Scientific and technical journal articles in Japan
Researchers in Japan published 96,543 scientific and technical articles in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2001.
Japan, 2023
96,543
Change from 2022
−5.7%
World, 2023
3,271,296 articles
Position in 2023
6th of 197
Scientific and technical journal articles in Japan 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 | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 96,543 articles | 3,271,296 articles |
| 2022 | 102,423 articles | 3,220,952 articles |
| 2021 | 106,310 articles | 3,111,013 articles |
| 2020 | 100,403 articles | 2,868,013 articles |
| 2019 | 100,156 articles | 2,708,531 articles |
| 2018 | 101,999 articles | 2,522,113 articles |
| 2017 | 101,854 articles | 2,425,390 articles |
| 2016 | 101,167 articles | 2,336,757 articles |
| 2015 | 100,597 articles | 2,252,543 articles |
| 2014 | 103,354 articles | 2,195,344 articles |
| 2013 | 106,968 articles | 2,125,848 articles |
| 2012 | 107,470 articles | 2,062,566 articles |
| 2011 | 109,048 articles | 2,003,515 articles |
| 2010 | 107,213 articles | 1,909,442 articles |
| 2009 | 107,477 articles | 1,827,111 articles |
| 2008 | 106,637 articles | 1,725,502 articles |
| 2007 | 108,598 articles | 1,636,696 articles |
| 2006 | 112,743 articles | 1,570,081 articles |
| 2005 | 111,936 articles | 1,484,401 articles |
| 2004 | 103,608 articles | 1,324,894 articles |
| 2003 | 101,128 articles | 1,213,775 articles |
| 2002 | 98,708 articles | 1,154,717 articles |
| 2001 | 96,103 articles | 1,109,574 articles |
| 2000 | 96,607 articles | 1,070,967 articles |
| 1999 | 94,195 articles | 1,020,793 articles |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.7% from 102,423 articles in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 106,968 articles, the figure has changed by −9.7%.
- Among the 197 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3,271,296 articles.