Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence by country

Scholarly publications on AI, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.

Countries reporting
161
Highest
116,434 publications
China
Lowest
1 publications
Vatican
Median
132 publications
Years covered
9
2016–2024
Data points
1,421

What the numbers show

Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 116,434 publications in China; the lowest is 1 publications in Vatican.

The median across all reporting countries is 132 publications, and the mean is 2,615 publications.

Over the past decade 151 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 9,520.0%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 66.7%).

Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 116,434 publications 2024 up 429.6% volatile
2 India 52,054 publications 2024 up 400.1% volatile
3 United States 50,810 publications 2024 up 126.1% rising
4 United Kingdom 15,494 publications 2024 up 123.4% rising
5 Germany 12,793 publications 2024 up 103.3% rising
6 Japan 10,873 publications 2024 up 61.4% rising
7 South Korea 10,265 publications 2024 up 230.1% rising
8 Italy 9,123 publications 2024 up 127.2% rising
9 Canada 8,444 publications 2024 up 137.9% rising
10 France 7,681 publications 2024 up 41.1% rising
11 Australia 7,605 publications 2024 up 148.5% rising
12 Indonesia 6,750 publications 2024 up 469.6% rising
13 Spain 5,552 publications 2024 up 78.4% rising
14 Saudi Arabia 5,488 publications 2024 up 722.8% volatile
15 Turkey 4,962 publications 2024 up 226.7% rising
16 Singapore 4,463 publications 2024 up 169.8% rising
17 Malaysia 4,243 publications 2024 up 174.6% rising
18 Taiwan 4,012 publications 2024 up 154.2% rising
19 Netherlands 3,978 publications 2024 up 103.1% rising
20 Pakistan 3,469 publications 2024 up 426.4% rising
21 Russia 3,419 publications 2024 up 97.9% rising
22 Switzerland 3,310 publications 2024 up 124.4% rising
23 Brazil 3,209 publications 2024 up 57.5% rising
24 Bangladesh 3,185 publications 2024 up 934.1% volatile
25 Iran 2,968 publications 2024 up 96.8% rising
26 Iraq 2,787 publications 2024 up 895.4% volatile
27 United Arab Emirates 2,718 publications 2024 up 860.4% volatile
28 Sweden 2,519 publications 2024 up 127.8% rising
29 Egypt 2,390 publications 2024 up 240.9% rising
30 Poland 2,346 publications 2024 up 27.9% rising
31 Denmark 2,200 publications 2024 up 215.6% rising
32 Greece 2,011 publications 2024 up 121.5% rising
33 Portugal 1,927 publications 2024 up 74.9% rising
34 Vietnam 1,831 publications 2024 up 226.4% rising
35 Belgium 1,817 publications 2024 up 72.2% rising
36 Thailand 1,812 publications 2024 up 209.7% rising
37 Austria 1,801 publications 2024 up 89.0% rising
38 Norway 1,774 publications 2024 up 224.9% rising
39 Morocco 1,540 publications 2024 up 216.2% rising
40 Finland 1,512 publications 2024 up 123.3% rising
41 Israel 1,461 publications 2024 up 72.9% rising
42 Mexico 1,456 publications 2024 up 52.6% rising
44 Nigeria 1,369 publications 2024 up 750.3% volatile
45 Romania 1,328 publications 2024 up 57.7% rising
46 Ukraine 1,251 publications 2024 up 195.0% rising
47 Algeria 1,228 publications 2024 up 136.2% rising
48 Jordan 1,175 publications 2024 up 478.8% volatile
49 Philippines 1,133 publications 2024 up 902.7% volatile
50 South Africa 1,117 publications 2024 up 212.0% rising
51 Tunisia 930 publications 2024 up 20.2% rising
52 Hungary 918 publications 2024 up 164.6% rising
53 New Zealand 906 publications 2024 up 85.7% rising
54 Czechia 867 publications 2024 up 10.9% rising
55 Colombia 685 publications 2024 up 65.9% rising
56 Sri Lanka 637 publications 2024 up 409.6% rising
57 Qatar 635 publications 2024 up 184.8% rising
58 Kazakhstan 632 publications 2024 up 602.2% volatile
59 Oman 595 publications 2024 up 1,066.7% volatile
60 Chile 577 publications 2024 up 129.0% rising
61 Serbia 537 publications 2024 up 117.4% rising
62 Uzbekistan 481 publications 2024 up 9,520.0% volatile
63 Bulgaria 476 publications 2024 up 240.0% rising
64 Ethiopia 474 publications 2024 up 1,796.0% volatile
65 Peru 471 publications 2024 up 441.4% volatile
66 Ecuador 454 publications 2024 up 196.7% rising
67 Cyprus 438 publications 2024 up 210.6% rising
68 Croatia 435 publications 2024 up 83.5% rising
69 Lebanon 412 publications 2024 up 243.3% volatile
70 Slovenia 399 publications 2024 up 94.6% rising
71 Slovakia 395 publications 2024 up 43.1% rising
72 Kuwait 345 publications 2024 up 634.0% volatile
74 Lithuania 297 publications 2024 up 209.4% rising
75 Argentina 289 publications 2024 up 31.4% rising
76 Ghana 277 publications 2024 up 1,438.9% volatile
77 Bahrain 271 publications 2024 up 1,255.0% volatile
78 Estonia 260 publications 2024 up 261.1% rising
79 Kenya 232 publications 2024 up 562.9% volatile
