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Macau vs Qatar

On research quality in 2022–now, Macau ranks #55 in the world and Qatar #57, of 192 countries. Macau stands higher in 11 of the 17 fields both publish in, Qatar in 6.

Macau

World rank, 2022–now
#55
#65 all time
Works, 2022–now
16k
fractional
Top-10% rate
30.6%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
39%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Business and International Management.

Qatar

World rank, 2022–now
#57
#61 all time
Works, 2022–now
18k
fractional
Top-10% rate
24.4%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
53%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Energy, Microbiology, Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

Who leads in each field?

Macau stands higher in 11 of 17 fields, Qatar in 6. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Macau 116 Qatar
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#89
  2. #49Arts and Humanities#83
  3. #53Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#55
  4. #39Business, Management and Accounting#56
  5. #40Computer Science#55
  6. #52Decision Sciences—
  7. #51Economics, Econometrics and Finance#56
  8. —Energy#50
  9. #45Engineering#53
  10. #76Environmental Science#59
  11. —Health Professions#57
  12. #56Materials Science#63
  13. #80Medicine#52
  14. #55Neuroscience#60
  15. #61Physics and Astronomy—
  16. #50Psychology#63
  17. #61Social Sciences#58

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?

2k4k6kQatar5,266 in 2025Macau5,227 in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Macau or Qatar?

Qatar publishes 1.1× as much research as Macau in 2022–now (18k against 16k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Macau or Qatar?

30.6% of Macau's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 24.4% for Qatar.

Where does their research happen?