South Africa - Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Drug Discovery

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Drug Discovery rose 8points year on year. At 9.37 Percent in 2019, the country was ranked number 26 among other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Drug Discovery. South Africa is overtaken by Netherlands, which was ranked number 25 with 9.68 Percent and is followed by Turkey with 8.97 Percent. Finland topped the ranking with 25.76 Percent in 2019, -1.9points versus 2018. Ireland, Singapore and Switzerland respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Vietnam witnessed the best average annual growth at +35.3points per year, while Lithuania recorded the worst performance at -29.9points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 9.37
2018 10.42
2017 9.79
2016 6.46
2015 8.64
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Drug Discovery?

# 58 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Finland
25.76 % 2019 -1.9 % +21.1 % View data
2 #2
Ireland
24.22 % 2019 -5.6 % +24.6 % View data
25 #25
Netherlands
9.68 % 2019 +21.0 % -4.2 % View data
26 #26
South Africa
9.37 % 2019 -10.1 % +8.0 % View data
27 #27
Turkey
8.97 % 2019 -2.6 % -1.7 % View data
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