People's Republic of
China
A featured
country selection
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According to
Essential Science
IndicatorsSM among
the 148 top-performing countries in all fields, the
People's Republic of China ranked #12 for citations
(2,294,868), #5 for papers (529,279), and #116 (4.34)
for citations per paper. The table below contains
rankings of all fields in the People's Republic of
China. See source dates below table.
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Ranked by
Citations
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Rank
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Field
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Papers
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Citations
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Citations
Per Paper
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1
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CHEMISTRY
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132,351
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629,724
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4.76
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2
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PHYSICS
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88,979
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389,386
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4.38
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3
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CLINICAL MEDICINE
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36,737
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259,523
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7.06
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4
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MATERIALS SCIENCE
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62,746
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205,225
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3.27
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5
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ENGINEERING
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55,222
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153,481
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2.78
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6
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BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
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20,757
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111,700
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5.38
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7
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GEOSCIENCES
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17,049
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90,833
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5.33
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8
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PLANT & ANIMAL SCIENCE
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18,668
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71,339
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3.82
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9
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS
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6,533
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59,555
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9.12
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10
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ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY
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10,726
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48,567
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4.53
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11
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MATHEMATICS
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20,985
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45,458
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2.17
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12
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NEUROSCIENCE & BEHAVIOR
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5,114
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40,104
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7.84
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13
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PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY
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7,698
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35,887
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4.66
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14
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SPACE SCIENCE
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5,113
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28,806
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5.63
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15
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MICROBIOLOGY
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4,100
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27,862
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6.80
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16
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
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17,931
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25,787
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1.44
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17
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
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4,834
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17,224
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3.56
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18
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IMMUNOLOGY
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2,224
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14,438
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6.49
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19
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SOCIAL SCIENCES, GENERAL
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4,527
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12,476
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2.76
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20
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PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY
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2,213
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12,375
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5.59
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21
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ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
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3,072
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11,845
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3.86
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22
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MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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1,700
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3,273
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1.93
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SOURCE: Essential Science
Indicators from the August 1, 2008 update covering
a 10-year + 4-month period, 1998-April 30, 2008.
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Country Profiles : 2008 : People's Republic of China - Country Profile
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