New and more methodologically advanced publication and citation data for the period up to 1984 indicate that the relative decline of British science is continuing, albeit at a slower rate than in the 1970s.
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Martin, B., Irvine, J., Narin, F. et al. The continuing decline of British science. Nature 330, 123–126 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/330123a0
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