Field · Decision Sciences
Top Countries in Decision Sciences Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 79 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 | 18.2% | 30k | 151k | #1 |
| 2 | China | 84.1 | 24.4% | 30k | 182k | #6 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 74.9 | 22.9% | 8k | 53k | #2 |
| 4 | Germany | 68.3 | 21.3% | 7.1k | 36k | #3 |
| 5 | India | 63.2 | 16.4% | 15k | 56k | #14 |
| 6 | Australia | 59.0 | 26.8% | 3.7k | 27k | #7 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 55.5 | 26.0% | 2.5k | 17k | #5 |
| 8 | Canada | 52.4 | 21.9% | 4k | 25k | #4 |
| 9 | Italy | 49.7 | 22.7% | 3.8k | 20k | #10 |
| 10 | France | 47.3 | 16.0% | 3.9k | 16k | #8 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 45.1 | 21.9% | 1.4k | 8.6k | #9 |
| 12 | Spain | 43.1 | 24.7% | 3k | 18k | #11 |
| 13 | South Korea | 41.3 | 28.4% | 2.5k | 17k | #21 |
| 14 | Malaysia | 39.6 | 23.0% | 3.3k | 17k | #26 |
| 15 | Türkiye | 38.0 | 18.9% | 4.9k | 22k | #24 |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 36.5 | 30.2% | 1.1k | 8.7k | #20 |
| 17 | Jordan | 35.2 | 39.2% | 772 | 8.6k | #40 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 33.9 | 32.9% | 1.8k | 15k | #35 |
| 19 | Belgium | 32.6 | 22.3% | 1k | 5.2k | #16 |
| 20 | Japan | 31.4 | 12.3% | 2.9k | 7.3k | #17 |
| 21 | Israel | 30.3 | 17.5% | 723 | 2.8k | #12 |
| 22 | Taiwan | 29.3 | 29.1% | 1.6k | 11k | #22 |
| 23 | Portugal | 28.2 | 18.6% | 1.6k | 6.7k | #30 |
| 24 | Pakistan | 27.3 | 26.8% | 2.1k | 13k | #37 |
| 25 | Sweden | 26.3 | 25.0% | 1.2k | 6.5k | #13 |
| 26 | Norway | 25.4 | 24.3% | 1.2k | 6.9k | #19 |
| 27 | Singapore | 24.6 | 29.2% | 724 | 5.2k | #23 |
| 28 | Austria | 23.7 | 23.0% | 924 | 5.1k | #15 |
| 29 | Poland | 22.9 | 18.1% | 1.7k | 8k | #25 |
| 30 | Indonesia | 22.2 | 10.5% | 11k | 16k | #42 |
| 31 | Iran | 21.4 | 18.0% | 2.7k | 14k | #33 |
| 32 | Denmark | 20.7 | 19.6% | 1.1k | 5k | #18 |
| 33 | Brazil | 20.0 | 5.9% | 16k | 16k | #29 |
| 34 | Finland | 19.3 | 26.7% | 813 | 5.5k | #27 |
| 35 | ?? | 18.6 | 16.4% | 2k | 8.2k | #36 |
| 36 | Greece | 18.0 | 24.8% | 1.1k | 6.6k | #31 |
| 37 | Ireland | 17.4 | 26.1% | 540 | 3k | #32 |
| 38 | South Africa | 16.7 | 20.2% | 1.8k | 7.3k | #38 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 16.2 | 27.7% | 762 | 5.4k | #43 |
| 40 | Vietnam | 15.6 | 25.0% | 1.3k | 8.7k | #46 |
| 41 | Romania | 15.0 | 18.1% | 1k | 3.9k | #47 |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 14.5 | 27.0% | 784 | 4.7k | #53 |
| 43 | Russia | 13.9 | 8.0% | 3.8k | 5.8k | #34 |
| 44 | Czechia | 13.4 | 13.7% | 795 | 3.2k | #39 |
| 45 | Egypt | 12.9 | 20.6% | 1.2k | 5.5k | #52 |
| 46 | New Zealand | 12.4 | 23.0% | 566 | 3.5k | #28 |
| 47 | Hungary | 11.9 | 19.8% | 695 | 3.1k | #45 |
| 48 | Thailand | 11.4 | 17.0% | 1.3k | 4.9k | #48 |
| 49 | Chile | 10.9 | 19.1% | 486 | 2.1k | #41 |
| 50 | Serbia | 10.5 | 24.7% | 505 | 3.1k | #49 |
| 51 | Nigeria | 10.0 | 9.8% | 2k | 4.9k | #57 |
| 52 | Macau | 9.6 | 33.4% | 284 | 2.4k | #65 |
| 53 | Iraq | 9.1 | 11.7% | 1.3k | 3.8k | #66 |
| 54 | Croatia | 8.7 | 16.9% | 374 | 1.7k | #59 |
| 55 | Mexico | 8.3 | 11.7% | 940 | 2.3k | #44 |
| 56 | Cyprus | 7.9 | 32.4% | 236 | 1.5k | #64 |
| 57 | Colombia | 7.5 | 15.9% | 598 | 2.1k | #51 |
| 58 | Morocco | 7.1 | 21.0% | 712 | 2.5k | #61 |
| 59 | Slovenia | 6.7 | 18.2% | 300 | 1.4k | #55 |
| 60 | Ukraine | 6.3 | 8.6% | 905 | 1.3k | #67 |
| 61 | Ecuador | 5.9 | 14.4% | 282 | 649 | #77 |
| 62 | Peru | 5.5 | 14.9% | 441 | 1.3k | #73 |
| 63 | Philippines | 5.2 | 12.9% | 934 | 1.8k | #54 |
| 64 | Nepal | 4.8 | 12.1% | 458 | 899 | #80 |
| 65 | Ghana | 4.5 | 24.8% | 458 | 2.2k | #62 |
| 66 | Slovakia | 4.1 | 14.6% | 417 | 1.4k | #60 |
| 67 | Oman | 3.8 | 27.8% | 203 | 1.3k | #68 |
| 68 | Argentina | 3.4 | 11.6% | 302 | 624 | #63 |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 3.1 | 14.2% | 404 | 1.1k | #81 |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 2.8 | 21.7% | 280 | 1.2k | #82 |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 2.4 | 9.5% | 412 | 783 | #69 |
| 72 | Tanzania | 2.1 | 14.8% | 353 | 684 | #83 |
| 73 | Tunisia | 1.8 | 21.5% | 306 | 1.1k | #75 |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 149.6 | 10.3% | 263 | 474 | #86 |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 118.9 | 12.1% | 316 | 600 | #84 |
| 76 | Lithuania | 88.6 | 22.8% | 207 | 1.2k | #56 |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 58.7 | 15.9% | 219 | 463 | #76 |
| 78 | Kenya | 29.2 | 5.1% | 710 | 836 | #72 |
| 79 | Algeria | 0.0 | 12.5% | 312 | 774 | #78 |
countries ranked worldwide in Decision Sciences (79). 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.