India Jumped To Third In Global Ranking In Scientific Publications: Jitendra Singh

India has jumped from seventh to third global ranking in scientific publications, said Union Minister for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh on Sunday. 

Lauding the consistent efforts of India's scientific fraternity, Singh said that as per the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2022 report of the United States, India’s position globally in scientific publications, has improved from 7th position in 2010 to 3rd position in 2020. 

He also added that India’s scholarly output increased from 60,555 papers in 2010 to 1,49,213 documents in 2020.

Singh said, "India's scientific prowess is going to have a major role in the making of “AtmaNirbhar Bharat."

He added that India’s research performance in science and technology has improved significantly over the past few years which is visible through a large amount of scientific knowledge in terms of research publications, development of technologies and innovations contributing to overall development.

Singh also took pride that India now ranks third in terms of the number of PhDs in science and engineering. 

He was also apprised that the number of patents granted to Indian scientists at the India Patent Office (IPO) during the last three years has also increased from 2511 in 2018-19 to 4003 in 2019-20 and 5629 in 2020-21.

Notably, as per the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 brought out by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), India’s GII ranking has improved significantly from 81 in 2014 to 40 in 2022.

Singh said, "The government has taken several steps to boost the science and technology sector which includes successive increases in allocations for Scientific Departments, incentivising investment by the private sector to increase their share in GERD, improving the ease of doing business in the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) activities."