AXIOS December 17, 2023
New patterns of partnership are emerging among scientific powerhouses.
Why it matters: International collaborations tend to yield impactful scientific advances — but there is intense political debate in the U.S. and beyond about the calculus of maximizing those benefits while minimizing the national security concerns collaborations can bring.
By the numbers: The overall share of science and engineering publications from international teams climbed from 16% in 2003 to nearly 23% in 2022, according to the latest National Science Board’s Science & Engineering Indicators released this week.
- Over those two decades, China and the U.S. became each other’s most frequent scientific partners. That remains true though data indicates collaborations between the two countries began to decline in 2020 for the...
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