Field · Arts and Humanities
Top Countries in Arts and Humanities Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 106 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 | 15.3% | 85k | 92k | #1 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 85.1 | 18.3% | 36k | 51k | #2 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 76.4 | 13.1% | 36k | 22k | #9 |
| 4 | Germany | 70.3 | 12.6% | 34k | 28k | #3 |
| 5 | China | 65.5 | 23.0% | 21k | 48k | #12 |
| 6 | Italy | 61.6 | 16.1% | 19k | 22k | #4 |
| 7 | Türkiye | 58.3 | 16.3% | 39k | 28k | #13 |
| 8 | Spain | 55.4 | 15.8% | 35k | 25k | #8 |
| 9 | South Africa | 52.9 | 26.6% | 4.3k | 6k | #6 |
| 10 | Australia | 50.6 | 21.4% | 9.7k | 17k | #7 |
| 11 | India | 48.6 | 14.5% | 17k | 10k | #15 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 46.7 | 21.7% | 6k | 12k | #11 |
| 13 | Canada | 45.0 | 16.0% | 12k | 15k | #5 |
| 14 | France | 43.4 | 8.0% | 43k | 14k | #10 |
| 15 | Poland | 41.9 | 12.3% | 17k | 8.5k | #17 |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 40.5 | 37.2% | 1.9k | 7.9k | #24 |
| 17 | Brazil | 39.2 | 8.4% | 40k | 12k | #14 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 38.0 | 15.1% | 6.1k | 6.9k | #16 |
| 19 | ?? | 36.9 | 13.3% | 5.9k | 4.2k | #28 |
| 20 | Norway | 35.8 | 23.5% | 3.2k | 5.5k | #22 |
| 21 | Israel | 34.7 | 19.0% | 3.6k | 4.4k | #18 |
| 22 | Sweden | 33.7 | 24.2% | 3.5k | 6.5k | #20 |
| 23 | Austria | 32.8 | 15.9% | 4.9k | 5.3k | #25 |
| 24 | Japan | 31.9 | 18.9% | 5.2k | 6.5k | #21 |
| 25 | South Korea | 31.0 | 23.8% | 2.6k | 5.5k | #30 |
| 26 | Belgium | 30.1 | 17.1% | 4.7k | 5.4k | #19 |
| 27 | Finland | 29.3 | 24.8% | 3k | 4.9k | #26 |
| 28 | Russia | 28.5 | 11.7% | 14k | 6.3k | #29 |
| 29 | Iran | 27.8 | 20.7% | 3.2k | 5.3k | #32 |
| 30 | Portugal | 27.1 | 16.0% | 5.2k | 5k | #31 |
| 31 | Denmark | 26.4 | 19.3% | 3.2k | 4.4k | #23 |
| 32 | Malaysia | 25.7 | 23.7% | 4k | 5.6k | #39 |
| 33 | Nigeria | 25.0 | 18.3% | 2.8k | 2.1k | #46 |
| 34 | Romania | 24.4 | 11.0% | 4k | 2.5k | #43 |
| 35 | Taiwan | 23.8 | 28.4% | 1.4k | 3.6k | #38 |
| 36 | New Zealand | 23.2 | 25.6% | 1.5k | 3.2k | #27 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 22.6 | 28.1% | 2.2k | 4.6k | #44 |
| 38 | Greece | 22.0 | 20.7% | 2.4k | 3.5k | #35 |
| 39 | Mexico | 21.4 | 11.0% | 6.8k | 2.7k | #33 |
| 40 | Ireland | 20.9 | 16.1% | 2.3k | 2.4k | #34 |
| 41 | Thailand | 20.4 | 29.5% | 1.7k | 3k | #47 |
| 42 | Hungary | 19.9 | 14.2% | 3.5k | 2.5k | #41 |
| 43 | Argentina | 19.3 | 11.8% | 6k | 2.2k | #36 |
| 44 | Ghana | 18.9 | 26.6% | 746 | 782 | #49 |
| 45 | Philippines | 18.4 | 20.1% | 1.9k | 1.9k | #48 |
| 46 | Ukraine | 17.9 | 13.2% | 4.9k | 2.3k | #50 |
| 47 | Czechia | 17.4 | 15.2% | 2.9k | 2.3k | #42 |
| 48 | Singapore | 17.0 | 26.6% | 892 | 2.2k | #40 |
| 49 | Macau | 16.5 | 38.4% | 542 | 2.1k | #59 |
| 50 | Egypt | 16.1 | 13.0% | 2.9k | 2.6k | #52 |
| 51 | Chile | 15.7 | 13.4% | 3.9k | 2.1k | #37 |
| 52 | Vietnam | 15.3 | 25.8% | 1.5k | 2.3k | #53 |
