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

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Mechanics of Materials was up 4.2points year on year. With 8.09 Percent in 2019, the country was ranked number 40 among other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Mechanics of Materials. South Africa is overtaken by Greece, which was ranked number 39 at 8.36 Percent and is followed by Poland with 7.96 Percent. Singapore ranked the highest with 21.25 Percent in 2019, that is +2.4points compared to 2018. Luxembourg, Latvia and Estonia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Croatia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +21.9points per year, while Cyprus recorded the worst performance at -33.9points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 8.09
2018 7.20
2017 9.57
2016 13.67
2015 13.35
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Mechanics of Materials?

# 60 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Singapore
21.25 % 2019 +2.4 % -3.3 % View data
2 #2
Luxembourg
20.28 % 2019 -5.3 % +21.1 % View data
39 #39
Greece
8.36 % 2019 -6.1 % -3.1 % View data
40 #40
South Africa
8.09 % 2019 +12.5 % +4.2 % View data
41 #41
Poland
7.96 % 2019 +3.7 % -12.6 % View data
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