South Africa - Share of Scientific Publications Involving International Collaboration in Library and Information Sciences

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Scientific Publications Involving International Collaboration in Library and Information Sciences increased 3.5points year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 32 comparing other countries in Share of Scientific Publications Involving International Collaboration in Library and Information Sciences at 20.71 Percent. South Africa is overtaken by Luxembourg, which was ranked number 31 with 20.76 Percent and is followed by United Kingdom with 19.38 Percent. Costa Rica topped the ranking with 103.65 Percent in 2019, that is an increase of 3.7points compared to 2018. Malta, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Malta witnessed the best average annual growth at +109.8points per year, while Indonesia was the worst growing country at -38.3points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 20.71
2018 15.78
2017 32.10
2016 22.99
2015 18.35
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Scientific Publications Involving International Collaboration in Library and Information Sciences?

# 60 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Costa Rica
103.65 % 2019 +3.6 % NA View data
2 #2
Malta
90.42 % 2019 +5.2 % +109.8 % View data
31 #31
Luxembourg
20.76 % 2019 +78.9 % -27.0 % View data
32 #32
South Africa
20.71 % 2019 +31.2 % +3.5 % View data
33 #33
United Kingdom
19.38 % 2019 +0.3 % +1.8 % View data
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