Field · Computer Science
Top Countries in Computer Science Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 131 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 | 19.0% | 393k | 2.6M | #2 |
| 2 | United States | 85.8 | 19.0% | 181k | 1.2M | #1 |
| 3 | India | 77.5 | 13.8% | 167k | 673k | #8 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 71.6 | 22.7% | 42k | 335k | #4 |
| 5 | Germany | 67.0 | 18.3% | 48k | 295k | #3 |
| 6 | Canada | 63.2 | 20.8% | 26k | 192k | #5 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 60.1 | 32.5% | 11k | 141k | #16 |
| 8 | Australia | 57.3 | 28.8% | 20k | 213k | #9 |
| 9 | South Korea | 54.9 | 20.4% | 30k | 210k | #14 |
| 10 | Italy | 52.8 | 20.9% | 30k | 176k | #7 |
| 11 | France | 50.8 | 12.5% | 33k | 148k | #6 |
| 12 | Singapore | 49.0 | 30.2% | 9.1k | 117k | #17 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 47.4 | 32.5% | 14k | 143k | #27 |
| 14 | Malaysia | 45.9 | 16.8% | 18k | 84k | #30 |
| 15 | Spain | 44.5 | 20.3% | 25k | 137k | #13 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 43.1 | 23.1% | 8.7k | 71k | #10 |
| 17 | Türkiye | 41.9 | 17.6% | 20k | 101k | #26 |
| 18 | ?? | 40.7 | 13.7% | 24k | 112k | #32 |
| 19 | Japan | 39.6 | 9.9% | 37k | 122k | #11 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 38.6 | 22.9% | 12k | 83k | #12 |
| 21 | Indonesia | 37.6 | 5.6% | 176k | 201k | #35 |
| 22 | Pakistan | 36.6 | 22.8% | 11k | 85k | #37 |
| 23 | Taiwan | 35.7 | 16.6% | 13k | 85k | #20 |
| 24 | Egypt | 34.8 | 20.6% | 8.1k | 65k | #39 |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 34.0 | 28.8% | 6k | 60k | #40 |
| 26 | Sweden | 33.2 | 22.6% | 8k | 57k | #19 |
| 27 | Iran | 32.4 | 19.8% | 13k | 86k | #33 |
| 28 | Greece | 31.6 | 22.8% | 8k | 53k | #25 |
| 29 | Jordan | 30.9 | 29.9% | 4.7k | 46k | #43 |
| 30 | Austria | 30.2 | 19.1% | 7.1k | 40k | #18 |
| 31 | Poland | 29.6 | 14.7% | 11k | 46k | #22 |
| 32 | Israel | 28.9 | 18.3% | 5.8k | 42k | #15 |
| 33 | Finland | 28.3 | 23.7% | 5.5k | 44k | #28 |
| 34 | Portugal | 27.7 | 18.6% | 8.4k | 41k | #34 |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 27.1 | 18.9% | 7.8k | 43k | #47 |
| 36 | Brazil | 26.5 | 8.5% | 31k | 70k | #23 |
| 37 | Norway | 25.9 | 23.6% | 5.1k | 37k | #29 |
| 38 | Russia | 25.4 | 6.8% | 33k | 58k | #31 |
| 39 | Czechia | 24.9 | 13.9% | 5.4k | 26k | #36 |
| 40 | Macau | 24.3 | 25.9% | 2.6k | 21k | #53 |
| 41 | Belgium | 23.8 | 17.3% | 5.9k | 31k | #21 |
| 42 | Denmark | 23.3 | 19.9% | 5k | 30k | #24 |
| 43 | Thailand | 22.9 | 13.8% | 6.3k | 24k | #51 |
| 44 | South Africa | 22.4 | 22.2% | 5.6k | 33k | #45 |
| 45 | Iraq | 21.9 | 11.7% | 11k | 40k | #55 |
| 46 | Vietnam | 21.5 | 15.1% | 8k | 31k | #50 |
| 47 | Romania | 21.0 | 14.0% | 6.1k | 24k | #46 |
| 48 | Morocco | 20.6 | 19.8% | 7.1k | 35k | #56 |
| 49 | Ireland | 20.2 | 22.7% | 3.7k | 27k | #38 |
| 50 | Hungary | 19.8 | 14.4% | 4.1k | 16k | #41 |
| 51 | New Zealand | 19.4 | 22.8% | 2.7k | 20k | #42 |
| 52 | Mexico | 19.0 | 10.9% | 10k | 34k | #44 |
| 53 | Ukraine | 18.6 | 7.5% | 12k | 17k | #52 |
| 54 | Nigeria | 18.2 | 12.1% | 8k | 25k | #61 |
