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Belgium vs Pakistan

On research quality in 2022–now, Pakistan ranks #25 in the world and Belgium #29, of 192 countries. Belgium stands higher in 11 of the 26 fields both publish in, Pakistan in 15.

Belgium

World rank, 2022–now: #29; #17 all time
Works, 2022–now: 106k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 19.4%; share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access: 43%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Medical Terminology, Equine, Insect Science.

Pakistan

World rank, 2022–now: #25; #41 all time
Works, 2022–now: 170k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 15.1%; share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access: 61%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Dentistry, Leadership and Management, Modeling and Simulation.

Who leads in each field?

Belgium stands higher in 11 of 26 fields, Pakistan in 15. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Belgium 1115 Pakistan

#30Agricultural and Biological Sciences#14
#26Arts and Humanities#55
#20Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#35
#45Business, Management and Accounting#20
#26Chemical Engineering#30
#33Chemistry#18
#41Computer Science#22
#19Decision Sciences#24
#30Dentistry#16
#27Earth and Planetary Sciences#30
#39Economics, Econometrics and Finance#10
#46Energy#10
#35Engineering#22
#34Environmental Science#17
#35Health Professions#24
#16Immunology and Microbiology#37
#34Materials Science#22
#25Mathematics#14
#22Medicine#34
#23Neuroscience#40
#39Nursing#34
#38Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#22
#24Physics and Astronomy#30
#30Psychology#46
#35Social Sciences#30
#14Veterinary—

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.