South Africa - Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Molecular Biology

Since 2014, South Africa Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Molecular Biology jumped by 19% year on year. With 4.5 Publications in 2019, the country was ranked number 31 comparing other countries in Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Molecular Biology. South Africa is overtaken by Malaysia, which was ranked number 30 at 4.67 Publications and is followed by Chile at 4.28 Publications. United States topped the ranking with 503.6 Publications in 2019, that is a growth of 2.5% compared to 2018. China, United Kingdom and Germany respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Indonesia witnessed the best average annual growth at +80.4% per year, while Malta witnessed the worst performance at -16.8% per year.

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Date Units (Publications)
2019 4.50
2018 4.87
2017 2.35
2016 4.10
2015 1.65
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How does South Africa rank in Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Molecular Biology?

# 60 Countries Units (Publications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
504 2019 +2.5 % -7.5 % View data
2 #2
China
349 2019 -0.1 % +14.7 % View data
30 #30
Malaysia
5 2019 +6.1 % +38.8 % View data
31 #31
South Africa
4 2019 -7.6 % +19.0 % View data
32 #32
Chile
4 2019 -8.2 % +6.2 % View data
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