Field · Health Professions
Top Countries in Health Professions Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 108 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 | 17.7% | 105k | 437k | #1 |
| 2 | China | 85.2 | 26.7% | 25k | 162k | #3 |
| 3 | India | 76.5 | 11.6% | 29k | 73k | #8 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 70.4 | 20.5% | 30k | 140k | #2 |
| 5 | Italy | 65.6 | 23.5% | 8.1k | 44k | #6 |
| 6 | Australia | 61.7 | 26.3% | 16k | 96k | #5 |
| 7 | Canada | 58.4 | 21.3% | 17k | 81k | #4 |
| 8 | Germany | 55.6 | 16.3% | 18k | 56k | #7 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 53.1 | 22.6% | 4.2k | 23k | #19 |
| 10 | Spain | 50.8 | 16.8% | 11k | 40k | #13 |
| 11 | Iran | 48.8 | 16.0% | 7k | 29k | #18 |
| 12 | Türkiye | 46.9 | 12.5% | 13k | 31k | #20 |
| 13 | Brazil | 45.2 | 5.8% | 38k | 51k | #10 |
| 14 | South Korea | 43.6 | 19.9% | 6.2k | 31k | #16 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 42.2 | 25.5% | 6.1k | 35k | #9 |
| 16 | France | 40.8 | 5.9% | 19k | 24k | #12 |
| 17 | Poland | 39.5 | 16.6% | 3.7k | 15k | #29 |
| 18 | Indonesia | 38.3 | 3.6% | 68k | 46k | #25 |
| 19 | Egypt | 37.1 | 10.6% | 3.5k | 10k | #35 |
| 20 | Portugal | 36.0 | 15.0% | 4.7k | 14k | #27 |
| 21 | ?? | 35.0 | 10.5% | 8.6k | 19k | #24 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 34.0 | 18.0% | 4.3k | 18k | #15 |
| 23 | Sweden | 33.0 | 26.9% | 4.1k | 23k | #11 |
| 24 | Pakistan | 32.1 | 9.9% | 4.2k | 11k | #38 |
| 25 | Malaysia | 31.3 | 15.0% | 4.2k | 13k | #33 |
| 26 | Japan | 30.4 | 12.2% | 8.9k | 26k | #14 |
| 27 | Greece | 29.6 | 22.3% | 1.8k | 9.6k | #31 |
| 28 | Romania | 28.8 | 17.0% | 1.7k | 6.2k | #45 |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 28.1 | 20.1% | 1.9k | 8.9k | #40 |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 27.4 | 20.5% | 1.1k | 5.4k | #43 |
| 31 | Hong Kong | 26.7 | 32.2% | 1.4k | 10k | #37 |
| 32 | Norway | 26.0 | 25.5% | 3.1k | 15k | #21 |
| 33 | Ireland | 25.3 | 20.2% | 2.7k | 12k | #26 |
| 34 | Denmark | 24.7 | 21.2% | 3.2k | 15k | #17 |
| 35 | Belgium | 24.1 | 18.4% | 2.9k | 12k | #23 |
| 36 | Taiwan | 23.5 | 21.8% | 2.6k | 13k | #34 |
| 37 | South Africa | 22.9 | 21.1% | 4.3k | 18k | #30 |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 22.3 | 32.1% | 1.7k | 12k | #48 |
| 39 | Singapore | 21.8 | 27.7% | 1.5k | 10k | #39 |
| 40 | Nigeria | 21.2 | 9.6% | 4.3k | 10k | #47 |
| 41 | Finland | 20.7 | 24.1% | 2.3k | 11k | #22 |
| 42 | Jordan | 20.2 | 23.7% | 1k | 5.5k | #51 |
| 43 | Thailand | 19.7 | 16.1% | 2k | 6.8k | #46 |
| 44 | Mexico | 19.2 | 5.2% | 5.6k | 7.4k | #44 |
| 45 | Israel | 18.7 | 21.4% | 2k | 8.8k | #28 |
| 46 | Morocco | 18.2 | 10.5% | 1.2k | 2.5k | #57 |
| 47 | Austria | 17.8 | 16.7% | 2k | 6.3k | #36 |
| 48 | Iraq | 17.3 | 7.2% | 2.8k | 5.5k | #55 |
| 49 | Russia | 16.9 | 5.5% | 5.8k | 7.5k | #42 |
| 50 | Ukraine | 16.4 | 8.8% | 2.7k | 4.1k | #54 |
