Table 4.
Distribution of the top-50 cited papers on cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, by country of origin of first and last authors.
| All (N = 50) | Articles (N = 29) | Reviews (N = 21) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N docs | % | N docs | % | N docs | % | |
| Country of origin, 1st author | ||||||
| USA | 15 | 30.0 | 8 | 27.6 | 7 | 33.3 |
| Peru | 15 | 30.0 | 5 | 17.2 | 10 | 47.6 |
| Mexico | 10 | 20.0 | 9 | 31.0 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Australia | 3 | 6.0 | 2 | 6.9 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Belgium | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Brazil | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Japan | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Zambia | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Country of origin, last author | ||||||
| USA | 17 | 34.0 | 7 | 24.1 | 10 | 47.6 |
| Peru | 12 | 24.0 | 5 | 17.6 | 7 | 33.3 |
| Mexico | 12 | 24.0 | 10 | 34.5 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Australia | 2 | 4.0 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Belgium | 2 | 4.0 | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Brazil | 2 | 4.0 | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Japan | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.8 |