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. 2013 Feb 28;8(2):e57176. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057176

Table 1. Output of stem cell papers by top producing countries of stem cell research.

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total % increase over 2006
1 USA 4524 5138 5430 5640 6646 27378 46.9
2 China 930 1377 1797 2055 2387 8546 156.7
3 Germany 1072 1239 1468 1505 1654 6938 54.3
4 Japan 1190 1248 1441 1394 1498 6771 25.9
5 UK 869 1085 1117 1231 1345 5647 54.8
6 Italy 638 760 920 909 1097 4324 71.9
7 France 579 639 712 733 812 3475 40.2
8 Canada 477 518 619 666 697 2977 46.1
9 South Korea 259 353 408 499 624 2143 140.9
10 Spain 292 354 391 466 563 2066 92.8
19 Brazil 86 123 143 226 266 844 209.3
21 India 92 101 137 172 240 742 160.9

Shown is a ranking of the top producing countries of stem cell research according to total stem cell papers produced between 2006 and 2010, and emerging economies Brazil and India.