| 51 | New Zealand | 16.0 | 19.8% | 2k | 9.3k | #32 |
| 52 | Colombia | 15.6 | 6.0% | 3.7k | 5.5k | #49 |
| 53 | Ecuador | 15.2 | 5.2% | 4.4k | 4.1k | #70 |
| 54 | Chile | 14.8 | 11.4% | 2.5k | 5.6k | #52 |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.4 | 8.2% | 270 | 536 | #41 |
| 56 | Ghana | 14.0 | 23.5% | 1.1k | 5.3k | #62 |
| 57 | Qatar | 13.6 | 22.5% | 589 | 3.3k | #58 |
| 58 | Hungary | 13.3 | 14.0% | 1.3k | 3.6k | #56 |
| 59 | Peru | 12.9 | 5.8% | 2.9k | 3.9k | #64 |
| 60 | Vietnam | 12.6 | 13.2% | 1k | 2.6k | #53 |
| 61 | Argentina | 12.2 | 5.6% | 1.8k | 2.7k | #59 |
| 62 | Philippines | 11.9 | 9.7% | 1.9k | 3.5k | #68 |
| 63 | Czechia | 11.5 | 13.3% | 1.2k | 3.3k | #50 |
| 64 | Serbia | 11.2 | 12.6% | 754 | 2k | #63 |
| 65 | Croatia | 10.8 | 9.6% | 882 | 2k | #60 |
| 66 | Cyprus | 10.5 | 19.2% | 446 | 1.9k | #72 |
| 67 | Nepal | 10.2 | 9.3% | 1.2k | 2.4k | #65 |
| 68 | Kenya | 9.9 | 13.2% | 1.1k | 3.3k | #61 |
| 69 | Slovakia | 9.6 | 13.5% | 514 | 1.6k | #69 |
| 70 | Lebanon | 9.3 | 21.8% | 448 | 2.1k | #66 |
| 71 | Tanzania | 9.0 | 19.4% | 630 | 2.2k | #74 |
| 72 | Lithuania | 8.7 | 14.1% | 479 | 1.3k | #75 |
| 73 | Palestine | 8.4 | 31.2% | 314 | 1.8k | #78 |
| 74 | Slovenia | 8.1 | 15.5% | 650 | 2k | #67 |
| 75 | Venezuela | 7.8 | 3.9% | 458 | 516 | #79 |
| 76 | Tunisia | 7.5 | 7.0% | 934 | 1.4k | #77 |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 7.2 | 7.1% | 674 | 907 | #73 |
| 78 | Uganda | 7.0 | 21.5% | 683 | 2.9k | #71 |
| 79 | Yemen | 6.7 | 17.5% | 244 | 602 | #84 |
| 80 | Oman | 6.4 | 19.9% | 294 | 1.1k | #83 |
| 81 | Kuwait | 6.1 | 20.1% | 214 | 937 | #81 |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 5.9 | 11.7% | 708 | 1.4k | #92 |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 5.6 | 10.4% | 624 | 1.3k | #80 |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 5.4 | 5.3% | 1.4k | 490 | #98 |
| 85 | Latvia | 5.1 | 11.4% | 265 | 585 | #89 |
| 86 | Sudan | 4.9 | 17.6% | 274 | 707 | #96 |
| 87 | Algeria | 4.6 | 6.0% | 491 | 699 | #87 |
| 88 | Cameroon | 4.4 | 9.6% | 389 | 767 | #88 |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 4.1 | 9.0% | 233 | 465 | #100 |
| 90 | Albania | 3.9 | 9.4% | 206 | 407 | — |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 3.7 | 18.1% | 276 | 1.1k | #99 |
| 92 | Estonia | 3.4 | 13.1% | 272 | 772 | #86 |
| 93 | Myanmar | 3.2 | 6.5% | 204 | 289 | #82 |
| 94 | Cuba | 3.0 | 2.8% | 630 | 551 | #76 |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 2.7 | 4.2% | 463 | 437 | #93 |
| 96 | Uruguay | 2.5 | 4.1% | 460 | 462 | — |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 2.3 | 14.6% | 256 | 740 | #91 |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 2.1 | 6.7% | 226 | 221 | — |
| 99 | Panama | 1.9 | 3.4% | 288 | 153 | — |
| 100 | Zambia | 1.6 | 11.9% | 262 | 759 | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Health Professions (108). 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.