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. 2016 Mar 29;11(3):e0151328. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151328

Table 1. GERD and Citation share, and share’s annual growth rate.

GERD share (%) Citation share (%)
Country 1993 2001 2009 Share’s annual growth rate* 1991–1995 1999–2003 2005–2009 Share’s annual growth rate*
Argentina 0.40% 0.20% 0.30% -1.78% 0.10% 0.30% 0.31% 6.49%
Brazil 1.80% 1.80% 1.90% 0.34% 0.30% 0.60% 0.95% 6.61%
Chile 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% 0.00% 0.10% 0.20% 0.21% 4.21%
China 3.60% 7.40% 12.10% 7.87% 0.50% 1.50% 3.59% 11.57%
India 2.50% 3.30% 2.10% -1.08% 0.50% 0.80% 1.21% 5.03%
Mexico 0.30% 0.50% 0.50% 3.24% 0.10% 0.30% 0.36% 7.38%
Poland 0.40% 0.30% 0.30% -1.78% 0.40% 0.60% 0.73% 3.40%
Turkey 0.30% 0.40% 0.70% 5.44% 0.10% 0.30% 0.57% 10.15%
South Africa 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.00% 0.20% 0.30% 0.32% 2.65%
Baseline Group 9.40% 14.00% 18.40% 4.29% 2.40% 4.80% 8.25% 7.10%
South Korea 2.20% 2.70% 3.50% 2.94% 0.20% 0.90% 1.44% 11.59%
Spain 1.10% 1.10% 1.35% 1.29% 1.20% 2.20% 2.47% 4.09%
Russian Feder. 1.70% 1.70% 2.60% 2.69% 0.40% 1.10% 0.83% 4.14%
USA 36.80% 35.50% 28.70% -1.54% 44.20% 39.00% 29.35% -2.25%
EU15 28.00% 24.30% 19.50% -2.24% 26.80% 30.80% 21.05% -1.33%

* Compound Annual Growth Rate.

Sources: GERD share data was obtained from OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=MSTI_PUB), and UNESCO (2010 and 2013).

Citation share was calculated using data of the ISI National Science Indicators (Thomson Reuters, 2011).