Japan vs Upper middle income: Scientific and technical journal articles
Japan
96,543
in 2023
Upper middle income
1.32 million
in 2023
Japan rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
9th
Scientific and technical journal articles over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 1.32 million against 96,543 in Japan, a difference of 1.22 million.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 13.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91,785 | 83,305 | 8,479 | Japan |
| 2000s | 104,355 | 240,380 | 136,025 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 103,983 | 631,102 | 527,120 | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 101,420 | 1.18 million | 1.08 million | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 1.32 million against 96,543 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 1.22 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
- Japan ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 196 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
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.