Scientific and technical journal articles in Senegal

Researchers in Senegal published 490 scientific and technical articles in 2023.

Measure: Scientific and technical journal articles Unit: Articles, fractional count Data: 1996 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Senegal, 2023 490 Articles, fractional count
Change from 2022 −3.5% 2022: 508 articles
World, 2023 3,271,296 articles Official aggregate
Position in 2023 102nd of 197 See the full ranking

Scientific and technical journal articles in Senegal 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 SenegalWorld
2023 490 articles 3,271,296 articles
2022 508 articles 3,220,952 articles
2021 434 articles 3,111,013 articles
2020 448 articles 2,868,013 articles
2019 400 articles 2,708,531 articles
2018 373 articles 2,522,113 articles
2017 343 articles 2,425,390 articles
2016 327 articles 2,336,757 articles
2015 325 articles 2,252,543 articles
2014 294 articles 2,195,344 articles
2013 271 articles 2,125,848 articles
2012 260 articles 2,062,566 articles
2011 260 articles 2,003,515 articles
2010 189 articles 1,909,442 articles
2009 179 articles 1,827,111 articles
2008 205 articles 1,725,502 articles
2007 206 articles 1,636,696 articles
2006 167 articles 1,570,081 articles
2005 200 articles 1,484,401 articles
2004 169 articles 1,324,894 articles
2003 203 articles 1,213,775 articles
2002 164 articles 1,154,717 articles
2001 149 articles 1,109,574 articles
2000 146 articles 1,070,967 articles
1999 184 articles 1,020,793 articles

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.5% from 508 articles in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 271 articles, the figure has changed by +80.4%.
  • Among the 197 countries with data for 2023, Senegal has the 102nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 3,271,296 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 Senegal
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