Scientific and technical journal articles in United Kingdom
Researchers in United Kingdom published 97,536 scientific and technical articles in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2012.
United Kingdom, 2023
97,536
Change from 2022
−4.2%
World, 2023
3,271,296 articles
Position in 2023
5th of 197
Scientific and technical journal articles in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 97,536 articles | 3,271,296 articles |
| 2022 | 101,776 articles | 3,220,952 articles |
| 2021 | 108,096 articles | 3,111,013 articles |
| 2020 | 103,342 articles | 2,868,013 articles |
| 2019 | 102,036 articles | 2,708,531 articles |
| 2018 | 101,075 articles | 2,522,113 articles |
| 2017 | 100,864 articles | 2,425,390 articles |
| 2016 | 100,100 articles | 2,336,757 articles |
| 2015 | 99,583 articles | 2,252,543 articles |
| 2014 | 97,947 articles | 2,195,344 articles |
| 2013 | 98,613 articles | 2,125,848 articles |
| 2012 | 97,119 articles | 2,062,566 articles |
| 2011 | 94,938 articles | 2,003,515 articles |
| 2010 | 93,218 articles | 1,909,442 articles |
| 2009 | 92,979 articles | 1,827,111 articles |
| 2008 | 90,802 articles | 1,725,502 articles |
| 2007 | 90,883 articles | 1,636,696 articles |
| 2006 | 88,295 articles | 1,570,081 articles |
| 2005 | 84,953 articles | 1,484,401 articles |
| 2004 | 79,861 articles | 1,324,894 articles |
| 2003 | 76,100 articles | 1,213,775 articles |
| 2002 | 74,894 articles | 1,154,717 articles |
| 2001 | 74,398 articles | 1,109,574 articles |
| 2000 | 77,969 articles | 1,070,967 articles |
| 1999 | 73,334 articles | 1,020,793 articles |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.2% from 101,776 articles in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 98,613 articles, the figure has changed by −1.1%.
- Among the 197 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3,271,296 articles.