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Scientific articles (articles)
Scientific and technical journal articles published by authors from the country. Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · IP.JRN.ARTC.SC
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Scientific articlesarticles | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 932,712 articles | 2023 |
| 2 |  United States |
North America | 430,843 articles | 2023 |
| 3 |  India |
South Asia | 228,174 articles | 2023 |
| 4 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 108,782 articles | 2023 |
| 5 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 97,536 articles | 2023 |
| 6 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 96,543 articles | 2023 |
| 7 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 85,558 articles | 2023 |
| 8 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 82,771 articles | 2023 |
| 9 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 71,724 articles | 2023 |
| 10 |  Canada |
North America | 63,720 articles | 2023 |
| 11 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 62,180 articles | 2023 |
| 12 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 60,304 articles | 2023 |
| 13 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 58,292 articles | 2023 |
| 14 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 55,085 articles | 2023 |
| 15 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 54,589 articles | 2023 |
| 16 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 50,180 articles | 2023 |
| 17 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 38,992 articles | 2023 |
| 18 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 32,207 articles | 2023 |
| 19 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 31,218 articles | 2023 |
| 20 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24,595 articles | 2023 |
| 21 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 23,691 articles | 2023 |
| 22 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 22,854 articles | 2023 |
| 23 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 22,804 articles | 2023 |
| 24 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 21,244 articles | 2023 |
| 25 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20,519 articles | 2023 |
| 26 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 18,982 articles | 2023 |
| 27 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 18,225 articles | 2023 |
| 28 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 16,816 articles | 2023 |
| 29 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16,724 articles | 2023 |
| 30 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 16,656 articles | 2023 |
| 31 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 15,603 articles | 2023 |
| 32 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 15,498 articles | 2023 |
| 33 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 14,949 articles | 2023 |
| 34 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 13,846 articles | 2023 |
| 35 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13,844 articles | 2023 |
| 36 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 13,756 articles | 2023 |
| 37 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 13,552 articles | 2023 |
| 38 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 13,409 articles | 2023 |
| 39 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 11,894 articles | 2023 |
| 40 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 11,224 articles | 2023 |
| 41 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 10,713 articles | 2023 |
| 42 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 10,644 articles | 2023 |
| 43 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 9,799 articles | 2023 |
| 44 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9,725 articles | 2023 |
| 45 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 9,184 articles | 2023 |
| 46 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 8,720 articles | 2023 |
| 47 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 8,589 articles | 2023 |
| 48 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 8,573 articles | 2023 |
| 49 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 8,260 articles | 2023 |
| 50 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 8,259 articles | 2023 |
| 51 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 8,096 articles | 2023 |
| 52 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7,677 articles | 2023 |
| 53 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7,075 articles | 2023 |
| 54 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,728 articles | 2023 |
| 55 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 5,504 articles | 2023 |
| 56 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5,493 articles | 2023 |
| 57 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5,419 articles | 2023 |
| 58 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 5,332 articles | 2023 |
| 59 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 5,242 articles | 2023 |
| 60 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 5,173 articles | 2023 |
| 61 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 4,998 articles | 2023 |
| 62 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 4,752 articles | 2023 |
| 63 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 4,624 articles | 2023 |
| 64 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 3,819 articles | 2023 |
| 65 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 3,568 articles | 2023 |
| 66 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3,530 articles | 2023 |
| 67 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,270 articles | 2023 |
| 68 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 2,673 articles | 2023 |
| 69 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,471 articles | 2023 |
| 70 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 2,322 articles | 2023 |
| 71 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,079 articles | 2023 |
| 72 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,079 articles | 2023 |
| 73 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,764 articles | 2023 |
| 74 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,754 articles | 2023 |
| 75 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,736 articles | 2023 |
| 76 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,640 articles | 2023 |
| 77 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 1,591 articles | 2023 |
| 78 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,547 articles | 2023 |
| 79 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,544 articles | 2023 |
| 80 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,453 articles | 2023 |
| 81 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,429 articles | 2023 |
| 82 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,424 articles | 2023 |
| 83 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,395 articles | 2023 |
| 84 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1,217 articles | 2023 |
| 85 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,176 articles | 2023 |
| 86 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,083 articles | 2023 |
| 87 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1,060 articles | 2023 |
| 88 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 862 articles | 2023 |
| 89 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 801 articles | 2023 |
| 90 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 718 articles | 2023 |
| 91 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 716 articles | 2023 |
| 92 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 661 articles | 2023 |
| 93 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 650 articles | 2023 |
| 94 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 646 articles | 2023 |
| 95 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 605 articles | 2023 |
| 96 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 520 articles | 2023 |
| 97 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 520 articles | 2023 |
