The Year 2007: Top 20 Country Rankings in All Fields

Of the most-cited 146 countries in ALL FIELDS from Essential Science Indicators, the top 20 are presented below sorted by citations, papers, and cites per paper.

SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators from the November 1, 2007 update covering a ten-year plus eight-month period, January 1997 - August 31, 2007.

Sorted by:  Papers • Citations • Cites Per Paper
Rank	COUNTRY	PAPERS	CITATIONS	CITATIONS PER PAPER
1	USA	2,864,275	39,027,838	13.63
2	JAPAN	777,992	6,612,826	8.50
3	GERMANY	738,067	7,935,567	10.75
4	ENGLAND	653,177	7,955,521	12.18
5	FRANCE	529,636	5,414,557	10.22
6	PEOPLES R CHINA	471,890	1,894,810	4.02
7	CANADA	393,143	4,377,986	11.14
8	ITALY	371,205	3,594,444	9.68
9	RUSSIA	275,945	1,057,928	3.83
10	SPAIN	270,139	2,248,541	8.32
11	AUSTRALIA	249,892	2,442,466	9.77
12	NETHERLANDS	220,881	2,837,971	12.85
13	INDIA	215,847	895,528	4.15
14	SOUTH KOREA	192,361	1,005,008	5.22
15	SWEDEN	168,574	2,053,237	12.18
16	SWITZERLAND	159,667	2,285,847	14.32
17	BRAZIL	137,159	720,131	5.25
18	TAIWAN	130,281	693,017	5.32
19	POLAND	121,061	658,927	5.44
20	BELGIUM	118,411	1,295,296	10.94
SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators.

Sorted by: Papers • Citations • Cites Per Paper
Rank	COUNTRY	PAPERS	CITATIONS	CITATIONS PER PAPER
1	USA	2,864,275	39,027,838	13.63
2	ENGLAND	653,177	7,955,521	12.18
3	GERMANY	738,067	7,935,567	10.75
4	JAPAN	777,992	6,612,826	8.50
5	FRANCE	529,636	5,414,557	10.22
6	CANADA	393,143	4,377,986	11.14
7	ITALY	371,205	3,594,444	9.68
8	NETHERLANDS	220,881	2,837,971	12.85
9	AUSTRALIA	249,892	2,442,466	9.77
10	SWITZERLAND	159,667	2,285,847	14.32
11	SPAIN	270,139	2,248,541	8.32
12	SWEDEN	168,574	2,053,237	12.18
13	PEOPLES R CHINA	471,890	1,894,810	4.02
14	BELGIUM	118,411	1,295,296	10.94
15	SCOTLAND	102,053	1,286,716	12.61
16	DENMARK	87,496	1,129,465	12.91
17	ISRAEL	106,122	1,098,417	10.35
18	RUSSIA	275,945	1,057,928	3.83
19	SOUTH KOREA	192,361	1,005,008	5.22
20	FINLAND	82,001	948,501	11.57
SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators.

Sorted by: Papers • Citations • Cites Per Paper
Rank	COUNTRY	PAPERS	CITATIONS	CITATIONS PER PAPER
1	BERMUDA	233	4,300	18.45
2	SWITZERLAND	159,667	2,285,847	14.32
3	GAMBIA	710	9,773	13.76
4	PANAMA	1,405	19,217	13.68
5	USA	2,864,275	39,027,838	13.63
6	DENMARK	87,496	1,129,465	12.91
7	NETHERLANDS	220,881	2,837,971	12.85
8	SCOTLAND	102,053	1,286,716	12.61
9	GABON	636	7,970	12.53
10	ICELAND	3,964	49,611	12.52
11	SWEDEN	168,574	2,053,237	12.18
12	ENGLAND	653,177	7,955,521	12.18
13	FINLAND	82,001	948,501	11.57
14	HONG KONG	11,520	130,082	11.29
15	CANADA	393,143	4,377,986	11.14
16	BELGIUM	118,411	1,295,296	10.94
17	GERMANY	738,067	7,935,567	10.75
18	GUINEA BISSAU	173	1,833	10.6
19	ISRAEL	106,122	1,098,417	10.35
20	AUSTRIA	83,179	859,140	10.33
SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators.