Editing Science and technology in China (section)

===Chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology===
A 2012 study found that China's share of academic papers in the field of [[nanotechnology]] had increased from less than 10% in 2000 to nearly a quarter in 2009 and had overtaken the United States for first position. However, China was less influential in the top three journals and regarding citations, suggesting a lesser quality.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/nanotechnology/news/china-soaring-ahead-in-nanotechnology-research.html|title=China 'soaring ahead' in nanotechnology research|work=SciDev.Net}}</ref>  In terms of the density of publication, however, the United States remained ahead, with 68.76 articles on nanotechnology per million inhabitants, compared to 25.44 per million for China in 2014.<ref name=":4" /> China was in second place for the number of patents granted. A number of bodies have been created to establish national standards and ensure oversight.<ref name=":3" />

According to the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Science and Technology, China contributed about one-quarter of all academic articles published around the world in materials science and chemistry and 17% of those published in physics between 2004 and 2014 but just 8.7% of those in molecular biology and genetics. This nevertheless represents a steep rise from just 1.4% of the world share of publications in molecular biology and genetics over 1999–2003.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" />[[File:Ganjiaxiang - industrial panorama - P1070643.JPG|thumb|right|Jinling oil refinery in [[Nanjing]].]]
[[KPMG]] in 2010 predicted that the Chinese [[chemical industry]] will become world's largest producer by 2015. The Chinese government aims to make China self-sufficient regarding [[petrochemicals]] and [[plastics]] with the exception of the raw feedstock of oil and gas. The Chinese industry is increasing R&D in order to create higher value products using more advanced technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kpmg.de/WhatWeDo/23632.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803184829/http://www.kpmg.de/WhatWeDo/23632.htm |access-date=2012-04-12|archive-date=August 3, 2012|title=KPMG - High Growth Markets magazine - Chemicals }}</ref>