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

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Molecular Biology rose 13.4points year on year. At 8.23 Percent in 2019, the country was number 28 comparing other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Molecular Biology. South Africa is overtaken by Spain, which was number 27 with 8.25 Percent and is followed by Czech Republic at 8.19 Percent. Switzerland ranked the highest with 17.75 Percent in 2019, that is a fall of 0.2points versus 2018. Denmark, United Kingdom and Netherlands respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Cyprus witnessed the best average annual growth at +59.7points per year, while Ukraine witnessed the worst performance at -19.4points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 8.23
2018 8.78
2017 4.96
2016 9.03
2015 3.49
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Molecular Biology?

# 60 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Switzerland
17.75 % 2019 -0.1 % +1.6 % View data
2 #2
Denmark
15.94 % 2019 -8.9 % +4.4 % View data
27 #27
Spain
8.25 % 2019 +1.4 % -0.1 % View data
28 #28
South Africa
8.23 % 2019 -6.2 % +13.4 % View data
29 #29
Czech Republic
8.19 % 2019 -5.1 % +7.2 % View data
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