Special Topic: Earthquakes> Top 20 Nations
Published May 2010
Top 20 nations
The resulting database contained 149 nations. Ranked by three separate measures: citations, papers, and citations per paper. Source dates: 2000-February 28, 2010 (first bimonthly period 2010). *Unless otherwise specified (in the " Rankings" section), all rankings have a >= 5 paper threshold for all measures.
Citations
Rank | Nations | Citations | Papers | Cites per paper |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | USA | 72,650 | 6,997 | 10.38 |
2 | Japan | 20,804 | 2,974 | 7.00 |
3 | France | 16,467 | 1,528 | 10.78 |
4 | Italy | 14,988 | 2,019 | 7.42 |
5 | England | 12,386 | 1,036 | 11.96 |
6 | Germany | 8,153 | 978 | 8.34 |
7 | Taiwan | 7,016 | 1,101 | 6.37 |
8 | Turkey | 6,101 | 899 | 6.79 |
9 | Canada | 5,914 | 802 | 7.37 |
10 | Peoples R China | 5,649 | 1,484 | 3.81 |
11 | India | 4,294 | 1,066 | 4.03 |
12 | Greece | 4,063 | 734 | 5.54 |
13 | Switzerland | 4,015 | 389 | 10.32 |
14 | New Zealand | 3,936 | 444 | 8.86 |
15 | Russia | 3,724 | 1,131 | 3.29 |
16 | Spain | 2,978 | 433 | 6.88 |
17 | Australia | 2,409 | 423 | 5.70 |
18 | Mexico | 2,108 | 396 | 5.32 |
19 | Norway | 2,100 | 212 | 9.91 |
20 | Israel | 1,852 | 219 | 8.46 |
papers
Rank | Nations | Citations | Papers | Cites per paper |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | USA | 72,650 | 6,997 | 10.38 |
2 | Japan | 20,804 | 2,974 | 7.00 |
3 | Italy | 14,988 | 2,019 | 7.42 |
4 | France | 16,467 | 1,528 | 10.78 |
5 | Peoples R China | 5,649 | 1,484 | 3.81 |
6 | Russia | 3,724 | 1,131 | 3.29 |
7 | Taiwan | 7,016 | 1,101 | 6.37 |
8 | India | 4,294 | 1,066 | 4.03 |
9 | England | 12,386 | 1,036 | 11.96 |
10 | Germany | 8,153 | 978 | 8.34 |
11 | Turkey | 6,101 | 899 | 6.79 |
12 | Canada | 5,914 | 802 | 7.37 |
13 | Greece | 4,063 | 734 | 5.54 |
14 | New Zealand | 3,936 | 444 | 8.86 |
15 | Spain | 2,978 | 433 | 6.88 |
16 | Australia | 2,409 | 423 | 5.70 |
17 | Mexico | 2,108 | 396 | 5.32 |
18 | Switzerland | 4,015 | 389 | 10.32 |
19 | Iran | 987 | 347 | 2.84 |
20 | South Korea | 999 | 325 | 3.07 |
Cites Per Paper
Rank | Nations | Citations | Papers | Cites per paper |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Indonesia | 1,025 | 81 | 12.65 |
2 | Morocco | 335 | 28 | 11.96 |
3 | England | 12,386 | 1,036 | 11.96 |
4 | France | 16,467 | 1,528 | 10.78 |
5 | Syria | 138 | 13 | 10.62 |
6 | North Ireland | 208 | 20 | 10.40 |
7 | USA | 72,650 | 6,997 | 10.38 |
8 | Switzerland | 4,015 | 389 | 10.32 |
9 | Ethiopia | 164 | 16 | 10.25 |
10 | Nepal | 161 | 16 | 10.06 |
11 | Scotland | 1,659 | 166 | 9.99 |
12 | Norway | 2,100 | 212 | 9.91 |
13 | Denmark | 603 | 61 | 9.89 |
14 | Belgium | 1,189 | 125 | 9.51 |
15 | Iceland | 837 | 88 | 9.51 |
16 | Netherlands | 1,476 | 163 | 9.06 |
17 | Malaysia | 178 | 20 | 8.90 |
18 | New Zealand | 3,936 | 444 | 8.86 |
19 | Thailand | 513 | 59 | 8.69 |
20 | Israel | 1,852 | 219 | 8.46 |
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