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Today in Research — October 23, 2026
Here is the research world on October 23, 2026, the newest day that is mostly indexed. All numbers come straight from OpenAlex and PubMed and will keep rising slightly as late records arrive.
The day in numbers
| Measure | Count | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| New papers published | 19,546 | down 2.3% on the 7-day average |
| Records added to PubMed | 11,613 | up 205.2% on the 7-day average |
| New citations made | 351,024 | up 29.6% on the 7-day average |
| Countries publishing | 178 | |
| Active institutions | 10,925 |
Top countries
| # | Country | Papers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2,483 | 12.7% |
| 2 | United States | 1,996 | 10.2% |
| 3 | India | 1,066 | 5.5% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 652 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Indonesia | 592 | 3.0% |
Most active institutions
| # | Institution | Country | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | 209 |
| 2 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | France | 145 |
| 3 | University of London | United Kingdom | 123 |
| 4 | University of British Columbia | Canada | 94 |
| 5 | State Council of the People's Republic of China | China | 75 |
Busiest journals
- Reactions Weekly — 146 papers
- 数据期刊 — 136 papers
- Scientific Reports — 123 papers
- 社会经济导刊 — 117 papers
- International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology — 102 papers
Leading research fields
- Medicine: 3,344 papers
- Social Sciences: 2,399 papers
- Engineering: 2,025 papers
- Computer Science: 1,565 papers
- Arts and Humanities: 1,027 papers
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