China tops chemistry research ranking, leaving US in second place

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Huge growth in high-quality research means China leads this year’s Nature ranking

China has overtaken the US to become the biggest producer of high quality chemistry research, according to a Nature ranking. China has seen an almost 18% growth in published research since 2017, while the US’s output fell by 6% since last year.