Table 1. Preprints per country.
| Country | Preprints, senior author (proportion) | Preprints, any author (proportion) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 26,598 (39.2%) | 34,676 (51.1%) |
| United Kingdom | 7151 (10.5%) | 11,578 (17.1%) |
| (Unknown) | 4985 (7.3%) | 17,635 (26.0%) |
| Germany | 3668 (7.3%) | 7157 (10.5%) |
| France | 2863 (4.2%) | 5218 (7.7%) |
| China | 2778 (4.1%) | 4609 (6.8%) |
| Canada | 2380 (3.5%) | 4409 (6.5%) |
| Australia | 1755 (2.6%) | 3260 (4.8%) |
| Switzerland | 1364 (2.0%) | 2779 (4.1%) |
| Netherlands | 1291 (1.9%) | 2764 (4.1%) |
| Japan | 1263 (1.9%) | 2287 (3.4%) |
| India | 1212 (1.8%) | 1769 (2.6%) |
All 11 countries with more than 1000 preprints attributed to a senior author affiliated with that country. The percentages in the ‘Preprints, any author’ column sum to more than 100% because preprints may be counted for more than one country. A full list of countries is provided in Figure 1—source data 1.