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China vs Russia: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people

China
661.16 articles per million people
in 2023
Russia
594.87 articles per million people
in 2023
China rank
49th
Russia rank
51st

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people over time

  • China
  • Russia
0200400600199620092023

How they compare

China currently reports 661.16 articles per million people against 594.87 articles per million people in Russia, a difference of 66.29 articles per million people.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

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

China ranks 49th and Russia ranks 51st of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people
Unit
articles per million people
Source
National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
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Scientific and technical journal articles per million people. Disciplines include physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.