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 | 1,65,867 | 3,09,193 | 3,23,332 | 3,29,067 | 3,55,651 | 3,85,101 | 4,06,734 | 4,36,614 | 4,68,713 | 5,32,295 | 6,17,494 | 6,72,735 | 7,66,200 | 8,98,949 |
| Brazil | 12,800 | 22,460 | 41,760 | 44,156 | 48,166 | 50,197 | 52,367 | 53,504 | 55,719 | 59,143 | 63,130 | 66,506 | 70,490 | 73,727 | 67,031 |
| 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 | 1,00,842 | 84,252 |
| India | 21,409 | 32,734 | 60,266 | 71,375 | 78,135 | 82,849 | 91,832 | 98,301 | 1,07,484 | 1,13,509 | 1,30,235 | 1,32,820 | 1,48,410 | 1,79,806 | 2,07,390 |
| South Africa | 3,965 | 5,277 | 7,697 | 8,324 | 9,105 | 9,656 | 10,324 | 11,148 | 12,185 | 13,020 | 13,477 | 15,148 | 15,745 | 16,093 | 16,651 |