Table 5 The number of researchers and institutions by country within the unusual author set.
From: Identifying fabricated networks within authorship-for-sale enterprises
Country | Authorship for sale | Percentage young | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Researchers | Institutions | Workforce (%) | Publications (%) | |
Saudi Arabia | 354 | 32 | 1.13 | 22.54 |
Pakistan | 132 | 56 | 0.35 | 13.59 |
Iraq | 29 | 17 | 0.21 | 6.77 |
United Arab Emirates | 12 | 8 | 0.2 | 5.83 |
Vietnam | 35 | 12 | 0.19 | 8.72 |
Egypt | 61 | 24 | 0.12 | 5.99 |
Malaysia | 40 | 24 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
Singapore | 21 | 6 | 0.1 | 2.54 |
Iran | 74 | 41 | 0.08 | 4.72 |
Nigeria | 17 | 10 | 0.08 | 3.86 |
Bangladesh | 13 | 11 | 0.07 | 3.89 |
India | 135 | 86 | 0.05 | 2.53 |
Turkey | 21 | 16 | 0.03 | 1.46 |
Australia | 23 | 14 | 0.03 | 1.03 |
Italy | 22 | 15 | 0.02 | 0.5 |
Russia | 29 | 13 | 0.02 | 0.92 |
Spain | 23 | 17 | 0.02 | 0.96 |
United Kingdom | 38 | 32 | 0.02 | 0.97 |
South Korea | 25 | 13 | 0.02 | 1.18 |
United States | 189 | 93 | 0.02 | 0.88 |
