Australia (2023)
54,589.1
number of articles
-6.2% YoY
YoY Change
-6.2%
number of articles
Trend
down
Series length
28
years of data

Data

Australia Scientific & Technical Journal Articles (2023) — source data. World Bank.
Year number of articles YoY Change
2023 54,589.1 -6.2%
2022 58,183.4 -3.5%
2021 60,308.5 +4.2%
2020 57,901.2 +1.0%
2019 57,313.1 +2.7%
2018 55,784.8 +2.0%
2017 54,671.5 +0.2%
2016 54,562.9 +1.9%
2015 53,536.9 +2.7%
2014 52,133.7 +3.4%
2013 50,403.4 +8.9%
2012 46,285.1 +3.1%
2011 44,899.9 +8.3%
2010 41,460.1 +6.4%
2009 38,978.9 +4.8%
2008 37,194.5 +3.9%
2007 35,801.1 +5.3%
2006 33,996.1 +7.0%
2005 31,769.4 +14.3%
2004 27,795.6 +8.3%

About this Dataset

Australia recorded 54,589.1 number of articles in 2023. The latest change was -3,594.3. Across 1996–2023 the series ranges from 20,800.3 in 1996 to 60,308.5 in 2021.

This page tracks the number of scientific and technical journal articles published by authors in Australia from 1996 to present. Publication output is the primary measure of a country's research productivity and academic knowledge creation.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the number of scientific and technical journal articles published by authors in Australia from 1996 to present. Publication output is the primary measure of a country's research productivity and academic knowledge creation. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1996–2023 (28 observations).

The series peaked at 60,308.5 number of articles in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 20,800.3 in 1996. The latest reading of 54,589.1 in 2023 represents a change of -3,594.3.