Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 96,607 | 112,257 | 108,733 | 110,457 | 109,040 | 108,551 | 105,287 | 102,019 | 102,449 | 102,425 | 103,957 | 104,006 | 102,788 | 109,075 | 103,723 |
| France | 50,007 | 59,948 | 68,993 | 70,702 | 72,431 | 73,456 | 73,314 | 72,733 | 71,972 | 70,700 | 69,234 | 68,294 | 67,560 | 69,471 | 65,888 |
| Germany | 69,739 | 85,128 | 98,512 | 101,238 | 105,639 | 106,118 | 108,118 | 108,479 | 110,726 | 111,427 | 111,308 | 113,492 | 112,179 | 119,604 | 113,976 |
| Italy | 36,210 | 48,094 | 58,777 | 60,522 | 64,131 | 67,380 | 69,090 | 70,947 | 70,794 | 72,117 | 73,694 | 78,132 | 86,302 | 92,877 | 90,586 |
| United Kingdom | 77,969 | 86,341 | 95,150 | 96,414 | 98,685 | 99,859 | 99,811 | 101,175 | 101,572 | 102,027 | 102,782 | 103,938 | 104,648 | 109,939 | 105,584 |
| Canada | 34,253 | 47,845 | 56,793 | 57,716 | 59,762 | 60,075 | 60,859 | 61,392 | 61,324 | 61,602 | 63,648 | 64,547 | 65,332 | 69,684 | 69,052 |
| United States | 306,473 | 390,403 | 413,705 | 426,832 | 430,164 | 432,033 | 434,412 | 436,908 | 437,546 | 440,418 | 447,164 | 451,480 | 457,587 | 472,448 | 457,335 |