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Scientific, Technical & Medical Information: 2007 Final Market Size and Share Report

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Author: Daniel Pollock, Vice President & Lead Analyst

This report provides essential data and analysis for an in-depth view into the Scientific, Technical & Medical Information (STM) segment of the information industry. Outsell estimates that the STM segment grew 13.2% in 2007 to $18.25 billion, including the effects of exchange rate fluctuations and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. The segment is formed of companies publishing or aggregating primary research and delivering information to scientists, engineers, clinicians, and, particularly in medicine, consumers. This report provides Outsell’s final 2007 market size and share data for this segment and analyzes significant trends and issues facing top companies and their markets. It includes:

- 2007 revenue, growth rates, and market share estimates for the top 50 STM companies;
- Segmentation of the Scientific, Technical & Medical Information segment by content format, revenue source, business type, and geography;
- Revenue breakouts for the following three subsegments: medical, scientific and technical (S&T), and geophysical data information;
- Analysis of the competitive landscape, including Outsell’s Leader Board, which highlights the leadership potential of market share leaders and promising companies in the STM segment;
- Analysis of factors driving and inhibiting demand in the STM segment;
- Essential actions for publishers to succeed in this segment.

Outsell maintains and continuously updates a database of over 7,000 publishers and information providers worldwide and uses a supply-side methodology to size the information industry.


Pub Date: October 17, 2008
Type: Market Size & Share Report
Segment: STM
Keywords: Market Analysis, Market Statistics, STM Publishing
Pages: 55
Format: PDF Application_pdf

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Table of Contents

  • Why This Market Size and Share Report?
  • Market Overview
  • Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Market Size
    1. The Impact of Currency Conversion
    2. Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Subsegments
  • Segmentation of Scientific, Technical & Medical Information
    1. Content Format
    2. Revenue Source
    3. Geography
    4. Business Type
  • Leading Players
    1. Traditional Scientific, Technical & Medical Companies (Excluding Geophysical)
    2. Geophysical
    3. Factors Impacting Share
    4. Size vs. Growth
  • Competitive Landscape
    1. Market Leaders
  • Market Demand Drivers and Inhibitors
    1. Market Drivers
    2. Market Inhibitors and Disruptors
  • Essential Actions
  • Related Research
  • Methodology and Definitions
  • Appendix
  • Tables & Figures

  • Table 1. Size of Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Segment Compared To Other Information Industry Segments
  • Figure 1. Share of Total Information Revenue, 2007
  • Figure 2. Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Market Size and Growth, 2003-2007
  • Table 2. Currency Effects of Conversion from Pounds, Euros, and Yen into Dollars
  • Table 3. Top 10 Public Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies – FX Analysis
  • Figure 3. Top 10 Public Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies – FX Analysis with Growth Rate Comparison
  • Table 4. Major Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Subsegments
  • Figure 4. Share of Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Revenue by Subsegment, 2006-2007
  • Figure 5. Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Subsegments – Growth and Market Share, 2006-2007
  • Table 5. Top 25 Traditional Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies (excluding Geophysical)
  • Table 6. Scientific & Technical – Revenue Performance of Top 10 Companies by Size
  • Table 7. Medical – Revenue Performance of Top 10 Companies by Size
  • Table 8. Geophysical – Revenue Performance of Top Five Companies by Size
  • Table 9. Top 10 Traditional Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies (Excluding Geophysical) – Content Format
  • Figure 6. Share of Total Scientific, Technical & Medical Information and Total Information Industry Revenue by Content Format
  • Table 10. Top 10 Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies – Revenue Source
  • Figure 7. Share of Total Scientific, Technical & Medical and Total Information Industry Revenue by Revenue Source
  • Table 11. Top 10 Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies – Geography
  • Figure 8. Share of Total Scientific, Technical & Medical Information and Total Information Industry Revenue by Geography
  • Figure 9. Share of Total Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Revenue by Geography
  • Table 12. Aggregated Top 50 Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies – Business Types
  • Table 13. Top 25 Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies
  • Figure 10. Market Share of Leading Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies
  • Table 14. Company Specialties of Top 50 Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies, Aggregated
  • Figure 11. Market Share of Leading Traditional STM Companies (Excluding Geophysical)
  • Figure 12. Top 10 Total Scientific, Technical & Medical Companies – Growth and Market Share
  • Table 15. Rankings of Top 25 STM Companies and Top 10 Traditional STM Companies
  • Figure 13. Outsell’s STM Information Leader Board – Mapping the Companies Positioned to Lead
  • Table 16. Top 50 Scientific, Technical & Medical Information Companies

Companies Mentioned

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics
  2. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Inc. (AAAS)
  3. American Chemical Society (ACS)
  4. American College of Physicians
  5. American Dental Association
  6. American Heart Association, Inc.
  7. American Institute of Physics (AIP)
  8. American Medical Association
  9. American Petroleum Institute
  10. American Psychological Association, Inc.
  11. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
  12. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  13. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
  14. Compagnie Generale de Geophysique
  15. Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT)
  16. Dawson Geophysical Company
  17. Elsevier
  18. European Physical Society (EPS)
  19. Gene Logic, Inc.
  20. Hearst Business Media
  21. Informa, plc
  22. Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
  23. Institute of Physics (IOP)
  24. Institution of Engineering and Technology
  25. Jobson Healthcare Information LLC
  26. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  27. Massachusetts Medical Society
  28. MediMedia USA
  29. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
  30. Petroleum Geo-Services
  31. ProQuest LLC
  32. RAND Corporation
  33. Seitel, Inc.
  34. SLACK, Inc.
  35. Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. (SAE)
  36. Springer Science + Business Media
  37. Symyx Technologies, Inc.
  38. TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA
  39. The Royal Society
  40. The United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.
  41. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
  42. Thomson Reuters
  43. United BioSource Corporation
  44. United Business Media plc
  45. Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck Gmbh
  46. WesternGeco
  47. Wolters Kluwer Health