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Scientific and technical journal articles

The number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.

Unit: articles Period: 1996–2023 Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Source: UIS · About the indicator
Average: 16,443 articles Countries: 197

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2023.

Scientific and technical journal articles, 2023

Top-20 · articles

Scientific and technical journal articles, 20230250,000500,000750,0001MChinaChina: 932,712 articles932,712United StatesUnited States: 430,843 articles430,843IndiaIndia: 228,174 articles228,174GermanyGermany: 108,782 articles108,782United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 97,536 articles97,536JapanJapan: 96,543 articles96,543RussiaRussia: 85,558 articles85,558ItalyItaly: 82,771 articles82,771South KoreaSouth Korea: 71,724 articles71,724CanadaCanada: 63,720 articles63,720FranceFrance: 62,180 articles62,180SpainSpain: 60,304 articles60,304BrazilBrazil: 58,292 articles58,292IranIran: 55,085 articles55,085AustraliaAustralia: 54,589 articles54,589TürkiyeTürkiye: 50,180 articles50,180IndonesiaIndonesia: 38,992 articles38,992NetherlandsNetherlands: 32,207 articles32,207PolandPoland: 31,218 articles31,218Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 24,595 articles24,595
Scientific and technical journal articles — 2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 932,712 2023 1
2 US United States 430,843 2023 2
3 IN India 228,174 2023 3
4 DE Germany 108,782 2023 4
5 GB United Kingdom 97,536 2023 5
6 JP Japan 96,543 2023 6
7 RU Russia 85,558 2023 7
8 IT Italy 82,771 2023 8
9 KR South Korea 71,724 2023 9
10 CA Canada 63,720 2023 10
11 FR France 62,180 2023 11
12 ES Spain 60,304 2023 12
13 BR Brazil 58,292 2023 13
14 IR Iran 55,085 2023 14
15 AU Australia 54,589 2023 15
16 TR Türkiye 50,180 2023 16
17 ID Indonesia 38,992 2023 17
18 NL Netherlands 32,207 2023 18
19 PL Poland 31,218 2023 19
20 SA Saudi Arabia 24,595 2023 20
21 MY Malaysia 23,691 2023 21
22 EG Egypt 22,854 2023 22
23 CH Switzerland 22,804 2023 23
24 SE Sweden 21,244 2023 24
25 PK Pakistan 20,519 2023 25
26 MX Mexico 18,982 2023 26
27 PT Portugal 18,225 2023 27
28 BE Belgium 16,816 2023 28
29 IQ Iraq 16,724 2023 29
30 TH Thailand 16,656 2023 30
31 DK Denmark 15,603 2023 31
32 UA Ukraine 15,498 2023 32
33 ZA South Africa 14,949 2023 33
34 AT Austria 13,846 2023 34
35 IL Israel 13,844 2023 35
36 NO Norway 13,756 2023 36
37 GR Greece 13,552 2023 37
38 CZ Czechia 13,409 2023 38
39 SG Singapore 11,894 2023 39
40 FI Finland 11,224 2023 40
41 RO Romania 10,713 2023 41
42 VN Vietnam 10,644 2023 42
43 NG Nigeria 9,799 2023 43
44 MA Morocco 9,725 2023 44
45 CO Colombia 9,184 2023 45
46 IE Ireland 8,720 2023 46
47 AR Argentina 8,589 2023 47
48 CL Chile 8,573 2023 48
49 HU Hungary 8,260 2023 49
50 BD Bangladesh 8,259 2023 50
51 NZ New Zealand 8,096 2023 51
52 DZ Algeria 7,677 2023 52
53 AE United Arab Emirates 7,075 2023 53
54 ET Ethiopia 6,728 2023 54
55 HR Croatia 5,504 2023 55
56 TN Tunisia 5,493 2023 56
57 JO Jordan 5,419 2023 57
58 SK Slovakia 5,332 2023 58
59 PE Peru 5,242 2023 59
60 RS Serbia 5,173 2023 60
61 BG Bulgaria 4,998 2023 61
62 PH Philippines 4,752 2023 62
63 UZ Uzbekistan 4,624 2023 63
64 KZ Kazakhstan 3,819 2023 64
65 SI Slovenia 3,568 2023 65
66 EC Ecuador 3,530 2023 66
67 GH Ghana 3,270 2023 67
68 LT Lithuania 2,673 2023 68
69 QA Qatar 2,471 2023 69
70 LK Sri Lanka 2,322 2023 70
71 LB Lebanon 2,079 2023 71
72 KE Kenya 2,079 2023 72
73 CY Cyprus 1,764 2023 73
74 EE Estonia 1,754 2023 74
75 LV Latvia 1,736 2023 75
76 OM Oman 1,640 2023 76
77 NP Nepal 1,591 2023 77
78 CM Cameroon 1,547 2023 78
79 AZ Azerbaijan 1,544 2023 79
80 TZ Tanzania 1,453 2023 80
81 BY Belarus 1,429 2023 81
82 UG Uganda 1,424 2023 82
83 KW Kuwait 1,395 2023 83
84 CU Cuba 1,217 2023 84
85 LU Luxembourg 1,176 2023 85
86 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,083 2023 86
87 UY Uruguay 1,060 2023 87
88 PS Palestine 862 2023 88
