Bibliometric analysis of bacterial central nervous system infection research in Southeast Asia

BMC Neurology

Table 2 Country-specific characteristics and number of publications for CNS infection in the SEA countries

Countries	Population / million	GDP / capita	% GDP for R&D	Neurologists	Number of Publications^a
Brunei	0.44	64,673.30	0.04	2	1
Cambodia	16.72	4570.70	0.05	5	8
Indonesia	273.52	29,525.60	0.08	1150	60
Lao PDR	7.28	8150.80	0.04	3	9
Malaysia	32.37	12,301.80	1.26	120	111
Myanmar	54.41	5355.30	0.16	23	5
Philippines	109.58	9277.40	0.14	506	83
Singapore	5.85	101,375.80	2.19	100	90
Thailand	69.80	19,228.33	0.48	645	148
Vietnam	97.34	8374.40	0.19	800	142
Total	667.30	262,833.43	4.63	3278	657

^aThere were 648 unique articles. Articles which were collaborative between/among countries were double counted. The number of collaborative articles per country were: Laos and Thailand=2, Thailand and Vietnam=1, Malaysia and Singapore=2, Brunei and Malaysia=1, Vietnam and Indonesia=1, Cambodia and Vietnam=1, Malaysia and Thailand=1 (Total=9)

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