France (2023)
62,180.5
number of articles
-4.6% YoY
YoY Change
-4.6%
number of articles
Trend
down
Series length
28
years of data

Data

France Scientific & Technical Journal Articles (2023) — source data. World Bank.
Year number of articles YoY Change
2023 62,180.5 -4.6%
2022 65,197.8 -3.7%
2021 67,690.4 +3.2%
2020 65,600.6 -0.9%
2019 66,167.7 -1.4%
2018 67,117.6 -2.9%
2017 69,138.5 -1.6%
2016 70,242 -0.9%
2015 70,877.2 -0.5%
2014 71,223.4 -0.4%
2013 71,475.2 +1.5%
2012 70,407.3 +2.3%
2011 68,818.9 +3.0%
2010 66,841.4 +0.9%
2009 66,255.5 +3.4%
2008 64,067 +4.2%
2007 61,455.4 +1.3%
2006 60,693.4 +4.8%
2005 57,905 +8.1%
2004 53,582.8 +2.9%

About this Dataset

France recorded 62,180.5 number of articles in 2023. The latest change was -3,017.3. Across 1996–2023 the series ranges from 46,610.7 in 1996 to 71,475.2 in 2013.

This page tracks the number of scientific and technical journal articles published by authors in France 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 France 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 71,475.2 number of articles in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 46,610.7 in 1996. The latest reading of 62,180.5 in 2023 represents a change of -3,017.3.