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Japan vs Spain

On research quality in 2022–now, Spain ranks #10 in the world and Japan #12, of 192 countries. Japan stands higher in 4 of the 26 fields both publish in, Spain in 22.

Japan

World rank, 2022–now: #12; #6 all time
Works, 2022–now: 558k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 10.7%; share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access: 42%; of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Condensed Matter Physics, Gastroenterology, Radiation.

Spain

World rank, 2022–now: #10; #13 all time
Works, 2022–now: 435k; fractional
Top-10% rate: 18.1%; share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access: 52%; of its works free to read

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

Who leads in each field?

Japan stands higher in 4 of 26 fields, Spain in 22. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Japan 422 Spain

#31Agricultural and Biological Sciences#12
#24Arts and Humanities#8
#13Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#10
#46Business, Management and Accounting#6
#7Chemical Engineering#12
#11Chemistry#7
#19Computer Science#15
#20Decision Sciences#12
#21Dentistry#12
#13Earth and Planetary Sciences#11
#29Economics, Econometrics and Finance#12
#21Energy#19
#16Engineering#18
#23Environmental Science#10
#26Health Professions#10
#12Immunology and Microbiology#10
#8Materials Science#20
#15Mathematics#12
#12Medicine#10
#12Neuroscience#11
#23Nursing#9
#26Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#13
#6Physics and Astronomy#9
#21Psychology#8
#32Social Sciences#7
#22Veterinary#11

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.