ACHIEVEMENTS, EXPERIENCE & THOUGHTS STIRRED UP BY TWO INTERNATIONAL PRIZES

This article gives a brief introduction to the two prize-winning research results achieved by the CAS institute in Xinjiang. In addition, some food for thought realized by the author in the process of applying for the prizes is recounted.

Eight Scientists Win Chen Jiageng Prizes

At the 10th General Assemblyof CAS, eight scientists were award-ed with Chen Jiageng Prize, a pres-tigious award to honor outstandingChinese scientists who forge aheadand scale S&T heights to revitalizethe nation.

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE CHEN JIAGENG PRIZES

The Chen Jiageng Prizes are named after Mr.Chen Jiageng (Tan Kah-kee), a noted leader of patriotic overseas Chinese communities,and established by the Chen Jiageng Foundation in 1988.The necessary funds are collected mainly from Mr.Chen Gongcun and other contributions are given by individual or corporate donors,both at home and abroad.The Foundation is aimed at carrying forward Mr.Chen’s life-long devotion to the nation and society by promoting educational undertakings in a bid to make China’s science and

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH PROJECTS WINNING FIRST-GRADE PRIZES OF THE 1993 CAS AWARDS FOR NATURAL SCIENCES

In the wake of examination, appraisal and recommendation by the jury of the CAS Awards for Natural Sciences.a total of 17 research projects was finally approved by the CAS President’s Working Conference as laureates of the first-grade prizes of the 1993 CAS Awards for Natural Sciences.A brief introduction of them is as follows: 1. A Study on the Steiner

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE R&D PROJECTS WINNING SPECIAL-GRADE AND FIRST-GRADE PRIZES OF THE 1993 CAS AWARDS FOR S&T PROGRESS

In the wake of examination,appraisal and recommendation by the jury of the CAS Awards for S&T Progress and ratified by the CAS President’s Working Conference, 29 R&D projects was confered one special-grade prize and 28 first-grade prizes of the 1993 CAS Awards for S&T Progress respectively. A brief introduction to them is as follows: SPECIAL PRIZE (1 ITEM)

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO R&D PROJECTS WINNING SPECIAL-GRADE AND FIRST-GRADE PRIZES AT THE 1994 CAS AWARDS FOR S&T PROGRESS

Following a thorough examination and appraisal by the Awards jury and after ratification by the CAS President’s Working Conference, a total of 15 R&D projects were granted special-grade prizes and 13 first-grade prizesrespectively at the 1994 CAS Awards for S&T Progress.A brief introduction of them is given as follows:

Probability of Matching All Types of Prizes for the First Time Is Maximized at a Surprisingly Early Number of Trials

Suppose that when money or coins are placed in a box containing an arbitrary number of prizes of several different types, one of each type of prize will appear alone each time. Is the probability that all types of prizes will be together for the first time maximized when the majority of prizes are removed from the box? Simulations based on probability theory show that this probability reaches its maximum value in a surprisingly small number of trials, contrary to expectations. This will help us understand not only mathematical phenomena, but also real-world phenomena. Phenomena that do not occur without several substances or conditions seem unlikely to occur, but the results of this study suggest that, contrary to expectations, they are surprisingly likely to occur probabilistically.

Young Chinese Singers Take Top Prizes at World Competitions

TWENTY one-year-old Fan Chunmei,a singer from an artensemble of the Chinese People‘s Liberation Army,won firstprize in the fourth Sound of Asia International Popular SongCompetition,held in Kazakhstan on July 19.Ai Jing,from LiaoningProvince,won the Alma-Ata Mayor’s Prize.She sang“My 1997.”Yuan Chenyie of the China Opera Theater took second prize inthe Classical division of the Tokyo International Vocal Music Com-petition,held in Tokyo in June this year.

