StatNano established in 2010 is a gateway to the latest information and statistics in nano-based Science, Technology and Industry. The mission of StatNano is to monitor the status of nanotechnology development and policies in the world.
The statistics published on statNano database website showed that a sum total of 130,623 ISI indexed nano-articles were published across the world in 2015 which indicated a growth of 1.6% compared to 2014, INIC reports.
China, the US and India possess the top three ranks in the publication of nano-articles in 2015 by publishing 44,493, 21,750, and 9,867 articles respectively. A growth of 7.99% and 0.5% is observed in the number of nano-articles published by China and India in 2015 compared with 2014 while a decrease of 2.65% is seen in the number of nano-articles published by the US. Table 1 lists the top 20 countries in the publication of ISI indexed nano-articles in 2015.
| No. |
Country |
No. Nano-Articles |
| 1 |
44,493 |
|
| 2 |
21,750 |
|
| 3 |
9,867 |
|
| 4 |
8,296 |
|
| 5 |
7,602 |
|
| 6 |
6,796 |
|
| 7 |
6,160 |
|
| 8 |
5,166 |
|
| 9 |
4,424 |
|
| 10 |
3,842 |
|
| 11 |
3,786 |
|
| 12 |
3,757 |
|
| 13 |
3,299 |
|
| 14 |
2,999 |
|
| 15 |
2,937 |
|
| 16 |
2,266 |
|
| 17 |
2,250 |
|
| 18 |
2,077 |
|
| 19 |
1,977 |
|
| 20 |
1,734 |
Iran ranks first in nanoscience generation considering the local share index by having a percentage of 22.87, while Moldova and Singapore possess the next ranks with 22.37% and 19.34%, respectively. Table 2 presents the top 20 countries in this indicator.
| No. |
Country |
Local Share |
| 1 |
22.87 |
|
| 2 |
22.37 |
|
| 3 |
19.34 |
|
| 4 |
18.69 |
|
| 5 |
18.41 |
|
| 6 |
17.87 |
|
| 7 |
17.25 |
|
| 8 |
16.92 |
|
| 9 |
16.57 |
|
| 10 |
16.21 |
|
| 11 |
15.99 |
|
| 12 |
15.92 |
|
| 13 |
15.02 |
|
| 14 |
14.47 |
|
| 15 |
14.29 |
|
| 16 |
13.36 |
|
| 17 |
12.91 |
|
| 18 |
12.61 |
|
| 19 |
12.54 |
|
| 20 |
12.51 |
A sum total of 1,360,520 ISI indexed articles have been published in 2015, which shows a decrease of 4.42% in comparison with 2014. The US, China and Germany have published the highest number of ISI indexed articles among all other countries. Table 3 lists the top 20 countries in the publication of articles.
| No. |
Country |
No. Articles |
| 1 |
346,492 |
|
| 2 |
257,921 |
|
| 3 |
94,224 |
|
| 4 |
88,718 |
|
| 5 |
69,567 |
|
| 6 |
64,400 |
|
| 7 |
59,050 |
|
| 8 |
57,121 |
|
| 9 |
55,222 |
|
| 10 |
53,919 |
|
| 11 |
52,098 |
|
| 12 |
51,660 |
|
| 13 |
37,689 |
|
| 14 |
33,929 |
|
| 15 |
30,647 |
|
| 16 |
26,935 |
|
| 17 |
25,544 |
|
| 18 |
25,513 |
|
| 19 |
23,812 |
|
| 20 |
23,701 |
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