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Alicia Wise
Alicia Wise

The document discusses how research and development spending has grown significantly around the world, increasing by an average of 4% annually and totaling over $1.2 trillion in 2010. Both developed and developing countries have steadily increased their spending on R&D as a percentage of GDP to support innovation and economic growth. This rise in research funding has driven growth in the number of researchers and scientific publications worldwide.

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Research is pivotal to economic growth and addressing societal challenges Science is not a luxury which is the preserve of developed countries... Technology and innovation are key to achieving long-term economic and social development Science and innovation are recognised the world over as crucial to economic competitiveness. The Royal Society: Knowledge, Networks and Nations, 2011 1
The world of research is large and growing Global R&D spending: $1.2 trillion in 2010 Spending on R&D OECD countries* Indexed values; 100 = Spend in 1981 350 300 Annual growth: +4% (real) 250 200 150 100 50 0 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 * $PPP, 2000 constant currencies Source: OECD, Battelle 2
R&D spending as % of GDP has been relatively stable in developed markets, and is increasing in developing ones GERD as % of GDP Developed Markets 3.0 2.5 2.0 Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as % of GDP - Total 1.5 1.0 3.0 0.5 2.5 0.0 2.0 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 1.5 GERD as % of GDP Developing Markets 1.0 3.0 0.5 2.5 2.0 0.0 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Source: OECD 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Developed markets include US, Japan, and EU27 Developing markets include China and S. Korea 3
Governments protecting R&D funding USA. The Science insider, 15 November 2011 The Science insider, 30 September 2011 Nature News, 5 July 2011 Germany Trade and Invest (www.gtai.com), 2011 UK. Times Higher Education, 29 November 2011 4
Growth in R&D spending drives number of researchers and research activity Number of researchers OECD countries Number of research articles published Indexed values; 100 = Number of researchers in 1981 Indexed values; 100 = Number of articles in 1981 350 350 300 300 250 250 200 200 Annual growth: +4% Annual growth: +4% Annual growth: +3-4% 150 150 100 100 50 50 0 0 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Global number of researchers: Number of research articles: 7 million in 2010 >1.5 million in 2010 Source: OECD; ISI; Scopus 5

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Research context for libraries and publishers

  • 1. Research is pivotal to economic growth and addressing societal challenges Science is not a luxury which is the preserve of developed countries... Technology and innovation are key to achieving long-term economic and social development Science and innovation are recognised the world over as crucial to economic competitiveness. The Royal Society: Knowledge, Networks and Nations, 2011 1
  • 2. The world of research is large and growing Global R&D spending: $1.2 trillion in 2010 Spending on R&D OECD countries* Indexed values; 100 = Spend in 1981 350 300 Annual growth: +4% (real) 250 200 150 100 50 0 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 * $PPP, 2000 constant currencies Source: OECD, Battelle 2
  • 3. R&D spending as % of GDP has been relatively stable in developed markets, and is increasing in developing ones GERD as % of GDP Developed Markets 3.0 2.5 2.0 Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as % of GDP - Total 1.5 1.0 3.0 0.5 2.5 0.0 2.0 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 1.5 GERD as % of GDP Developing Markets 1.0 3.0 0.5 2.5 2.0 0.0 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Source: OECD 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Developed markets include US, Japan, and EU27 Developing markets include China and S. Korea 3
  • 4. Governments protecting R&D funding USA. The Science insider, 15 November 2011 The Science insider, 30 September 2011 Nature News, 5 July 2011 Germany Trade and Invest (www.gtai.com), 2011 UK. Times Higher Education, 29 November 2011 4
  • 5. Growth in R&D spending drives number of researchers and research activity Number of researchers OECD countries Number of research articles published Indexed values; 100 = Number of researchers in 1981 Indexed values; 100 = Number of articles in 1981 350 350 300 300 250 250 200 200 Annual growth: +4% Annual growth: +4% Annual growth: +3-4% 150 150 100 100 50 50 0 0 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Global number of researchers: Number of research articles: 7 million in 2010 >1.5 million in 2010 Source: OECD; ISI; Scopus 5