But its share of research outputs drops by nearly 6 per cent compared with 2020
The UK has retained fourth place in the latest global ranking of high-quality natural sciences, compiled by the academic publisher Nature, but its share of research outputs dropped by nearly 6 per cent between 2020 and 2021.
The fall in UK share of outputs, which mirrors many other traditional research-intensive countries, is down to the continued rise of Chinese science, with the Asian nation increasing its share of natural sciences publications by over 14 per cent year on year.
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