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
China
44,493
2
USA
21,750
3
India
9,867
4
South Korea
8,296
5
Germany
7,602
6
Japan
6,796
7
Iran
6,160
8
France
5,166
9
UK
4,424
10
Russia
3,842
11
Spain
3,786
12
Italy
3,757
13
Australia
3,299
14
Canada
2,999
15
Taiwan
2,937
16
Singapore
2,266
17
Saudi Arabia
2,250
18
Poland
2,077
19
Brazil
1,977
20
Turkey
1,734
