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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 53,285 | 165,867 | 309,193 | 323,332 | 329,067 | 355,651 | 385,101 | 406,734 | 436,614 | 468,713 | 532,295 | 617,494 | 672,735 | 766,200 | 898,949 |
| 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 |
| Russian Federation | 32,707 | 34,562 | 34,294 | 36,397 | 36,532 | 38,953 | 44,779 | 51,957 | 61,137 | 68,641 | 77,630 | 90,820 | 94,910 | 100,842 | 84,252 |
| 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 |
| 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 |