Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Oman

Oman: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people was 324.86 articles per million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
324.86 articles per million people
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
65th
of 196 countries
All-time high
324.86 articles per million people
in 2023
All-time low
54.88 articles per million people
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Oman, 1996–2023

1002003001996200920231996: 54.9 articles per million people1997: 56.4 articles per million people1998: 71 articles per million people1999: 65.8 articles per million people2000: 91.5 articles per million people2001: 102.2 articles per million people2002: 106.7 articles per million people2003: 128.4 articles per million people2004: 129.2 articles per million people2005: 133.3 articles per million people2006: 139.3 articles per million people2007: 159.9 articles per million people2008: 169.7 articles per million people2009: 181.3 articles per million people2010: 191.7 articles per million people2011: 190 articles per million people2012: 163.4 articles per million people2013: 169.9 articles per million people2014: 167.5 articles per million people2015: 176.2 articles per million people2016: 171.7 articles per million people2017: 176.8 articles per million people2018: 170 articles per million people2019: 208.3 articles per million people2020: 230 articles per million people2021: 293.4 articles per million people2022: 314.4 articles per million people2023: 324.9 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. Measured in articles per million people.

Analysis

In 2023, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Oman stood at 324.86 articles per million people. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 91.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Oman peaked at 324.86 articles per million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.88 articles per million people, in 1996.

Oman ranks 65th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62 articles per million people 54.88 articles per million people 70.97 articles per million people 4
2000s 134.16 articles per million people 91.49 articles per million people 181.31 articles per million people 10
2010s 178.54 articles per million people 163.38 articles per million people 208.29 articles per million people 10
2020s 290.65 articles per million people 229.95 articles per million people 324.86 articles per million people 4

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 62 Grenada 362.91 articles per million people compare
  2. 63 Lebanon 360.15 articles per million people compare
  3. 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 339.91 articles per million people compare
  4. 66 Uruguay 312.81 articles per million people compare
  5. 67 Kuwait 287.43 articles per million people compare
  6. 68 Palau 284.31 articles per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Oman?
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people in Oman was 324.86 articles per million people in 2023, according to 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.
What is the highest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 324.86 articles per million people in 2023.
What is the lowest annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 54.88 articles per million people in 1996.
How does Oman rank for annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people?
Oman ranks 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oman data come from?
The figures come from 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, published as part of Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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