Scientific and technical journal articles in Malta

Researchers in Malta published 498 scientific and technical articles in 2023.

Measure: Scientific and technical journal articles Unit: Articles, fractional count Data: 1996 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Malta, 2023 498 Articles, fractional count
Change from 2022 −16.1% 2022: 593 articles
European Union, 2023 558,077 articles Official aggregate
Position in 2023 100th of 197 See the full ranking

Scientific and technical journal articles in Malta 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.

Scientific and technical journal articles (articles, fractional count), 1999 to 2023
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2023 498 articles 558,077 articles
2022 593 articles 568,739 articles
2021 519 articles 588,274 articles
2020 508 articles 554,457 articles
2019 413 articles 543,786 articles
2018 431 articles 530,444 articles
2017 423 articles 530,740 articles
2016 361 articles 528,513 articles
2015 326 articles 525,923 articles
2014 279 articles 519,982 articles
2013 289 articles 510,177 articles
2012 248 articles 500,131 articles
2011 196 articles 480,846 articles
2010 193 articles 461,646 articles
2009 172 articles 449,914 articles
2008 179 articles 430,826 articles
2007 107 articles 410,767 articles
2006 92 articles 392,756 articles
2005 81 articles 374,012 articles
2004 60 articles 338,573 articles
2003 82 articles 319,973 articles
2002 55 articles 307,259 articles
2001 55 articles 299,798 articles
2000 45 articles 290,458 articles
1999 57 articles 277,469 articles

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −16.1% from 593 articles in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 289 articles, the figure has changed by +72.1%.
  • Among the 197 countries with data for 2023, Malta has the 100th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 558,077 articles.

Source and dates

Original producer
US National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Indicators
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IP.JRN.ARTC.SC · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1996 to 2023 for Malta
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: US National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Indicators