Countries Publishing the Most Scientific Journal Articles
This chart ranks countries by the number of scientific and technical journal articles published, as recorded by the World Bank. Articles cover physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, engineering and earth and space sciences.
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Countries Publishing the Most Scientific Journal ArticlesChina leads with 671,731 articles, nearly 218,000 more than the United States on 453,890 and more than the fourth through tenth countries combined. This represents a decisive shift, as the United States held this position for decades before China overtook it. India is third on 145,711, roughly a fifth of China's output but comfortably ahead of every European nation. The gap between the top two and everyone else is the defining feature: Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan cluster tightly between 100,000 and 110,000, meaning China publishes roughly six times more than any European country. Russia's 88,564 and Brazil's 66,901 complete a top ten that spans four continents.
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