Scientific, Technical & Medical Information: 2008 Final Market Size and Share Report

Author: Daniel Pollock, Vice President & Lead Analyst

This report provides an in-depth view of the Scientific, Technical & Medical Information (STM) marketplace, which we size at $23.7 billion with a growth rate of 8.8% in 2008. This is the latest in our annual series of market size and share reports for the segments of the information industry. In this report, we detail the size, growth rates, and market shares of the top 40 publishers and information providers in the STM segment and identify the significant issues and trends facing them and their markets. The report provides advice and essential actions for publishers and information providers that want to create revenue opportunities, attract new buyers, and achieve competitive advantage, and it supports those who cover and need greater understanding of the STM segment, including suppliers to the industry. The report includes:

- An overview of the STM market, including size and growth data from 2004-2008;
- Analysis of the subsegments in STM: Scientific & Technical, and Medical (which together make up “traditional” STM), and Geophysical Information - including revenue and market share for the top companies in each;
- A comparison of the top traditional STM companies by growth and market share;
- Data on the top traditional STM companies’ revenue broken out by geography, content format, and business model;
- A table with revenue, growth, CAGR, and market share for the top 40 companies in the STM segment;
- Essential actions for publishers and information providers.

Open table of contents

Why This Market Size and Share Report?
Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Market Size

Market Overview
Impact of M&A
Impact of Currency Conversion

Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Subsegment Analysis

Geophysical Information Subsegment Revenue Performance
Traditional STM Revenue Performance
Leading Players
Market Share vs. Growth

Revenue Analysis of Traditional STM Subsegment

Content Format
Business Models
Geography

Essential Actions
Related Research
Methodology
Appendix

Tables & Figures

Figure 1. Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Market Size and Growth, 2004-2008
Table 1. Revenue Performance and Market Share of Top 10 STM Companies by Size, 2006-2008
Table 2. Currency Effects of Conversion from Pounds, Euros, and Yen into Dollars, 2007-2008
Table 3. Reported, Underlying, and Constant Revenue Performance of Top 10 STM Companies, 2006-2008
Table 4. Major Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Subsegments, 2008
Figure 2. Major Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Subsegments, 2007-2008
Table 5. Geophysical Information Subsegment, Revenue Performance of Top Five Companies by Size, 2006-2008
Table 6. Traditional STM Subsegment, Revenue Performance of Top 10 Companies by Size, 2006-2008
Figure 3. Top Six Traditional STM Companies, Growth and Market Share, 2008
Table 7. Top 10 Traditional STM Companies, Content Format, 2008
Table 8. Top 10 Traditional STM Companies, Business Models, 2008
Table 9. Top 10 Traditional STM Companies, Geography, 2008
Figure 4. Traditional STM Companies, Detailed Geography, 2008
Table 10. Top 40 Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies, 2008