What are the best research institutes in Asia and how do those compare to other universities around the world? Is Asian academic research different than that of the "west"? Where is Asian research going?
Being interested in Asian academics this past year, I’ve noticed major differences in the way research is perceived in Asia as opposed to the west. Looking at publishing lists for Chinese and Taiwanese professors it was quite remarkable to see that most of them publish more papers in Chinese then they do in English. My Israeli university training has brought me up to believe that a decent paper should always be published in American and European leading research journals in English, and no one in Israel really …