The Report on the Development of China's Science and Technology Talents (2022) was released in Beijing on the 15th, revealing the growth of China's scientific and technological talent team and the improvement of its international influence. The report shows that the full-time equivalent of China's R&D personnel has increased from 324 in 201270,000 person-years to 635 in 202240,000 person-years, ranking first in the world. This data fully demonstrates China's remarkable achievements in the cultivation and introduction of scientific and technological talents.
In recent years, while the scale of scientific and technological talents in China continues to expand, China has paid attention to optimizing the structure of scientific and technological talents and building a diversified and multi-level talent team. The implementation of this strategy has made China's scientific and technological talent team more perfect, including strategic scientists, scientific and technological leaders, innovation teams, young scientific and technological talents and outstanding engineers, and other talents, providing strong human support for China's scientific and technological innovation.
According to the data, there are more than 2.5 million graduates of science, engineering, agriculture and medicine in China, which undoubtedly injects new vitality into China's scientific and technological talent pool. At the same time, the international academic influence of China's top scientific and technological talents is also increasing. More and more Chinese scientists are entering the international academic arena**, 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. The achievement of this achievement fully proves the international competitiveness and influence of China's scientific and technological talents.
In addition, more outstanding young scientific and technological talents are playing a leading role in major national scientific and technological tasks. More than 80% of the participants in the national key R&D program are under the age of 45, which shows that China attaches great importance to and cultivates young scientific and technological talents, and also injects new vitality into China's scientific and technological innovation.
In general, the release of the "Report on the Development of China's Scientific and Technological Talents (2022)" shows the growth of China's scientific and technological talent team and the improvement of its international influence, which is an important foundation for China's scientific and technological innovation. In the future, China will continue to intensify the training and introduction of scientific and technological talents, in order to achieve greater breakthroughs in global scientific and technological competition.