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Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Market Size and Share Rankings: 2006 Results

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Authors: Dan Penny, Affiliate Analyst; Pooneh Fooladi, Director & Market Analyst

The Scientific, Technical & Medical (STM) Information segment grew 7.2% in 2006, slightly faster than the information industry as a whole. The growth rate is heavily influenced by the strong growth rates of geotechnical data providers. This report sizes the STM market as a whole and also breaks out the “traditional” STM publishing market from the geotechnical data providers. This report provides:

- Outsell’s final 2006 size, growth, and market share estimates for the top 25 companies in the Scientific, Technical & Medical Information segment;
- Our final 2006 size and growth estimates for the STM segment, its subsegments, and the information industry as a whole;
- Analysis of trends and challenges facing the STM industry;
- Recommended actions for STM providers and publishers.

Pub Date: June 5, 2007
Pages: 15
Format: PDF Application_pdf

Table of Contents

  • Market Overview – Scientific, Technical & Medical (STM) Information Market
    1. The STM Market Grew 7.2% in 2006
    2. The "Traditional" STM Information Market Grew 5.9% in 2006
    3. Technical Information Market Grew 33.4% in 2006
  • Market Share Leaders
    1. European-based Traditional Publishers Lead the STM Information Market
  • Market Dynamics
  • Implications
  • Total Information Industry Market Size
    1. Information Industry Grew a Moderate 6% in 2006
  • Related Research
  • Methodology and Definitions

    • Tables & Figures

  • Table 1. Major STM Information Segments
  • Figure 1. STM Information Market Size and Growth
  • Table 2. Top 25 Companies – STM Information 2006 Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 3. Est. Revenue Performance of Top 10 Traditional STM Information Providers
  • Table 4. Geophysical Information Market – Revenue Performance of Top 5 Players
  • Table 5. Information Industry Revenue by Segment
  • Figure 2. Share of Total Information Industry Revenue, 2006

    • Companies Mentioned

  • Elsevier
  • Wolters Kluwer Health
  • Thomson Corporation
  • Springer Science+Business Media
  • IHS, Inc.
  • Petroleum Geo-Services
  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA
  • Blackwell Publishing, Ltd.
  • Veritas DGC
  • Informa plc
  • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
  • United Business Media plc
  • SRI International
  • Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.
  • WebMD Health Corp.
  • Rand Corporation
  • MediMedia USA
  • American Medical Association
  • DMG Information
  • Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck Gmbh
  • Seitel, Inc.
  • McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.