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Research Report: Sunday, October 25, 2026 — fully counted
Here is the research world on Sunday, October 25, 2026, now fully counted. Journals report new papers over several days, so we publish each day once all its papers are counted. All numbers come straight from OpenAlex and PubMed and may still rise slightly as late records arrive.
The day in numbers
| Measure | Count | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| New papers published | 8,808 | down 57.0% on the 7-day average |
| Records added to PubMed | 7,213 | up 75.6% on the 7-day average |
| New citations made | 83,921 | down 70.3% on the 7-day average |
| Countries publishing | 137 | |
| Active institutions | 4,888 |
Top countries
| # | Country | Papers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 796 | 9.0% |
| 2 | Indonesia | 653 | 7.4% |
| 3 | United States | 494 | 5.6% |
| 4 | India | 292 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Russia | 243 | 2.8% |
Most active institutions
| # | Institution | Country | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitas Islam Negeri Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi | Indonesia | 71 |
| 2 | Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | 58 |
| 3 | Russian Academy of Sciences | Russia | 47 |
| 4 | State University of Malang | Indonesia | 40 |
| 5 | Université Sultan Moulay Slimane | Morocco | 40 |
Busiest journals
- Вестник науки — 119 papers
- Pendas Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar — 89 papers
- PRSM — 71 papers
- TadrisReach: Journal of Educational Service — 71 papers
- Scientific Reports — 68 papers
Leading research fields
- Social Sciences: 1,438 papers
- Computer Science: 1,025 papers
- Medicine: 962 papers
- Engineering: 813 papers
- Mathematics: 590 papers
Papers gaining the most citations
- PROBAST+AI: an updated quality, risk of bias, and applicability assessment tool for prediction models using regression or artificial intelligence methods (BMJ) — +23 citations
- Cancer statistics, 2025 (CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians) — +15 citations
- Phase 3 Trial of Semaglutide in Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis (New England Journal of Medicine) — +15 citations
Scientists gaining the most citations
- Ben Zhong Tang (Anhui University) — +2,689
- Asbjørn Hróbjartsson (University of Southern Denmark) — +708
- Lesley A. Stewart (University of York) — +695
Explore every number on the live board. Papers = articles, reviews, preprints, letters, conference papers and book chapters.