Table 3.
Top ten most productive countries in publishing ST articles (1945-21st July 2020).
| Rank | Country | TPC (%) | TC | SCP (%) | MCP (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Korea | 195 (12.44) | 2438 | 188 (12.00) | 7 (0.44) |
| 2nd | India | 178 (11.36) | 2291 | 165 (10.54) | 13 (0.82) |
| 3rd | China | 106 (6.76) | 1510 | 87 (5.55) | 19 (1.21) |
| 4th | Japan | 67 (4.28) | 606 | 62 (3.96) | 5 (0.32) |
| 5th | Thailand | 66 (4.21) | 2138 | 35 (2.23) | 31 (1.97) |
| 6th | USA | 63 (4.02) | 1828 | 36 (2.30) | 27 (1.71) |
| 7th | Malaysia | 15 (0.96) | 342 | 15 (0.95) | 0 (0.00) |
| 8th | Australia | 12 (0.77) | 194 | 7 (0.45) | 5 (0.32) |
| 9th | France | 9 (0.57) | 206 | 4 (0.26) | 5 (0.32) |
| 10st | Sri Lanka | 6 (0.38) | 94 | 5 (0.32) | 1 (0.06) |
TC: total citations; TPC: total number of publications by the corresponding author country; SCP: single country publications (intracountry publications); MCP: multiple country publications (intercountry publications).