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Table 6 S&T papers (indexed by SCI and EI) and invention patents (IPs) of some countries
Country | SCI (rank) in 2010 | EI (rank) in 2010 | Domestic IPs in 2009 | Foreign IPs in 2009 | Total of IPs of the country in 2009 (rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
million | million | ||||
China | 122 (2) | 112 (1) | 65,391 | 63,098 | 128,489 (3) |
USA | 390 (1) | 95 (2) | 82,382 | 84,967 | 167,349 (2) |
Germany | 105 (4) | 29 (4) | 10,284 | 4,151 | 14,435 (9) |
Japan | 97 (5) | 35 (3) | 164,459 | 28,890 | 193,349 (1) |
Total worldwide | 1,421 | 480 |