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. 2016 Nov 18;11(11):e0165359. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165359

Table 5. Medicine’s most frequent contributing author nationalities pre- (2011–2013) and post- (June 2014–2015) mega-journal transition.

2011–13 June 2014–2015
Country % Country %
1 United States 37.5 China 40.9
2 France 25.8 Taiwan 15.9
3 Spain 16.7 United States 10.5
4 Japan 7.5 South Korea 8.1
5 Canada 4.2 Japan 5.5
6 Taiwan 3.3 Italy 4.2
7 Switzerland 2.5 France 3.7
8 United Kingdom 2.5 Spain 3.3
9 India 1.7 United Kingdom 2.6
10 Italy 1.7 Germany 2.4