Saudi Arabia (2023)
24,594.8
number of articles
+7.4% YoY
YoY Change
+7.4%
number of articles
Trend
up
Series length
28
years of data

Data

Saudi Arabia Scientific & Technical Journal Articles (2023) — source data. World Bank.
Year number of articles YoY Change
2023 24,594.8 +7.4%
2022 22,901.4 +15.6%
2021 19,810.9 +23.1%
2020 16,098.9 +31.0%
2019 12,289.6 +19.0%
2018 10,329.5 +5.8%
2017 9,764.4 +7.8%
2016 9,057.3 +5.3%
2015 8,600.2 +9.0%
2014 7,893.4 +13.6%
2013 6,949.7 +22.7%
2012 5,665 +20.1%
2011 4,717.2 +32.1%
2010 3,571.9 +25.4%
2009 2,847.3 +27.7%
2008 2,229.3 +9.6%
2007 2,033.7 +6.8%
2006 1,903.8 +6.4%
2005 1,789 +1.1%
2004 1,769.6 unchanged

About this Dataset

Saudi Arabia recorded 24,594.8 number of articles in 2023. The latest change was +1,693.4. Across 1996–2023 the series ranges from 1,554.6 in 1999 to 24,594.8 in 2023.

This page tracks the number of scientific and technical journal articles published by authors in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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 24,594.8 number of articles in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,554.6 in 1999. The latest reading of 24,594.8 in 2023 represents a change of +1,693.4.