China vs World: Scientific and technical journal articles

China
932,712
in 2023
World
3.27 million
in 2023
China rank
1st
World rank
1st

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • China
  • World
01.0M2.0M3.0M199620092023

How they compare

World currently reports 3.27 million against 932,712 in China, a difference of 2.34 million.

That makes World's figure about 3.5 times China's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Scientific and technical journal articles
Source
Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 6,832 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

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.