In 2007, CAS maintained its leading position among Chinese scientific research institutionsin in terms of both the number of S&T papers published in international journals and conferences and the time of their citations, according to a report recently released by the Institute of scientific and Technical Information of China.
Regarding the number of research papers catalogued by the Science Citation Index (SCI), which mainly represents the basic research situation, all the top 20 Chinese research bodies in 2007 were from CAS with a total of 6,402 SCI papers. The CAS Institute of Chemistry took the first place with 650 such papers.
Among the top 20 Chinese universities, using SCI publications as a benchmark, the University of Science and Technology of China, a training and educational arm of CAS, ranked fifth with 1,509 SCI papers.
In terms of number of scientific papers included in the Engineering Index (EI) in 2007, CAS institutes took all top 20 positions among their Chinese counterparts with the only exception of China Academy of Engineering Physics, which ranked ninth. Among the 4,763 EI papers from CAS, 437 were credited to scientists with the CAS Institute of Chemistry, which secured its leading position in this aspect.
In the rating order of research papers catalogued by Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP), the top 10 Chinese research institutions were from CAS with a total of 1,201 ISTP papers. The CAS Institute of Automation ranked first with 235 such papers.
As regards the international citations, all the top 20 research institutions were also from CAS.
