Domain · Life Sciences
Top Countries in Life Sciences Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 149 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 | China | 100.0 | 28.0% | 572k | 6.2M | #3 |
| 2 | United States | 86.1 | 19.9% | 427k | 3.8M | #1 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 78.0 | 24.1% | 78k | 797k | #2 |
| 4 | Germany | 72.3 | 22.1% | 85k | 761k | #4 |
| 5 | India | 67.8 | 13.8% | 218k | 1M | #14 |
| 6 | Italy | 64.2 | 24.7% | 64k | 588k | #9 |
| 7 | France | 61.1 | 18.3% | 68k | 490k | #5 |
| 8 | Australia | 58.4 | 25.8% | 40k | 400k | #8 |
| 9 | Canada | 56.1 | 21.5% | 48k | 422k | #6 |
| 10 | Spain | 54.0 | 21.5% | 52k | 420k | #12 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 52.1 | 26.9% | 25k | 266k | #10 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 50.3 | 26.5% | 18k | 213k | #11 |
| 13 | South Korea | 48.7 | 18.7% | 51k | 417k | #16 |
| 14 | Japan | 47.3 | 12.2% | 81k | 460k | #7 |
| 15 | Iran | 45.9 | 17.8% | 42k | 298k | #26 |
| 16 | ?? | 44.6 | 18.7% | 24k | 193k | #21 |
| 17 | Poland | 43.4 | 19.3% | 30k | 224k | #23 |
| 18 | Brazil | 42.2 | 10.7% | 90k | 346k | #17 |
| 19 | Sweden | 41.2 | 26.1% | 14k | 151k | #13 |
| 20 | Belgium | 40.1 | 21.8% | 15k | 131k | #15 |
| 21 | Denmark | 39.2 | 25.2% | 13k | 135k | #18 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 38.2 | 24.8% | 18k | 169k | #36 |
| 23 | Egypt | 37.3 | 16.4% | 33k | 203k | #39 |
| 24 | Singapore | 36.5 | 26.6% | 6.8k | 85k | #25 |
| 25 | Türkiye | 35.7 | 10.6% | 51k | 194k | #34 |
| 26 | Portugal | 34.9 | 22.5% | 14k | 129k | #29 |
| 27 | Austria | 34.1 | 22.2% | 10k | 90k | #20 |
| 28 | Israel | 33.4 | 21.5% | 11k | 101k | #19 |
| 29 | Pakistan | 32.7 | 16.7% | 24k | 143k | #41 |
| 30 | South Africa | 32.0 | 21.8% | 13k | 88k | #31 |
| 31 | Russia | 31.4 | 5.7% | 66k | 180k | #28 |
| 32 | Taiwan | 30.7 | 17.1% | 18k | 136k | #30 |
| 33 | Hong Kong | 30.1 | 28.1% | 6.1k | 73k | #40 |
| 34 | Greece | 29.5 | 23.2% | 10k | 87k | #38 |
| 35 | Mexico | 28.9 | 11.1% | 30k | 122k | #35 |
| 36 | Ireland | 28.4 | 24.7% | 6.8k | 67k | #27 |
| 37 | Romania | 27.8 | 20.4% | 8.6k | 65k | #47 |
| 38 | Norway | 27.3 | 23.0% | 7.8k | 65k | #22 |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 26.8 | 22.2% | 10k | 63k | #51 |
| 40 | Nigeria | 26.3 | 7.9% | 22k | 61k | #48 |
| 41 | Indonesia | 25.8 | 3.4% | 146k | 155k | #44 |
| 42 | Malaysia | 25.3 | 15.2% | 15k | 95k | #42 |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 24.8 | 17.7% | 12k | 69k | #46 |
| 44 | Finland | 24.4 | 25.0% | 7.1k | 72k | #24 |
| 45 | Czechia | 23.9 | 18.3% | 13k | 85k | #33 |
| 46 | New Zealand | 23.5 | 22.3% | 6.9k | 59k | #32 |
| 47 | Thailand | 23.1 | 17.8% | 15k | 99k | #45 |
| 48 | Hungary | 22.6 | 16.7% | 9.3k | 58k | #37 |
| 49 | Iraq | 22.2 | 6.1% | 17k | 42k | #61 |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 21.8 | 24.3% | 3.8k | 33k | #57 |
| 51 | Chile | 21.4 | 17.4% | 7.3k | 44k | #49 |
