Japan vs South Korea: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
Japan
10,873 publications
in 2024
South Korea
10,265 publications
in 2024
Japan rank
6th
South Korea rank
7th
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10,873 publications against 10,265 publications in South Korea, a difference of 608 publications.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 7th of 165 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,864 publications | 4,028 publications | 3,836 publications | Japan |
| 2020s | 10,348 publications | 8,921 publications | 1,427 publications | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 10,873 publications against 10,265 publications in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence between Japan and South Korea?
- 608 publications, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
- Japan ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 7th 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.