| 98 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 502 articles | 2023 |
| 99 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 499 articles | 2023 |
| 100 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 498 articles | 2023 |
| 101 | XKXKosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 495 articles | 2023 |
| 102 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 490 articles | 2023 |
| 103 |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 475 articles | 2023 |
| 104 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 471 articles | 2023 |
| 105 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 443 articles | 2023 |
| 106 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 437 articles | 2023 |
| 107 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 434 articles | 2023 |
| 108 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 404 articles | 2023 |
| 109 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 392 articles | 2023 |
| 110 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 384 articles | 2023 |
| 111 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 378 articles | 2023 |
| 112 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 367 articles | 2023 |
| 113 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 335 articles | 2023 |
| 114 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 327 articles | 2023 |
| 115 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 319 articles | 2023 |
| 116 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 282 articles | 2023 |
| 117 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 277 articles | 2023 |
| 118 |  North Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 269 articles | 2023 |
| 119 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 255 articles | 2023 |
| 120 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 253 articles | 2023 |
| 121 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 246 articles | 2023 |
| 122 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 243 articles | 2023 |
| 123 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 234 articles | 2023 |
| 124 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 231 articles | 2023 |
| 125 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 218 articles | 2023 |
| 126 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 205 articles | 2023 |
| 127 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 205 articles | 2023 |
| 128 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 201 articles | 2023 |
| 129 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 197 articles | 2023 |
| 130 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 169 articles | 2023 |
| 131 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 161 articles | 2023 |
| 132 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 158 articles | 2023 |
| 133 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 153 articles | 2023 |
| 134 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 152 articles | 2023 |
| 135 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 136 articles | 2023 |
| 136 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 130 articles | 2023 |
| 137 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 117 articles | 2023 |
| 138 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 109 articles | 2023 |
| 139 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 105 articles | 2023 |
| 140 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 103 articles | 2023 |
| 141 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 96 articles | 2023 |
| 142 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 91 articles | 2023 |
| 143 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 90 articles | 2023 |
| 144 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 86 articles | 2023 |
| 145 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 80 articles | 2023 |
| 146 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 72 articles | 2023 |
| 147 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 70 articles | 2023 |
| 148 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 65 articles | 2023 |
| 149 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 60 articles | 2023 |
| 150 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 57 articles | 2023 |
| 151 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 55 articles | 2023 |
| 152 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 52 articles | 2023 |
| 153 |  Liechtenstein |
Europe & Central Asia | 51 articles | 2023 |
| 154 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 50 articles | 2023 |
| 155 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 50 articles | 2023 |
| 156 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 47 articles | 2023 |
| 157 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 42 articles | 2023 |
| 158 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 41 articles | 2023 |
| 159 |  Greenland |
Europe & Central Asia | 38 articles | 2023 |
| 160 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 38 articles | 2023 |
| 161 |  Monaco |
Europe & Central Asia | 37 articles | 2023 |
| 162 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 36 articles | 2023 |
| 163 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Latin America & Caribbean | 36 articles | 2023 |
| 164 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 32 articles | 2023 |
| 165 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 32 articles | 2023 |
| 166 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 31 articles | 2023 |
| 167 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 31 articles | 2023 |
| 168 |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 29 articles | 2023 |
| 169 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 26 articles | 2023 |
| 170 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 26 articles | 2023 |
| 171 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 22 articles | 2023 |
| 172 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 21 articles | 2023 |
| 173 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 20 articles | 2023 |
| 174 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18 articles | 2023 |
| 175 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 18 articles | 2023 |
| 176 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17 articles | 2023 |
| 177 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 17 articles | 2023 |
| 178 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 15 articles | 2023 |
| 179 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 15 articles | 2023 |
| 180 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 15 articles | 2023 |
| 181 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 14 articles | 2023 |
| 182 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 13 articles | 2023 |
| 183 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 12 articles | 2023 |
| 184 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 11 articles | 2023 |
| 185 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8 articles | 2023 |
| 186 |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 5 articles | 2023 |
| 187 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 5 articles | 2023 |
| 188 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5 articles | 2023 |
| 189 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 4 articles | 2023 |
| 190 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 4 articles | 2023 |
| 191 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 articles | 2023 |
| 192 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3 articles | 2023 |
| 193 |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3 articles | 2023 |
| 194 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 2 articles | 2023 |
| 195 |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 1 articles | 2023 |
| 196 |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 0 articles | 2023 |
| 197 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 0 articles | 2023 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 197 ranked.