South Africa - Number of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Arts and Humanities

Since 2014, South Africa Number of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Arts and Humanities was up 3.8% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 17 among other countries in Number of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Arts and Humanities at 50.39 Publications. South Africa is overtaken by Denmark, which was number 16 with 52.92 Publications and is followed by Finland at 45.18 Publications. United States lead 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 was the worst growing country 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 Number of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited 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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