s an easy problem to avoid if you’re studying STEM stuff. For humanities there are basically zero westerners there because it’s an absolute minefield to navigate even if you’d like to study pro-chinese fields like Chinese art or even something relatively neutral like music production. I wouldn’t trust any paper from China in that regard.

          • Rolder@reddthat.comEnglish
            12·
            7 days ago

            Tell me that when the US throws up a Great Firewall that blocks all non-approved media and internet

            • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
              2·
              7 days ago

              As if the NSA was not suveilling the whole internet through a dragnet.

              Look, I’m not saying China is perfect or even good. I’m saying that it’s starting to look like there is no moral or values based argument to buy Apple instead of Huawei or Tesla instead of BYD.

            • okgurl@lemmy.worldEnglish
              31·
              7 days ago

              honestly I don’t care, what the US is doing is what on all fronts. people on China for the most part genuinely approve of their government.

                • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlEnglish
                  21·
                  7 days ago

                  The Ash Center Research Team found that approval for the CPC surpasses 90%. Crucially, the study acknowledges the state control of media and propaganda, but points to the actual dramatic rise in living conditions over the decades that has made the most impact:

                  While the CCP is seemingly under no imminent threat of popular upheaval, it cannot take the support of its people for granted. Although state censorship and propaganda are widespread, our survey reveals that citizen perceptions of governmental performance respond most to real, measurable changes in individuals’ material well-being. For government leaders, this is a double-edged sword, as citizens who have grown accustomed to increases in living standards will expect such improvements to continue, and citizens who praise government officials for effective policies may indeed blame them when such policy failures affect them or their family members directly. While our survey reinforces narratives of CCP resilience, our data also point to specific areas in which citizen satisfaction could decline in today’s era of slowing economic growth and continued environmental degradation.

                  This is reflected in increased upward mobility, manifesting in increasing feelings of the country being “headed in the right direction,” a stark contrast with the direction the US is moving:

                  • Rolder@reddthat.comEnglish
                    2·
                    7 days ago

                    One thing I find interesting in that is that Chinese citizens have low trust in local government but high trust in the federal side. But as the study points out, it’s the opposite in the US with high trust locally but low federal.