South Africa - Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Building and Construction

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Building and Construction decreased by 6.8points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 45 comparing other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Building and Construction with 6.31 Percent. South Africa is overtaken by Mexico, which was number 44 at 6.45 Percent and is followed by Austria with 5.6 Percent. Malta ranked the highest with 25.9 Percent in 2019, a fall of 18.3points compared to 2018. Luxembourg, Singapore and Denmark respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Ukraine witnessed the best average annual growth at +38.4points per year, while Iceland witnessed the worst performance at -100points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 6.31
2018 5.38
2017 10.02
2016 4.24
2015 14.38
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Building and Construction?

# 59 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Malta
25.90 % 2019 -18.3 % NA View data
2 #2
Luxembourg
22.17 % 2019 +2.8 % +16.6 % View data
44 #44
Mexico
6.45 % 2019 -12.8 % +24.3 % View data
45 #45
South Africa
6.31 % 2019 +17.2 % -6.8 % View data
46 #46
Austria
5.60 % 2019 -6.3 % -6.0 % View data
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