The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced Friday that it has elected 51 new academicians, 90 percent of whom have the experience of studying abroad.

The dilatation has taken the total number of CAS's academicians to 727. The newly recruited academicians have an average age of 52.6, according to the CAS.

Academician is the highest academic title conferred on Chinese scientists and experts working in scientific and technological fields. The title of academician is a lifelong honor.

Nine foreign scientists, including three Nobel Laureates, were elected CAS foreign academicians. The three Nobel Prize winners are American Physicist David Gross, Israeli Chemist Avram Hershko and Japanese Chemist Ryoji Noyori, according to the CAS. ( From Xinhua)