France vs Italy: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals

France

62,180

in 2023

Italy

82,771

in 2023

France rank

11th

Italy rank

8th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals over time

Italy currently reports 82,771 against 62,180 in France, a difference of 20,590.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times France's.

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

France ranks 11th and Italy ranks 8th 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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