89 AM Armenia 801 2023 89
90 BH Bahrain 718 2023 90
91 IS Iceland 716 2023 91
92 CR Costa Rica 661 2023 92
93 GE Georgia 650 2023 93
94 SY Syria 646 2023 94
95 PR Puerto Rico 605 2023 95
96 ZW Zimbabwe 520 2023 96
97 BF Burkina Faso 520 2023 97
98 BN Brunei Darussalam 502 2023 98
99 MK North Macedonia 499 2023 99
100 MT Malta 498 2023 100
101 XK Kosovo 495 2023 101
102 SN Senegal 490 2023 102
103 VE Venezuela 475 2023 103
104 SD Sudan 471 2023 104
105 LY Libya 443 2023 105
106 BJ Benin 437 2023 106
107 RW Rwanda 434 2023 107
108 YE Yemen 404 2023 108
109 CI Côte d'Ivoire 392 2023 109
110 BW Botswana 384 2023 110
111 MW Malawi 378 2023 111
112 ZM Zambia 367 2023 112
113 MD Moldova 335 2023 113
114 KG Kyrgyzstan 327 2023 114
115 AL Albania 319 2023 115
116 PA Panama 282 2023 116
117 MN Mongolia 277 2023 117
118 KP North Korea 269 2023 118
119 ME Montenegro 255 2023 119
120 PY Paraguay 253 2023 120
121 TT Trinidad and Tobago 246 2023 121
122 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 243 2023 122
123 MM Myanmar 234 2023 123
124 NA Namibia 231 2023 124
125 FJ Fiji 218 2023 125
126 MU Mauritius 205 2023 126
127 MZ Mozambique 205 2023 127
128 KH Cambodia 201 2023 128
129 BO Bolivia 197 2023 129
130 AF Afghanistan 169 2023 130
131 JM Jamaica 161 2023 131
132 TJ Tajikistan 158 2023 132
133 MG Madagascar 153 2023 133
134 SO Somalia 152 2023 134
135 TG Togo 136 2023 135
136 HN Honduras 130 2023 136
137 ML Mali 117 2023 137
138 GT Guatemala 109 2023 138
139 DO Dominican Republic 105 2023 139
140 BT Bhutan 103 2023 140
141 CG Republic of the Congo 96 2023 141
142 GA Gabon 91 2023 142
143 NE Niger 90 2023 143
144 SL Sierra Leone 86 2023 144
145 GM Gambia 80 2023 145
146 LA Laos 72 2023 146
147 PG Papua New Guinea 70 2023 147
148 SV El Salvador 65 2023 148
149 LS Lesotho 60 2023 149
150 BB Barbados 57 2023 150
151 GN Guinea 55 2023 151
152 TD Chad 52 2023 152
153 LI Liechtenstein 51 2023 153
154 AO Angola 50 2023 154
155 GY Guyana 50 2023 155
156 MR Mauritania 47 2023 156
157 GD Grenada 42 2023 157
158 NI Nicaragua 41 2023 158
159 GL Greenland 38 2023 159
160 HT Haiti 38 2023 160
161 MC Monaco 37 2023 161
162 BI Burundi 36 2023 162
163 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 36 2023 163
164 MV Maldives 32 2023 164
165 LR Liberia 32 2023 165
166 TM Turkmenistan 31 2023 166
167 SZ Eswatini 31 2023 167
168 ER Eritrea 29 2023 168
169 SR Suriname 26 2023 169
170 CF Central African Republic 26 2023 170
171 WS Samoa 22 2023 171
172 TL Timor-Leste 21 2023 172
173 SM San Marino 20 2023 173
174 CV Cabo Verde 18 2023 174
175 BZ Belize 18 2023 175
176 DJ Djibouti 17 2023 176
177 SS South Sudan 17 2023 177
178 SC Seychelles 15 2023 178
179 BS Bahamas 15 2023 179
180 SB Solomon Islands 15 2023 180
181 GW Guinea-Bissau 14 2023 181
182 AG Antigua and Barbuda 13 2023 182
183 VU Vanuatu 12 2023 183
184 AD Andorra 11 2023 184
185 KM Comoros 8 2023 185
186 PW Palau 5 2023 186
187 TO Tonga 5 2023 187
188 ST Sao Tome and Principe 5 2023 188
189 FM Micronesia 4 2023 189
190 DM Dominica 4 2023 190
191 GQ Equatorial Guinea 3 2023 191
192 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 2023 192
193 LC Saint Lucia 3 2023 193
194 KI Kiribati 2 2023 194
195 MH Marshall Islands 1 2023 195
196 TV Tuvalu 0 2023 196
197 NR Nauru 0 2023 197
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Maximum 932,712 articles
Median 499 articles
Minimum 0 articles
World 3.27M articles

About the indicator

The number of scientific and technical articles published during the year in peer-reviewed journals in the natural sciences and engineering, medicine, agriculture and mathematics. Articles are counted by the country of the authors' affiliation; under international co-authorship an article is counted for each country, so the sum over countries exceeds the world total.

Updates
twice a year
Unit of measurement
articles
Observation period
1996–2023
License
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
UIS Data Centre

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