Malaysia vs Sweden: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals

Malaysia

23,691

in 2023

Sweden

21,244

in 2023

Malaysia rank

21st

Sweden rank

24th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals over time

Malaysia currently reports 23,691 against 21,244 in Sweden, a difference of 2,447.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Malaysia ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 24th 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

Includes physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.