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Iraq vs Mexico

On research quality in 2022–now, Mexico ranks #45 in the world and Iraq #48, of 192 countries. Iraq stands higher in 11 of the 26 fields both publish in, Mexico in 15.

Iraq

World rank, 2022–now
#48
#56 all time
Works, 2022–now
117k
fractional
Top-10% rate
7.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
78%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Drug Discovery, Numerical Analysis, Algebra and Number Theory.

Mexico

World rank, 2022–now
#45
#43 all time
Works, 2022–now
177k
fractional
Top-10% rate
9.2%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
52%
of its works free to read

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

Who leads in each field?

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

Iraq 1115 Mexico
  1. #52Agricultural and Biological Sciences#26
  2. #64Arts and Humanities#39
  3. #49Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#32
  4. #70Business, Management and Accounting#52
  5. #35Chemical Engineering#41
  6. #26Chemistry#38
  7. #45Computer Science#52
  8. #53Decision Sciences#55
  9. #38Dentistry#42
  10. #54Earth and Planetary Sciences#47
  11. #74Economics, Econometrics and Finance#59
  12. #48Energy#56
  13. #36Engineering#52
  14. #48Environmental Science#40
  15. #48Health Professions#44
  16. #49Immunology and Microbiology#38
  17. #28Materials Science#43
  18. #27Mathematics#45
  19. #54Medicine#41
  20. #53Neuroscience#35
  21. #45Nursing#52
  22. #20Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#36
  23. #53Physics and Astronomy#38
  24. #73Psychology#39
  25. #77Social Sciences#47
  26. #30Veterinary#27

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?

20k40k60kMexico49k in 2025Iraq31k in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Iraq or Mexico?

Mexico publishes 1.5× as much research as Iraq in 2022–now (177k against 117k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Iraq or Mexico?

9.2% of Mexico's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 7.9% for Iraq.

Where does their research happen?