According to the report named ��he Research & Innovation Performance of the G20 and its Impact on Decisions Made by the World�� Most Influential Economic Leaders��released by the Essential Science Indicators SM, Southeast University ranked the 8th in ��ntellectual Property Research---- Share of Global Inventions 2012 (China)��with its 1584 inventions, only after Zhengjiang University, Tsinghua University, and Shanghai Jiaotong University. 
Essential Science IndicatorsSM is now supported on the InCites platform, a single environment for research and bibliometric assessment and evaluation to better support your long-term vision and keep you informed of the latest trends with a multifaceted analytics view. With all the resources they need in one place, Essential Science Indicators can determine the influential individuals, institutions, papers, publications, and countries in their field of study ��as well as emerging research areas that could impact their work. This unique and comprehensive compilation of science performance statistics and science trends data is based on journal article publication counts and citation data from Thomson Scientific databases. It is an ideal analytical resource for policymakers, administrators, analysts and information specialists in government agencies, universities, corporations, private laboratories, publishing companies and foundations, as well as members of the scientific press and recruiters.
The aim of the report of ��he Research & Innovation Performance of the G20 and its Impact on Decisions Made by the World�� Most Influential Economic Leaders��is to discover insights into the global strategies of leading economies worldwide, by analyzing citation patterns in scientific research papers and patent portfolios in the G20 countries over a period of ten years. Analysts from our IP & Science business conducted an in-depth study of the G20 nations to compare the research and innovation landscape of each. Their work revealed that the power is shifting, as emerging nations enhance their science, education and technology policies. This map shows changes that occurred over the last decade giving rise to new opportunities and potential in the future.
