Scientific Papers Published Today
Real-time global research publication statistics
Scientific Papers Published Today
8,417.5peer-reviewed articles
Understanding Scientific Publishing
Scientific papers measures peer-reviewed research articles published worldwide. Approximately 8,500 papers are published daily. Our research counter trackspapers per day, annual publications, and field trends.
Also known as academic publications, research articles, and peer-reviewed papers, this metric is closely related to academia, journals, and scientific research.
Our research data covers multiple dimensions including by country, by field, by access type (open/paywalled), and citation metrics.
Scientific Publication Statistics & Data
Track papers published today, annual research output, and publication rate.
View China research output, USA publications, and top research countries.
Explore AI research growth, medicine papers, and hot research topics.
Learn about open access, peer review process, and preprint servers.
What You'll Find on This Page
- •Live Counter: papers published today, per day
- •Scale: 3 million/year, 9 million researchers
- •Leaders: China 23%, USA 16%, India 5%
- •Trends: AI +500%, open access 50%
This page provides comprehensive data including scientific publication statistics, research data, papers counter, academic output tracker, science 2025, research trends, academic data, and publication statistics.
Annual Papers
~3 million/year
Active Researchers
~9 million
Journals
peer-reviewed
Research Leaders
- •China: 23% of global publications
- •USA: 16% of global publications
- •India: 5% of global publications
- •Medicine & Health: Largest research field
Research Trends
- •AI research papers grew 500% since 2015
- •Open access papers now 50% of total
- •Preprint servers gaining popularity
- •Climate & sustainability research surging
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Data Sources: Web of Science, Scopus, Scimago, UNESCO Science Report