Canada vs Japan: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
Canada
8,444 publications
in 2024
Japan
10,873 publications
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Japan rank
6th
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10,873 publications against 8,444 publications in Canada, a difference of 2,429 publications.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 165 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,515 publications | 7,864 publications | 3,350 publications | Japan |
| 2020s | 8,294 publications | 10,348 publications | 2,053 publications | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 10,873 publications against 8,444 publications in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence between Canada and Japan?
- 2,429 publications, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
- Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Scholarly publications on AI, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.