reviewed journals in 2008. Chinese researchers published 8% of the research articles, up from just 1% in 1988. Despite China's strides, researchers in China accounted for only about 1% of U.S. patents granted in 2008. Despite Chinese government efforts, inventive activity in China "appears elusive, at least as indicated by patents filed in a major Western market," the report noted. U.S.-based inventors accounted for 49% of patents granted, down from 55% in 1995.
