Table 1.

Top 10 productive countries/regions from 2004 to 2023, n (%)

Rank	Country	Continent	Output	Percentage (n = 1573)	TC	AC
1	United States	North America	844	53.7	32022	37.9
2	United Kingdom	Europe	148	9.4	6249	42.2
3	Canada	North America	125	7.9	7413	59.3
4	Australia	Oceania	118	7.5	5386	45.6
5	China	Asia	89	5.7	1922	21.6
6	Germany	Europe	68	4.3	1681	24.7
7	South Korea	Asia	54	3.4	722	13.4
8	Netherlands	Oceania	54	3.4	4421	81.9
9	France	Europe	42	2.7	1489	35.5
10	Italy	Europe	38	2.4	708	18.6

TC: Total citations; AC: Average citations.