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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2024

The impact of US-China tensions on US science: Evidence from the NIH investigations.

Ruixue Jia, Margaret E Roberts, Ye Wang, Eddie Yang

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Decline in US-China science: Can ophthalmology remain collaborative?Advances in ophthalmology practice and research
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ruixue Jia *School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0002-4381-4640
Margaret E Roberts *Department of Political Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.ORCID 0000-0001-6900-4366
Ye Wang *Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 17599.
Eddie Yang *Department of Political Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.

Funding

Sloan Foundation 14176
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amid the discourse on foreign influence investigations in research, this study examines the impact of NIH-initiated investigations starting in 2018 on U.S. scientists' productivity, focusing on those collaborating with Chinese peers. Using publication data from 2010 to 2021, we analyze over 113,000 scientists and find that investigations coincide with reduced productivity for those with China collaborations compared to those with other international collaborators, especially when accounting for publication impact. The decline is particularly pronounced in fields that received greater preinvestigation NIH funding and engaged more in U.S.-China collaborations. Indications of scientist migration and broader scientific progress implications also emerge. We also offer insights into the underlying mechanisms via qualitative interviews.

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National Institutes of Health (U.S.)Biomedical ResearchChinaHumansInternational CooperationResearch PersonnelUnited Statesinnovationinternational relationsscience

Identifiers

PMID38687798
PMCPMC11087765

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