Research funding and citations in papers of Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine, 2019-2020

Purpose:The goal of this study is a comparative analysis of the relation between funding(a main driver for scientific research)and citations in papers of Nobel Laureates in physics,chemistry and medicine over 2019-2020 and the same relation in these research fields as a whole.Design/methodology/approach:This study utilizes a power law model to explore the relationship between research funding and citations of related papers.The study here analyzes 3,539 recorded documents by Nobel Laureates in physics,chemistry and medicine and a broader dataset of 183,016 documents related to the fields of physics,medicine,and chemistry recorded in the Web of Science database.Findings:Results reveal that in chemistry and medicine,funded researches published in papers of Nobel Laureates have higher citations than unfunded studies published in articles;vice versa high citations of Nobel Laureates in physics are for unfunded studies published in papers.Instead,when overall data of publications and citations in physics,chemistry and medicine are analyzed,all papers based on funded researches show higher citations than unfunded ones.Originality/value:Results clarify the driving role of research funding for science diffusion that are systematized in general properties:a)articles concerning funded researches receive more citations than(un)funded studies published in papers of physics,chemistry and medicine sciences,generating a high Matthew effect(a higher growth of citations with the increase in the number of papers);b)research funding increases the citations of articles in fields oriented to applied research(e.g.,chemistry and medicine)more than fields oriented towards basic research(e.g.,physics).Practical implications:The results here explain some characteristics of scientific development and diffusion,highlighting the critical role of research funding in fostering citations and the expansion of scientific knowledge.This finding can support decision-making of policymakers and R&D managers to improve the effectiveness in allocating financial resources in science policies to generate a higher positive scientific and societal impact.

Tracking direct and indirect impact on technology and policy of transformative research via ego citation network

Purpose:The disseminating of academic knowledge to nonacademic audiences partly relies on the transition of subsequent citing papers.This study aims to investigate direct and indirect impact on technology and policy originating from transformative research based on ego citation network.Design/methodology/approach:Key Nobel Prize-winning publications(NPs)in fields of gene engineering and astrophysics are regarded as a proxy for transformative research.In this contribution,we introduce a network-structural indicator of citing patents to measure technological impact of a target article and use policy citations as a preliminary tool for policy impact.Findings:The results show that the impact on technology and policy of NPs are higher than that of their subsequent citation generations in gene engineering but not in astrophysics.Research limitations:The selection of Nobel Prizes is not balanced and the database used in this study,Dimensions,suffers from incompleteness and inaccuracy of citation links.Practical implications:Our findings provide useful clues to better understand the characteristics of transformative research in technological and policy impact.Originality/value:This study proposes a new framework to explore the direct and indirect impact on technology and policy originating from transformative research.

In Brief

CNPC wins first prize of the State Technological Invention Award for the first time。The“Onshore Wide-frequency,Wide-azimuth,High-density Seismic Exploration Key Technology and Equipment”independently developed by Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting INC(BGP Inc.)has been awarded the first prize of the State Technological Invention Award.This achievement marks the first time that CNPC has won the first-class State Technological Invention Award.To implement the national deep earth development strategy and advance into deeper and more complex oil and gas fields,BGP Inc.,supported by major national science and technology projects and the strong backing of CNPC,has fully leveraged its integrated technological advantages.Over the course of 15 years dedicated to scientific and technical breakthroughs,the company has undertaken original innovation in aspects such as conceptual methods,high-end equipment,and industrial software.It has independently developed the“two wide,one high”new generation of onshore seismic exploration technology,pioneering the global initiative in key technologies and equipment for high-density,wide-frequency,and wide-azimuth onshore seismic exploration.

Pushan-Bank of China Award for Outstanding Papers in World Economics Top Prizes Announced

Results of the Pushan-Bank of China （BOC） Award for Outstanding Papers in World Economics were announced on 13 November 2008 at the 10th executive council member meeting of the China Society of World Economics. Two academic papers have won the top Pushan-BOC Award prize for 2008. Yao Yang from Beijing University and Zhang Ye from Nanjing University have won the top prize for their paper ＂Study of the Domestic Technological Upgrading of China＇s Exported Products.＂ The other top prize winners are Wang Dehua from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Zhang Zaijin from the China Jianyin Investment Co. Ltd. and Professor Bai Chong-en from Tsinghua University for their collaborative paper ＂Size of Government, Rule of Law and the Development of the Services Sector.＂ The two papers represent the highest academic level of research by Chinese scholars in the field of world economics in recent years.

