Table 4 The major countries of editorial board members in high-impact medical ethics journals
Rank | Countries | Region | Income Group | No. of Editorial Staff | Percentage | No. per 10Â Million People (Rank) | No. per $ 1000Â Billion GDP (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | NA | HICs | 293 | 43.80% | 8.8 (6) | 12.7 (9) |
2 | United Kingdom | ECA | HICs | 88 | 13.15% | 13.1 (4) | 27.6 (4) |
3 | Australia | EAP | HICs | 53 | 7.92% | 20.6 (2) | 34.4 (3) |
4 | Germany | ECA | HICs | 45 | 6.73% | 5.4 (7) | 10.7 (10) |
5 | Canada | NA | HICs | 34 | 5.08% | 8.9 (5) | 17.1 (7) |
6 | South Africa | SSA | UMICs | 17 | 2.54% | 2.8 (10) | 40.5 (2) |
7 | Switzerland | ECA | HICs | 15 | 2.24% | 17.2 (3) | 18.5 (6) |
8 | New Zealand | EAP | HICs | 12 | 1.79% | 23.4 (1) | 48.0 (1) |
9 | Netherlands | ECA | HICs | 9 | 1.35% | 5.1 (8) | 8.8 (11) |
10 | Japan | EAP | HICs | 7 | 1.05% | 0.6 (12) | 1.4 (12) |
11 | China | EAP | UMICs | 7 | 1.05% | 0.0 (13) | 0.4 (13) |
12 | Chile | LAC | HICs | 7 | 1.05% | 3.6 (9) | 22.1 (5) |
13 | Argentina | LAC | UMICs | 7 | 1.05% | 1.5 (11) | 14.2 (8) |