Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
What you should know about this indicator
- Scientific and technical journal articles per million people are calculated by Our World in Data based on article data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, and population estimates from the United Nations World Population Prospects.
- Patents are assigned based on the residence country of the first-named applicant.
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“Data Page: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people”, part of the following publication: Hannah Ritchie, Edouard Mathieu, and Max Roser (2023) - “Research and Development”. Data adapted from National Science Foundation (via World Bank), United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, and National Statistical Offices. Retrieved from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/scientific-publications-per-million [online resource]How to cite this data
In-line citationIf you have limited space (e.g. in data visualizations), you can use this abbreviated in-line citation:
National Science Foundation (via World Bank) (2025); United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, and National Statistical Offices (2025) – processed by Our World in DataFull citation
National Science Foundation (via World Bank) (2025); United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, and National Statistical Offices (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. “Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people” [dataset]. National Science Foundation (via World Bank), “World Development Indicators”; United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, and National Statistical Offices, “World Development Indicators” [original data]. Retrieved May 17, 2025 from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/scientific-publications-per-million