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Table 5-18

Author names and addresses on S&E articles, by major publishing region or country/economy: 1988, 1996, and 2003

(Average number)

Author names and addresses	Worldwide	United States	EU-15	Japan	East Asia-4

1988
Names	3.06	2.98	3.33	3.96	3.37
All addresses	1.75	1.78	1.70	1.63	1.63
Foreign addresses	na	0.15	0.19	0.14	0.34
1996
Names	3.68	3.75	4.17	4.82	4.75
All addresses	2.19	2.11	2.05	1.99	2.07
Foreign addresses	na	0.32	0.35	0.31	0.56
2003
Names	4.22	4.42	4.81	5.58	5.61
All addresses	2.68	2.44	2.42	2.39	2.30
Foreign addresses	na	0.51	0.52	0.49	0.55

na = not applicable
EU = European Union

NOTES: East Asia-4 consists of China, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. China includes Hong Kong.

SOURCES: Thomson ISI, Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index, http://www.isinet.com/products/citation/; ipIQ, Inc.; and National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, special tabulations.

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