Table A1.

Distribution of the literature according to the geographic region or country

Country/territoryIK (N = 6025)LK (N = 7129)TK (N = 8089)Overall
n(%)Rn(%)Rn(%)Rrank
USA108518.011165023.141137819.3311
Canada67211.1524526.3446929.7132
UK4206.97696613.5525918.2943
Australia6019.9845387.5534576.4174
India5629.3351872.6213114416.0525
Germany1442.3993995.6052944.1286
China1272.11112934.1194906.8767
South Africa63410.5232102.95121932.71138
Brazil851.41172944.1285517.7359
France751.24193114.3662173.041210
The Netherlands1191.98132553.58111682.361411
Indonesia1081.79152683.76101482.081512
New Zealand2323.857981.37211351.891713
Italy530.88363014.2272823.96914
Mexico631.05271542.16152343.281116
Norway941.56161301.82181291.811814
Spain540.90341872.62132813.941017
Sweden550.91311522.13161191.672018
Kenya1222.0212781.0924731.023219
Thailand721.2022931.3022831.162620
Ethiopia1612.678570.8029600.843621
Switzerland490.81371311.84171171.642122
Malaysia601.0028680.95261041.462223
Belgium641.0625771.0825781.092824
Finland490.81371031.4420941.322425
Denmark390.65401221.7119961.352326
Pakistan1191.9813270.38531201.681927
Nigeria1432.3710390.5541430.604328
Colombia350.5841650.9128801.122729
Nepal550.9131410.5837660.933330
Tanzania550.9131550.7730480.674030
Uganda751.2419380.5343430.604332
Bangladesh691.1523380.5343460.654233
Austria200.3350680.9526610.863434
Ghana661.1024490.6934310.435335
South Korea210.3548400.5640911.282536
Taiwan300.5044510.7232550.773736
Portugal110.1863831.1623781.092838
Philippines590.9830410.5837380.534738
Iran641.0625320.4549470.664140
Chile310.5143500.7033500.703940
Argentina190.3251470.6635771.083142
Japan841.391860.08941371.921643
Russian Federation190.3251360.5045610.863444
Peru250.4146350.4946540.763844
Viet Nam250.4146410.5837320.455146
Zimbabwe751.2419260.3654220.316447
Benin430.7139250.3556410.584548
Hong Kong130.2259520.7331320.455149
Turkey80.1369310.4351781.092850
Cameroon340.5642260.3654300.425551
Saudi Arabia190.3251190.2764390.554652
Ireland80.1369470.6635230.326153
Ecuador130.2259220.3159380.534753
Czech Republic170.2855250.3556260.365755
Greece80.1369390.5541230.326156
Botswana540.9034200.2863140.207657
Bolivia150.2557180.2565310.435358
Fiji210.3548100.1479350.494959
Poland60.1075340.4847280.395660
Egypt160.2756170.2466260.365761
Burkina Faso130.2259280.3952160.227162
Israel100.1765330.4648150.217263
Namibia601.002890.1383140.207664
Singapore100.1765250.3556150.217265
Morocco120.2062150.2168210.296566
Costa Rica70.1272220.3159190.276867
Sri Lanka180.3054100.1479200.286667
Malawi260.4345140.2072100.148869
Venezuela90.1567120.1774130.187970
Mongolia50.0881120.1774150.217271
Madagascar30.0598210.2962190.276872
Slovenia40.0788120.1774200.286672
Hungary10.02131320.4549340.485074
Georgia70.127250.07105250.355975
Mali60.1075100.1479110.158376
Zambia150.255770.109090.139277
Solomon Islands50.088180.1186150.217277
Senegal60.1075220.315950.0711479
Papua New Guinea40.078880.1186140.207680
Algeria20.03114150.2168180.257081
Vanuatu60.107560.0894110.158381
Romania10.02131170.2466230.326183
Serbia10.02131150.2168240.346084
Laos50.088190.138380.119685
Estonia40.078870.1090110.158386
United Arab Emirates30.0598140.207280.119687
Panama40.0788110.157870.1010087
Rwanda70.127260.089470.1010087
Niger110.186380.118640.0611890
Jamaica40.078860.089490.139291
Mozambique50.088160.089470.1010092
Greenland40.078840.06112130.187993
Lebanon30.059860.0894100.148894
Sudan60.107540.0611260.0810795
