Nature's Graphic Summary of Scientific Research Papers Published in 2012. (January 4, 2013)

Below is a graphic representation of the: "Number of research papers published by leading science nations, and the proportion of each country's research this year that is in the top 1% of most-cited papers." They are grouped by North, Central and South America; Europe; Middle-east and Africa; Asia and Oceania.

In addition, the percentage increase/decrease from 2011 is shown for 7 nations (lower graphic), and whether or not Australia "punches above, below or on its weight" based on the criterion of top 1% citation percentage we leave for you to decide.

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