Output of gastroenterology (GASTR) papers, percentage of world output of gastroenterology papers, and gastroenterology research as a percentage of biomedical output, 1985–98 for 14 nations
| Change | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | GASTR (papers/y) | % World GASTR | 85–8 to 95–8 | % Biomed output | 85–8 to 95–8 |
| Italy | 951 | 4.9 | ++ | 11.8 | − |
| Japan | 2205 | 11.4 | ++++++ | 11.2 | ++ |
| Spain | 439 | 2.2 | ++ | 11.1 | −− |
| Germany | 1428 | 7.5 | + | 9.6 | −− |
| Sweden | 616 | 3.3 | − | 9.5 | −− |
| France | 1149 | 6.0 | + | 9.0 | |
| Australia | 466 | 2.4 | + | 8.6 | + |
| World | 19033 | 100.0 | 8.6 | ||
| UK | 1889 | 10.0 | −− | 8.3 | −− |
| Switzerland | 312 | 1.6 | 7.5 | ||
| Netherlands | 497 | 2.6 | + | 7.4 | |
| Canada | 783 | 4.1 | − | 7.3 | − |
| Finland | 179 | 0.9 | 7.3 | − | |
| USA | 6462 | 34.1 | −−−− | 6.9 | − |
| Israel | 208 | 1.1 | 6.8 | − |
Symbols for change between 1985–98 and 1995–98: +, 0.5–1.5%; ++, 1.5–2.5%, etc; −, −0.5 to −1.5%; − −, −1.5 to −2.5%, etc.