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The linked article says "Iran is top of the world in science growth", not total amount of articles published.

So you want to count all 'articles' published? .. since ancient Persia ?

If I produce 100 apples this year and 100 apples next year, my rate of change would be 0.

If you produce 5 apples this year and 10 apples next. You will have double your output.

However I will still have produced more than you.

Not to mention that if I publish 100 articles, you still don't know whether I have produced a single useful idea.

Before jumping on your high horse, try reading his reply : "not total amount of articles published." ..