Scientific and technical journal articles - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators
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Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Source: National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Indicators.
| Scientific and technical journal articles - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (1994) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 | Africa | 6,054 |
| 2 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4,201 |
| 3 |  South Africa | 2,459 |
| 4 | North Africa | 1,853 |
| 5 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 1,742 |
| 6 | Egypt | 1,380 |
| 7 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | 1,272 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 470 |
| 9 | Kenya | 280 |
| 10 | Morocco | 182 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 139 |
| 12 | Tunisia | 135 |
| 13 | Algeria | 125 |
| 14 | Tanzania | 105 |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 86 |
| 16 | Cameroon | 84 |
| 17 | Senegal | 75 |
| 18 | Ghana | 67 |
| 19 | Sudan | 48 |
| 20 | Ivory Coast | 47 |
| 21 | Uganda | 39 |
| 22 | Malawi | 37 |
| 23 | Libya | 31 |
| 24 | Zambia | 24 |
| 25 | Niger | 23 |
| 26 | Gambia | 22 |
| 27 | Botswana | 19 |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19 |
| 29 | Namibia | 17 |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 17 |
| 31 | Gabon | 14 |
| 32 | Mali | 13 |
| 33 | Mauritius | 12 |
| 34 | Republic of the Congo | 10 |
| 35 | Rwanda | 10 |
| 36 | Burundi | 9 |
| 37 | Benin | 9 |
| 38 | Mozambique | 7 |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 6 |
| 40 | Togo | 6 |
| 41 | Lesotho | 5 |
| 42 | Swaziland | 4 |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 3 |
| 44 | Somalia | 3 |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 |
| 46 | Mauritania | 2 |
| 47 | Guinea | 2 |
| 48 | Angola | 2 |
| 49 | Liberia | 1 |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 |
| 51 | Chad | 1 |
| 52 | Djibouti | 1 |
| 53 | Seychelles | 1 |
| 54 | Comoros | 0 |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 |
| 56 | Eritrea | 0 |
| 57 | Cape Verde | 0 |
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