United Kingdom vs United States: Scientific and technical journal articles

United Kingdom
97,536
in 2023
United States
430,843
in 2023
United Kingdom rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

Scientific and technical journal articles over time

  • United Kingdom
  • United States
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199620092023

How they compare

United States currently reports 430,843 against 97,536 in United Kingdom, a difference of 333,307.

That makes United States's figure about 4.4 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Globally, United Kingdom ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd 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.