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

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Arts and Humanities increased 14.5points year on year. At 6.8 Percent in 2019, the country was number 63 comparing other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Arts and Humanities. South Africa is overtaken by France, which was ranked number 62 at 7.07 Percent and is followed by South Africa at 6.8 Percent. Iceland topped the ranking with 18.73 Percent in 2019, -1.3points versus 2018. Iceland, Netherlands and Netherlands respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Costa Rica witnessed the best average annual growth at +110.9points per year, while Peru was the worst growing country at -13.4points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 6.80
2018 6.79
2017 6.55
2016 4.52
2015 5.05
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Among the World's 10% Top-Cited Publications in Arts and Humanities?

# 120 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Iceland
18.73 % 2019 -1.3 % +0.2 % View data
3 #3
Netherlands
18.08 % 2019 +1.0 % +2.4 % View data
61 #61
France
7.07 % 2019 -1.9 % +7.6 % View data
63 #63
South Africa
6.80 % 2019 +0.1 % +14.5 % View data
65 #65
Italy
6.65 % 2019 -3.2 % -0.9 % View data
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