Most-Cited Paper From the Top 20
Countries, 1998-August 31, 2008
Country Feature
Last monthScienceWatch.com presented its
annual "Top 20" listings of countries (across all 22
fields), which as of the latest bimonthly update of
Essential Science IndicatorsSM, achieved
particular distinction based on their papers published in
Clarivate-indexed journals from
January 1998 through August 31, 2008, a 10-year plus
8-month period.
This month we present the highest-cited paper from each
of the top 20 countries. In this ranking, all of the
paper's authors are based in the given country, as
opposed to multinational collaborations. Addresses have
been truncated.
Title: "MECHANISMS OF
DISEASE - ATHEROSCLEROSIS - AN
INFLAMMATORY
DISEASE"
Authors: ROSS R
Source: N ENGL J MED, 340 (2):
115-126 JAN 14 1999
Addresses: Univ Washington, Sch
Med, Dept Pathol, Box 357470,
Seattle, WA 98195 USA.
Univ Washington, Sch Med, Dept
Pathol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA.
2
Germany
766,146
8,787,460
11.47
Most-cited paper
from Biology & Biochemistry with
3,507 citations:
Title: "DUPLEXES OF
21-NUCLEOTIDE RNAS MEDIATE RNA
INTERFERENCE IN CULTURED MAMMALIAN
CELLS"
Authors: ELBASHIR SM; HARBORTH J;
LENDECKEL W; YALCIN A; WEBER K;
TUSCHL T
Source: NATURE, 411 (6836): 494-498
MAY 24 2001
Addresses: Max Planck Inst Biophys
Chem, Dept Cellular Biochem,
Fassberg 11, D-37033 Gottingen,
Germany.
Max Planck Inst Biophys Chem, Dept
Cellular Biochem, D-37033
Gottingen, Germany.
3
England
678,686
8,768,475
12.92
Most-cited paper
from Chemistry with 3,829
citations:
Title: "THE CAMBRIDGE
STRUCTURAL DATABASE: A QUARTER OF A
MILLION CRYSTAL STRUCTURES AND
RISING"
Authors: ALLEN FH
Source: ACTA CRYSTALLOGR B-STRUCT
SCI, 58: 380-388 Part 3 Sp. Iss. 1
JUN 2002
Addresses: Cambridge Crystallog
Data Ctr, 12 Union Rd, Cambridge
CB2 1EZ, England.
Cambridge Crystallog Data Ctr,
Cambridge CB2 1EZ, England.
Rank
Country
Papers
Citations
Citations Per Paper
4
Japan
796,807
7,201,664
9.04
Most-cited paper
from Physics with 2,425
citations:
Title:
"SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AT 39 K IN
MAGNESIUM
DIBORIDE"
Authors: NAGAMATSU J; NAKAGAWA N;
MURANAKA T; ZENITANI Y; AKIMITSU
J
Source: NATURE, 410 (6824): 63-64
MAR 1 2001
Addresses: Aoyama Gakuin Univ, Dept
Phys, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 1578572,
Japan.
Japan Sci & Technol Corp,
CREST, Kawaguchi, Saitama 3320012,
Japan.
5
France
548,279
5,933,187
10.82
Most-cited paper
from Clinical Medicine with 1,627
citations:
Title: "SPONTANEOUS
INITIATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
BY ECTOPIC BEATS ORIGINATING IN THE
PULMONARY VEINS" Authors:
HAISSAGUERRE M; JAIS P; SHAH DC;
TAKAHASHI A; HOCINI M; QUINIOU G;
GARRIGUE S; LE MOUROUX A; LE
METAYER P; CLEMENTY J
Source: N ENGL J MED, 339 (10):
659-666 SEP 3 1998
Addresses: Hop Cardiol Haut
Leveque, Ave Magellan, F-33604
Bordeaux, France.
Hop Cardiol Haut Leveque, F-33604
Bordeaux, France.
6
Canada
414,248
4,837,825
11.68
Most-cited paper
from Clinical Medicine with 2,815
citations:
Title: "EFFECTS OF AN
ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING-ENZYME
INHIBITOR, RAMIPRIL, ON
CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN HIGH-RISK
PATIENTS"
Authors: YUSUF S; SLEIGHT P; POGUE
J; BOSCH J; DAVIES R; DAGENAIS G;
HEART OUTCOMES PREVENT EVALUAT
STUDY
Source: N ENGL J MED, 342 (3):
145-153 JAN 20 2000
Addresses: Hamilton Gen Hosp,
Canadian Cardiovasc Collaborat
Project Off, 237 Barton St E,
Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada.
Hamilton Gen Hosp, Canadian
Cardiovasc Collaborat Project Off,
Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada.
Rank
Country
Papers
Citations
Citations Per Paper
7
Italy
394,428
4,044,512
10.25
Most-cited paper
from Chemistry with 3,689
citations:
Title: "SIR97: A NEW
TOOL FOR CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DETERMINATION AND
REFINEMENT"
Authors: ALTOMARE A; BURLA MC;
CAMALLI M; CASCARANO GL; GIACOVAZZO
C; GUAGLIARDI A; MOLITERNI AGG;
POLIDORI G; SPAGNA R
Source: J APPL CRYST, 32: 115-119
Part 1 FEB 1 1999
Addresses: Univ Bari, Dipartimento
Geomineral, IRMEC, Campus Univ,via
Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari,
Italy.
Univ Bari, Dipartimento Geomineral,
IRMEC, I-70125 Bari, Italy.
8
Netherlands
231,682
3,148,005
13.59
Most-cited paper
from Chemistry with 5,698
citations:
Title: "SINGLE-CRYSTAL
STRUCTURE VALIDATION WITH THE
PROGRAM PLATON"
Authors: SPEK AL
Source: J APPL CRYST, 36: 7-13 Part
1 FEB 2003
Addresses: Univ Utrecht, Bijvoet
Ctr Biomol Res, Padualaan 8,
NL-3584 CH Utrecht,
Netherlands.
Univ Utrecht, Bijvoet Ctr Biomol
Res, NL-3584 CH Utrecht,
Netherlands.
9
Australia
267,134
2,784,738
10.42
Most-cited paper
from Clinical Medicine with 2,634
citations:
Title: "THE BCL-2
PROTEIN FAMILY: ARBITERS OF CELL
SURVIVAL"
Authors: ADAMS JM; CORY S
Source: SCIENCE, 281 (5381):
1322-1326 AUG 28 1998
Addresses: Walter & Eliza Hall
Inst Med Res, Post Off Royal
Melbourne Hosp, Parkville, Vic
3050, Australia.
Walter & Eliza Hall Inst Med
Res, Parkville, Vic 3050,
Australia.
Rank
Country
Papers
Citations
Citations Per Paper
10
Peoples Republic of
China
573,486
2,646,085
4.61
Most-cited paper
from Clinical Medicine with 913
citations:
Title: "CORONAVIRUS AS
A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SEVERE ACUTE
RESPIRATORY
SYNDROME"
Authors:
PEIRIS JSM;
LAI ST; POON LLM; GUAN Y; YAM
LYC; LIM W; NICHOLLS J; YEE WKS;
YAN WW; CHEUNG MT; CHENG VCC;
CHAN KH; TSANG DNC; YUNG RWH; NG
TK; YUEN KY; SARS STUDY
GRP
Source: LANCET, 361 (9366):
1319-1325 APR 19 2003
Addresses: Univ Hong Kong, Queen
Mary Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Pokfulam
Rd, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R
China.
Univ Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp,
Dept Pathol & Microbiol, Hong
Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.
11
Spain
292,146
2,602,330
8.91
Most-cited paper
from Computer Science with 1,050
citations:
Title: "DNASP VERSION
3: AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM FOR
MOLECULAR POPULATION GENETICS AND
MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
ANALYSIS"
Authors: ROZAS J; ROZAS R
Source: BIOINFORMATICS, 15 (2):
174-175 FEB 1999
Addresses: Univ Barcelona, Fac
Biol, Dept Genet, Diagonal 645,
E-08071 Barcelona, Spain.
Univ Barcelona, Fac Biol, Dept
Genet, E-08071 Barcelona, Spain.
12
Switzerland
168,527
2,502,210
14.85
Most-cited paper
from Chemistry with 3,795
citations:
Title: "SWISS-MODEL AND
THE SWISS-PDBVIEWER: AN ENVIRONMENT
FOR COMPARATIVE PROTEIN
MODELING"
Authors: GUEX N; PEITSCH MC
Source: ELECTROPHORESIS, 18 (15):
2714-2723 DEC 1997
Addresses: Glaxo Wellcome Res &
Dev Ltd, Geneva Biomed Res Inst, 14
Chemin Aulx, CH-1228 Geneva,
Switzerland.
Glaxo Wellcome Res & Dev Ltd,
Geneva Biomed Res Inst, CH-1228
Geneva, Switzerland.
Rank
Country
Papers
Citations
Citations Per Paper
13
Sweden
174,418
2,257,641
12.94
Most-cited paper
from Clinical Medicine with 1,007
citations:
Title: "SYMPTOMATIC
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX AS A RISK
FACTOR FOR ESOPHAGEAL
ADENOCARCINOMA"
Authors: LAGERGREN J; BERGSTROM R;
LINDGREN A; NYREN O
Source: N ENGL J MED, 340 (11):
825-831 MAR 18 1999
Addresses: Karolinska Inst, Dept
Med Epidemiol, Box 281, S-17177
Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Inst, Dept Med
Epidemiol, S-17177 Stockholm,
Sweden.
