| Country | Average Relative Citation Factor |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1.83 |
| Denmark | 1.79 |
| Netherlands | 1.66 |
| United Kingdom | 1.58 |
| Singapore | 1.57 |
| Austria | 1.51 |
| Ireland | 1.48 |
| Belgium | 1.46 |
| Australia | 1.46 |
| Germany | 1.44 |
| United States | 1.42 |
| New Zealand | 1.41 |
| Israel | 1.39 |
| Finland | 1.39 |
| Sweden | 1.36 |
| Norway | 1.36 |
| Canada | 1.30 |
| France | 1.29 |
| Spain | 1.27 |
| South Africa | 1.20 |
| Portugal | 1.20 |
| Hungary | 1.19 |
| Italy | 1.16 |
| Greece | 1.16 |
| Czech Republic | 1.06 |
| Japan | 0.95 |
| Argentina | 0.95 |
| Turkey | 0.91 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.89 |
| Mexico | 0.88 |
| China | 0.87 |
| Taiwan | 0.86 |
| South Korea | 0.85 |
| Malaysia | 0.77 |
| Egypt | 0.76 |
| Romania | 0.75 |
| Iran | 0.74 |
| Poland | 0.72 |
| Brazil | 0.70 |
| India | 0.66 |
| Ukraine | 0.59 |
| Russia | 0.55 |
| Sources: Observatoire des sciences et des technologies. Only includes countries with at least 3,500 publications in the NSE in 2011. | |