Japan - Total Number of Scientific Publications in Library and Information Sciences

Since 2014, Japan Total Number of Scientific Publications in Library and Information Sciences decreased by 1.5% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 15 among other countries in Total Number of Scientific Publications in Library and Information Sciences at 40.86 Publications. Japan is overtaken by South Korea, which was ranked number 14 at 46.87 Publications and is followed by Croatia with 40.57 Publications. United States ranked the highest with 1,145.71 Publications in 2019, a growth of 3.9% versus 2018. India, Spain and United Kingdom respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Indonesia witnessed the best average annual growth at +53.2% per year, while Iceland was the worst growing country at -32.7% per year.

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Date Units (Publications)
2019 40.86
2018 34.15
2017 60.38
2016 44.90
2015 32.42
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How does Japan rank in Total Number of Scientific Publications in Library and Information Sciences?

# 60 Countries Units (Publications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
1,146 2019 +3.9 % -4.9 % View data
2 #2
India
235 2019 -4.3 % +7.9 % View data
14 #14
South Korea
47 2019 +5.2 % -1.8 % View data
15 #15
Japan
41 2019 +19.6 % -1.5 % View data
16 #16
Croatia
41 2019 +16.2 % -2.2 % View data
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