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122 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 12h \ on: Are China’s universities really the best in the world? science
I'm not in this world of scientific papers, but I thought it was pretty well established that China is completely juicing the stats, and bulk-publishing really low quality papers.
Not that other countries are probably that far behind them.
Anyway, that's what I've read, I can't remember where.
As to this comment -
Yes, for sure. Certainly for me, in any case.
I'm not in this world of scientific papers, but I thought it was pretty well established that China is completely juicing the stats, and bulk-publishing really low quality papers.
There is/was probably truth in that, but the "China is just copying superior foreign tech and science" narrative is long gone now. China does cutting-edge research and does publish plenty of high-impact papers.
This narrative helps some people cling to their feeling of historical superiority, but it'd be better to face reality and embrace the fact that a very well-funded machine is advancing some fields in science much more efficiently than other countries are currently able to.
(these are general statements, I have no idea about your personal beliefs, other than you like yourself some meat~~)
EDIT: There is plenty of bulk-publishing of low-quality research going on, for sure. But that does not negate the quality stuff they do.
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