Table 4.
Top 10 countries ranked by collaborations based on corresponding authors.
| Rank | Country/Region | Articles | SCP | MCP | MCP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | USA | 385 | 297 | 88 | 22.9 |
| 2nd | China | 260 | 228 | 32 | 12.3 |
| 3rd | Italy | 171 | 142 | 29 | 17.0 |
| 4th | Japan | 143 | 136 | 7 | 4.9 |
| 5th | Germany | 125 | 77 | 48 | 38.4 |
| 6th | France | 78 | 56 | 22 | 28.2 |
| 7th | UK | 77 | 50 | 27 | 35.1 |
| 8th | Netherlands | 55 | 42 | 13 | 23.6 |
| 9th | Sweden | 47 | 34 | 13 | 27.7 |
| 10th | Turkey | 46 | 42 | 4 | 8.7 |
SCP, single country publication; MCP, multi-country publication. Country represent the affiliation of the corresponding author. Articles denote the number of publications per country based on the corresponding author’s affiliation.