South Africa - Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Theoretical Computer Science

Since 2014, South Africa Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Theoretical Computer Science fell by 10% year on year. At 2.42 Publications in 2019, the country was number 46 comparing other countries in Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Theoretical Computer Science. South Africa is overtaken by Slovenia, which was number 45 with 2.66 Publications and is followed by Argentina at 2.13 Publications. China topped the ranking with 218.49 Publications in 2019, an increase of 1.1% versus 2018. United States, Germany and Italy respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Bulgaria recorded the best 5 years average growth at +60.8% per year, while Switzerland was the worst growing country at -12.9% per year.

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Date Units (Publications)
2019 2.42
2018 2.57
2017 1.84
2016 2.49
2015 1.04
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How does South Africa rank in Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Theoretical Computer Science?

# 60 Countries Units (Publications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
218 2019 +1.1 % +7.6 % View data
2 #2
United States
178 2019 -0.2 % -8.0 % View data
45 #45
Slovenia
3 2019 -10.3 % +1.2 % View data
46 #46
South Africa
2 2019 -5.9 % -10.0 % View data
47 #47
Argentina
2 2019 -9.6 % +4.5 % View data
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