Special Topic: Earthquakes> Top 20 Nations

Published May 2010

Top 20 nations

The resulting database contained 149 nations. Ranked by three separate measures: citations, papers, and citations per paper. Source dates: 2000-February 28, 2010 (first bimonthly period 2010). *Unless otherwise specified (in the " Rankings" section), all rankings have a >= 5 paper threshold for all measures.


Citations

Rank Nations Citations Papers Cites per paper
1 USA 72,650 6,997 10.38
2 Japan 20,804 2,974 7.00
3 France 16,467 1,528 10.78
4 Italy 14,988 2,019 7.42
5 England 12,386 1,036 11.96
6 Germany 8,153 978 8.34
7 Taiwan 7,016 1,101 6.37
8 Turkey 6,101 899 6.79
9 Canada 5,914 802 7.37
10 Peoples R China 5,649 1,484 3.81
11 India 4,294 1,066 4.03
12 Greece 4,063 734 5.54
13 Switzerland 4,015 389 10.32
14 New Zealand 3,936 444 8.86
15 Russia 3,724 1,131 3.29
16 Spain 2,978 433 6.88
17 Australia 2,409 423 5.70
18 Mexico 2,108 396 5.32
19 Norway 2,100 212 9.91
20 Israel 1,852 219 8.46

papers

Rank Nations Citations Papers Cites per paper
1 USA 72,650 6,997 10.38
2 Japan 20,804 2,974 7.00
3 Italy 14,988 2,019 7.42
4 France 16,467 1,528 10.78
5 Peoples R China 5,649 1,484 3.81
6 Russia 3,724 1,131 3.29
7 Taiwan 7,016 1,101 6.37
8 India 4,294 1,066 4.03
9 England 12,386 1,036 11.96
10 Germany 8,153 978 8.34
11 Turkey 6,101 899 6.79
12 Canada 5,914 802 7.37
13 Greece 4,063 734 5.54
14 New Zealand 3,936 444 8.86
15 Spain 2,978 433 6.88
16 Australia 2,409 423 5.70
17 Mexico 2,108 396 5.32
18 Switzerland 4,015 389 10.32
19 Iran 987 347 2.84
20 South Korea 999 325 3.07

Cites Per Paper

Rank Nations Citations Papers Cites per paper
1 Indonesia 1,025 81 12.65
2 Morocco 335 28 11.96
3 England 12,386 1,036 11.96
4 France 16,467 1,528 10.78
5 Syria 138 13 10.62
6 North Ireland 208 20 10.40
7 USA 72,650 6,997 10.38
8 Switzerland 4,015 389 10.32
9 Ethiopia 164 16 10.25
10 Nepal 161 16 10.06
11 Scotland 1,659 166 9.99
12 Norway 2,100 212 9.91
13 Denmark 603 61 9.89
14 Belgium 1,189 125 9.51
15 Iceland 837 88 9.51
16 Netherlands 1,476 163 9.06
17 Malaysia 178 20 8.90
18 New Zealand 3,936 444 8.86
19 Thailand 513 59 8.69
20 Israel 1,852 219 8.46
 
 

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