Citation Index

The average number of citations gained by British research papers is now almost as high as that gained by U.S. papers... The U.K. is first in six subjects and is no lower than third in any. The U.S. is top in 10 subjects, but its ­aver­age rank is only slightly higher than the U.K.’s...
In space science, the U.S. ranked fourth behind Canada, the U.K. and Germany.

Ну вот еwе в одном показателе страна опустилась.