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0 pointscelticninja10y ago0 comments

where is that ratio pulled from? your ass?

My point is that it was a generalization against korean scientists and a few instances is not representative of an entire group. Your point seems to be that the korean instances are somehow higher profile, but if that was the case then UK research science would be the worst because the vaccine/autism scandal has probably had the most far reaching after effects and infamy.

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blisterpeanuts10y ago

Approximately 10x as many scientific documents produced in the U.S. as in S. Korea.[1]

Ratio of U.S. to ROK scientists is about 6:1.[2]

OK, so # of scientists isn't 10:1. But in terms of scientific activity, the U.S. is far and away more productive.

1. http://www.scimagojr.com/countryrank.php 2. http://chartsbin.com/view/1124

celticninjaOP10y ago

And I would still call it an unfair generalisation.

It's almost as if you are saying that some fraud is to be expected and is therefore fine when actually any fraud is wrong.

4ad10y ago

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=population+of+usa+%2F+p...

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