80 Yemen 187 publications 2024 up 392.1% volatile
81 Nepal 181 publications 2024 up 1,031.2% volatile
82 Uganda 139 publications 2024 up 1,637.5% volatile
83 Azerbaijan 132 publications 2024 up 288.2% volatile
84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 128 publications 2024 up 103.2% rising
85 Cameroon 116 publications 2024 up 954.5% volatile
86 Latvia 114 publications 2024 up 147.8% rising
87 Belarus 112 publications 2024 up 47.4% rising
88 Libya 109 publications 2024 up 541.2% volatile
89 Brunei 106 publications 2024 up 381.8% volatile
90 Myanmar 102 publications 2024 up 436.8% volatile
91 North Macedonia 100 publications 2024 up 108.3% rising
92 Rwanda 92 publications 2024 up 2,200.0% volatile
94 Iceland 88 publications 2024 up 23.9% rising
95 Tanzania 83 publications 2024 up 730.0% volatile
96 Sudan 79 publications 2024 up 75.6% rising
97 Saint Lucia 78 publications 2024 up 7,700.0% volatile
97 Syria 78 publications 2024 up 420.0% volatile
97 Uruguay 78 publications 2024 up 143.8% rising
100 Botswana 76 publications 2024 up 533.3% volatile
101 Afghanistan 72 publications 2024 up 7,100.0% volatile
102 Costa Rica 71 publications 2024 up 208.7% rising
103 Albania 69 publications 2024 up 360.0% volatile
103 Armenia 69 publications 2024 up 590.0% volatile
103 Georgia 69 publications 2024 up 392.9% volatile
106 Senegal 65 publications 2024 up 550.0% rising
107 Mauritius 49 publications 2024 up 716.7% volatile
108 Cuba 48 publications 2024 down 40.0% falling
108 Zimbabwe 48 publications 2024 up 500.0% volatile
110 Venezuela 45 publications 2024 down 11.8% falling
111 Cambodia 43 publications 2024 up 616.7% volatile
111 Montenegro 43 publications 2024 up 230.8% rising
113 Mongolia 42 publications 2024 up 425.0% volatile
113 Namibia 42 publications 2024 up 500.0% volatile
115 Congo 41 publications 2024 up 1,950.0% volatile
116 Fiji 37 publications 2024 up 27.6% rising
117 Malawi 35 publications 2024 up 3,400.0% volatile
118 Benin 34 publications 2024 up 209.1% volatile
119 Burkina Faso 33 publications 2024 up 1,550.0% volatile
119 Honduras 33 publications 2024 up 3,200.0% volatile
121 Kyrgyzstan 32 publications 2024 up 3,100.0% volatile
121 Trinidad and Tobago 32 publications 2024 up 300.0% volatile
123 Panama 29 publications 2024 up 262.5% rising
124 Somalia 28 publications 2024 up 1,300.0% volatile
125 Zambia 24 publications 2024 up 2,300.0% volatile
126 Cote d'Ivoire 22 publications 2024 up 214.3% rising
127 Bolivia 21 publications 2024 up 950.0% volatile
127 El Salvador 21 publications 2024 up 950.0% volatile
129 Guatemala 20 publications 2024 up 900.0% volatile
130 Papua New Guinea 19 publications 2024 up 1,800.0% volatile
131 Dominican Republic 18 publications 2024 up 800.0% volatile
132 Moldova 16 publications 2024 up 128.6% rising
133 Angola 15 publications 2024 up 650.0% volatile
133 Mozambique 15 publications 2024 up 400.0% volatile
133 Paraguay 15 publications 2024 down 28.6% rising
136 Grenada 12 publications 2024 up 1,100.0% volatile
136 Madagascar 12 publications 2024 up 1,100.0% volatile
139 Guyana 11 publications 2024 up 450.0% volatile
140 Barbados 9 publications 2024 up 800.0% volatile
141 North Korea 8 publications 2024 up 166.7% volatile
141 Eswatini 8 publications 2024 up 700.0% volatile
141 Togo 8 publications 2024 rising
144 Bhutan 7 publications 2024 up 600.0% volatile
144 Jamaica 7 publications 2024 down 22.2% flat
144 Mauritania 7 publications 2024 up 250.0% volatile
144 Tajikistan 7 publications 2024 up 250.0% rising
148 Gabon 6 publications 2024 up 500.0% volatile
148 Liberia 6 publications 2024 up 500.0% volatile
148 Maldives 6 publications 2024 up 500.0% volatile
148 Sierra Leone 6 publications 2024 up 500.0% rising
148 Chad 6 publications 2024 up 500.0% volatile
153 Gambia 5 publications 2024 up 400.0% volatile
153 Laos 5 publications 2024 up 150.0% volatile
153 Niger 5 publications 2024 up 400.0% rising
156 Lesotho 4 publications 2024 up 300.0% volatile
156 Mali 4 publications 2024 up 33.3% volatile
158 East Timor 3 publications 2024 up 200.0% rising
159 Bahamas 2 publications 2024 up 100.0% rising
159 Haiti 2 publications 2024 up 100.0% volatile
161 Burundi 1 publications 2024 down 50.0% volatile
161 Monaco 1 publications 2024 down 66.7% falling
161 Nicaragua 1 publications 2024 down 50.0% falling
161 San Marino 1 publications 2024 unchanged falling
161 Vatican 1 publications 2024 unchanged volatile

About this data

Indicator
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
Unit
publications
Source
Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 1,421 data points, 2016–2024
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Scholarly publications on AI, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.