40

+

Involved institutes,
universities in China

160

+

Number of Chinese scientists on board

15

%

Proportion of the total number of scientists aboard JR

300

China pays membership dues to IODP per year (us $10,000)

649

+

Chinese scientists’ ODP/IODP papers published

148

+

Number of IODP scientific meetings attended by Chinese delegates

177

+

Number of Chinese graduate students using ODP/IODP data

162

+

Number of approved projects in China after the expedition


The footprints of Chinese scientists are spreading all over the world