South Africa - Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health decreased by 2points year on year. With 8.5 Percent in 2019, the country was number 29 comparing other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. South Africa is overtaken by Czech Republic, which was number 28 at 9.31 Percent and is followed by Argentina with 8.41 Percent. Latvia lead the ranking with 26.11 Percent in 2019, a fall of 17.1points versus 2018. Switzerland, United Kingdom and Austria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Malta witnessed the best average annual growth at +79.7points per year, while Lithuania witnessed the worst performance at -19.6points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 8.50
2018 9.10
2017 7.48
2016 6.49
2015 6.90
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health?

# 60 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Latvia
26.11 % 2019 -17.1 % +37.8 % View data
2 #2
Switzerland
16.54 % 2019 -0.7 % +1.6 % View data
28 #28
Czech Republic
9.31 % 2019 -6.3 % +6.5 % View data
29 #29
South Africa
8.50 % 2019 -6.6 % -2.0 % View data
30 #30
Argentina
8.41 % 2019 -5.7 % +1.7 % View data
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