Table 1.
Top 10 countries in active nanostructures from 1995 to April 2008
| Country | Composition of active nanotechnology database (%) | Composition of Georgia Tech global nanotechnology database (%) |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 31.7 | 19.3 |
| China | 13.3 | 12.0 |
| Japan | 12.1 | 10.0 |
| Germany | 8.1 | 8.3 |
| South Korea | 6.7 | 3.8 |
| UK | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| France | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| Italy | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Taiwan | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| India | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Source: Active nanostructures publications, in database extracted from Web of Science, Science Citation Index, 1995-April 2009, using search strategy described in text. Total number of publications is 21,686. Georgia Tech global database of nanotechnology publications, 1995–2008, using method described in Porter et al. (2008). Total number of publications is 530,712. Percentages in columns add to more than 100% due to multiple country co-authorships