ABSTRACT
The main aim of this book has been to explore the impact of scientifi c mobility (both overseas and returned researchers) on the development of the Chinese research system, especially in terms of its internationalization. To address the broad exploratory research aim, the following three sub-questions were explored:
1. Which factors can explain the differences in the extent to which the relative international visibility (and, related to this, the relative development level) of different molecular life science fi elds has developed in China in the past decade?
