Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per was 0.046 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.046 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
54th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.046 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.015 units per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per in Bulgaria, 1996–2023

0.010.020.030.040.051996200920231996: 0.017 units per square kilometre1997: 0.016 units per square kilometre1998: 0.016 units per square kilometre1999: 0.016 units per square kilometre2000: 0.015 units per square kilometre2001: 0.015 units per square kilometre2002: 0.015 units per square kilometre2003: 0.016 units per square kilometre2004: 0.017 units per square kilometre2005: 0.019 units per square kilometre2006: 0.018 units per square kilometre2007: 0.022 units per square kilometre2008: 0.021 units per square kilometre2009: 0.025 units per square kilometre2010: 0.023 units per square kilometre2011: 0.022 units per square kilometre2012: 0.023 units per square kilometre2013: 0.024 units per square kilometre2014: 0.023 units per square kilometre2015: 0.023 units per square kilometre2016: 0.022 units per square kilometre2017: 0.027 units per square kilometre2018: 0.03 units per square kilometre2019: 0.039 units per square kilometre2020: 0.041 units per square kilometre2021: 0.044 units per square kilometre2022: 0.045 units per square kilometre2023: 0.046 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.046 units per square kilometre for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 89.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per in Bulgaria peaked at 0.046 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.015 units per square kilometre, in 2001.

Bulgaria ranks 54th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per square kilometre in Bulgaria, 1996 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1996 0.0173 units per square kilometre
1997 0.0158 units per square kilometre -8.2%
1998 0.016 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1999 0.0163 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2000 0.0152 units per square kilometre -6.8%
2001 0.015 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2002 0.0155 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2003 0.0157 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2004 0.0169 units per square kilometre +7.7%
2005 0.0186 units per square kilometre +9.9%
2006 0.0175 units per square kilometre -5.9%
2007 0.0224 units per square kilometre +27.8%
2008 0.021 units per square kilometre -6.2%
2009 0.0247 units per square kilometre +17.5%
2010 0.0229 units per square kilometre -7.1%
2011 0.0223 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2012 0.0234 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2013 0.0243 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2014 0.0232 units per square kilometre -4.5%
2015 0.023 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2016 0.0222 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2017 0.0266 units per square kilometre +19.5%
2018 0.0299 units per square kilometre +12.4%
2019 0.0392 units per square kilometre +31.2%
2020 0.0412 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2021 0.0437 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2022 0.0448 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2023 0.046 units per square kilometre +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0163 units per square kilometre 0.0158 units per square kilometre 0.0173 units per square kilometre 4
2000s 0.0182 units per square kilometre 0.015 units per square kilometre 0.0247 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0257 units per square kilometre 0.0222 units per square kilometre 0.0392 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0439 units per square kilometre 0.0412 units per square kilometre 0.046 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0479 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 52 United States 0.0471 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 53 Romania 0.0466 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 55 Lithuania 0.0427 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 56 Estonia 0.041 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 57 Iraq 0.0385 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per in Bulgaria?
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per in Bulgaria was 0.046 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.046 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.015 units per square kilometre in 2001.
How does Bulgaria rank for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per?
Bulgaria ranks 54th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 5,428 data points, 1996–2023
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Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.