Low-Carbon Prizes And Penalties

Making profits is not the only goal for central SOE executives as they face repercussions for failure to reduce emissions The State-Owned Assets Supervisionand Administration Commission(SASAC),which supervises

Taking Home the Big Fair Prizes

The transaction value at the Sixth China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair surpassed $14.6 billion to hit a record high The Sixth

Practical operation and theoretical basis of difference-in-difference regression in science of science:The comparative trial on the scientific performance of Nobel laureates versus their coauthors

Purpose:In recent decades,with the availability of large-scale scientific corpus datasets,difference-in-difference(DID)is increasingly used in the science of science and bibliometrics studies.DID method outputs the unbiased estimation on condition that several hypotheses hold,especially the common trend assumption.In this paper,we gave a systematic demonstration of DID in the science of science,and the potential ways to improve the accuracy of DID method.Design/methodology/approach:At first,we reviewed the statistical assumptions,the model specification,and the application procedures of DID method.Second,to improve the necessary assumptions before conducting DID regression and the accuracy of estimation,we introduced some matching techniques serving as the pre-selecting step for DID design by matching control individuals who are equivalent to those treated ones on observational variables before the intervention.Lastly,we performed a case study to estimate the effects of prizewinning on the scientific performance of Nobel laureates,by comparing the yearly citation impact after the prizewinning year between Nobel laureates and their prizewinning-work coauthors.Findings:We introduced the procedures to conduct a DID estimation and demonstrated the effectiveness to use matching method to improve the results.As a case study,we found that there are no significant increases in citations for Nobel laureates compared to their prizewinning coauthors.Research limitations:This study ignored the rigorous mathematical deduction parts of DID,while focused on the practical parts.Practical implications:This work gives experimental practice and potential guidelines to use DID method in science of science and bibliometrics studies.Originality/value:This study gains insights into the usage of econometric tools in science of science.

The Nobel Prize winners will be among these candidates

“Who will win the Nobel Prize this year” attracts lots of attentions at every year’s end of September and begining of October recent years. Several prizes, e.g. the Wolf prize, Lasker prize, Gairdner prize, etc., have been treated as the predictors of the Nobel Prize.

The Aesthetic Inheritance of the Mao Dun Literature Prize in the Flux-Take Xu Mao and His Daughters and A Tale of the Wind as Examples

The Mao Dun Literature Prize is one of the well-known literary awards in China,and in the process of selection over the years,the Mao Dun Literature Prize has developed its own aesthetic orientation.A comparison is made between the early generation of Xu Mao and His Daughters and the recent award-winning work,A Tale of the Wind,to discover the aesthetic heritage in its flux,which is enlightening for the literary criticism and an orientation for the literary creators.

5个美国扁桃品种的微繁殖

对5个引进的美国扁桃品种Bulgaria1、Nonpareil、Fritz、Prize和Neplus的微繁殖进行了研究。以单芽茎段作为外植体,所用启动培养基为MS+0.5～1.0mg/LBA+0～0.1mg/LIAA,增殖培养基为MS+0.5～2.0mg/LBA+0.1mg/LIAA+0.5mg/LGA3,壮苗培养基为MS+0.1mg/LBA+162.14mg/LPG。生根培养方法为100mg/LIBA溶液浸渍60min后接入无任何生长激素的1/2MS上暗培养2周,或在1/2MS+100mg/LIBA+200mg/L柠檬酸上培养12h转入无任何生长激素的1/2MS上暗培养8d。采用试管苗基部遮光可代替暗培养,但生根率略低而地上部分生长更健壮。