Top 20 Countries in Physics, 1997-2007

March 2008

A listing of the top 20 countries which attracted the highest total citations to their papers published in Thomson Reuters-indexed journals of Physics over the 11-year period (1997-2007). These countries are the top 20 out of a pool of 87 countries comprising the top 50% ranked by total citation count in this field (see source dates below).

Ranked by Citations

Rank	Field	Papers	Citations	Citations Per Paper
1	USA	218,045	2,719,244	12.47
2	GERMANY	104,592	1,100,855	10.53
3	JAPAN	117,017	899,691	7.69
4	FRANCE	74,124	683,324	9.22
5	ENGLAND	55,085	577,457	10.48
6	RUSSIA	80,575	458,682	5.69
7	ITALY	49,700	449,636	9.05
8	PEOPLES R CHINA	86,679	371,287	4.28
9	SWITZERLAND	22,231	304,182	13.68
10	SPAIN	28,461	261,164	9.18
11	CANADA	24,759	238,065	9.62
12	NETHERLANDS	17,407	206,652	11.87
13	SOUTH KOREA	32,313	191,334	5.92
14	POLAND	24,529	168,958	6.89
15	INDIA	28,786	162,061	5.63
16	SWEDEN	15,431	149,739	9.7
17	ISRAEL	14,040	147,556	10.51
18	AUSTRALIA	15,189	127,456	8.39
19	BRAZIL	19,956	121,789	6.1
20	AUSTRIA	9,137	105,854	11.59

SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators from the March 1, 2008 update covering an 11-year period, 1997-December 31, 2007.

Research Report: Spain and Selected Nations

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Research Report: Spain and Selected Nations

This report provides a concise overview of scientific activity and concentration in Spain and a group of comparator nations, including Portugal, France, Italy, Brazil, and Mexico.