India lags China in terms of research impact

Publishing research metrics, 1996-2017 (for G20 countries)

Citations (in millions)H index

1.4

S.Arabia

50.0

100.0

150.0

200.0

250.0

267.6

USA

68.8

54.8

Germany

39.2

China

39.0

Japan

37.9

France

34.9

Canada

28.5

Italy

23.3

Australia

12.6

India

12.3

S.Korea

8.7

Brazil

6.8

Russia

5.0

Turkey

3.3

Mexico

3.1

S.Africa

2.7

Argentina

1.4

S.Arabia

H-index, or Hirsch index measures the research impact of a scientist or an institution or a journal. A scientific contributor with an index of h has published h papers, each of which has been cited in other papers at least h times.