Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences in Pacific Asia: A Comparative Study of China, Japan and South Korea Scientific Production

Scientific performance in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies of three Asian Pacific Countries - People's Republic of China, South Korea and Japan - is analyzed with the use of indicators in order to assess mutual interrelation and differences between the three important scientific actors. Such indicators are calculated starting from a database of scientific products built using a simple and meaningful boolean methodology. Several facts are highlighted by experimental activity. The rates of growth in fraction of global production are different. The three Countries tend to collaborate less than one would expect given the geographical proximity. Also the dispersion of scientific production between research centres is different and has different evolution with time according to the Country. At the end of the work a discussion is performed, and conclusions on findings are drawn.