Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Italy

Italy: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence was 9,123 publications in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9,123 publications
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 165 countries
All-time high
9,143 publications
in 2023
All-time low
4,016 publications
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2016202020242016: 4.0k publications2017: 4.2k publications2018: 4.8k publications2019: 5.5k publications2020: 6.6k publications2021: 7.6k publications2022: 7.7k publications2023: 9.1k publications2024: 9.1k publications

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 9,123 publications for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 127.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Italy peaked at 9,143 publications in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,016 publications, in 2016.

That places Italy 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4,631 publications 4,016 publications 5,488 publications 4
2020s 8,031 publications 6,609 publications 9,143 publications 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 5 Germany 12,793 publications compare
  2. 6 Japan 10,873 publications compare
  3. 7 South Korea 10,265 publications compare
  4. 9 Canada 8,444 publications compare
  5. 10 France 7,681 publications compare
  6. 11 Australia 7,605 publications compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Italy?
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Italy was 9,123 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 9,143 publications in 2023.
What is the lowest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 4,016 publications in 2016.
How does Italy rank for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
Italy ranks 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 127.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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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.