Field · Medicine
Top Countries in Medicine Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 155 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 | 15.2% | 885k | 5.2M | #1 |
| 2 | China | 86.3 | 22.0% | 572k | 4.4M | #3 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 78.2 | 17.7% | 174k | 1.2M | #2 |
| 4 | Italy | 72.5 | 21.6% | 129k | 934k | #7 |
| 5 | Germany | 68.1 | 16.1% | 137k | 809k | #4 |
| 6 | Canada | 64.5 | 18.7% | 91k | 619k | #5 |
| 7 | Australia | 61.4 | 21.0% | 81k | 598k | #8 |
| 8 | France | 58.8 | 15.2% | 96k | 566k | #6 |
| 9 | India | 56.4 | 8.1% | 254k | 728k | #14 |
| 10 | Spain | 54.3 | 14.5% | 100k | 523k | #11 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 52.5 | 23.4% | 51k | 421k | #9 |
| 12 | Japan | 50.7 | 10.0% | 167k | 676k | #10 |
| 13 | South Korea | 49.1 | 15.2% | 87k | 490k | #17 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 47.7 | 19.2% | 35k | 246k | #12 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 46.3 | 4.3% | 19k | 25k | #26 |
| 16 | Poland | 45.0 | 15.4% | 40k | 227k | #21 |
| 17 | Denmark | 43.8 | 20.7% | 27k | 192k | #16 |
| 18 | Sweden | 42.7 | 22.4% | 27k | 212k | #13 |
| 19 | Iran | 41.6 | 13.5% | 60k | 296k | #28 |
| 20 | Brazil | 40.6 | 7.5% | 113k | 319k | #18 |
| 21 | ?? | 39.6 | 15.1% | 30k | 180k | #23 |
| 22 | Belgium | 38.7 | 18.4% | 23k | 157k | #15 |
| 23 | Türkiye | 37.8 | 7.5% | 98k | 261k | #29 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 37.0 | 14.6% | 33k | 177k | #35 |
| 25 | Russia | 36.2 | 3.8% | 72k | 137k | #24 |
| 26 | Taiwan | 35.4 | 16.7% | 36k | 215k | #27 |
| 27 | Austria | 34.7 | 17.4% | 17k | 108k | #19 |
| 28 | Greece | 33.9 | 17.8% | 22k | 131k | #33 |
| 29 | Singapore | 33.2 | 20.4% | 14k | 113k | #31 |
| 30 | Portugal | 32.6 | 12.9% | 27k | 121k | #36 |
| 31 | Norway | 31.9 | 21.9% | 14k | 101k | #25 |
| 32 | Israel | 31.3 | 15.2% | 19k | 111k | #20 |
| 33 | Ireland | 30.7 | 15.5% | 15k | 84k | #30 |
| 34 | Pakistan | 30.1 | 6.2% | 41k | 100k | #42 |
| 35 | Egypt | 29.5 | 8.6% | 49k | 152k | #41 |
| 36 | Hong Kong | 28.9 | 26.9% | 9.3k | 96k | #37 |
| 37 | Romania | 28.4 | 19.2% | 16k | 91k | #44 |
| 38 | Malaysia | 27.9 | 11.1% | 19k | 81k | #39 |
| 39 | Finland | 27.4 | 21.2% | 11k | 81k | #22 |
| 40 | South Africa | 26.9 | 16.8% | 15k | 93k | #34 |
| 41 | Mexico | 26.4 | 7.1% | 29k | 82k | #40 |
| 42 | Thailand | 25.9 | 14.3% | 20k | 97k | #43 |
| 43 | Indonesia | 25.4 | 3.1% | 95k | 106k | #48 |
| 44 | New Zealand | 25.0 | 17.0% | 9.4k | 59k | #32 |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 24.5 | 22.7% | 11k | 73k | #51 |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 24.1 | 14.9% | 7.4k | 40k | #55 |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 23.7 | 10.8% | 14k | 54k | #53 |
| 48 | Czechia | 23.2 | 12.5% | 12k | 57k | #38 |
| 49 | Nigeria | 22.8 | 7.4% | 21k | 55k | #54 |
