Below is a listing of the top 20 countries which, as of the latest bimonthly update of Essential Science Indicators, attracted the highest total citations to their papers published in Thomson Scientific-indexed journals of Neuroscience & Behavior over the last 10 years (1997-April 30, 2007). These countries are the top 20 out of a pool of 78 countries comprising the top 50% ranked by total citation count in this field.
RANK        COUNTRY PAPERS CITATIONS CITATIONS PER PAPER
1 USA
115,940
2,518,999
21.73
Top paper (1,881 citations) from the USA where all its authors are from the USA in Neuroscience & Behavior: "THE CAPSAICIN RECEPTOR: A HEAT-ACTIVATED ION CHANNEL IN THE PAIN PATHWAY," CATERINA MJ, et al., NATURE, 389 (6653): 816-824, OCT 23 1997 [Authors' affiliation: 3 U.S. institutions].
2 ENGLAND
22,609
476,316
21.07
3 GERMANY
25,934
446,065
17.20
4 JAPAN
24,963
308,852
12.37
5 CANADA
17,299
308,657
17.84
6 FRANCE
16,335
266,597
16.32
7 ITALY
16,626
212,857
12.80
8 SWEDEN
7,129
125,309
17.58
9 NETHERLANDS
8,158
123,126
15.09
10 SWITZERLAND
6,051
121,535
20.09
11 SPAIN
8,090
102,708
12.70
12 AUSTRALIA
6,732
96,418
14.32
13 ISRAEL
3,943
64,842
16.44
14 SCOTLAND
3,027
55,132
18.21
15 BELGIUM
3,323
52,624
15.84
16 FINLAND
3,183
50,879
15.98
17 AUSTRIA
2,708
45,500
16.80
18 DENMARK
2,648
42,036
15.87
19 BRAZIL
5,241
33,724
6.43
20 PEOPLES R CHINA
4,148
31,211
7.52
SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators, January 1997-April 30, 2007.