We need "open science", a globally leading scientific and medical information service institution: technological achievements benefit humanity
"Every time I come to China, I am always inspired by China's commitment to innovation and investment in scientific research," said Bai Keshan, CEO of Elsevier, at today's 2023 Pujiang Innovation Forum plenary session report. She explained the important role of open collaboration in the scientific era, titled "The Power of Science - Open Science Era, Unleashing Unlimited Potential through Collaboration".
As a leading global scientific information company, Elsevier has been serving the global scientific research community for over two centuries, providing services to academic institutions, governments, research and development enterprises, medical and health institutions, etc., covering more than 180 countries to date.
As a leading global scientific information company, Elsevier has been serving the global scientific research community for over two centuries, providing services to academic institutions, governments, research and development enterprises, medical and health institutions, etc., covering more than 180 countries to date.
Bai Keshan introduced that over 2800 journals under Elsevier have published 18% of global articles, accounting for 28% of the total citation volume. Statistics show that since 2000, 99% of Nobel laureates in science have published articles in their respective journals.
Elsevier also serves the scientific research community in China, providing data and information support to over 500 academic government institutions nationwide last year. Bai Keshan stated that the high-quality performance from the Chinese scientific research community is evident to all. Using the "Normalized Paper Influence" FWCI index as a coordinate, it can be seen that in the past five years, the FWCI index of Chinese author articles has been 10% higher than the global average, and the FWCI index of Chinese author articles published by Elsevier has been 76% higher than the global average.
International cooperation promotes scientific innovation and technological development. Bai Keshan elaborated on a case in the field of renewable energy in her report.
Bai Keshan introduced that over 2800 journals under Elsevier have published 18% of global articles, accounting for 28% of the total citation volume. Statistics show that since 2000, 99% of Nobel laureates in science have published articles in their respective journals.
In fact, in the past decade, research teams from multiple countries around the world have worked together to promote multiple commercial applications that can solve global challenges. Data shows that the proportion of international collaborative papers in the global field has increased from 10% in 1996 to 22% in 2022; In papers from China, the proportion of international cooperation has increased from 15% in 1996 to 20% in 2022.
Science benefits humanity and promotes the development of civilized society. Experts' examples: since 1800, human life expectancy has increased from 29 to 71 years old, the proportion of people living in extreme poverty has decreased from 38% to 8% in the past 30 years, the solar power generation has increased from 1 "TWh" to 1200 "TWh, the proportion of Internet population has increased from 7% to 60%, and the cost of gene sequencing has decreased from 950 million dollars to less than 500 dollars... History shows that scientific innovation is the key to address urgent challenges.
Open science can promote cooperation, and Bai Keshan also expressed that Elsevier will continue to fully support open science, open standards, shared data, open access publishing, open science practices, and ultimately promote high-quality research and industry university research cooperation among more enterprises, institutions, research institutes, etc., so that more scientific and technological achievements truly benefit humanity.