London (CNN) -- China is experiencing a "meteoric rise" in the publication of scientific papers in the past two decades, and while the United States remains on top, its dominance is slipping, a new study found this week. Fewer than one out of 20 of the world's scientific articles came out of China in the decade up to 2003, the study shows. But the number rose to more than one out of 10 in the period from 2004 to 2008. That pushed it up from sixth place to second, Britain's Royal Society found. The United States was in first place in both time periods, but its share of publications dropped from more than one in four to about one in five.
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China moves from sixth place to second in the publication of science articles
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The United States remains on top, but its dominance is slipping
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China's influence isn't growing as fast as its output
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The findings come from the Royal Society in Britain
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