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Number of scientific and technical journal articles2021

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 territoryChina756,203 articles

Top 10

articles · 2021
01China
756,203
02United States
471,378
03India
173,096
04Germany
117,127
06Japan
106,310
07Russia
90,677
08Italy
85,700
09South Korea
72,352
10Brazil
69,591

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Number of scientific and technical journal articles · 2021 · articles
RankCountry / territoryValue (articles)Year
01China756,2032021
02United States471,3782021
03India173,0962021
04Germany117,1272021
05United Kingdom108,0962021
06Japan106,3102021
07Russia90,6772021
08Italy85,7002021
09South Korea72,3522021
10Brazil69,5912021
11Canada68,6482021
12France67,6902021
13Spain63,6222021
14Australia60,3082021
15Iran58,0492021
16Türkiye46,8442021
17Poland34,6672021
18Netherlands34,1442021
19Switzerland24,6492021
20Indonesia23,6542021
21Malaysia22,3482021
22Sweden22,0222021
23Egypt20,7822021
24Mexico20,3462021
25Saudi Arabia19,8112021
26Pakistan19,7032021
27Portugal18,3882021
28Belgium17,8462021
29Denmark15,8792021
30Thailand15,6792021
31Ukraine15,6402021
32South Africa15,4792021
33Czechia14,8122021
34Israel14,6342021
35Austria14,3712021
36Norway13,8032021
37Greece13,7772021
38Singapore12,4322021
39Finland11,4462021
40Romania10,8132021
41Argentina9,9442021
42Colombia9,4912021
43Chile9,3192021
44Nigeria9,2642021
45Ireland9,2172021
46Vietnam8,9782021
47New Zealand8,9602021
48Iraq8,6902021
49Hungary7,8222021
50Bangladesh7,4642021
51Morocco6,9942021
52Algeria6,6502021
53Ethiopia5,5732021
54Croatia5,5302021
55United Arab Emirates5,2012021
56Slovakia5,1502021
57Tunisia4,9592021
58Serbia4,8782021
59Bulgaria4,7482021
60Peru4,0732021
61Slovenia4,0582021
62Philippines3,9482021
63Jordan3,8522021
64Kazakhstan2,9502021
65Lithuania2,6952021
66Ghana2,5622021
67Qatar2,5222021
68Ecuador2,4742021
69Sri Lanka2,4102021
70Lebanon2,1302021
71Uzbekistan2,1052021
72Kenya1,9922021
73Latvia1,7862021
74Estonia1,7662021
75Cyprus1,6282021
76Nepal1,6272021
77Cuba1,6012021
78Belarus1,6002021
79Cameroon1,3232021
80Oman1,3202021
81Uganda1,2112021
82Uruguay1,1862021
83Kuwait1,1842021
84Bosnia & Herzegovina1,0922021
85Luxembourg1,0492021
86Tanzania1,0322021
87Azerbaijan1,0222021
88Costa Rica750.582021
89Iceland7252021
90Venezuela676.822021
91Bahrain665.362021
92Georgia663.112021
93Palestinian Territories606.622021
94Armenia565.632021
95Puerto Rico556.862021
96Syria538.612021
97Sudan531.712021
98Malta519.442021
99Zimbabwe498.522021
100Libya458.512021
101Senegal434.22021
102North Macedonia425.212021
103Benin402.312021
104Côte d’Ivoire394.352021
105Yemen392.242021
106Botswana377.362021
107Malawi374.942021
108Burkina Faso357.042021
109Moldova334.962021
110Rwanda332.312021
111Zambia327.012021
112Brunei302.382021
113Montenegro283.612021
114Kosovo283.362021
115Panama282.052021
116Mongolia274.292021
117Myanmar (Burma)273.072021
118Trinidad & Tobago2662021
119Albania255.022021
120North Korea238.882021
121Namibia233.512021
122Paraguay227.952021
123Mozambique219.182021
124Kyrgyzstan217.522021
125Mauritius208.352021
126Congo - Kinshasa205.522021
127Fiji197.312021
128Jamaica185.062021
129Madagascar176.012021
130Afghanistan168.212021
131Bolivia161.622021
132Cambodia153.372021
133Mali137.472021
134Tajikistan131.42021
135Togo123.022021
136Guatemala119.252021
137Bhutan106.332021
138Dominican Republic100.612021
139Gabon94.552021
140Congo - Brazzaville89.92021
141Honduras89.882021
142Laos83.52021
143Papua New Guinea80.072021
144Gambia75.922021
145Sierra Leone73.662021
146Niger65.742021
147Grenada62.742021
148Barbados57.512021
149Guinea53.972021
150Somalia53.742021
151Monaco51.232021
152Guyana45.082021
153Liechtenstein43.262021
154Nicaragua42.732021
155Lesotho42.412021
156Haiti40.712021
157Angola40.172021
158Eswatini38.272021
159Mauritania36.922021
160Greenland35.342021
161St. Kitts & Nevis35.082021
162El Salvador33.52021
163Eritrea32.012021
164Burundi29.422021
165Chad27.432021
166Liberia25.332021
167Suriname25.222021
168Samoa24.012021
169Bahamas22.932021
170Maldives22.112021
171Cape Verde21.082021
172Seychelles19.692021
173Central African Republic17.312021
174Vanuatu17.052021
175San Marino15.772021
176South Sudan14.732021
177Timor-Leste14.322021
178Guinea-Bissau14.282021
179Turkmenistan13.812021
180Solomon Islands13.722021
181Belize11.932021
182Andorra8.522021
183Djibouti8.172021
184Dominica6.512021
185Antigua & Barbuda6.092021
186St. Vincent & Grenadines5.842021
187Palau5.612021
188Comoros4.512021
189Equatorial Guinea4.252021
190São Tomé & Príncipe3.962021
191St. Lucia3.842021
192Tonga3.672021
193Marshall Islands2.92021
194Kiribati2.362021
195Micronesia2.182021
196Tuvalu0.062021
197Nauru02021

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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.
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World Bank · Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF), uri: https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators · IP.JRN.ARTC.SC
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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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