Table 3.
Global TB research publications: Top 20 countries with corresponding authors
| Country | Total articles | CA | Percentage contribution | SCP | MCP | MCP ratio | TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 21,675 | 4985 | 16.4 | 2728 | 2257 | 0.4528 | 105,628 |
| China | 14,960 | 4400 | 14.4 | 3662 | 738 | 0.1677 | 42,091 |
| India | 10,148 | 3632 | 11.9 | 3031 | 601 | 0.1655 | 31,108 |
| United Kingdom | 7513 | 1643 | 5.4 | 653 | 990 | 0.6026 | 34,027 |
| South Africa | 6964 | 1358 | 4.5 | 596 | 762 | 0.5611 | 25,174 |
| Brazil | 4691 | 1145 | 3.8 | 815 | 330 | 0.2882 | 8976 |
| Korea | 3297 | 892 | 2.9 | 816 | 76 | 0.0852 | 9057 |
| France | 3527 | 606 | 2.0 | 303 | 303 | 0.5 | 11,045 |
| Japan | 2141 | 576 | 1.9 | 446 | 130 | 0.2257 | 4370 |
| Italy | 2472 | 573 | 1.9 | 367 | 206 | 0.3595 | 9120 |
| Iran | 2212 | 563 | 1.8 | 479 | 84 | 0.1492 | 3196 |
| Spain | 3271 | 561 | 1.8 | 370 | 191 | 0.3405 | 8705 |
| Canada | 2473 | 519 | 1.7 | 297 | 222 | 0.4277 | 9035 |
| Pakistan | 1667 | 500 | 1.6 | 366 | 134 | 0.268 | 2260 |
| Ethiopia | 1616 | 472 | 1.5 | 276 | 196 | 0.4153 | 4675 |
| Germany | 2356 | 471 | 1.5 | 198 | 273 | 0.5796 | 11,991 |
| Australia | 2132 | 440 | 1.4 | 210 | 230 | 0.5227 | 5092 |
| Netherlands | 2132 | 423 | 1.4 | 147 | 276 | 0.6525 | 7542 |
| Turkey | 1311 | 399 | 1.3 | 371 | 28 | 0.0702 | 2263 |
| Switzerland | 2060 | 353 | 1.2 | 116 | 237 | 0.6714 | 11,503 |
CA=Corresponding author, SCP=Single or intra-country publication, MCP=Multiple or intercountry publications, TC=Total citations