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Chile vs Macau

On research quality in 2022–now, Macau ranks #55 in the world and Chile #56, of 192 countries. Chile stands higher in 17 of the 23 fields both publish in, Macau in 6.

Chile

World rank, 2022–now
#56
#49 all time
Works, 2022–now
67k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
67%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Social Sciences, Life-span and Life-course Studies, Cultural Studies.

Macau

World rank, 2022–now
#55
#65 all time
Works, 2022–now
16k
fractional
Top-10% rate
30.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
39%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Business and International Management.

Who leads in each field?

Chile stands higher in 17 of 23 fields, Macau in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Chile 176 Macau
  1. #58Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #51Arts and Humanities#49
  3. #48Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#53
  4. #57Business, Management and Accounting#39
  5. #54Chemistry—
  6. #65Computer Science#40
  7. #49Decision Sciences#52
  8. #49Dentistry—
  9. #45Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  10. #70Economics, Econometrics and Finance#51
  11. #65Energy—
  12. #59Engineering#45
  13. #55Environmental Science#76
  14. #54Health Professions—
  15. #53Immunology and Microbiology—
  16. #65Materials Science#56
  17. #67Mathematics—
  18. #50Medicine#80
  19. #44Neuroscience#55
  20. #51Nursing—
  21. #41Physics and Astronomy#61
  22. #45Psychology#50
  23. #50Social Sciences#61

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.

How has their output grown?

10k20kChile18k in 2025Macau5,227 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Chile or Macau?

Chile publishes 4.1× as much research as Macau in 2022–now (67k against 16k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Chile or Macau?

30.6% of Macau's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 15.1% for Chile.

Where does their research happen?