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-Clarivate-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.