On December 15, Beijing, the "China Science and Technology Talent Development Report (2022)" was officially released, which is not only a comprehensive review of the development of China's scientific and technological talents, but also a full display of the work achievements of scientific and technological talents.
According to the report, the full-time equivalent of R&D personnel in China has increased from 324 in 201270,000 person-years increased to 635 in 202240,000 person-years, ranking first in the world. This data fully shows that China is constantly expanding the scale of scientific and technological talents, and the contingent of scientific and technological talents is growing day by day.
It is worth mentioning that China has also made remarkable progress in optimizing the structure of scientific and technological talents. By building a diversified and multi-level talent team, China has accelerated the construction of a strategic talent force with clear positioning, enhanced efficiency, reasonable echelon, strategic scientists, leading scientific and technological talents, innovative teams, young scientific and technological talents and outstanding engineers.
In terms of data, there are more than 2.5 million graduates of science, engineering, agriculture and medicine in China, which fully demonstrates China's strong strength in the cultivation of scientific and technological talents. At the same time, the international academic influence of China's top scientific and technological talents is also continuing to increase, and more and more Chinese scientists are entering the international academic stage, and the number of highly cited researchers in the world has increased from 111 in 2014 to 1,169 in 2022, ranking second in the world.
In addition, more outstanding young scientific and technological talents are playing a leading role in major national scientific and technological tasks, and more than 80% of the participants in the national key research and development program are under the age of 45. This data fully shows that China has made remarkable achievements in cultivating young scientific and technological talents, and has injected new vitality into the country's scientific and technological innovation.
In general, the release of the "China Science and Technology Talent Development Report (2022)" fully demonstrates China's achievements and progress in the development of science and technology talents. China has made remarkable progress in optimizing the scale and structure of scientific and technological talents, the international academic influence of top scientific and technological talents has continued to increase, and outstanding young scientific and technological talents are playing an increasingly important role in major national scientific and technological tasks. The achievement of these achievements not only provides strong support for China's scientific and technological innovation, but also makes positive contributions to global scientific and technological progress.