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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
101 Kosovo 495.34
102 Senegal 489.62
103 Venezuela, RB 474.63
104 Sudan 470.62
105 Libya 443.08
106 Benin 437.17
107 Rwanda 433.51
108 Yemen, Rep. 404.01
109 Cote d'Ivoire 391.71
110 Botswana 383.84
111 Malawi 377.51
112 Zambia 367.30
113 Moldova 335.06
114 Kyrgyz Republic 326.91
115 Albania 319.46
116 Panama 282.01
117 Mongolia 276.87
118 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 269.28
119 Montenegro 254.67
120 Paraguay 253.35
121 Trinidad and Tobago 245.56
122 Congo, Dem. Rep. 243.06
123 Myanmar 233.94
124 Namibia 231.33
125 Fiji 217.87
126 Mauritius 205.31
127 Mozambique 204.82
128 Cambodia 200.77
129 Bolivia 196.72
130 Afghanistan 168.85
131 Jamaica 161.41
132 Tajikistan 158.35
133 Madagascar 153.44
134 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 151.88
135 Togo 135.94
136 Honduras 130.35
137 Mali 116.65
138 Guatemala 108.83
139 Dominican Republic 104.52
140 Bhutan 102.52
141 Congo, Rep. 95.66
142 Gabon 90.57
143 Niger 90.18
144 Sierra Leone 86.32
145 Gambia, The 79.80
146 Lao PDR 72.20
147 Papua New Guinea 69.76
148 El Salvador 64.56
149 Lesotho 60.18
150 Barbados 56.79
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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