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3.2 Citation Rates for the Countries Studied over Time
The graphs that follow show the citation rates of each country in each discipline over time. This
allows us to determine shifts in the perception of individual countries that may have occurred
during the ten-year period under review. The further back the date of publication of an article is,
the better its chances are of being perceived, in other words of being cited. Citation rates for
more current articles are generally much lower than those for older publications.
Citation rates for multidisciplinary journals
(countries with minimum 300 publications in multidisciplinary journals from 1998 - 2007)
Average number of citations per article
100
80
60
40
20
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Germany China Japan New Zealand Australia Taiwan South Korea Iran
Figure 64: Citation rates for the subject category “multidisciplinary journals” over time
Citation rates for agricultural science
30
25
Average number of citations per article
20
15
10
5
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Germany China Japan New Zealand Australia Taiwan South Korea
Singapore Indonesia Thailand Vietnam Malaysia Iran
Figure 65: Citation rates for the subject category “agricultural science” over time
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