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Country Profile of Ireland,
1999-February 28, 2009
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According to
Essential Science IndicatorsSM from
Thomson
Reuters, among the 149 top-performing countries in
all fields, Ireland ranked #35 for citations (399,211),
#39 for papers (38,841), and #29 (10.28) for citations
per paper. Average citation rates are across all
nations for all papers published by field. Time period:
1999-August 31, 2009.
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Rank
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Field
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Papers
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Cites
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Citations per paper
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Avg. citation rates
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1
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CLINICAL MEDICINE
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8,852
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109,487
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12.37
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11.89
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2
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CHEMISTRY
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3,099
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35,636
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11.5
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9.83
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3
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BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
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2,037
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31,418
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15.42
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16.04
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4
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS
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1,013
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31,075
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30.68
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24.27
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5
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PHYSICS
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3,145
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30,307
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9.64
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8.24
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6
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
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2,173
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18,427
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8.48
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6.24
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7
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NEUROSCIENCE & BEHAVIOR
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1,079
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18,264
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16.93
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17.92
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8
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PLANT & ANIMAL SCIENCE
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2,451
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16,797
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6.85
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6.99
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9
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MICROBIOLOGY
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1,024
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16,192
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15.81
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14.70
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10
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IMMUNOLOGY
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569
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13,785
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24.23
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20.28
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11
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ENGINEERING
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2,814
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11,428
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4.06
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4.05
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12
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MATERIALS SCIENCE
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1,372
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11,080
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8.08
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5.89
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13
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GEOSCIENCES
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937
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9,215
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9.83
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8.68
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14
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SPACE SCIENCE
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694
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8,064
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11.62
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13.29
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15
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PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY
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1,004
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7,940
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7.91
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9.95
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16
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ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY
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879
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7,160
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8.15
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9.82
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17
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PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY
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644
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6,795
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10.55
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11.06
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18
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SOCIAL SCIENCES, GENERAL
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1,738
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6,304
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3.63
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4.16
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19
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
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1,455
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3,769
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2.59
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3.14
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20
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ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
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767
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3,000
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3.91
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5.20
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21
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MATHEMATICS
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1,073
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2,972
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2.77
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3.09
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22
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MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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22
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96
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4.36
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4.41
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ALL FIELDS*
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38,841
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399,211
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10.28
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9.84
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SOURCE:
Essential Science Indicators from
Thomson
Reuters.
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Country Profiles : 2009 : Country Profile of Ireland, 1999-August 31, 2009
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