South Africa - Total Number of Scientific Publications in Drug Discovery

Since 2014, South Africa Total Number of Scientific Publications in Drug Discovery grew 1.5% year on year. With 49.28 Publications in 2019, the country was ranked number 26 among other countries in Total Number of Scientific Publications in Drug Discovery. South Africa is overtaken by Switzerland, which was ranked number 25 at 54.17 Publications and is followed by Netherlands with 44.79 Publications. China lead the ranking with 2,083.15 Publications in 2019, that is a growth of 1.7% versus 2018. India, United States and Japan respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Indonesia witnessed the best average annual growth at +37.9% per year, while Luxembourg witnessed the worst performance at -13.4% per year.

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Date Units (Publications)
2019 49.28
2018 46.07
2017 50.80
2016 51.08
2015 46.59
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How does South Africa rank in Total Number of Scientific Publications in Drug Discovery?

# 60 Countries Units (Publications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
2,083 2019 +1.6 % +6.0 % View data
2 #2
India
1,086 2019 -8.3 % +0.6 % View data
25 #25
Switzerland
54 2019 -2.7 % -3.6 % View data
26 #26
South Africa
49 2019 +7.0 % +1.5 % View data
27 #27
Netherlands
45 2019 +0.6 % -0.2 % View data
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