Scientific and technical journal articles — all countries

Scientific and technical journal articles — United Kingdom

Scientific and technical journal articles in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 97,536 articles. Ranked 5 in the world out of 197. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 34.8%.

2023 97,536 articles −4.17% vs 2022
World rank 5of 197
Period maximum 108,096 articles2021
Period minimum 72,332 articles1996

Trend over time

1996–2023 · articles

Scientific and technical journal articles — United Kingdom, 1996–202370,00080,00090,000100,000110,00019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 72,332 articles1997: 74,151 articles1998: 74,208 articles1999: 73,334 articles2000: 77,969 articles2001: 74,398 articles2002: 74,894 articles2003: 76,100 articles2004: 79,861 articles2005: 84,953 articles2006: 88,295 articles2007: 90,883 articles2008: 90,802 articles2009: 92,979 articles2010: 93,218 articles2011: 94,938 articles2012: 97,119 articles2013: 98,613 articles2014: 97,947 articles2015: 99,583 articles2016: 100,100 articles2017: 100,864 articles2018: 101,075 articles2019: 102,036 articles2020: 103,342 articles2021: 108,096 articles2022: 101,776 articles2023: 97,536 articles
Change over the period: +25,204 (+34.84%) Average annual rate: 1.11 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 97,536 articles
World 3.27M articles
Europe & Central Asia 865,613 articles
Northern Europe computed 175,000 articles
High-income countries computed 1.57M articles
Scientific and technical journal articles — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year articles Change Change, %
2023 97,536 −4,240 −4.17%
2022 101,776 −6,319 −5.85%
2021 108,096 +4,754 +4.6%
2020 103,342 +1,306 +1.28%
2019 102,036 +960 +0.95%
2018 101,075 +212 +0.21%
2017 100,864 +764 +0.76%
2016 100,100 +517 +0.52%
2015 99,583 +1,636 +1.67%
2014 97,947 −666 −0.67%
2013 98,613 +1,493 +1.54%
2012 97,119 +2,181 +2.3%
2011 94,938 +1,720 +1.85%
2010 93,218 +238 +0.26%
2009 92,979 +2,177 +2.4%
2008 90,802 −81 −0.09%
2007 90,883 +2,588 +2.93%
2006 88,295 +3,342 +3.93%
2005 84,953 +5,093 +6.38%
2004 79,861 +3,760 +4.94%
2003 76,100 +1,207 +1.61%
2002 74,894 +496 +0.67%
2001 74,398 −3,571 −4.58%
2000 77,969 +4,635 +6.32%
1999 73,334 −874 −1.18%
1998 74,208 +57 +0.08%
1997 74,151 +1,819 +2.51%
1996 72,332

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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.