Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Scientific and technical journal articles

Malaysia
23,691
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
200,353
in 2023
Malaysia rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
23rd

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199620092023

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 200,353 against 23,691 in Malaysia, a difference of 176,662.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 8.5 times Malaysia's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd of 198 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 900.6 17,855 16,955 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 3,082 34,327 31,246 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 15,806 97,480 81,674 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 22,104 183,814 161,709 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 200,353 against 23,691 in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
176,662, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles?
Malaysia ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd of 198 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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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
245 places, 6,860 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.