Nigeria Scientific & Technical Journal Articles (2023)
Nigeria's Scientific & Technical Journal Articles: 9,799.4 number of articles in 2023, +1.6% YoY. World Bank (IP.JRN.ARTC.SC), 1996–2023.
Nigeria (2023)
9,799.4
number of articles
+1.6% YoY
YoY Change
+1.6%
Trend
up
Series length
28
years of data
Data
| Year | number of articles | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9,799.4 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 9,649.1 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 9,263.7 | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 8,324.4 | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 6,508.7 | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 5,097.1 | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 4,385.3 | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 3,763.6 | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 3,403.8 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,387.4 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 3,034.3 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,991.6 | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 3,315.7 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 3,101 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 2,830.4 | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 2,218.8 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 2,101.7 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1,926.3 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1,780 | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 1,471 | +12.0% |
About this Dataset
Nigeria recorded 9,799.4 number of articles in 2023. The latest change was +1.6%. Across 1996–2023 the series ranges from 884.8 number of articles in 1998 to 9,799.4 number of articles in 2023.
This page tracks the number of scientific and technical journal articles published by authors in Nigeria. 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 Nigeria. 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 is at its highest recorded level, 9,799.4 number of articles in 2023, up from a low of 884.8 number of articles in 1998. The latest change was +1.6%.