Special Topic: Supersymmetry> Top 20 Nations
Published November 2011
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Top 20 Nations
The nations dominating the lists of most cites and most papers begin with the US, with more than twice the total citations and total papers of any other nation. The European nations with a strong presence at CERN follow—the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Spain highest among them.
Japan breaks the European string, at the #6 position in total papers and #4 in total cites, not surprisingly, with the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization at KEK all showing up in the top 20 lists for institutions. Other non-European nations appearing in the top 20 include Russia, India, Canada, South Korea, China, Israel, and Taiwan.
Switzerland, the home base of CERN, also places high on the citations per paper list, at #3 with 24.75 cites per paper. The US (21.91 cites) and the UK (20.07 cites) also rank among the top 10 on this listing.
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Citations
| Rank | Nations | Citations | Papers | Cites per paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 123,421 | 5,632 | 21.91 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 47,028 | 2,343 | 20.07 |
| 3 | Germany | 42,939 | 2,502 | 17.16 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 34,719 | 1,403 | 24.75 |
| 5 | Italy | 33,977 | 1,914 | 17.75 |
| 6 | Japan | 28,477 | 2,069 | 13.76 |
| 7 | France | 25,932 | 1,463 | 17.73 |
| 8 | Spain | 18,882 | 1,138 | 16.59 |
| 9 | Russia | 16,442 | 1,103 | 14.91 |
| 10 | Canada | 13,910 | 754 | 18.45 |
| 11 | India | 12,909 | 873 | 14.79 |
| 12 | South Korea | 11,002 | 832 | 13.22 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 7,836 | 426 | 18.39 |
| 14 | Peoples R China | 7,767 | 900 | 8.63 |
| 15 | Sweden | 6,810 | 436 | 15.62 |
| 16 | Greece | 6,514 | 431 | 15.11 |
| 17 | Poland | 6,422 | 398 | 16.14 |
| 18 | Belgium | 5,686 | 372 | 15.28 |
| 19 | Israel | 5,030 | 345 | 14.58 |
| 20 | Taiwan | 4,867 | 322 | 15.11 |
Papers
| Rank | Nations | Citations | Papers | Cites per paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 123,421 | 5,632 | 21.91 |
| 2 | Germany | 42,939 | 2,502 | 17.16 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 47,028 | 2,343 | 20.07 |
| 4 | Japan | 28,477 | 2,069 | 13.76 |
| 5 | Italy | 33,977 | 1,914 | 17.75 |
| 6 | France | 25,932 | 1,463 | 17.73 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 34,719 | 1,403 | 24.75 |
| 8 | Spain | 18,882 | 1,138 | 16.59 |
| 9 | Russia | 16,442 | 1,103 | 14.91 |
| 10 | Peoples R China | 7,767 | 900 | 8.63 |
| 11 | India | 12,909 | 873 | 14.79 |
| 12 | South Korea | 11,002 | 832 | 13.22 |
| 13 | Canada | 13,910 | 754 | 18.45 |
| 14 | Brazil | 4,599 | 449 | 10.24 |
| 15 | Sweden | 6,810 | 436 | 15.62 |
| 16 | Greece | 6,514 | 431 | 15.11 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 7,836 | 426 | 18.39 |
| 18 | Poland | 6,422 | 398 | 16.14 |
| 19 | Belgium | 5,686 | 372 | 15.28 |
| 20 | Mexico | 3,337 | 371 | 8.99 |
Cites Per Paper (>= 44 paper threshold)
| Rank | Nations | Citations | Papers | Cites per paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 1,711 | 47 | 36.40 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 2,138 | 82 | 26.07 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 34,719 | 1,403 | 24.75 |
| 4 | USA | 123,421 | 5,632 | 21.91 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1,777 | 82 | 21.67 |
| 6 | Austria | 4,468 | 214 | 20.88 |
| 7 | Norway | 1,368 | 68 | 20.12 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 47,028 | 2,343 | 20.07 |
| 9 | Ireland | 1,777 | 90 | 19.74 |
| 10 | Portugal | 3,699 | 191 | 19.37 |
| 11 | Denmark | 3,873 | 205 | 18.89 |
| 12 | Canada | 13,910 | 754 | 18.45 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 7,836 | 426 | 18.39 |
| 14 | Armenia | 1,247 | 68 | 18.34 |
| 15 | Finland | 4,417 | 242 | 18.25 |
| 16 | Slovakia | 1,241 | 68 | 18.25 |
| 17 | Rep of Georgia | 1,089 | 60 | 18.15 |
| 18 | Italy | 33,977 | 1,914 | 17.75 |
| 19 | France | 25,932 | 1,463 | 17.73 |
| 20 | Germany | 42,939 | 2,502 | 17.16 |
About The Nations
The resulting database contained 99 nations. Ranked by three separate
measures: citations, papers, and citations per paper. Source dates: January
1, 2001-September 26, 2011. *Unless otherwise specified, all rankings have
a >= 5 paper threshold for all measures.
Look for complelte threshold information for the Special Topic of Supersymmetry in the "Methodology & Threshold" tab of the opening page for this topic.
Overall General Information
Top 20 Scientists, Institutions, Journals, & Nations
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