China vs India: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
China
116,434 publications
in 2024
India
52,054 publications
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 116,434 publications against 52,054 publications in India, a difference of 64,380 publications.
That makes China's figure about 2.2 times India's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 165 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33,020 publications | 13,200 publications | 19,820 publications | China |
| 2020s | 85,962 publications | 35,618 publications | 50,344 publications | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence, China or India?
- China, at 116,434 publications against 52,054 publications in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence between China and India?
- 64,380 publications, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd 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.