In this data publication, we show how many publications from the Netherlands and a set of reference countries are among the most cited scientific publications (top 1% and top 10%). How do the countries in this comparison score? What is the Netherlands' position? In this data publication, we share the figures.
In short
- The Netherlands has a high percentage top 1% and top 10% most cited publications and take a top position compared to other countries.
- Singapore, Switzerland and de UK show the highest percentage top 1% and top 10% most cited publications. Japan and Korea score lowest.
- A high percentage top 1% and top 10% most cited publications is an indicator of high quality research.
What is the percentage top 1% most cited publications per country?
| top 1% | |
| SGP | 1,81% |
| CHE | 1,78% |
| UK | 1,77% |
| NLD | 1,58% |
| US | 1,58% |
| AUS | 1,42% |
| DNK | 1,30% |
| IRE | 1,29% |
| BEL | 1,26% |
| AUT | 1,21% |
| CAN | 1,20% |
| SWE | 1,14% |
| DUI | 1,10% |
| NOR | 1,09% |
| FRA | 1,06% |
| FIN | 1,03% |
| ITA | 0,97% |
| CHN | 0,83% |
| ESP | 0,80% |
| KOR | 0,51% |
| JPN | 0,50% |
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Source: Clarivate Analytics/ WoS database, extraction by Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) and analysis by Rathenau Instituut.
Notes: The figure shows the percentage (top 1%) of cited publications. This is the share of publications from a country that is among the 1% most cited compared to other publications in the same field and in the same year. This concerns articles and reviews that were published in the period 2017-2020 and that were cited in the period 2017-2021. CWTS used fractional counting for the calculation. For example, if a publication is written by five researchers and two of these researchers work in a certain country, then the publication has a weight of 2/5 = 0.4 in the calculation of the scientific impact indicators for that country.
What is the percentage top 10% most cited publications per country?
| top 10% | |
| SGP | 15% |
| UK | 15% |
| CHE | 15% |
| NLD | 14% |
| US | 13% |
| AUS | 13% |
| DNK | 12% |
| BEL | 12% |
| IRE | 12% |
| SWE | 11% |
| CAN | 11% |
| AUT | 11% |
| NOR | 11% |
| DEU | 11% |
| ITA | 11% |
| FIN | 11% |
| FRA | 10% |
| CHN | 10% |
| ESP | 9% |
| KOR | 7% |
| JPN | 6% |
Data: Download as CSV file
Source: Clarivate Analytics/ WoS database, extraction CWTS and analysis by Rathenau Instituut.
Notes: The figure shows the percentage (top 10%) of cited publications. This is the share of publications from a country that, compared to other publications in the same field and in the same year, is among the 10% most cited. This concerns articles and reviews that were published in the period 2017-2020 and that were cited in the period 2017-2021. CWTS used fractional counting for the calculation. For example, if a publication is written by five researchers and two of these researchers work in a certain country, then the publication has a weight of 2/5 = 0.4 in the calculation of the scientific impact indicators for that country.
Analysis
Both figures show the share of publications from a country that, compared to other publications in the same field and in the same year, is among the 1% or 10% most cited publications. We see that the Netherlands has many more publications in the top 1% and top 10% than average. For example, 1.6% of Dutch publications are in the top 1% of most cited publications and 14% in the top 10% of most cited publications. The Netherlands thus occupies a top position, which is an indicator of high-quality scientific research.
For an explanation of the used definitions and abbreviations we refer to the webpage Definitions for Science in Figures.
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