14
Belgium
125,520
1,461,478
11.64
Most-cited paper
from Clinical Medicine with 1,921
citations:
Title: "INTENSIVE
INSULIN THERAPY IN CRITICALLY ILL
PATIENTS"
Authors: VAN DEN BERGHE G; WOUTERS
P; WEEKERS F; VERWAEST C;
BRUYNINCKX F; SCHETZ M; VLASSELAERS
D; FERDINANDE P; LAUWERS P;
BOUILLON R
Source: N ENGL J MED, 345 (19):
1359-1367 NOV 8 2001
Addresses: Katholieke Univ Leuven,
Univ Hosp Gasthuisberg, Dept Intens
Care Med, B-3000 Louvain,
Belgium.
Catholic Univ Louvain, Dept Intens
Care Med, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium.
15
Scotland
106,209
1,422,252
13.39
Most-cited paper
from Biology & Biochemistry with
1,976 citations:
Title: "SPECIFICITY AND
MECHANISM OF ACTION OF SOME
COMMONLY USED PROTEIN KINASE
INHIBITORS"
Authors: DAVIES SP; REDDY H;
CAIVANO M; COHEN P
Source: BIOCHEM J, 351: 95-105 Part
1 OCT 1 2000
Addresses: Univ Dundee, Dept
Biochem, MRC, Prot Phosphorylat
Unit, MSI-WTB Complex,Dow St,
Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland.
Univ Dundee, Dept Biochem, MRC,
Prot Phosphorylat Unit, Dundee DD1
5EH, Scotland.
Rank
Country
Papers
Citations
Citations Per Paper
16
Denmark
91,670
1,262,693
13.77
Most-cited paper
from Physics with 917 citations:
Title: "IMPROVED
ADSORPTION ENERGETICS WITHIN
DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY USING
REVISED PERDEW-BURKE-ERNZERHOF
FUNCTIONALS"
Authors: HAMMER B; HANSEN LB;
NORSKOV JK
Source: PHYS REV B, 59 (11):
7413-7421 MAR 15 1999
Addresses: Univ Aalborg, Inst Phys,
Pontoppidanstr 103, DK-9220
Aalborg, Denmark.
Univ Aalborg, Inst Phys, DK-9220
Aalborg, Denmark.
17
South Korea
218,077
1,256,724
5.76
Most-cited paper
from Chemistry with 1,003
citations:
Title: "A HOMOCHIRAL
METAL-ORGANIC POROUS MATERIAL FOR
ENANTIOSELECTIVE SEPARATION AND
CATALYSIS"
Authors: SEO JS; WHANG D; LEE H;
JUN SI; OH J; JEON YJ; KIM K
Source: NATURE, 404 (6781): 982-986
APR 27 2000
Addresses: Pohang Univ Sci &
Technol, Natl Creat Res Initiat Ctr
Smart Supramol, San 31 Hyojadong,
Pohang 790784, South Korea.
Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Natl
Creat Res Initiat Ctr Smart
Supramol, Pohang 790784, South
Korea.
18
Isreal
109,637
1,210,807
11.04
Most-cited paper
from Biology & Biochemistry with
2,607 citations:
Title: "THE UBIQUITIN
SYSTEM"
Authors: HERSHKO A; CIECHANOVER
A
Source: ANNU REV BIOCHEM, 67:
425-479 1998
Addresses: Technion Israel Inst
Technol, Fac Med, Biochem Unit,
IL-31096 Haifa, Israel.
Technion Israel Inst Technol,
Rappaport Inst Res Med Sci,
IL-31096 Haifa, Israel.
Rank
Country
Papers
Citations
Citations Per Paper
19
Russia
276,801
1,135,496
4.1
Most-cited paper
from Materials Science with 1,187
citations:
Title: "BULK
NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS FROM
SEVERE PLASTIC
DEFORMATION"
Authors: VALIEV RZ; ISLAMGALIEV RK;
ALEXANDROV IV
Source: PROG MATER SCI, 45 (2):
103-189 2000
Addresses: Ufa State Aviat Tech
Univ, Inst Phys Adv Mat, 12 K Marx
St, Ufa 450000, Russia.
Ufa State Aviat Tech Univ, Inst
Phys Adv Mat, Ufa 450000, Russia.
20
India
237,364
1,088,425
4.59
Most-cited paper
from Biology & Biochemistry with
614 citations:
Title: "GPI-ANCHORED
PROTEINS ARE ORGANIZED IN SUBMICRON
DOMAINS AT THE CELL
SURFACE"
Authors: VARMA R; MAYOR S
Source: NATURE, 394 (6695): 798-801
AUG 20 1998
Addresses: Natl Ctr Biol Sci, TIFR
Ctr, IISc Campus,POB 1234,
Bangalore 560012, Karnataka,
India.
Natl Ctr Biol Sci, TIFR Ctr,
Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India.
*Correction:
When this profile was first
published on Jan. 1, 2009, the
first paper in this list was
mistakenly listed as a chemistry
paper, when it in fact is from
the field of clinical medicine.
Added Jan. 21, 2009.