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China vs United Kingdom

On research quality in 2022–now, China ranks #1 in the world and the United Kingdom #3, of 192 countries. China stands higher in 24 of the 26 fields both publish in, the United Kingdom in 2.

China

World rank, 2022–now: #1; #2 all time
Works, 2022–now: 3.9M; fractional
Top-10% rate: 22.8%; share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access: 30%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Engineering, Catalysis, Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

United Kingdom

World rank, 2022–now: #3; #3 all time
Works, 2022–now: 727k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 21.8%; share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access: 37%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Classics, Medical Terminology, Space and Planetary Science.

Who leads in each field?

China stands higher in 24 of 26 fields, United Kingdom in 2. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

China 242 United Kingdom

#1Agricultural and Biological Sciences#6
#5Arts and Humanities#2
#2Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3
#1Business, Management and Accounting#4
#1Chemical Engineering#4
#1Chemistry#5
#1Computer Science#4
#2Decision Sciences#3
#2Dentistry#4
#1Earth and Planetary Sciences#3
#1Economics, Econometrics and Finance#3
#1Energy#4
#1Engineering#4
#1Environmental Science#4
#2Health Professions#4
#2Immunology and Microbiology#3
#1Materials Science#4
#1Mathematics#4
#2Medicine#3
#2Neuroscience#3
#2Nursing#4
#2Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#4
#1Physics and Astronomy#4
#2Psychology#3
#2Social Sciences#3
#5Veterinary#2

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.