Top Countries in Business, Management and Accounting Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 113 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 | 29.3% | 63k | 437k | #3 |
| 2 | United States | 85.3 | 20.0% | 60k | 294k | #1 |
| 3 | Italy | 76.8 | 33.6% | 12k | 94k | #4 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 70.7 | 29.5% | 21k | 156k | #2 |
| 5 | India | 66.0 | 19.9% | 37k | 153k | #11 |
| 6 | Spain | 62.1 | 27.7% | 10k | 64k | #7 |
| 7 | Australia | 58.8 | 31.4% | 9.8k | 77k | #5 |
| 8 | Germany | 56.0 | 15.9% | 27k | 88k | #6 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 53.5 | 4.9% | 182k | 180k | #17 |
| 10 | France | 51.3 | 18.8% | 11k | 52k | #8 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 49.3 | 19.3% | 14k | 59k | #18 |
| 12 | Portugal | 47.4 | 28.9% | 5.4k | 34k | #14 |
| 13 | Canada | 45.7 | 25.8% | 7.8k | 47k | #9 |
| 14 | Türkiye | 44.2 | 13.6% | 15k | 41k | #24 |
| 15 | Jordan | 42.7 | 39.1% | 2.4k | 22k | #39 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 41.4 | 35.5% | 4k | 31k | #34 |
| 17 | South Korea | 40.1 | 31.2% | 5.5k | 39k | #22 |
| 18 | Greece | 38.9 | 31.6% | 2.6k | 17k | #26 |
| 19 | Netherlands | 37.7 | 30.7% | 5.6k | 40k | #10 |
| 20 | Pakistan | 36.6 | 21.4% | 6.8k | 39k | #31 |
| 21 | South Africa | 35.6 | 23.6% | 6.3k | 27k | #29 |
| 22 | Hong Kong | 34.6 | 32.7% | 2.7k | 23k | #12 |
| 23 | Vietnam | 33.7 | 27.9% | 4.8k | 26k | #38 |
| 24 | Finland | 32.8 | 35.3% | 2.8k | 26k | #21 |
| 25 | Switzerland | 31.9 | 19.4% | 4.1k | 21k | #15 |
| 26 | ?? | 31.1 | 10.9% | 10k | 24k | #42 |
| 27 | Sweden | 30.3 | 34.5% | 3.4k | 28k | #13 |
| 28 | Brazil | 29.5 | 10.7% | 14k | 35k | #27 |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 28.8 | 25.6% | 3.2k | 19k | #47 |
| 30 | Poland | 28.1 | 14.5% | 7.4k | 25k | #33 |
| 31 | Cyprus | 27.4 | 38.4% | 905 | 8.4k | #40 |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 26.7 | 33.0% | 2.5k | 19k | #41 |
| 33 | Romania | 26.0 | 18.2% | 3.7k | 14k | #45 |
| 34 | Thailand | 25.4 | 19.5% | 4k | 16k | #43 |
| 35 | Taiwan | 24.8 | 30.6% | 3.6k | 25k | #23 |
| 36 | Denmark | 24.2 | 24.4% | 3.2k | 18k | #16 |
| 37 | Iran | 23.6 | 18.8% | 5.3k | 25k | #32 |
| 38 | Norway | 23.1 | 30.3% | 2.5k | 19k | #25 |
| 39 | Macau | 22.5 | 34.3% | 1k | 7.8k | #48 |
| 40 | Egypt | 22.0 | 20.9% | 2.7k | 13k | #50 |
| 41 | New Zealand | 21.4 | 33.8% | 1.6k | 13k | #19 |
| 42 | Austria | 20.9 | 19.8% | 3.2k | 14k | #28 |
| 43 | Ireland | 20.4 | 32.6% | 1.3k | 10k | #37 |
| 44 | Russia | 20.0 | 7.2% | 16k | 22k | #30 |
| 45 | Belgium | 19.5 | 25.2% | 2.4k | 13k | #20 |
| 46 | Japan | 19.0 | 13.7% | 5.2k | 14k | #36 |
| 47 | Morocco | 18.6 | 18.2% | 2.8k | 8.3k | #53 |
| 48 | Serbia | 18.1 | 19.1% | 1.6k | 5.9k | #60 |
| 49 | Hungary | 17.7 | 19.8% | 2.2k | 8.7k | #49 |
| 50 | Nigeria | 17.2 | 8.9% | 7.7k | 14k | #56 |
| 51 | Ghana | 16.8 | 29.5% | 2.3k | 12k | #54 |
| 52 | Mexico | 16.4 | 10.8% | 5.2k | 10k | #46 |
