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AJE Scholarly Publishing Report: 2016 A brief look at current publication trends, popular areas of study, and the journals and institutions with the most publications. 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Comparing Publication Trends, 2006 - 2016, Overall, U.S., and China 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 0 2,159,921 Last year, almost 2.2 million articles were published around the globe China remains a significant source of growth, nearly even with the US 393,831 481,546 The number of papers published grew again last year, with increasing contributions from countries with developing research programs. 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 567,890 285,378 220,602 266,385 209,044 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 21,086 20,348 6,306 12,823 4,720 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 20,741 10,325 9,685 9,527 9,091 Looking Back: The Last Decade of Research Publishing Top Publishing Countries in 2016 Top 5 Areas of Study by number of publications Top 5 Journals by number of publications Top 5 Institutions by number of publications 1. United States | 2. China | 3. United Kingdom | 4. Germany | 5. India Medicine Engineering Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology Physics and Astronomy Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences CHINA Universidade de São Paulo BRAZIL Tsinghua University CHINA University of Toronto CANADA Zhejiang University CHINA PLOS ONE Scientific Reports RSC Advances Oncotarget Physical Review B Medicine continues to outpace all other fields, widening the gap over 2nd place Engineering. Scientific Reports is now catching up to world leader PLOS ONE. The top five institutions collectively increased their publication output by 20% over 2015. 2016 2006 776,000+ +162% SOUTH KOREA +151% CHINA +125% BRAZIL +190% INDIA +160 % 2016 2006 56% increase in publications over the last decade. Asia and other emerging markets showed strong growth. Energy papers showed the biggest leap in the past 10 years. Multidisciplinary studies have also doubled in that time. American Journal Experts (AJE) has helped thousands of international researchers to eliminate language barriers and get their work published in the best journals in the world. Our editors are researchers themselves, so we understand the importance of publication and can help authors navigate the often-difficult publication process. ©2016 AJE | Durham, NC, USA | www.aje.com/author-resources | [email protected] AJE.COM Results presented here are from our analysis of data found in Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Web of Science (http://wokinfo.com/)

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Page 1: AJE Scholarly Publishing Report: 2016 · American Journal Experts (AJE) has helped thousands of international researchers to eliminate language barriers and get their work published

AJE Scholarly Publishing Report: 2016 A brief look at current publication trends, popular areas of study, and the journals and institutions with the most publications.

20162015201420132012201120102009200820072006

Comparing Publication Trends, 2006 - 2016, Overall, U.S., and China

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

0

2,159,921

Last year, almost 2.2 million articles were published around the globe

China remains a significant source of growth, nearly even with the US

393,831

481,546

The number of papers published grew again last year, with increasing contributions from countries with developing research programs.

0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000

567,890

285,378

220,602

266,385

209,044

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000

21,086

20,348

6,306

12,823

4,720

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000

20,741

10,325

9,685

9,527

9,091

Looking Back: The Last Decade of Research Publishing

Top PublishingCountries in 2016

Top 5 Areas of Studyby number of publications

Top 5 Journalsby number of publications

Top 5 Institutionsby number of publications

1. United States | 2. China | 3. United Kingdom | 4. Germany | 5. India

Medicine

Engineering

Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology

Physics and Astronomy

Chemistry

Chinese Academy of Sciences CHINAUniversidade de São Paulo BRAZILTsinghua University CHINAUniversity of Toronto CANADAZhejiang University CHINA

PLOS ONE

Scientific Reports

RSC Advances

Oncotarget

Physical Review B

Medicine continues to outpace all other fields, widening the gap over 2nd place Engineering.

Scientific Reports is now catching up to world

leader PLOS ONE.

The top five institutions collectively increased

their publication output by 20% over 2015.

2016

2006 776,000+

+162%SOUTHKOREA

+151%CHINA

+125%BRAZIL

+190%INDIA +160 %

2016

2006

56% increase in publications over the last decade.

Asia and other emerging markets showed strong growth.

Energy papers showed the biggest leap in the past 10 years.

Multidisciplinary studies have also doubled in that time.

American Journal Experts (AJE) has helped thousands of international researchers to eliminate language barriers and get their work published in the best journals in the world. Our editors are researchers themselves, so we understand the importance of publication and can help authors navigate the often-difficult publication process.

©2016 AJE | Durham, NC, USA | www.aje.com/author-resources | [email protected] AJE.COM

Results presented here are from our analysis of data found in Scopus (www.scopus.com) and Web of Science (http://wokinfo.com/)