Italy vs Japan: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence

Italy
9,123 publications
in 2024
Japan
10,873 publications
in 2024
Italy rank
8th
Japan rank
6th

Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k201620202024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 10,873 publications against 9,123 publications in Italy, a difference of 1,750 publications.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 8th 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 Italy Japan Difference Ahead
2010s 4,631 publications 7,864 publications 3,234 publications Japan
2020s 8,031 publications 10,348 publications 2,317 publications Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 10,873 publications against 9,123 publications in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence between Italy and Japan?
1,750 publications, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
Italy ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
Unit
publications
Source
Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 1,421 data points, 2016–2024
Last refreshed

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.