The line graph illustrates the number of scientific papers which were published by the US, China and Japan between 2001 and 2017.
It is clear that the figure for the US and China experienced an increase while Japan remained constant over the period in question. Despite publishing the most papers at the beginning, the US was surpassed by China in the final years.
The US published 300 thousand papers in 2001, which was by far higher than the other two countries. The figure then rose steeply to nearly 400 thousand four years later before slowing down, reaching around 420 thousand in 2017.
Starting at just under 100 thousand in 2001, China climbed quickly over the period in question and surpassed the US in 2005, making it the country that published the most papers with well above 500 thousand at the end of the period. Meanwhile, the figure for Japan remained stable at approximately 100 thousand released yearly throughout the period.
The line graph illustrates the number of scientific papers which
were published
by the US, China and Japan between 2001 and 2017.
It is
clear
that the figure for the US and China experienced an increase while Japan remained constant over the
period
in question. Despite publishing the most papers at the beginning, the US
was surpassed
by China in the final years.
The US published 300 thousand papers in 2001, which was by far higher than the other two countries. The figure then rose
steeply
to
nearly
400 thousand four years later
before
slowing down, reaching around 420 thousand in 2017.
Starting at
just
under 100 thousand in 2001, China climbed
quickly
over the
period
in question and surpassed the US in 2005, making it the country that published the most papers with well above 500 thousand at the
end
of the
period
. Meanwhile, the figure for Japan remained stable at approximately 100 thousand released yearly throughout the
period
.