Table 2.
Rank | Country | Count | Citations WoS | Citations per paper | H-index | ESI top paper* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | USA | 764 | 20,469 | 26.79 | 64 | 17 |
2 | Germany | 414 | 12,870 | 31.09 | 51 | 11 |
3 | Italy | 411 | 12,122 | 29.49 | 46 | 5 |
4 | England | 296 | 10,037 | 33.91 | 46 | 4 |
5 | Canada | 273 | 8,477 | 31.05 | 41 | 9 |
6 | China | 266 | 2,712 | 10.20 | 28 | 1 |
7 | France | 213 | 7,266 | 34.11 | 37 | 6 |
8 | Australia | 208 | 4,947 | 23.78 | 37 | 3 |
9 | Japan | 145 | 4,641 | 32.01 | 28 | 3 |
10 | South Korea | 128 | 1,253 | 9.79 | 19 | 0 |
ESI, essential science indicators; H-index, Hirsch index; WoS, Web of Science.
There were a total of 33 ESI top papers.