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

Since 2014, South Africa Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Computer Science Applications grew 11.7% year on year. At 7.63 Publications in 2019, the country was ranked number 39 among other countries in Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Computer Science Applications. South Africa is overtaken by Ukraine, which was number 38 at 8.46 Publications and is followed by New Zealand with 7.17 Publications. China lead the ranking with 722.06 Publications in 2019, that is a growth of 3.3% compared to 2018. United States, Germany and India respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Slovakia witnessed the best average annual growth at +42.3% per year, while Iceland recorded the worst performance at -34.8% per year.

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Date Units (Publications)
2019 7.63
2018 6.84
2017 9.38
2016 4.94
2015 8.35
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How does South Africa rank in Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Computer Science Applications?

# 60 Countries Units (Publications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
722 2019 +3.3 % +12.7 % View data
2 #2
United States
653 2019 +1.8 % -4.2 % View data
38 #38
Ukraine
8 2019 +88.6 % +40.6 % View data
39 #39
South Africa
8 2019 +11.6 % +11.7 % View data
40 #40
New Zealand
7 2019 +6.1 % -8.9 % View data
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