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Ireland vs Thailand

On research quality in 2022–now, Ireland ranks #43 in the world and Thailand #46, of 192 countries. Ireland stands higher in 15 of the 26 fields both publish in, Thailand in 11.

Ireland

World rank, 2022–now
#43
#36 all time
Works, 2022–now
57k
fractional
Top-10% rate
20.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
42%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Geriatrics and Gerontology, Medical Terminology, Research and 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?

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

Ireland 1511 Thailand
  1. #42Agricultural and Biological Sciences#47
  2. #40Arts and Humanities#41
  3. #37Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#46
  4. #43Business, Management and Accounting#34
  5. —Chemical Engineering#33
  6. #51Chemistry#41
  7. #49Computer Science#43
  8. #37Decision Sciences#48
  9. #43Dentistry#19
  10. #48Earth and Planetary Sciences#46
  11. #50Economics, Econometrics and Finance#55
  12. #61Energy#58
  13. #43Engineering#47
  14. #45Environmental Science#51
  15. #33Health Professions#43
  16. #35Immunology and Microbiology#39
  17. #49Materials Science#46
  18. #61Mathematics#52
  19. #33Medicine#42
  20. #36Neuroscience#43
  21. #25Nursing#41
  22. —Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#35
  23. #43Physics and Astronomy#55
  24. #38Psychology#51
  25. #38Social Sciences#46
  26. —Veterinary#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?

10k20k30kThailand28k in 2025Ireland15k in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Ireland or Thailand?

Thailand publishes 1.6× as much research as Ireland in 2022–now (94k against 57k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Ireland or Thailand?

20.9% of Ireland's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 16.0% for Thailand.

Where does their research happen?