United Kingdom (2023)
97,536
number of articles
-4.2% YoY
YoY Change
-4.2%
number of articles
Trend
down
Series length
28
years of data

Data

United Kingdom Scientific & Technical Journal Articles (2023) — source data. World Bank.
Year number of articles YoY Change
2023 97,536 -4.2%
2022 101,776.2 -5.8%
2021 108,095.5 +4.6%
2020 103,341.8 +1.3%
2019 102,035.8 +1.0%
2018 101,075.5 +0.2%
2017 100,863.8 +0.8%
2016 100,099.6 +0.5%
2015 99,583.1 +1.7%
2014 97,947.2 -0.7%
2013 98,612.8 +1.5%
2012 97,119.3 +2.3%
2011 94,938.1 +1.8%
2010 93,217.9 +0.3%
2009 92,979.5 +2.4%
2008 90,802.2 -0.1%
2007 90,882.8 +2.9%
2006 88,295.1 +3.9%
2005 84,953.4 +6.4%
2004 79,860.8 +4.9%

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 97,536 number of articles in 2023. The latest change was -4,240.2. Across 1996–2023 the series ranges from 72,332.4 in 1996 to 108,095.5 in 2021.

This page tracks the number of scientific and technical journal articles published by authors in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 108,095.5 number of articles in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 72,332.4 in 1996. The latest reading of 97,536 in 2023 represents a change of -4,240.2.