South Africa - Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology fell by 11.9points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 49 among other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology with 3.87 Percent. South Africa is overtaken by India, which was number 48 with 3.99 Percent and is followed by Turkey at 3.63 Percent. Luxembourg ranked the highest with 60.57 Percent in 2019, a fall of 5.4points compared to 2018. Denmark, Greece and Netherlands respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Russia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +124.9points per year, while Indonesia was the worst growing country at -24.2points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 3.87
2018 2.59
2017 9.26
2016 2.74
2015 9.81
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology?

# 58 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Luxembourg
60.57 % 2019 -5.4 % +41.0 % View data
2 #2
Denmark
30.94 % 2019 -7.5 % +6.3 % View data
48 #48
India
3.99 % 2019 -7.2 % -7.1 % View data
49 #49
South Africa
3.87 % 2019 +49.9 % -11.9 % View data
50 #50
Turkey
3.63 % 2019 +35.3 % +4.4 % View data
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