South Africa - Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Arts and Humanities

Since 2014, South Africa Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Arts and Humanities rose 3.8% year on year. At 50.39 Publications in 2019, the country was number 17 comparing other countries in Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Arts and Humanities. South Africa is overtaken by Denmark, which was ranked number 16 at 52.92 Publications and is followed by Finland at 45.18 Publications. United States topped the ranking with 1,607.07 Publications in 2019, an increase of 7% compared to 2018. United Kingdom, Germany and Australia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Costa Rica recorded the best 5 years average growth at +121.4% per year, while Egypt witnessed the worst performance at -14.7% per year.

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Date Units (Publications)
2019 50.39
2018 45.66
2017 55.46
2016 41.28
2015 44.31
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How does South Africa rank in Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Arts and Humanities?

# 60 Countries Units (Publications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
1,607 2019 +7.0 % -2.3 % View data
2 #2
United Kingdom
778 2019 +6.2 % +1.3 % View data
16 #16
Denmark
53 2019 +6.2 % -3.2 % View data
17 #17
South Africa
50 2019 +10.4 % +3.8 % View data
18 #18
Finland
45 2019 +13.2 % -1.0 % View data
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