The 20 Most-Cited Countries in Neuroscience & Behavior, 1997-April 30, 2007

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.