| 50 | Chile | 22.4 | 11.3% | 10k | 40k | #46 |
| 51 | Hungary | 22.0 | 13.4% | 9.3k | 46k | #45 |
| 52 | Qatar | 21.7 | 15.7% | 5.3k | 32k | #50 |
| 53 | Colombia | 21.3 | 6.5% | 17k | 39k | #49 |
| 54 | Iraq | 20.9 | 4.7% | 18k | 37k | #66 |
| 55 | Jordan | 20.5 | 15.2% | 5.8k | 33k | #63 |
| 56 | Croatia | 20.2 | 10.3% | 7.3k | 27k | #52 |
| 57 | Serbia | 19.8 | 10.9% | 6.9k | 27k | #57 |
| 58 | Argentina | 19.5 | 7.6% | 13k | 36k | #47 |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 19.2 | 8.5% | 4.1k | 10k | #72 |
| 60 | Vietnam | 18.8 | 8.4% | 9.7k | 29k | #56 |
| 61 | Slovenia | 18.5 | 14.8% | 4.4k | 23k | #58 |
| 62 | Sudan | 18.2 | 9.4% | 2.2k | 6.1k | #67 |
| 63 | Morocco | 17.9 | 4.6% | 14k | 23k | #68 |
| 64 | Lebanon | 17.5 | 13.2% | 4.1k | 20k | #61 |
| 65 | Slovakia | 17.2 | 12.5% | 3.7k | 18k | #59 |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 16.9 | 2.1% | 4.2k | 3.1k | #81 |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 16.6 | 7.0% | 5.9k | 15k | #60 |
| 68 | Ghana | 16.3 | 18.1% | 4.3k | 23k | #74 |
| 69 | Uganda | 16.0 | 18.9% | 3.7k | 20k | #65 |
| 70 | Cyprus | 15.8 | 17.1% | 2.3k | 14k | #73 |
| 71 | Nepal | 15.5 | 4.5% | 8.6k | 16k | #70 |
| 72 | Tanzania | 15.2 | 15.6% | 3.1k | 13k | #62 |
| 73 | Philippines | 14.9 | 6.6% | 5.9k | 14k | #69 |
| 74 | Kuwait | 14.7 | 10.4% | 2.2k | 8.6k | #85 |
| 75 | Ecuador | 14.4 | 4.2% | 8.5k | 11k | #87 |
| 76 | Tunisia | 14.1 | 3.9% | 11k | 18k | #71 |
| 77 | Kenya | 13.9 | 13.2% | 3.9k | 16k | #64 |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 13.6 | 6.9% | 3.8k | 10k | #80 |
| 79 | Lithuania | 13.4 | 10.7% | 2.9k | 12k | #76 |
| 80 | Macau | 13.1 | 31.4% | 1.2k | 13k | #89 |
| 81 | Yemen | 12.9 | 10.2% | 1.4k | 4.2k | #95 |
| 82 | Peru | 12.6 | 6.4% | 6.6k | 15k | #79 |
| 83 | Oman | 12.4 | 10.4% | 2.1k | 7.7k | #90 |
| 84 | Estonia | 12.1 | 15.3% | 1.1k | 5.3k | #82 |
| 85 | Puerto Rico | 11.9 | 9.6% | 2.1k | 7.3k | #78 |
| 86 | Palestine | 11.7 | 12.3% | 1.6k | 6.3k | #92 |
| 87 | Algeria | 11.5 | 5.7% | 3.7k | 7.6k | #99 |
| 88 | Belarus | 11.2 | 4.1% | 2.4k | 4.3k | #75 |
| 89 | Iceland | 11.0 | 15.9% | 971 | 5k | #77 |
| 90 | Cameroon | 10.8 | 8.8% | 2.5k | 7.6k | #86 |
| 91 | Cuba | 10.6 | 3.6% | 1.7k | 2.5k | #83 |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 10.3 | 19.4% | 736 | 5.3k | #84 |
| 93 | Georgia | 10.1 | 4.6% | 1.5k | 2.8k | #96 |
| 94 | Brunei | 9.9 | 16.1% | 276 | 1.6k | — |
| 95 | Bahrain | 9.7 | 10.7% | 1.3k | 4.3k | — |
| 96 | Syria | 9.5 | 6.8% | 2k | 5.1k | — |
| 97 | Latvia | 9.3 | 11.4% | 1.4k | 5.5k | #91 |
| 98 | Rwanda | 9.1 | 18.9% | 890 | 3.8k | — |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 8.9 | 5.1% | 1.5k | 2.7k | #93 |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.7 | 6.6% | 1.8k | 4.2k | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Medicine (155). 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.