Domain · Health Sciences
Top Countries in Health Sciences Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 161 ranked countries.
Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 100 fractional works in this field.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Country | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 100.0 | 15.4% | 1M | 5.8M | #1 |
| 2 | China | 86.4 | 22.5% | 626k | 4.8M | #3 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 78.4 | 18.1% | 211k | 1.3M | #2 |
| 4 | Italy | 72.7 | 21.9% | 143k | 1M | #8 |
| 5 | Australia | 68.3 | 22.0% | 101k | 725k | #6 |
| 6 | Germany | 64.7 | 16.3% | 160k | 902k | #5 |
| 7 | India | 61.7 | 8.4% | 308k | 881k | #13 |
| 8 | Canada | 59.1 | 19.2% | 112k | 725k | #4 |
| 9 | France | 56.8 | 13.7% | 118k | 611k | #7 |
| 10 | Spain | 54.7 | 15.0% | 115k | 596k | #11 |
| 11 | South Korea | 52.8 | 15.6% | 98k | 553k | #15 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 51.1 | 23.7% | 59k | 471k | #9 |
| 13 | Japan | 49.5 | 10.1% | 182k | 729k | #10 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 48.1 | 15.8% | 42k | 229k | #27 |
| 15 | Iran | 46.7 | 13.9% | 73k | 356k | #20 |
| 16 | Türkiye | 45.4 | 8.4% | 120k | 323k | #25 |
| 17 | Brazil | 44.2 | 7.3% | 165k | 419k | #16 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 43.1 | 19.4% | 41k | 278k | #14 |
| 19 | Poland | 42.1 | 15.9% | 47k | 264k | #23 |
| 20 | Sweden | 41.0 | 23.1% | 32k | 246k | #12 |
| 21 | ?? | 40.1 | 14.1% | 40k | 210k | #24 |
| 22 | Denmark | 39.2 | 20.8% | 31k | 215k | #18 |
| 23 | Belgium | 38.3 | 18.5% | 27k | 177k | #17 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 37.5 | 4.8% | 23k | 31k | #36 |
| 25 | Egypt | 36.7 | 9.0% | 58k | 185k | #39 |
| 26 | Portugal | 35.9 | 13.6% | 33k | 146k | #33 |
| 27 | Taiwan | 35.1 | 17.1% | 40k | 238k | #30 |
| 28 | Greece | 34.4 | 18.3% | 25k | 148k | #34 |
| 29 | Singapore | 33.7 | 21.1% | 16k | 127k | #32 |
| 30 | Russia | 33.1 | 4.0% | 82k | 153k | #29 |
| 31 | Pakistan | 32.4 | 6.7% | 49k | 122k | #40 |
| 32 | Austria | 31.8 | 17.4% | 20k | 119k | #22 |
| 33 | Malaysia | 31.2 | 11.9% | 25k | 103k | #38 |
| 34 | Norway | 30.6 | 22.5% | 17k | 122k | #21 |
| 35 | Ireland | 30.0 | 16.6% | 19k | 102k | #28 |
| 36 | Romania | 29.5 | 19.3% | 19k | 108k | #45 |
| 37 | Hong Kong | 28.9 | 27.9% | 11k | 113k | #37 |
| 38 | Indonesia | 28.4 | 3.3% | 172k | 164k | #41 |
| 39 | Finland | 27.9 | 21.7% | 14k | 98k | #19 |
| 40 | Israel | 27.4 | 15.8% | 22k | 125k | #26 |
| 41 | South Africa | 26.9 | 17.8% | 20k | 119k | #35 |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 26.4 | 16.0% | 9.2k | 49k | #48 |
| 43 | Thailand | 26.0 | 14.7% | 24k | 115k | #44 |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 25.5 | 23.7% | 15k | 95k | #49 |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 25.1 | 12.0% | 17k | 68k | #50 |
| 46 | New Zealand | 24.7 | 17.7% | 12k | 74k | #31 |
| 47 | Jordan | 24.2 | 16.7% | 7.3k | 41k | #52 |
| 48 | Mexico | 23.8 | 7.0% | 37k | 99k | #43 |
| 49 | Nigeria | 23.4 | 7.6% | 28k | 71k | #53 |
