Overview of world R&D spending shows China rising and other countries narrowing the gap with major powers.
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Casassus, B. China predicted to outspend the US on science by 2020. Nature (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.16329
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.16329
