South Africa - Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health was down by 10.4points year on year. 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 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health with 3.99 Percent. South Africa is overtaken by China, which was ranked number 39 at 4.06 Percent and is followed by Iceland with 3.74 Percent. Sweden lead the ranking with 22.38 Percent in 2019, that is a decrease of 7points versus 2018. Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Malta witnessed the best average annual growth at +90.9points per year, while Luxembourg witnessed the worst performance at -32.8points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 3.99
2018 4.28
2017 4.14
2016 8.13
2015 8.69
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health?

# 59 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Sweden
22.38 % 2019 -7.0 % +3.6 % View data
2 #2
Netherlands
19.33 % 2019 -0.1 % +2.9 % View data
39 #39
China
4.06 % 2019 +14.1 % +1.1 % View data
40 #40
South Africa
3.99 % 2019 -6.8 % -10.4 % View data
41 #41
Iceland
3.74 % 2019 +449.5 % -29.0 % View data
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