NSTMIS report: India placed 3rd in scientific publication

The National Science and Technology Management Information (NSTMIS) has conducted a survey on Research and Development Statistics and Indicators 2019-20.

Highlights

• The report says that India ranks 3^rd globally in the scientific publication. 
• The first two ranks were occupied by USA and China. 
• The gross expenditure on Research and Development in the country has tripled between 2008 and 2018. 
• It was Rs 39,437 crores in 2008 and increased to Rs 1,13,825 crores in 2018.

Key Findings of the report

• The report says that the two main contributors were Department of Science and Technology and Department of Biotechnology. The DST contributes 63% of R and D support and the DBT contributes 14%.
• The women participation in the R&D field has increased from 13% to 24%.
• Around 5.52 lakh personnel are working in R&D establishments as on April 2018.
• In terms of Resident Patent Filing India was ranked 9^th in the world. India’s Patent Office ranked seventh in the world.
• The number of researchers per million has doubled in India since 2000.
• According to the report, India is currently spending 185 USD per researcher and is ahead of Russia, Hungary, Israel, UK and Spain in this spending.

Significance

• The report is important for policy making, planning higher education, industrial competitiveness and intellectual property.