Field · Mathematics
Top Countries in Mathematics Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 82 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 | 14.7% | 37k | 128k | #2 |
| 2 | United States | 84.3 | 15.9% | 36k | 146k | #1 |
| 3 | India | 75.1 | 12.8% | 17k | 45k | #9 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 68.5 | 18.2% | 7.6k | 35k | #3 |
| 5 | Germany | 63.5 | 15.7% | 9.1k | 29k | #4 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 59.3 | 23.3% | 4.7k | 24k | #18 |
| 7 | Italy | 55.8 | 17.9% | 7.2k | 25k | #8 |
| 8 | France | 52.8 | 13.1% | 9.4k | 28k | #5 |
| 9 | South Korea | 50.1 | 15.9% | 3.2k | 10k | #13 |
| 10 | Türkiye | 47.7 | 13.7% | 6.2k | 19k | #15 |
| 11 | Canada | 45.6 | 14.7% | 4.8k | 18k | #7 |
| 12 | Spain | 43.6 | 14.8% | 4.6k | 15k | #12 |
| 13 | Russia | 41.8 | 8.3% | 10k | 17k | #10 |
| 14 | Pakistan | 40.1 | 25.3% | 2.7k | 17k | #24 |
| 15 | Japan | 38.5 | 9.5% | 6.9k | 14k | #6 |
| 16 | Australia | 37.1 | 18.9% | 2.5k | 11k | #11 |
| 17 | Egypt | 35.7 | 23.9% | 1.8k | 11k | #28 |
| 18 | Iran | 34.4 | 10.7% | 4.1k | 12k | #19 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 33.2 | 20.2% | 1.8k | 8.2k | #14 |
| 20 | Brazil | 32.0 | 8.3% | 4.8k | 9.8k | #25 |
| 21 | Taiwan | 30.9 | 18.1% | 1.5k | 7k | #26 |
| 22 | Poland | 29.9 | 11.2% | 2.9k | 7k | #21 |
| 23 | Nigeria | 28.8 | 9.7% | 1.9k | 4.8k | #47 |
| 24 | Netherlands | 27.9 | 19.2% | 1.9k | 8.9k | #16 |
| 25 | Belgium | 27.0 | 15.7% | 1.4k | 5.1k | #20 |
| 26 | Jordan | 26.1 | 21.0% | 944 | 4.9k | #35 |
| 27 | Iraq | 25.2 | 8.4% | 2.3k | 4.7k | #42 |
| 28 | Austria | 24.4 | 16.3% | 1.5k | 4.6k | #22 |
| 29 | Sweden | 23.6 | 17.0% | 1.4k | 5.1k | #23 |
| 30 | Romania | 22.8 | 15.9% | 1.7k | 5.3k | #30 |
| 31 | ?? | 22.1 | 14.1% | 1.7k | 6.4k | #38 |
| 32 | Ukraine | 21.4 | 12.0% | 2k | 3.7k | #49 |
| 33 | Greece | 20.7 | 15.8% | 955 | 3.3k | #32 |
| 34 | Israel | 20.0 | 12.0% | 1.9k | 5.1k | #17 |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 19.3 | 19.9% | 596 | 3.2k | #55 |
| 36 | Morocco | 18.7 | 13.2% | 2.1k | 5k | #57 |
| 37 | South Africa | 18.1 | 17.3% | 1.3k | 5.2k | #34 |
| 38 | Hong Kong | 17.5 | 20.3% | 969 | 4.7k | #29 |
| 39 | Vietnam | 16.9 | 10.6% | 1.5k | 3.5k | #48 |
| 40 | Malaysia | 16.3 | 13.0% | 1.2k | 4k | #46 |
| 41 | Czechia | 15.7 | 12.9% | 1.3k | 3.3k | #40 |
| 42 | Portugal | 15.2 | 15.1% | 1.2k | 3.4k | #33 |
| 43 | Indonesia | 14.6 | 6.4% | 16k | 18k | #51 |
| 44 | Norway | 14.1 | 18.3% | 749 | 3.1k | #36 |
| 45 | Mexico | 13.6 | 9.8% | 1.8k | 3.8k | #37 |
| 46 | Hungary | 13.1 | 12.5% | 1k | 2.6k | #31 |
| 47 | Algeria | 12.6 | 10.6% | 1.7k | 3.9k | #58 |
| 48 | Denmark | 12.2 | 17.7% | 769 | 3.5k | #27 |
| 49 | Tunisia | 11.7 | 12.1% | 1.1k | 2.4k | #60 |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 11.2 | 20.3% | 548 | 2.6k | #59 |
| 51 | Kenya | 10.8 | 10.9% | 352 | 836 | #66 |
| 52 | Thailand | 10.3 | 12.6% | 1.2k | 3.8k | #52 |
| 53 | Colombia | 9.9 | 8.6% | 695 | 1.3k | #61 |
| 54 | Singapore | 9.5 | 16.9% | 592 | 2.3k | #39 |
| 55 | Cyprus | 9.1 | 23.0% | 328 | 1.9k | #64 |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 8.7 | 11.8% | 1.2k | 2.5k | #63 |
| 57 | Lebanon | 8.3 | 23.0% | 258 | 1.5k | #75 |
| 58 | Slovenia | 7.9 | 14.1% | 404 | 982 | #50 |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 7.5 | 21.1% | 452 | 2.1k | #69 |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 7.1 | 11.5% | 722 | 1.4k | #56 |
| 61 | Ireland | 6.7 | 14.2% | 441 | 2.4k | #53 |
| 62 | Finland | 6.3 | 18.8% | 735 | 2.6k | #41 |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 6.0 | 10.9% | 806 | 1.4k | #65 |
| 64 | Slovakia | 5.6 | 13.0% | 425 | 1.1k | #43 |
| 65 | Serbia | 5.3 | 15.7% | 733 | 2k | #44 |
| 66 | New Zealand | 4.9 | 14.7% | 385 | 1k | #45 |
| 67 | Chile | 4.6 | 11.4% | 831 | 2.1k | #62 |
| 68 | Yemen | 4.2 | 15.1% | 231 | 823 | #68 |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 3.9 | 9.7% | 518 | 842 | #77 |
| 70 | Argentina | 3.6 | 11.9% | 719 | 1.5k | #54 |
| 71 | Ghana | 3.3 | 18.8% | 277 | 1.1k | #72 |
| 72 | Lithuania | 3.0 | 9.7% | 250 | 467 | #70 |
| 73 | Philippines | 2.6 | 7.8% | 619 | 822 | #73 |
| 74 | Croatia | 2.3 | 8.0% | 443 | 717 | #71 |
| 75 | Nepal | 2.0 | 9.1% | 292 | 480 | #76 |
| 76 | Peru | 1.7 | 8.0% | 264 | 552 | #84 |
| 77 | Cameroon | 142.8 | 6.9% | 202 | 459 | #87 |
| 78 | Belarus | 113.5 | 5.9% | 374 | 415 | #67 |
| 79 | Ecuador | 84.6 | 12.8% | 219 | 482 | #93 |
| 80 | Armenia | 56.0 | 6.7% | 264 | 271 | #89 |
| 81 | Georgia | 27.8 | 5.8% | 251 | 242 | #92 |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 0.0 | 5.3% | 248 | 253 | #82 |
countries ranked worldwide in Mathematics (82). 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.