Scientific Journal Articles by Country 2020
Key Findings
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Scientific Journal Articles by Country 2020China 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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Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank (National Science Foundation)
- Coverage
- 10 entities · 2020 · 10 observations
- Measure
- Scientific and Technical Journal Articles Published
- Last updated
- 15 July 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
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- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2020.
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