Scientific and technical journal articles in Italy
Researchers in Italy published 82,771 scientific and technical articles in 2023.
Italy, 2023
82,771
Change from 2022
−0.6%
European Union, 2023
558,077 articles
Position in 2023
8th of 197
Scientific and technical journal articles in Italy over time
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Articles, fractional count. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 82,771 articles | 558,077 articles |
| 2022 | 83,237 articles | 568,739 articles |
| 2021 | 85,700 articles | 588,274 articles |
| 2020 | 80,142 articles | 554,457 articles |
| 2019 | 73,936 articles | 543,786 articles |
| 2018 | 71,038 articles | 530,444 articles |
| 2017 | 70,101 articles | 530,740 articles |
| 2016 | 69,301 articles | 528,513 articles |
| 2015 | 69,383 articles | 525,923 articles |
| 2014 | 67,444 articles | 519,982 articles |
| 2013 | 66,221 articles | 510,177 articles |
| 2012 | 63,136 articles | 500,131 articles |
| 2011 | 59,652 articles | 480,846 articles |
| 2010 | 57,849 articles | 461,646 articles |
| 2009 | 57,761 articles | 449,914 articles |
| 2008 | 55,718 articles | 430,826 articles |
| 2007 | 53,840 articles | 410,767 articles |
| 2006 | 50,511 articles | 392,756 articles |
| 2005 | 47,758 articles | 374,012 articles |
| 2004 | 44,324 articles | 338,573 articles |
| 2003 | 42,293 articles | 319,973 articles |
| 2002 | 38,986 articles | 307,259 articles |
| 2001 | 37,420 articles | 299,798 articles |
| 2000 | 36,210 articles | 290,458 articles |
| 1999 | 34,282 articles | 277,469 articles |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6% from 83,237 articles in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 66,221 articles, the figure has changed by +25.0%.
- Among the 197 countries with data for 2023, Italy has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 558,077 articles.
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2,855 per million people
2023 · World Bank
R&D spending share of GDP
1.37%p (Provisional)
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European patent applications
80.9p (Provisional) per million people
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R&D spending share of GDP
1.38%
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