Soil microflora play an important role in exploring natural life mechanism, coping with climate change risks, managing various environmental pollution, maintaining ecosystem services function, and in promoting the sustainable use of soil, etc. By applying bibliometrical methods, this paper analyzes the research situation of soil microflora, and summarizes the development trends and key research directions.?

As an important part of the seven strategic emerging industries, biomedicine is the key area to be rapidly cultivated and developed in China in the future. On the basis of patent statistic analysis, this article is aimed at understanding the status and development trends in the field of biomedicine, exploring the development focus and hot issues of the technology so as to provide a reference for the decision-making of industry and the formulation of policy. The analysis of the results shows that the development of patent technology in the biomedicine field globally has become mature. Foreign applicants lay great emphasis on the patent portfolios in
China, while Chinese applicants constantly conduct active innovation activities but still need to reinforce their patent portfolios overseas. The drugs for preventing and curing cancer, as well as other technical fields, are the recent hot R&D areas.?