China vs Germany: Scientific and technical journal articles

China
932,712
in 2023
Germany
108,782
in 2023
China rank
1st
Germany rank
4th

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • China
  • Germany
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How they compare

China currently reports 932,712 against 108,782 in Germany, a difference of 823,930.

That makes China's figure about 8.6 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, China ranks 1st and Germany ranks 4th of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Scientific and technical journal articles
Source
Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 6,832 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

Article counts refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals from Scopus in science and engineering fields, according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Taxonomy of Disciplines.