| 55 | Qatar | 17.8 | 31.2% | 1.4k | 18k | #57 |
| 56 | Serbia | 17.4 | 15.1% | 2.5k | 10k | #59 |
| 57 | Ecuador | 17.1 | 15.0% | 5.9k | 13k | #67 |
| 58 | Philippines | 16.7 | 9.3% | 5.8k | 12k | #71 |
| 59 | Tunisia | 16.4 | 17.2% | 3.4k | 17k | #63 |
| 60 | Algeria | 16.0 | 12.3% | 4.8k | 19k | #66 |
| 61 | Cyprus | 15.7 | 23.8% | 1.6k | 9.9k | #60 |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 15.3 | 24.5% | 1.1k | 6.8k | #48 |
| 63 | Colombia | 15.0 | 12.1% | 4.6k | 12k | #64 |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 14.7 | 9.5% | 3.1k | 5.7k | #76 |
| 65 | Chile | 14.4 | 15.1% | 3.2k | 11k | #54 |
| 66 | Slovenia | 14.1 | 15.2% | 2k | 8.3k | #49 |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 13.8 | 23.3% | 1.3k | 8.6k | #78 |
| 68 | Ghana | 13.4 | 22.6% | 1.4k | 8.2k | #75 |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 13.2 | 12.9% | 3.3k | 8.2k | #77 |
| 70 | Croatia | 12.9 | 13.4% | 2.2k | 8.4k | #62 |
| 71 | Lebanon | 12.6 | 24.0% | 1.1k | 9k | #70 |
| 72 | Slovakia | 12.3 | 12.3% | 2.5k | 7.8k | #58 |
| 73 | Oman | 12.0 | 23.0% | 1.2k | 6.8k | #74 |
| 74 | Estonia | 11.7 | 22.8% | 1k | 5.5k | #68 |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 11.4 | 7.7% | 3.1k | 6.1k | #69 |
| 76 | Lithuania | 11.2 | 17.2% | 1.1k | 5.1k | #72 |
| 77 | Peru | 10.9 | 11.8% | 4.5k | 9k | #81 |
| 78 | Palestine | 10.6 | 24.3% | 646 | 4.4k | #83 |
| 79 | Kuwait | 10.4 | 22.7% | 812 | 5.4k | #73 |
| 80 | Argentina | 10.1 | 7.3% | 3k | 6.1k | #65 |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 9.9 | 11.9% | 1.8k | 5.2k | #86 |
| 82 | Brunei | 9.6 | 28.5% | 318 | 2.3k | #85 |
| 83 | Bahrain | 9.4 | 20.9% | 761 | 3.8k | #84 |
| 84 | Latvia | 9.1 | 12.4% | 828 | 2.3k | #80 |
| 85 | Yemen | 8.9 | 18.4% | 756 | 5k | #88 |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 8.6 | 10.7% | 1.2k | 2.1k | #93 |
| 87 | Kenya | 8.4 | 10.0% | 1.3k | 3k | #92 |
| 88 | Nepal | 8.2 | 8.5% | 2k | 4.5k | #94 |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 7.9 | 14.2% | 689 | 2.4k | #87 |
| 90 | Mongolia | 7.7 | 5.2% | 513 | 639 | — |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.5 | 11.1% | 662 | 1.7k | #89 |
| 92 | Tanzania | 7.2 | 16.3% | 773 | 2.4k | #98 |
| 93 | Uganda | 7.0 | 20.6% | 458 | 2.1k | #100 |
| 94 | Belarus | 6.8 | 5.0% | 900 | 1.1k | #96 |
| 95 | Malta | 6.6 | 16.3% | 348 | 1.4k | #95 |
| 96 | Cameroon | 6.4 | 14.4% | 807 | 3.5k | #97 |
| 97 | Albania | 6.2 | 10.3% | 428 | 868 | — |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.0 | 5.2% | 503 | 472 | — |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 5.7 | 18.0% | 336 | 873 | — |
| 100 | Afghanistan | 5.5 | 20.0% | 260 | 1.3k | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Computer Science (131). 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.
Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 393k works
- 2 United States 181k works
- 3 Indonesia 176k works
- 4 India 167k works
- 5 Germany 48k works
- 6 United Kingdom 42k works
- 7 Japan 37k works
- 8 Russia 33k works
- 9 France 33k works
- 10 Brazil 31k works
- 11 Italy 30k works
- 12 South Korea 30k works