An Assessment of British Science over the Twentieth Century
利用诺贝尔奖数据研究二十世纪英国科学表现，发现尽管美国崛起，英国科学地位依然稳定且强劲，在人口和GDP调整后仍居世界前列。
The twentieth century saw dramatic international shifts in scientific leadership. Despite these dramatic shifts Britain's position has been remarkably stable and strong. I study these changes using data on Nobel laureates in Chemistry, Medicine, and Physics. Raw data show a slight decline in British science, mainly in physics but once one accounts for the tremendous increase in the US, British science actually shows strong growth. I show that raw data and data that adjust for population and gross domestic product (per capita or total), consistently rank Britain as one of the top scientific performers. Copyright © The Author(s). Journal compilation © Royal Economic Society 2009.