India still outside chemistry's ‘big league’

Scientometric report on the state of Indian chemistry

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Analysis finds China is leaving India behind when it comes to papers in top chemistry journals

The number of quality chemistry research papers coming out of India is on the up, but still lags far behind China and must accelerate if India is to become a major global player in chemistry. That’s the conclusion of a new scientometric analysis of chemistry research in India that uses China’s explosive research growth as a benchmark.