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

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Energy fell by 0.5points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 77 among other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Energy at 8.16 Percent. South Africa is overtaken by United Arab Emirates, which was ranked number 76 with 8.25 Percent and is followed by South Africa at 8.16 Percent. Iceland topped the ranking with 38.32 Percent in 2019, that is a fall of 15.7points versus 2018. Iceland, Singapore and Singapore respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Costa Rica witnessed the best average annual growth at +68.6points per year, while Argentina witnessed the worst performance at -20.2points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 8.16
2018 6.61
2017 11.87
2016 8.93
2015 11.40
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Energy?

# 120 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Iceland
38.32 % 2019 -15.7 % +21.3 % View data
3 #3
Singapore
17.94 % 2019 +2.3 % -4.9 % View data
75 #75
United Arab Emirates
8.25 % 2019 +22.7 % -0.8 % View data
77 #77
South Africa
8.16 % 2019 +23.4 % -0.5 % View data
79 #79
Austria
8.09 % 2019 +6.8 % -1.8 % View data
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