| 53 | Colombia | 14.9 | 13.8% | 2.5k | 1.6k | #45 |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 14.5 | 16.9% | 1.5k | 1.2k | #62 |
| 55 | Pakistan | 14.1 | 14.2% | 3.5k | 2.1k | #58 |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 13.7 | 20.6% | 891 | 1.4k | #57 |
| 57 | Jordan | 13.3 | 27.9% | 930 | 2.2k | #64 |
| 58 | Kenya | 12.9 | 14.1% | 720 | 431 | #61 |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 12.6 | 18.8% | 1.1k | 1.3k | #65 |
| 60 | Ecuador | 12.2 | 16.6% | 1k | 668 | #67 |
| 61 | Estonia | 11.8 | 19.5% | 697 | 700 | #54 |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 11.5 | 13.0% | 1.4k | 591 | #73 |
| 63 | Croatia | 11.2 | 9.8% | 2.4k | 1.2k | #51 |
| 64 | Iraq | 10.8 | 11.7% | 3.3k | 1.6k | #70 |
| 65 | Cyprus | 10.5 | 28.3% | 717 | 1.3k | #55 |
| 66 | Morocco | 10.2 | 16.0% | 1.2k | 971 | #68 |
| 67 | Peru | 9.8 | 11.4% | 2k | 832 | #56 |
| 68 | Slovenia | 9.5 | 16.0% | 1.5k | 1.3k | #60 |
| 69 | Lithuania | 9.2 | 14.0% | 1.2k | 850 | #69 |
| 70 | Slovakia | 8.9 | 13.2% | 1.2k | 802 | #63 |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 8.6 | 7.4% | 2.5k | 671 | #84 |
| 72 | Nepal | 8.3 | 16.0% | 990 | 499 | #88 |
| 73 | Serbia | 8.0 | 14.2% | 1.3k | 1k | #76 |
| 74 | Algeria | 7.7 | 13.3% | 1.4k | 513 | #80 |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 7.4 | 26.9% | 357 | 791 | #89 |
| 76 | Tanzania | 7.1 | 21.4% | 341 | 352 | #82 |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 6.9 | 14.5% | 356 | 501 | #72 |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 6.6 | 13.5% | 1k | 471 | #75 |
| 79 | Lebanon | 6.3 | 18.4% | 284 | 305 | #79 |
| 80 | Malta | 6.0 | 24.6% | 234 | 306 | #85 |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 5.8 | 19.6% | 808 | 405 | #77 |
| 82 | Bolivia | 5.5 | 10.4% | 384 | 126 | #87 |
| 83 | Qatar | 5.2 | 25.7% | 245 | 583 | #83 |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 5.0 | 9.2% | 659 | 232 | #78 |
| 85 | Venezuela | 4.7 | 7.0% | 475 | 131 | #71 |
| 86 | Mongolia | 4.5 | 12.7% | 485 | 217 | #81 |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 4.2 | 12.1% | 428 | 157 | — |
| 88 | Armenia | 4.0 | 8.5% | 544 | 160 | #99 |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.7 | 9.7% | 577 | 234 | #96 |
| 90 | Iceland | 3.5 | 17.6% | 249 | 233 | #86 |
| 91 | Georgia | 3.3 | 4.1% | 883 | 138 | — |
| 92 | Latvia | 3.0 | 14.2% | 458 | 283 | #91 |
| 93 | Oman | 2.8 | 27.2% | 262 | 399 | #94 |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 2.6 | 12.8% | 369 | 203 | #95 |
| 95 | Uruguay | 2.3 | 11.6% | 354 | 140 | #93 |
| 96 | Cameroon | 2.1 | 11.7% | 323 | 108 | #98 |
| 97 | South Sudan | 1.9 | 16.7% | 217 | 198 | #66 |
| 98 | Tunisia | 1.7 | 11.9% | 392 | 276 | #100 |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 146.5 | 14.8% | 373 | 201 | — |
| 100 | Cuba | 124.9 | 7.2% | 255 | 75 | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Arts and Humanities (106). 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.