Chinese chip research papers are in a leading position

The Emerging Technologies Observatory (ETO) at Georgetown University in the United States released a report on its website on the 3rd, stating that from 2018 to 2023, the number of papers published by Chinese researchers on chip design and manufacturing worldwide far exceeded that of other countries, and China also performed well in highly cited articles.

According to the report data, approximately 475000 papers related to chip design and manufacturing were published worldwide between 2018 and 2023. 34% of the papers had authors from Chinese institutions, 15% had authors from the United States, and 18% had authors from Europe. Overall, China, as the largest producer of research papers in chip design and manufacturing, is ahead of other high-yield countries such as the United States. Among the top ten institutions in global chip research paper output, 9 are Chinese institutions.

In terms of high-quality papers on chip research, China also ranks first. Among all highly cited papers related to chip design and manufacturing, 50% of them have authors from Chinese institutions, 22% have authors from the United States, and 17% have authors from Europe. After China and the United States, South Korea and Germany rank third and fourth respectively, but there is a significant gap compared to the top two. The top 10% of papers with the highest annual citation count in chip design and manufacturing can be considered as highly cited papers.

The Emerging Technologies Observation Project is hosted by the Center for Security and Emerging Technologies at Georgetown University. On the 3rd, the website of the British journal Nature quoted Zachary Arnold, chief analyst of the "Emerging Technology Observation Project", as saying that although the research results do not necessarily mean that China is currently in a leading position in the chip field, "it can be said that it shows us the future development trend".

Jacob Feldegois, a data research analyst at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technologies, told Nature that China is experimenting with many next-generation technologies in some emerging hot areas of chip research. "If China can commercialize some of these technologies, they are not catching up, but may achieve leapfrog development.