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Scientific and technical journal articles

For 2023, Scientific and technical journal articles is led by China at 932,711.93. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

Article counts refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals from Scopus in science and engineering fields, according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Taxonomy of Disciplines.

Countries ranked 197
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0.0233 K466 K700 K933 KChinaChina: 932,711.93933 KUnited StatesUnited States: 430,843.27431 KIndiaIndia: 228,174.31228 KGermanyGermany: 108,782.34109 KUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom: 97,535.9898 KJapanJapan: 96,543.4497 KRussian FederationRussian Federation: 85,558.1186 KItalyItaly: 82,770.8983 KKorea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 71,724.3372 KCanadaCanada: 63,719.9064 KFranceFrance: 62,180.4662 KSpainSpain: 60,303.7660 K
Rank Country Value
1 China 932,711.93
2 United States 430,843.27
3 India 228,174.31
4 Germany 108,782.34
5 United Kingdom 97,535.98
6 Japan 96,543.44
7 Russian Federation 85,558.11
8 Italy 82,770.89
9 Korea, Rep. 71,724.33
10 Canada 63,719.90
11 France 62,180.46
12 Spain 60,303.76
13 Brazil 58,292.04
14 Iran, Islamic Rep. 55,085.25
15 Australia 54,589.08
16 Turkiye 50,180.49
17 Indonesia 38,992.00
18 Netherlands 32,207.08
19 Poland 31,218.47
20 Saudi Arabia 24,594.79
21 Malaysia 23,690.94
22 Egypt, Arab Rep. 22,854.40
23 Switzerland 22,803.86
24 Sweden 21,243.62
25 Pakistan 20,519.11
26 Mexico 18,981.87
27 Portugal 18,225.29
28 Belgium 16,816.32
29 Iraq 16,724.10
30 Thailand 16,656.15
31 Denmark 15,603.08
32 Ukraine 15,498.36
33 South Africa 14,949.03
34 Austria 13,845.80
35 Israel 13,844.24
36 Norway 13,756.15
37 Greece 13,551.59
38 Czechia 13,409.42
39 Singapore 11,893.60
40 Finland 11,224.20
41 Romania 10,712.88
42 Viet Nam 10,644.49
43 Nigeria 9,799.39
44 Morocco 9,724.77
45 Colombia 9,183.73
46 Ireland 8,719.61
47 Argentina 8,589.35
48 Chile 8,573.42
49 Hungary 8,260.49
50 Bangladesh 8,259.38
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • China sits at the top of the Scientific and technical journal articles distribution in 2023 at 932,711.93, with a lead of 501,868.66 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is North Macedonia at 498.97, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Naoero (0.13), and the page currently covers 197 countries.

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