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Iraq vs Thailand

On research quality in 2022–now, Thailand ranks #46 in the world and Iraq #48, of 192 countries. Iraq stands higher in 8 of the 26 fields both publish in, Thailand in 18.

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.

Thailand

World rank, 2022–now
#46
#47 all time
Works, 2022–now
94k
fractional
Top-10% rate
16.0%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
49%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Biochemistry, Parasitology, Biomaterials.

Who leads in each field?

Iraq stands higher in 8 of 26 fields, Thailand in 18. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Iraq 818 Thailand
  1. #52Agricultural and Biological Sciences#47
  2. #64Arts and Humanities#41
  3. #49Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#46
  4. #70Business, Management and Accounting#34
  5. #35Chemical Engineering#33
  6. #26Chemistry#41
  7. #45Computer Science#43
  8. #53Decision Sciences#48
  9. #38Dentistry#19
  10. #54Earth and Planetary Sciences#46
  11. #74Economics, Econometrics and Finance#55
  12. #48Energy#58
  13. #36Engineering#47
  14. #48Environmental Science#51
  15. #48Health Professions#43
  16. #49Immunology and Microbiology#39
  17. #28Materials Science#46
  18. #27Mathematics#52
  19. #54Medicine#42
  20. #53Neuroscience#43
  21. #45Nursing#41
  22. #20Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#35
  23. #53Physics and Astronomy#55
  24. #73Psychology#51
  25. #77Social Sciences#46
  26. #30Veterinary#21

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?

20k40kIraq31k in 2025Thailand28k in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Iraq or Thailand?

Iraq publishes 1.2× as much research as Thailand in 2022–now (117k against 94k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Iraq or Thailand?

16.0% of Thailand's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 7.9% for Iraq.

Where does their research happen?