Global research activity on antimicrobial resistance in food-producing animals

Table 2 Top ten active countries in publishing documents on antimicrobial resistance in food-producing animals (2000–2019)

Rank	Country	Frequency	% N = 2852	Number of publications/ GDP (nominal) per capita (10⁻³)^a
1	United States	576	20.2	10.9
2	China	375	13.1	46.2
3	Canada	189	6.6	4.5
4	United Kingdom	155	5.4	4.8
5	Spain	123	4.3	5.2
6	Japan	109	3.8	3.7
7	Germany	110	3.9	2.9
8	Brazil	119	4.2	15.4
9	South Korea	108	3.8	4.1
10	India	103	3.6	54.0

^aNumber of publications/GDP (nominal) per capita for a particular country was calculated by dividing the number of publications by the GDP (nominal) per capita for that country. Data on GDP (nominal) per capita was obtained from the World Bank data

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