| 53 | Singapore | 16.0 | 25.7% | 1.6k | 10k | #35 |
| 54 | Ukraine | 15.6 | 9.0% | 5.6k | 9k | #58 |
| 55 | Oman | 15.2 | 32.2% | 826 | 5.4k | #64 |
| 56 | Qatar | 14.9 | 38.3% | 600 | 6.2k | #65 |
| 57 | Chile | 14.5 | 19.4% | 1.5k | 6.2k | #51 |
| 58 | Croatia | 14.1 | 16.0% | 1.3k | 4.5k | #57 |
| 59 | Czechia | 13.7 | 17.6% | 1.9k | 7k | #55 |
| 60 | Colombia | 13.4 | 13.9% | 3.6k | 9.5k | #59 |
| 61 | Tunisia | 13.0 | 28.8% | 1.3k | 7k | #63 |
| 62 | Peru | 12.7 | 12.7% | 3.4k | 7k | #72 |
| 63 | Philippines | 12.4 | 8.4% | 3.2k | 5k | #66 |
| 64 | Lebanon | 12.0 | 28.7% | 627 | 3.7k | #67 |
| 65 | Slovenia | 11.7 | 18.9% | 1.1k | 4.5k | #52 |
| 66 | Ecuador | 11.4 | 10.8% | 3.8k | 5.3k | #77 |
| 67 | Bahrain | 11.1 | 31.6% | 614 | 3.7k | #73 |
| 68 | Lithuania | 10.7 | 21.9% | 996 | 4.9k | #69 |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 10.4 | 28.8% | 999 | 5.5k | #76 |
| 70 | Iraq | 10.1 | 8.8% | 2.8k | 5.3k | #74 |
| 71 | Slovakia | 9.8 | 18.9% | 1.2k | 4.6k | #68 |
| 72 | Israel | 9.5 | 21.4% | 1.1k | 5.2k | #44 |
| 73 | Argentina | 9.2 | 8.7% | 1.2k | 2.2k | #62 |
| 74 | Palestine | 9.0 | 33.0% | 437 | 2.4k | #81 |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 8.7 | 8.6% | 1.6k | 2.4k | #79 |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 8.4 | 11.2% | 1.2k | 2k | #71 |
| 77 | Kuwait | 8.1 | 32.2% | 408 | 2.7k | #83 |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 7.8 | 13.2% | 1.3k | 3.7k | #80 |
| 79 | Tanzania | 7.6 | 17.2% | 1.4k | 3.9k | #87 |
| 80 | Kenya | 7.3 | 6.0% | 3.3k | 4.4k | #78 |
| 81 | Latvia | 7.0 | 15.7% | 924 | 3k | #61 |
| 82 | Brunei | 6.8 | 28.9% | 284 | 1.5k | #92 |
| 83 | Uganda | 6.5 | 17.6% | 792 | 2.3k | #86 |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 6.3 | 11.8% | 1.4k | 2.7k | #82 |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 6.0 | 14.7% | 569 | 1.4k | #93 |
| 86 | Estonia | 5.8 | 27.0% | 382 | 1.8k | #75 |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 5.5 | 10.1% | 428 | 809 | #89 |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 5.3 | 16.8% | 472 | 1.5k | #88 |
| 89 | Rwanda | 5.1 | 10.7% | 221 | 403 | — |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.8 | 13.6% | 465 | 1.3k | #95 |
| 91 | Algeria | 4.6 | 10.6% | 739 | 1.2k | #94 |
| 92 | Nepal | 4.3 | 8.8% | 1.4k | 2.3k | #96 |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 4.1 | 15.3% | 548 | 1.5k | #100 |
| 94 | Albania | 3.9 | 13.2% | 379 | 913 | — |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 3.7 | 19.1% | 303 | 1.3k | #70 |
| 96 | Yemen | 3.4 | 21.6% | 320 | 1.5k | #98 |
| 97 | Georgia | 3.2 | 9.3% | 352 | 515 | #99 |
| 98 | Uruguay | 3.0 | 10.7% | 229 | 527 | #84 |
| 99 | Zambia | 2.8 | 11.4% | 530 | 955 | — |
| 100 | Venezuela | 2.6 | 7.8% | 373 | 397 | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Business, Management and Accounting (113). 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.