3 Number of Invited Speakers at International Scientific Meetings
The Survey of Research Achievements employed the number of invited
speakers at international scientific meetings from specific countries as one
indicator for the evaluation of research achievements. The ISI Data Base, U.S.A.,
includes the ISTP&B, an index data base storing the minutes of international
meetings, which includes some 75-90% of the important papers presented at international
meetings throughout the world.
According to a report based on this data base from the 1982
edition to the latest, the total number of speakers by country is 72,416 from
Japan, 541,847 from the United States, 100,363 from the United Kingdom, 99,525
from Germany and 77,644from France, although it is not clear whether or not these
are all invited speakers.