| Composite Index | International scientific co-publications per million population | Scientific publications among the top 10% most cited publications worldwide as % of total publications of the country | Non-EU doctorate holders as % of total doctorate holders of the country | |
| Sweden | 0,82 | 1484,80 | 1219,00 | 18,27 |
| Denmark | 0,83 | 1532,86 | 1478,00 | 10,48 |
| Germany | 0,55 | 668,39 | 1141,00 | : |
| Finland | 0,63 | 1249,39 | 1165,00 | 5,12 |
| Belgium | 0,79 | 1170,21 | 1342,00 | 19,34 |
| United Kingdom | 0,79 | 928,29 | 1283,00 | 31,56 |
| Netherlands | 0,87 | 1246,58 | 1493,00 | : |
| Austria | 0,65 | 1050,11 | 1142,00 | 11,13 |
| Luxembourg | 0,65 | 1220,96 | 928,00 | : |
| Ireland | 0,68 | 1065,61 | 1131,00 | : |
| France | 0,66 | 645,28 | 1009,00 | 34,35 |
| EU-27 | 0,53 | 301,13 | 1073,00 | 19,19 |
| Slovenia | 0,46 | 826,59 | 762,00 | 6,62 |
| Cyprus | 0,44 | 979,90 | 863,00 | 1,81 |
| Estonia | 0,37 | 660,39 | 764,00 | 3,00 |
| Basque Country | 0,54 | 497,92 | : | 18,82 |
| Italy | 0,43 | 465,34 | 980,00 | 6,24 |
| Portugal | 0,48 | 581,52 | 926,00 | 10,01 |
| Czech Republic | 0,28 | 497,49 | 486,00 | 3,74 |
| Spain | 0,54 | 534,43 | 952,00 | 17,10 |
| Hungary | 0,24 | 352,10 | 538,00 | 2,76 |
| Greece | 0,33 | 496,06 | 932,00 | : |
| Malta | 0,23 | 265,46 | 466,00 | 4,05 |
| Slovakia | 0,17 | 348,02 | 376,00 | 1,44 |
| Poland | 0,15 | 198,34 | 368,00 | 1,98 |
| Romania | 0,15 | 139,87 | 422,00 | 2,06 |
| Lithuania | 0,17 | 213,58 | 582,00 | 0,61 |
| Bulgaria | 0,19 | 206,12 | 359,00 | 3,93 |
| Latvia | 0,05 | 129,43 | 205,00 | 0,49 |
| Switzerland | 1,00 | 2308,95 | 1559,00 | 47,03 |
| Iceland | 0,86 | 2310,86 | 1187,00 | 23,05 |
| Norway | 0,84 | 1385,90 | 1103,00 | 29,07 |
| Croatia | 0,18 | 324,24 | 307,00 | 2,55 |
| Serbia | 0,35 | : | : | 4,13 |
| Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia | 0,11 | 117,41 | : | 1,31 |
| Turkey | 0,21 | 64,39 | 651,00 | 2,85 |
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Date March 19, 2012
Source: EUSTAT. Panel of Innovation Indicators
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