Japan vs Low & middle income: Scientific and technical journal articles

Japan
96,543
in 2023
Low & middle income
1.66 million
in 2023
Japan rank
6th
Low & middle income rank
4th

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199620092023

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 1.66 million against 96,543 in Japan, a difference of 1.56 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 17.2 times Japan's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 6th and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 91,785 112,996 21,212 Low & middle income
2000s 104,355 290,713 186,359 Low & middle income
2010s 103,983 769,358 665,375 Low & middle income
2020s 101,420 1.46 million 1.36 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, Japan or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 1.66 million against 96,543 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Japan and Low & middle income?
1.56 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Japan ranks 6th and Low & middle income ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF), published as Scientific and technical journal articles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.