| 52 | Ghana | 21.0 | 22.2% | 3.4k | 20k | #56 |
| 53 | Colombia | 20.7 | 10.6% | 11k | 36k | #54 |
| 54 | Argentina | 20.3 | 13.1% | 13k | 56k | #43 |
| 55 | Macau | 19.9 | 33.4% | 1.4k | 19k | #68 |
| 56 | Kenya | 19.6 | 19.8% | 4.3k | 23k | #50 |
| 57 | Morocco | 19.2 | 18.7% | 6.9k | 37k | #55 |
| 58 | Qatar | 18.9 | 24.5% | 1.7k | 17k | #66 |
| 59 | Vietnam | 18.5 | 10.3% | 9.3k | 35k | #60 |
| 60 | Serbia | 18.2 | 16.0% | 5.5k | 30k | #69 |
| 61 | Croatia | 17.8 | 15.2% | 4.1k | 23k | #59 |
| 62 | Slovakia | 17.5 | 14.8% | 4.1k | 23k | #53 |
| 63 | Uganda | 17.2 | 20.5% | 1.8k | 11k | #63 |
| 64 | Jordan | 16.9 | 17.6% | 2.7k | 19k | #82 |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 16.6 | 10.7% | 5.1k | 20k | #58 |
| 66 | Ecuador | 16.3 | 9.0% | 6.3k | 15k | #80 |
| 67 | Cameroon | 16.0 | 11.5% | 2.9k | 9.3k | #64 |
| 68 | Slovenia | 15.7 | 18.8% | 3.1k | 21k | #62 |
| 69 | Cyprus | 15.4 | 20.6% | 1.4k | 11k | #83 |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 15.1 | 11.8% | 2.9k | 12k | #76 |
| 71 | Ukraine | 14.8 | 6.6% | 15k | 27k | #65 |
| 72 | Tanzania | 14.5 | 18.9% | 2.6k | 12k | #52 |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 14.3 | 9.6% | 4.5k | 13k | #87 |
| 74 | Peru | 14.0 | 8.7% | 5.6k | 14k | #72 |
| 75 | Lebanon | 13.7 | 17.3% | 1.5k | 9.9k | #77 |
| 76 | Philippines | 13.5 | 8.4% | 5.8k | 15k | #70 |
| 77 | Nepal | 13.2 | 9.5% | 4.5k | 14k | #75 |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 12.9 | 23.9% | 593 | 5.6k | #73 |
| 79 | Lithuania | 12.7 | 19.5% | 2.3k | 15k | #88 |
| 80 | Tunisia | 12.4 | 14.2% | 4.8k | 24k | #74 |
| 81 | Estonia | 12.2 | 25.0% | 1.4k | 14k | #67 |
| 82 | Puerto Rico | 11.9 | 13.7% | 1.3k | 8.5k | #71 |
| 83 | Rwanda | 11.7 | 21.3% | 524 | 3.3k | — |
| 84 | Algeria | 11.5 | 9.6% | 4.4k | 15k | #96 |
| 85 | Kuwait | 11.2 | 17.5% | 795 | 4.9k | #95 |
| 86 | Zambia | 11.0 | 7.8% | 1.6k | 3.9k | #100 |
| 87 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.8 | 5.5% | 2.1k | 2.8k | #85 |
| 88 | Sudan | 10.5 | 11.1% | 1.4k | 5.3k | — |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 10.3 | 12.0% | 1.3k | 3.4k | #90 |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 10.1 | 7.6% | 5.2k | 9.8k | #98 |
| 91 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.9 | 10.6% | 848 | 2.6k | — |
| 92 | Benin | 9.6 | 16.1% | 1.2k | 3.9k | #89 |
| 93 | Uruguay | 9.4 | 11.9% | 1.8k | 7.3k | #86 |
| 94 | Oman | 9.2 | 21.3% | 1k | 6.8k | #97 |
| 95 | Malawi | 9.0 | 22.5% | 486 | 2.3k | #92 |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 8.8 | 9.0% | 1.8k | 4.5k | #78 |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 8.6 | 18.3% | 853 | 3.7k | #99 |
| 98 | Belarus | 8.4 | 4.9% | 2k | 4k | #93 |
| 99 | Iceland | 8.2 | 18.1% | 588 | 4.6k | #79 |
| 100 | Armenia | 8.0 | 7.3% | 1.2k | 4.6k | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Life Sciences (149). 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.