Australia vs Brazil: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals

Australia

54,589

in 2023

Brazil

58,292

in 2023

Australia rank

15th

Brazil rank

13th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals over time

Brazil currently reports 58,292 against 54,589 in Australia, a difference of 3,703.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Brazil ranks 13th of 196 countries.

Indicator: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals
Source: National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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