Japan (2023)
96,543.4
number of articles
-5.7% YoY
YoY Change
-5.7%
number of articles
Trend
down
Series length
28
years of data

Data

Japan Scientific & Technical Journal Articles (2023) — source data. World Bank.
Year number of articles YoY Change
2023 96,543.4 -5.7%
2022 102,423 -3.7%
2021 106,309.8 +5.9%
2020 100,403.5 +0.2%
2019 100,156.2 -1.8%
2018 101,998.6 +0.1%
2017 101,854.4 +0.7%
2016 101,166.5 +0.6%
2015 100,597.4 -2.7%
2014 103,354.3 -3.4%
2013 106,967.6 -0.5%
2012 107,470.1 -1.4%
2011 109,048.4 +1.7%
2010 107,213.2 -0.2%
2009 107,477.3 +0.8%
2008 106,637 -1.8%
2007 108,597.6 -3.7%
2006 112,743.4 +0.7%
2005 111,936.4 +8.0%
2004 103,608.4 +2.5%

About this Dataset

Japan recorded 96,543.4 number of articles in 2023. The latest change was -5,879.6. Across 1996–2023 the series ranges from 88,807.4 in 1996 to 112,743.5 in 2006.

This page tracks the number of scientific and technical journal articles published by authors in Japan 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 Japan 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 112,743.5 number of articles in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 88,807.4 in 1996. The latest reading of 96,543.4 in 2023 represents a change of -5,879.6.