Public participation in scientific research helps the scientific research in general, with its influence manifested in two aspects:the scientific theory and the scientific methods. In the first aspect, it expands the application and the promulgation of scientific theories and enriches the innovation methods of scientific theories. In the second aspect, it broadens the practical applications of scientific methods, reduces its operational cost and popularizes the research paradigm. Moreover, it influences the shift of scientific research's objects, levels and types.

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