Table 1.

Publications with first authors in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Regions	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Total	%	Citations	IF
Shanghai	84	130	152	166	206	273	302	342	363	474	2492	12.87	10766	4.32
Beijing	106	134	178	194	239	284	279	303	352	392	2461	12.71	9610	3.90
Guangdong	99	130	164	158	194	236	269	324	361	468	2403	12.41	9940	4.14
Taiwan	113	102	94	105	182	256	259	273	288	383	2055	10.61	7298	3.55
Zhejiang	39	55	66	79	128	153	178	188	217	297	1400	7.23	5295	3.78
Hong Kong	52	47	55	63	110	142	133	139	110	158	1009	5.21	5713	5.66
Shandong	44	39	47	46	67	110	118	123	137	171	902	4.66	3146	3.49
Jiangsu	14	11	24	36	47	61	82	97	94	143	609	3.15	2275	3.74
Hunan	17	28	30	26	39	34	75	75	68	132	524	2.71	2245	4.28
Hubei	28	23	33	14	37	56	48	90	81	108	518	2.68	2418	4.67
Tianjin	10	16	22	23	45	65	67	73	84	98	503	2.60	1282	2.55
Sichuan	18	31	21	25	30	45	52	57	76	105	460	2.38	2322	5.05
Shaanxi	19	22	22	22	30	40	60	55	75	97	442	2.28	1155	2.61
Others	42	58	72	87	164	181	239	264	331	405	1844	9.52	2144	1.16
Total	723	882	1050	1108	1642	2134	2366	2657	2976	3825	19364	100.00	76895	3.97