Japan's scientific and technical journal articles was 96,543 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 9.75% from 106,968 in 2013 (1.02% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 96,543 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 101,999 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 106,968 | 2013 |
| Highest | 112,743 | 2006 |
| Lowest | 88,807 | 1996 |
| Average since 2014 | 101,481 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 88,807 | 1996 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Japan's scientific and technical journal articles fell 5.7% on 2022 (from 102,423 to 96,543).
Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +0.6% and a typical year strayed about 2.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.7% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Japan had the 6th highest value of the 197 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 96,543 | 2023 |
| World | 3.27 million | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 1.3 million | 2023 |
| High income | 1.62 million | 2023 |
Closest to Japan in the 2023 ranking
- India — 3rd of 197: 228,174
- Germany — 4th of 197: 108,782
- United Kingdom — 5th of 197: 97,536
- Russian Federation — 7th of 197: 85,558
- Italy — 8th of 197: 82,771
- Korea, Rep. — 9th of 197: 71,724
What this measures
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.
Limitations: Because the bibliometric database is constantly updated, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) does not recommend comparing bibliometric data across different editions of the Science and Engineering Indicators publication. For each edition of Indicators, NCSES uses a fixed snapshot of the database. This means that although trends are comparable, the exact number of articles, citations, and other data will vary across editions. For more information about comparing fixed versus dynamic journal data sets, see Schneider et al. (2019).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 28 values
| Year | Scientific and technical journal articles |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 96,543 |
| 2022 | 102,423 |
| 2021 | 106,310 |
| 2020 | 100,403 |
| 2019 | 100,156 |
| 2018 | 101,999 |
| 2017 | 101,854 |
| 2016 | 101,167 |
| 2015 | 100,597 |
| 2014 | 103,354 |
| 2013 |
Scientific and technical journal articles in nearby economies
- Australia — 54,589 (2023)
- Brunei Darussalam — 501.5 (2023)
- Cambodia — 200.77 (2023)
- China — 932,712 (2023)
- Fiji — 217.87 (2023)
- Indonesia — 38,992 (2023)
- Kiribati — 2.14 (2023)
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 269.28 (2023)
- Korea, Rep. — 71,724 (2023)
- Lao PDR — 72.2 (2023)
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 47.7 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 975,616 (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 8,474 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 120.31 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 178.43 (2023)
- Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count — 12,102 (2024)
- Industrial design applications, resident, by count — 20,675 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Japan's scientific and technical journal articles?
- 96,543 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is up 8.71% from 88,807 in 1996 (0.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 112,743 in 2006 and the lowest 88,807 in 1996.
- How does Japan rank?
- 6th highest of 197 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in scientific and technical journal articles unusual for Japan?
- In 2023, Japan's scientific and technical journal articles fell 5.7% on 2022 (from 102,423 to 96,543). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +0.6% and a typical year strayed about 2.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.JRN.ARTC.SC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF), uri: https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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