Germany vs Japan: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
Germany
12,793 publications
in 2024
Japan
10,873 publications
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Japan rank
6th
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 12,793 publications against 10,873 publications in Japan, a difference of 1,920 publications.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 6th of 165 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,650 publications | 7,864 publications | 215 publications | Japan |
| 2020s | 12,764 publications | 10,348 publications | 2,417 publications | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 12,793 publications against 10,873 publications in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence between Germany and Japan?
- 1,920 publications, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
- Germany ranks 5th 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.