Congo50.088130.0412080.119696
Uruguay20.0311490.138360.0810797
Iceland20.0311470.109070.1010097
New Caledonia20.0311470.109070.1010097
Mauritius40.078830.0412080.119697
Oman30.059830.04120100.1488101
Samoa50.088130.0412060.08107102
Tunisia00.00160150.2168120.1782103
Jordan20.03114100.147940.06118104
Syrian Arab Republic60.107550.0710530.04132105
Trinidad and Tobago50.088150.0710530.04132106
Slovakia10.0213150.07105110.1583107
Guatemala30.059850.0710540.06118108
Bhutan30.059830.0412060.08107109
Brunei Darussalam40.078830.0412040.06118110
Cote d'Ivoire20.03114120.177420.03144111
Bulgaria00.0016060.0894130.1879112
Qatar30.059820.0313670.10100113
Cuba10.0213140.0611290.1392114
Honduras40.078850.0710520.03144115
Macao10.0213160.089450.07114116
French Polynesia20.0311430.0412060.08107117
Myanmar00.0016060.0894100.1488118
Micronesia20.0311420.0313690.1392118
Croatia10.0213120.03136110.1583120
Iraq00.0016060.089470.10100121
Puerto Rico20.0311440.0611230.04132122
Eswatini (Swaziland)90.156720.0313600.00159123
Barbados30.059830.0412020.03144123
Marshall Islands40.078800.0015640.06118123
Guinea30.059820.0313630.04132126
North Macedonia10.0213130.0412040.06118127
Nicaragua30.059840.0611200.00159127
Angola10.0213120.0313660.08107129
Palestine30.059830.0412000.00159130
Cambodia00.0016080.118630.04132131
Timor-Leste10.0213150.0710520.03144132
Belarus10.0213160.089410.01156133
Latvia10.0213130.0412030.04132134
Lithuania10.0213130.0412030.04132134
Ukraine00.0016040.0611250.07114136
Democratic Republic Congo20.0311430.0412000.00159137
Togo30.059820.0313600.00159137
Haiti10.0213130.0412020.03144139
Belize10.0213110.0114840.06118140
Kyrgyzstan10.0213100.0015650.07114141
Afghanistan30.059810.0114810.01156142
Niue20.0311400.0015630.04132142
Sierra Leone10.0213140.0611200.00159142
Guinea-Bissau00.0016040.0611230.04132145
Albania10.0213100.0015640.06118146
Kiribati10.0213100.0015640.06118146
Palau10.0213100.0015640.06118146
Dominican Republic20.0311420.0313600.00159149
Malta20.0311420.0313600.00159149
Bahrain10.0213110.0114830.04132151
Eritrea30.059800.0015600.00159152
Guyana30.059800.0015600.00159152
Tajikistan30.059800.0015600.00159152
Faroe Islands20.0311400.0015620.03144155
French Guiana20.0311400.0015620.03144155
Montenegro10.0213100.0015630.04132157
Cyprus00.0016000.0015660.08107158
Cape Verde10.0213110.0114820.03144158
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya00.0016030.0412020.03144160
Seychelles00.0016030.0412020.03144160
Lesotho20.0311400.0015600.00159162
Tonga20.0311400.0015600.00159162
Kazakhstan10.0213100.0015620.03144164
Bahamas00.0016000.0015640.06118165
Bosnia and Herzegovina00.0016000.0015640.06118165
El Salvador00.0016000.0015640.06118165
Guam00.0016000.0015640.06118165
Chad10.0213110.0114810.01156169
Cook Islands10.0213100.0015600.00159170
Guadeloupe10.0213100.0015600.00159170
Liberia10.0213100.0015600.00159170
Maldives10.0213100.0015600.00159170
Suriname00.0016000.0015630.04132174
Gambia00.0016020.0313600.00159175
Kuwait00.0016020.0313600.00159175
Uzbekistan00.0016020.0313600.00159175
Luxembourg00.0016000.0015620.03144178
Burundi00.0016010.0114800.00159179
Central African Republic00.0016010.0114800.00159179
Djibouti00.0016010.0114800.00159179

Notes:

Key: n = number of papers; % = percentage contribution for each country in each label; R = Ranking of each country using the number of papers in each label

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