Inclusion in Chinese Academia

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Indigenization and inclusion in Chinese academia - Nature Human Behaviour

Huang, Cao and Liu compile a dataset of 3,534 profiles of members of China’s national academies to trace academic exchanges over 120 years and find evidence for a decline in foreign-educated academics.

 'Indigenization and inclusion in Chinese academia', Nature Human Behaviour, DOI: s41562-025-02366-4

China’s national academies have long served as barometers of academic development and scientific prestige. We use publicly available information to develop a dataset comprising 3,534 academy member profiles spanning 1905 to 2023. Using this dataset, we examine the evolving composition of China’s academic elite. We show that despite increasing globalization, the proportion of foreign-educated academy members has declined, while scholars from underrepresented regions - Western China and developing countries (or the Global South) - have benefited from preferential policies. These trends reflect a broader shift toward academic indigenization and raise concerns about meritocracy, mobility, and the sustainability of China’s talent strategies.

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Not Actively Updated, Nanyang Technological University

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