Table 3.
The top 10 countries in the field.
| Rank | Country | Number of publications | Number of citations | Average citation/publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 447 | 30,589 | 68.43 |
| 2 | China | 224 | 4840 | 21.61 |
| 3 | UK | 121 | 7841 | 64.80 |
| 4 | Germany | 112 | 7778 | 69.45 |
| 5 | Australia | 105 | 9538 | 90.84 |
| 6 | Canada | 93 | 7478 | 80.41 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 78 | 5184 | 66.46 |
| 8 | Italy | 62 | 3366 | 54.29 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 62 | 4199 | 67.73 |
| 10 | France | 59 | 1793 | 30.39 |