South Africa - Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Since 2014, South Africa Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Surfaces, Coatings and Films was up 1.7% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 22 comparing other countries in Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Surfaces, Coatings and Films with 5.11 Publications. South Africa is overtaken by Czech Republic, which was ranked number 21 at 5.54 Publications and is followed by Egypt at 5 Publications. China lead the ranking with 648.04 Publications in 2019, a growth of 0.7% versus 2018. India, United States and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile witnessed the best average annual growth at +108.7% per year, while Latvia recorded the worst performance at -69.2% per year.

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Date Units (Publications)
2019 5.11
2018 4.23
2017 6.53
2016 4.60
2015 1.51
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How does South Africa rank in Total Number of 10% Top-Cited Scientific Publications in Surfaces, Coatings and Films?

# 59 Countries Units (Publications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
648 2019 +0.7 % +12.0 % View data
2 #2
India
72 2019 +3.4 % +5.5 % View data
21 #21
Czech Republic
6 2019 +10.6 % +10.3 % View data
22 #22
South Africa
5 2019 +20.9 % +1.7 % View data
23 #23
Egypt
5 2019 +14.4 % +1.8 % View data
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