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Germany vs United States

On research quality in 2022–now, The United States ranks #2 in the world and Germany #5, of 192 countries. Germany stands higher in 0 of the 26 fields both publish in, the United States in 26.

Germany

World rank, 2022–now
#5
#4 all time
Works, 2022–now
708k
fractional
Top-10% rate
17.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
31%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, Structural Biology, Classics.

United States

World rank, 2022–now
#2
#1 all time
Works, 2022–now
3.1M
fractional
Top-10% rate
17.5%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
33%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Library and Information Sciences, Transplantation, General Psychology.

Who leads in each field?

Germany stands higher in 0 of 26 fields, United States in 26. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Germany 026 United States
  1. #5Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2
  2. #4Arts and Humanities#1
  3. #4Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1
  4. #8Business, Management and Accounting#2
  5. #5Chemical Engineering#2
  6. #4Chemistry#2
  7. #5Computer Science#2
  8. #4Decision Sciences#1
  9. #8Dentistry#1
  10. #4Earth and Planetary Sciences#2
  11. #6Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2
  12. #8Energy#2
  13. #7Engineering#2
  14. #5Environmental Science#2
  15. #8Health Professions#1
  16. #4Immunology and Microbiology#1
  17. #6Materials Science#2
  18. #5Mathematics#2
  19. #5Medicine#1
  20. #4Neuroscience#1
  21. #14Nursing#1
  22. #9Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#1
  23. #3Physics and Astronomy#2
  24. #4Psychology#1
  25. #6Social Sciences#1
  26. #8Veterinary#1

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?

500k1MUnited States805k in 2025Germany185k in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Germany or United States?

The United States publishes 4.3× as much research as Germany in 2022–now (3.1M against 708k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Germany or United States?

17.8% of Germany's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 17.5% for the United States.

Where does their research happen?

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