The UK: The Leader of International Research Base—Based on International Comparative Performance of the UK Research Base-2013

This report has been commissioned by the UK' s Department of Business,Innovation and Skills( BIS) to assess the performance of the United Kingdom' s( UK) research base compared with seven other research- intensive countries( Canada,China,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,and the US),and other international benchmarks. It tracks the performance of research inputs,human capital and research outputs in comparative countries,combining others three indicators. The conclusion is that UK,which is the country of choice for research collaboration and superior performance in knowledge exchange across different sectors,is always the leader of international research countries and still the dominant advantage in many areas.However,it can not be ignored that the potential pressure from other research countries rapid development also brought in some areas.