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

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Infectious Diseases increased 3.8points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 25 among other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Infectious Diseases at 13.07 Percent. South Africa is overtaken by Spain, which was ranked number 24 with 13.45 Percent and is followed by South Africa with 13.07 Percent. Austria lead the ranking with 19.45 Percent in 2019, that is a decrease of 3.8points compared to 2018. Austria, Switzerland and Switzerland respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Ukraine recorded the best 5 years average growth at +58.2points per year, while Cyprus was the worst growing country at -31.4points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 13.07
2018 14.50
2017 9.00
2016 9.39
2015 10.93
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Infectious Diseases?

# 120 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Austria
19.45 % 2019 -3.8 % +13.3 % View data
3 #3
Switzerland
19.26 % 2019 +1.8 % +0.9 % View data
23 #23
Spain
13.45 % 2019 +1.1 % +4.7 % View data
25 #25
South Africa
13.07 % 2019 -9.9 % +3.8 % View data
27 #27
Australia
12.58 % 2019 +1.6 % -0.6 % View data
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