South Korea (2023)
71,724.3
number of articles
-0.4% YoY
YoY Change
-0.4%
number of articles
Trend
down
Series length
28
years of data

Data

South Korea Scientific & Technical Journal Articles (2023) — source data. World Bank.
Year number of articles YoY Change
2023 71,724.3 -0.4%
2022 71,998.1 -0.5%
2021 72,352.1 +4.7%
2020 69,089.9 +2.1%
2019 67,687.8 +4.5%
2018 64,793.4 +2.9%
2017 62,977.5 +1.7%
2016 61,915 unchanged
2015 61,888.5 +4.2%
2014 59,378.7 +4.6%
2013 56,751.4 +1.9%
2012 55,711.7 +4.5%
2011 53,291.8 +6.4%
2010 50,064.7 +9.5%
2009 45,734.8 +4.6%
2008 43,712.4 +6.3%
2007 41,128.9 +10.9%
2006 37,086.2 +15.8%
2005 32,032.8 +16.0%
2004 27,625.8 +16.2%

About this Dataset

South Korea recorded 71,724.3 number of articles in 2023. The latest change was -273.8. Across 1996–2023 the series ranges from 8,866.5 in 1996 to 72,352.1 in 2021.

This page tracks the number of scientific and technical journal articles published by authors in South Korea 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 South Korea 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 72,352.1 number of articles in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 8,866.5 in 1996. The latest reading of 71,724.3 in 2023 represents a change of -273.8.