Table 3.
Scientific productivity of “top twenty” drug discovering nations.9
| Drugs discovered (1991–2010) | Scientific research papers (2010) | Patents issued (2010) | Education (PhDs graduated in science—2009) | Expenditure (on R&D in 2009) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | United States | United States | United States | United States |
| 2. | Japan | Germany | Japan | Germany | China |
| 3. | United Kingdom | China | Korea | United Kingdom | Japan |
| 4. | Germany | Japan | Germany | Japan | Germany |
| 5. | Switzerland | United Kingdom | Taiwan | France | France |
| 6. | France | France | Canada | Italy | United Kingdom |
| 7. | Italy | Canada | France | Brazil | Russia |
| 8. | Spain | South Korea | United Kingdom | Canada | Italy |
| 9. | Netherlands | Italy | China | Spain | Canada |
| 10. | Denmark | Spain | Italy | Australia | Spain |
| 11. | Canada | Switzerland | Australia | Sweden | Australia |
| 12. | South Korea | Australia | Israel | Switzerland | Sweden |
| 13. | Sweden | Netherlands | Netherlands | Poland | Netherlands |
| 14. | India | India | Switzerland | Netherlands | Switzerland |
| 15. | Finland | Taiwan | Sweden | Turkey | Austria |
| 16. | Israel | Israel | India | Portugal | Turkey |
| 17. | Austria | Singapore | Finland | Czech Republic | Israel |
| 18. | Norway | Sweden | Belgium | Austria | Belgium |
| 19. | Belgium | Belgium | Austria | Belgium | Finland |
| 20. | Australia | Denmark | Denmark | Mexico | Denmark |