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Colombia vs Qatar

On research quality in 2022–now, Qatar ranks #57 in the world and Colombia #59, of 192 countries. Colombia stands higher in 16 of the 23 fields both publish in, Qatar in 7.

Colombia

World rank, 2022–now
#59
#60 all time
Works, 2022–now
87k
fractional
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
72%
of its works free to read

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

Qatar

World rank, 2022–now
#57
#61 all time
Works, 2022–now
18k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
53%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Energy, Microbiology, Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

Who leads in each field?

Colombia stands higher in 16 of 23 fields, Qatar in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Colombia 167 Qatar
  1. #35Agricultural and Biological Sciences#89
  2. #53Arts and Humanities#83
  3. #54Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#55
  4. #60Business, Management and Accounting#56
  5. #53Chemistry—
  6. #63Computer Science#55
  7. #57Decision Sciences—
  8. #56Dentistry—
  9. #64Earth and Planetary Sciences—
  10. #68Economics, Econometrics and Finance#56
  11. #67Energy#50
  12. #67Engineering#53
  13. #54Environmental Science#59
  14. #52Health Professions#57
  15. #51Immunology and Microbiology—
  16. #71Materials Science#63
  17. #53Mathematics—
  18. #53Medicine#52
  19. #54Neuroscience#60
  20. #60Nursing—
  21. #57Physics and Astronomy—
  22. #52Psychology#63
  23. #54Social Sciences#58

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?

10k20k30kColombia23k in 2025Qatar5,266 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Colombia or Qatar?

Colombia publishes 4.8× as much research as Qatar in 2022–now (87k against 18k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Colombia or Qatar?

24.4% of Qatar's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 9.9% for Colombia.

Where does their research happen?