Scientific and technical journal articles in Puerto Rico (US)

Researchers in Puerto Rico (US) published 605 scientific and technical articles in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2012.

Measure: Scientific and technical journal articles Unit: Articles, fractional count Data: 1996 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Puerto Rico (US), 2023 605 Articles, fractional count
Change from 2022 +10.2% 2022: 548 articles
World, 2023 3,271,296 articles Official aggregate
Position in 2023 95th of 197 See the full ranking

Scientific and technical journal articles in Puerto Rico (US) 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 Puerto Rico (US)World
2023 605 articles 3,271,296 articles
2022 548 articles 3,220,952 articles
2021 557 articles 3,111,013 articles
2020 570 articles 2,868,013 articles
2019 545 articles 2,708,531 articles
2018 552 articles 2,522,113 articles
2017 560 articles 2,425,390 articles
2016 597 articles 2,336,757 articles
2015 574 articles 2,252,543 articles
2014 594 articles 2,195,344 articles
2013 576 articles 2,125,848 articles
2012 623 articles 2,062,566 articles
2011 620 articles 2,003,515 articles
2010 710 articles 1,909,442 articles
2009 649 articles 1,827,111 articles
2008 687 articles 1,725,502 articles
2007 672 articles 1,636,696 articles
2006 695 articles 1,570,081 articles
2005 565 articles 1,484,401 articles
2004 515 articles 1,324,894 articles
2003 545 articles 1,213,775 articles
2002 429 articles 1,154,717 articles
2001 412 articles 1,109,574 articles
2000 384 articles 1,070,967 articles
1999 398 articles 1,020,793 articles

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +10.2% from 548 articles in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 576 articles, the figure has changed by +5.0%.
  • Among the 197 countries with data for 2023, Puerto Rico (US) has the 95th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 3,271,296 articles.

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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 Puerto Rico (US)
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