Table 3. Percentage of the total number of publications and of international publications for 2000 and 2010 by country.* † .
| 2000 | 2010 | |||
| % Total Papers | % Intl Papers | % Total Papers | % Intl Papers | |
| North America | 66.4 | 79.3 | 65.6 | 75.9 |
| Canada | 6.71 | 14.8 | 6.50 | 12.8 |
| USA | 59.7 | 64.5 | 59.1 | 63.1 |
| Asia | 11.6 | 24.15 | 18.6 | 28.6 |
| China | 0.41 | 0.99 | 4.61 | 7.22 |
| India | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| Japan | 10.0 | 20.7 | 9.05 | 11.6 |
| Singapore | 0.21 | 0.49 | 1.79 | 4.22 |
| South Korea | 0.31 | 1.48 | 2.11 | 3.77 |
| Taiwan | 0.31 | 0 | 0.87 | 1.66 |
| Europe | 36.0 | 72.2 | 48.3 | 96.4 |
| France | 8.36 | 19.2 | 6.99 | 13.4 |
| Germany | 7.33 | 19.2 | 10.8 | 22.6 |
| Italy | 4.02 | 9.36 | 6.50 | 11.9 |
| Netherlands | 3.51 | 9.85 | 5.14 | 10.5 |
| Spain | 3.41 | 5.42 | 4.28 | 9.19 |
| United Kingdom | 9.39 | 9.21 | 14.6 | 28.8 |
| Middle East | 1.55 | 4.93 | 3.60 | 4.52 |
| Israel | 1.55 | 4.93 | 3.47 | 3.92 |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0 | <0.01 | 0.15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.3 |
| Latin America | 0.52 | 1.47 | 0.38 | 1.20 |
| Brazil | 0.10 | 0.49 | 0.38 | 1.05 |
| Chile | 0.21 | 0.49 | <0.01 | 0.15 |
| Mexico | 0.21 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 |
*
Only countries with a strong history of biomedical research or are relatively new entrants were selected for the table.
†
Regional percentages (1) only take into account the countries represented in the table, and (2) sum to over 100%, as publications often have multiple authors. For example, a publication with authors in US, China and UK would be represented in all three countries.