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A Novel Metric for Assessing National Strength in Scientific Research: Understanding China's Research Output in Quantum Technology through Collaboration Cover

A Novel Metric for Assessing National Strength in Scientific Research: Understanding China's Research Output in Quantum Technology through Collaboration

By: Yuqi Wang,  Yue Chen,  Zhiqi Wang,  Kang Wang and  Kai Song  
Open Access
|Oct 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2022-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 60
Submitted on: May 24, 2022
Accepted on: Sep 19, 2022
Published on: Oct 14, 2022
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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