Table 4 Regional publication output in veterinary species-specific journals (1996-2010)*
Region | Food Animal | Small Animal | Equine | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. articles | % of world | Top country | No. articles | % of world | Top country | No. articles | % of world | Top country | |
Western Europe | 8451 | 36.1 | Germany | 5451 | 34.7 | UK | 4716 | 41.2 | UK |
Eastern Europe | 756 | 3.2 | Poland | 468 | 3.0 | Poland | 281 | 2.5 | Poland |
Africa | 1492 | 6.4 | Nigeria | 97 | 0.6 | So. Africa | 72 | 0.6 | So. Africa |
North America | 6645 | 27.6 | US | 7144 | 45.5 | US | 4144 | 36.2 | US |
Latin America | 1383 | 5.9 | Brazil | 553 | 3.5 | Brazil | 570 | 5.0 | Brazil |
Middle East | 1380 | 5.9 | Iran | 368 | 2.3 | Turkey | 227 | 2.0 | Turkey |
Asia | 2581 | 11.1 | India | 853 | 5.4 | Japan | 982 | 8.6 | Japan |
Pacific | 899 | 3.8 | Australia | 781 | 5.0 | Australia | 462 | 4.0 | Australia |
World | 23,587 | 100 | US | 15,715 | 100 | US | 11,454 | 100 | US |