Japan vs United States: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
Japan
10,873 publications
in 2024
United States
50,810 publications
in 2024
Japan rank
6th
United States rank
3rd
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 50,810 publications against 10,873 publications in Japan, a difference of 39,937 publications.
That makes United States's figure about 4.7 times Japan's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 165 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,864 publications | 30,035 publications | 22,170 publications | United States |
| 2020s | 10,348 publications | 48,696 publications | 38,348 publications | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 50,810 publications against 10,873 publications in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence between Japan and United States?
- 39,937 publications, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
- Japan ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd 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.