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Research Report: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 — fully counted
Here is the research world on Wednesday, November 4, 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 | 21,301 | down 20.9% on the 7-day average |
| Records added to PubMed | 5,019 | up 13.7% on the 7-day average |
| New citations made | 365,472 | down 21.0% on the 7-day average |
| Countries publishing | 163 | |
| Active institutions | 10,333 |
Top countries
| # | Country | Papers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2,686 | 12.6% |
| 2 | United States | 1,947 | 9.1% |
| 3 | Brazil | 831 | 3.9% |
| 4 | Indonesia | 829 | 3.9% |
| 5 | India | 742 | 3.5% |
Most active institutions
| # | Institution | Country | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | 198 |
| 2 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | France | 155 |
| 3 | University of London | United Kingdom | 123 |
| 4 | Harvard University | United States | 116 |
| 5 | Washington University in St. Louis | United States | 115 |
Busiest journals
- Scientific Reports — 168 papers
- Anais do Encontro Nacional de Pós Graduação — 117 papers
- International Journal of Business Ecosystem and Strategy (2687-2293) — 74 papers
- Journal Of Babylon Center for Humanities Studies — 73 papers
- PLoS ONE — 69 papers
Leading research fields
- Social Sciences: 3,501 papers
- Medicine: 3,218 papers
- Computer Science: 2,028 papers
- Engineering: 1,764 papers
- Arts and Humanities: 1,220 papers
Papers gaining the most citations
- Using thematic analysis in qualitative research (Journal of Medicine Surgery and Public Health) — +373 citations
- Quantum error correction below the surface code threshold (Nature) — +356 citations
- Probabilistic weather forecasting with machine learning (Nature) — +350 citations
Scientists gaining the most citations
- Omar M. Yaghi (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology) — +50
- Philippe H. Kolh (University of Liège) — +48
- Jean‐Louis Vincent (Université Libre de Bruxelles) — +45
Explore every number on the live board. Papers = articles, reviews, preprints, letters, conference papers and book chapters.