| 50 | Qatar | 23.0 | 16.6% | 6.1k | 37k | #54 |
| 51 | Hungary | 22.6 | 13.8% | 11k | 54k | #46 |
| 52 | Chile | 22.2 | 11.4% | 14k | 50k | #47 |
| 53 | Czechia | 21.9 | 12.7% | 14k | 65k | #42 |
| 54 | Iraq | 21.5 | 5.0% | 24k | 48k | #62 |
| 55 | Colombia | 21.1 | 6.5% | 21k | 48k | #51 |
| 56 | Croatia | 20.8 | 10.6% | 8.7k | 32k | #56 |
| 57 | Morocco | 20.4 | 5.2% | 16k | 28k | #66 |
| 58 | Philippines | 20.1 | 7.4% | 8.3k | 19k | #61 |
| 59 | Serbia | 19.8 | 11.1% | 8.2k | 32k | #59 |
| 60 | Ghana | 19.4 | 19.0% | 5.9k | 31k | #69 |
| 61 | Vietnam | 19.1 | 9.0% | 11k | 33k | #57 |
| 62 | Argentina | 18.8 | 7.5% | 15k | 43k | #55 |
| 63 | Cyprus | 18.5 | 17.8% | 3k | 17k | #67 |
| 64 | Slovenia | 18.2 | 14.9% | 5.3k | 26k | #58 |
| 65 | Slovakia | 17.8 | 12.8% | 4.5k | 22k | #60 |
| 66 | Palestine | 17.5 | 15.8% | 2.1k | 8.8k | #77 |
| 67 | Ecuador | 17.3 | 4.5% | 14k | 17k | #80 |
| 68 | Lebanon | 17.0 | 13.8% | 4.9k | 23k | #64 |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 16.7 | 8.9% | 5.1k | 12k | #79 |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 16.4 | 7.1% | 7.2k | 18k | #63 |
| 71 | Sudan | 16.1 | 10.4% | 2.6k | 7.3k | #75 |
| 72 | Uganda | 15.8 | 19.1% | 4.6k | 24k | #70 |
| 73 | Peru | 15.6 | 6.3% | 10k | 21k | #73 |
| 74 | Nepal | 15.3 | 5.1% | 10k | 20k | #71 |
| 75 | Tanzania | 15.0 | 16.0% | 4k | 16k | #68 |
| 76 | Kenya | 14.8 | 13.0% | 5.5k | 20k | #65 |
| 77 | Oman | 14.5 | 11.8% | 2.5k | 9.3k | #81 |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 14.3 | 2.9% | 6k | 3.8k | #91 |
| 79 | Kuwait | 14.0 | 11.6% | 2.6k | 10k | #87 |
| 80 | Yemen | 13.8 | 11.8% | 1.9k | 6k | #89 |
| 81 | Macau | 13.5 | 32.0% | 1.4k | 14k | #90 |
| 82 | Lithuania | 13.3 | 11.6% | 3.6k | 15k | #78 |
| 83 | Tunisia | 13.0 | 4.3% | 12k | 20k | #76 |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.8 | 7.0% | 2.2k | 5.2k | #72 |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 12.6 | 7.5% | 4.8k | 13k | #84 |
| 86 | Bahrain | 12.3 | 11.5% | 1.4k | 5.1k | #98 |
| 87 | Syria | 12.1 | 8.7% | 2.5k | 7.5k | — |
| 88 | Estonia | 11.9 | 15.2% | 1.4k | 6.7k | #86 |
| 89 | Albania | 11.7 | 5.9% | 1.3k | 2.5k | — |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 11.4 | 10.3% | 2.5k | 8.4k | #83 |
| 91 | Algeria | 11.2 | 5.8% | 4.5k | 9.1k | — |
| 92 | Iceland | 11.0 | 15.8% | 1.2k | 5.9k | #74 |
| 93 | Brunei | 10.8 | 16.5% | 386 | 2.1k | — |
| 94 | Latvia | 10.6 | 11.7% | 1.7k | 6.7k | #94 |
| 95 | Belarus | 10.4 | 4.4% | 2.7k | 4.7k | #88 |
| 96 | Cuba | 10.2 | 3.5% | 2.5k | 3.3k | #85 |
| 97 | Cambodia | 10.0 | 9.4% | 1.8k | 5.4k | — |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 9.8 | 19.2% | 935 | 6.2k | #95 |
| 99 | Venezuela | 9.6 | 3.5% | 2.2k | 3.1k | #92 |
| 100 | Cameroon | 9.4 | 8.6% | 3.1k | 9.1k | #93 |
countries ranked worldwide in Health Sciences (161). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.
How spread out this pool is
Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.
One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.