Table 3 Top 20 countries/regions publishing articles on forest ecology indexed using the web of science during 2002–2011
From: A bibliometric analysis of global forest ecology research during 2002–2011
Countries/Regions | Records | Ratio (%) | Continents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | USA | 28060 | 35.53 | North America |
2 | Canada | 7255 | 9.19 | North America |
3 | Germany | 6311 | 7.99 | Europe |
4 | Brazil | 4561 | 5.77 | Africa |
5 | Australia | 4375 | 5.54 | Australia |
6 | England | 4229 | 5.35 | Europe |
7 | Peoples R China | 4122 | 5.22 | Asia |
8 | France | 3930 | 4.98 | Europe |
9 | Japan | 3504 | 4.44 | Asia |
10 | Spain | 3402 | 4.31 | Europe |
11 | Sweden | 2708 | 3.43 | Europe |
12 | Finland | 2417 | 3.06 | Europe |
13 | Italy | 2230 | 2.82 | Europe |
14 | Netherlands | 1921 | 2.43 | Europe |
15 | Switzerland | 1871 | 2.37 | Europe |
16 | India | 1798 | 2.28 | Asia |
17 | Mexico | 1572 | 1.99 | South America |
18 | Russia | 1554 | 1.97 | Europe |
19 | Scotland | 1455 | 1.84 | Europe |
20 | New Zealand | 1421 | 1.80 | Europe |