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Number of scientific and technical journal articles2020

Scientific and technical journal articles from National Science Foundation/Scopus data distributed by the World Bank, allocated fractionally by authors’ institutional countries. This does not cover all subjects or publications and is not a ranking of research

World Bank · Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF), uri: https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data197 / 217No observation: 20
First-ranked country or territoryChina671,731 articles

Top 10

articles · 2020
01China
671,731
02United States
453,890
03India
145,711
04Germany
109,198
06Japan
100,403
07Russia
88,564
08Italy
80,142
09South Korea
69,090
10Brazil
66,901

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Number of scientific and technical journal articles · 2020 · articles
RankCountry / territoryValue (articles)Year
01China671,7312020
02United States453,8902020
03India145,7112020
04Germany109,1982020
05United Kingdom103,3422020
06Japan100,4032020
07Russia88,5642020
08Italy80,1422020
09South Korea69,0902020
10Brazil66,9012020
11France65,6012020
12Canada64,5492020
13Spain60,1352020
14Australia57,9012020
15Iran56,5852020
16Türkiye40,7592020
17Poland34,2052020
18Netherlands32,2372020
19Switzerland23,1982020
20Sweden21,1542020
21Indonesia20,8372020
22Mexico19,3332020
23Malaysia18,8582020
24Egypt17,9012020
25Pakistan16,9032020
26Belgium16,6032020
27Portugal16,4292020
28Saudi Arabia16,0992020
29South Africa15,3092020
30Denmark15,1242020
31Ukraine15,0632020
32Czechia14,6062020
33Austria13,4412020
34Israel13,3672020
35Thailand13,3362020
36Norway13,2852020
37Singapore12,1742020
38Greece12,1032020
39Finland11,0482020
40Argentina9,9922020
41Romania9,7232020
42Colombia8,8882020
43New Zealand8,6802020
44Ireland8,4012020
45Chile8,3812020
46Nigeria8,3242020
47Vietnam7,7512020
48Hungary7,3512020
49Iraq6,8342020
50Morocco6,1762020
51Algeria5,6302020
52Slovakia5,1612020
53Bangladesh5,0852020
54Croatia4,9202020
55Tunisia4,8522020
56Serbia4,5692020
57Bulgaria4,4762020
58United Arab Emirates4,3942020
59Ethiopia4,1472020
60Slovenia3,6932020
61Jordan3,2062020
62Philippines3,1372020
63Peru3,0642020
64Kazakhstan2,8202020
65Lithuania2,5942020
66Ecuador2,3792020
67Qatar2,2302020
68Lebanon2,1852020
69Ghana2,0902020
70Sri Lanka1,7892020
71Kenya1,7882020
72Estonia1,7232020
73Belarus1,5502020
74Latvia1,5062020
75Cyprus1,4162020
76Cuba1,4042020
77Nepal1,3452020
78Cameroon1,1372020
79Uzbekistan1,1022020
80Kuwait1,0952020
81Azerbaijan1,0572020
82Oman1,0402020
83Bosnia & Herzegovina1,0072020
84Luxembourg962.872020
85Uruguay961.472020
86Uganda926.632020
87Tanzania915.832020
88Venezuela711.852020
89Costa Rica711.162020
90Iceland673.352020
91Georgia629.742020
92Armenia594.272020
93Puerto Rico570.412020
94Bahrain563.682020
95Palestinian Territories508.452020
96Malta507.892020
97Syria480.362020
98Zimbabwe456.092020
99Senegal447.882020
100North Macedonia420.132020
101Myanmar (Burma)380.952020
102Sudan375.712020
103Benin351.42020
104Moldova322.172020
105Botswana319.292020
106Burkina Faso314.282020
107Côte d’Ivoire294.572020
108Malawi285.912020
109Montenegro285.072020
110Rwanda277.922020
111Zambia268.452020
112Yemen264.592020
113Brunei257.492020
114Libya251.832020
115Panama249.532020
116Kosovo246.852020
117Trinidad & Tobago243.442020
118Mongolia215.392020
119Namibia208.522020
120Kyrgyzstan205.222020
121Paraguay204.262020
122Mauritius192.642020
123Albania181.952020
124Fiji180.752020
125Congo - Kinshasa177.562020
126North Korea177.372020
127Madagascar177.292020
128Mozambique171.852020
129Bolivia169.822020
130Jamaica157.912020
131Cambodia154.122020
132Afghanistan140.252020
133Guatemala123.782020
134Mali120.052020
135Tajikistan118.362020
136Togo109.882020
137Honduras103.362020
138Niger87.382020
139Dominican Republic83.792020
140Laos83.732020
141Congo - Brazzaville80.592020
142Bhutan79.452020
143Gabon68.12020
144Sierra Leone63.522020
145Papua New Guinea61.122020
146Gambia58.992020
147Barbados58.942020
148Grenada58.112020
149Monaco47.122020
150Guyana46.552020
151Angola46.172020
152Guinea43.252020
153Haiti40.552020
154Nicaragua38.332020
155St. Kitts & Nevis37.342020
156Burundi37.162020
157Liechtenstein37.062020
158Eritrea36.082020
159Eswatini35.22020
160Somalia34.772020
161Lesotho34.732020
162Greenland28.592020
163Seychelles26.552020
164Mauritania24.922020
165Samoa21.492020
166Bahamas21.422020
167Maldives21.132020
168Cape Verde19.42020
169El Salvador19.182020
170Central African Republic19.032020
171Chad18.492020
172Suriname18.382020
173Belize16.662020
174Guinea-Bissau16.182020
175South Sudan14.472020
176Solomon Islands14.142020
177Vanuatu11.292020
178Liberia11.242020
179Timor-Leste10.882020
180San Marino10.072020
181Djibouti9.982020
182Micronesia7.982020
183Andorra7.682020
184Palau7.222020
185Turkmenistan6.732020
186Antigua & Barbuda6.522020
187Tonga5.92020
188Dominica5.022020
189Kiribati3.932020
190Comoros3.512020
191St. Vincent & Grenadines3.152020
192St. Lucia3.092020
193São Tomé & Príncipe2.782020
194Marshall Islands1.792020
195Equatorial Guinea1.72020
196Nauru0.92020
197Tuvalu0.392020

How this ranking works

For annual statistics, the default is the newest year covering at least 70% of the maximum available country coverage, and at least 20 economies where possible. A ranking uses one year or report edition; missing observations are not replaced with another year. Newer years with lower coverage can be selected.

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No observation (20)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Scientific and technical journal articles from National Science Foundation/Scopus data distributed by the World Bank, allocated fractionally by authors’ institutional countries. This does not cover all subjects or publications and is not a ranking of research quality. See the original metadata for scope.
Unit
articles
Source & definition
World Bank · Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF), uri: https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators · IP.JRN.ARTC.SC
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Original metadata
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.

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