United States (2023)
430,843.3
number of articles
-3.7% YoY
YoY Change
-3.7%
number of articles
Trend
down
Series length
28
years of data

Data

United States Scientific & Technical Journal Articles (2023) — source data. World Bank.
Year number of articles YoY Change
2023 430,843.3 -3.7%
2022 447,538.9 -5.1%
2021 471,378.2 +3.9%
2020 453,889.9 +2.5%
2019 442,656.8 +0.4%
2018 441,099.7 +1.3%
2017 435,377.2 +0.8%
2016 431,807.7 +0.6%
2015 429,258.4 +0.3%
2014 428,017.6 +0.2%
2013 427,372.5 +0.5%
2012 425,174 +1.1%
2011 420,414 +3.2%
2010 407,405.9 +2.4%
2009 397,790.4 +1.3%
2008 392,570.9 +0.6%
2007 390,236.8 +0.6%
2006 387,807.8 +0.7%
2005 385,012.2 +8.1%
2004 356,185.8 +7.1%

About this Dataset

United States recorded 430,843.3 number of articles in 2023. The latest change was -16,695.6. Across 1996–2023 the series ranges from 296,940.9 in 1999 to 471,378.2 in 2021.

This page tracks the number of scientific and technical journal articles published by authors in United States 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 States 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 471,378.2 number of articles in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 296,940.9 in 1999. The latest reading of 430,843.3 in 2023 represents a change of -16,695.6.