The top ten nations ranked according to output of published journal
articles in 22 main fields of science (including general social sciences),
based on papers indexed by
Thomson
Reuters (excluding books, book chapters, and articles published
in non-Thomson Reuters-indexed journals) between January 1998 and February
29, 2008.
Complete archives of SCI-BYTES: July 2000-December 2007 (from
in-cites.com).
|
Rank
|
Country
|
Papers
1998-2008
|
|
1
|
United States
|
2,798,448
|
|
2
|
Japan
|
757,586
|
|
3
|
Germany
|
723,804
|
|
4
|
England
|
641,768
|
|
5
|
France
|
517,096
|
|
6
|
People's Republic of China
|
511,216
|
|
7
|
Canada
|
388,471
|
|
8
|
Italy
|
370,053
|
|
9
|
Spain
|
271,753
|
|
10
|
Russia
|
262,982
|
SOURCE:
Essential Science IndicatorsSM from
Thomson
Reuters, a web-based data file reflecting upwards of 10 million
papers published in 11,500+ Thomson-indexed journals over the last decade,
covering 22 main fields of science and the social sciences. Users can
create citation-based rankings of scientists, papers, journals, nations,
and institutions. Available from the
Research Services
Group.
