Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in India

India: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence was 52,054 publications in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
52,054 publications
Change on year
up 18.5%
World rank
2nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
52,054 publications
in 2024
All-time low
10,409 publications
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in India, 2016–2024

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2016202020242016: 10.4k publications2017: 11.7k publications2018: 14.3k publications2019: 16.4k publications2020: 21.2k publications2021: 29.5k publications2022: 31.5k publications2023: 43.9k publications2024: 52.1k publications

Source: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in publications.

Analysis

In 2024, annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in India stood at 52,054 publications. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and up 400.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in India peaked at 52,054 publications in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,409 publications, in 2016.

India ranks 2nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13,200 publications 10,409 publications 16,386 publications 4
2020s 35,618 publications 21,166 publications 52,054 publications 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 China 116,434 publications compare
  2. 3 United States 50,810 publications compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom 15,494 publications compare
  4. 5 Germany 12,793 publications compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in India?
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in India was 52,054 publications in 2024, according to Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 52,054 publications in 2024.
What is the lowest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 10,409 publications in 2016.
How does India rank for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
India ranks 2nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 400.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.