Field · Psychology
Top Countries in Psychology Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 109 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 | 20.2% | 137k | 701k | #1 |
| 2 | China | 85.2 | 29.1% | 50k | 318k | #6 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 76.6 | 24.6% | 36k | 226k | #2 |
| 4 | Germany | 70.4 | 22.9% | 27k | 140k | #4 |
| 5 | Australia | 65.7 | 30.0% | 18k | 134k | #5 |
| 6 | Canada | 61.8 | 21.8% | 20k | 111k | #3 |
| 7 | Italy | 58.5 | 26.1% | 14k | 84k | #9 |
| 8 | Spain | 55.7 | 20.1% | 17k | 78k | #8 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 53.2 | 29.9% | 9.7k | 72k | #7 |
| 10 | India | 50.9 | 11.2% | 26k | 64k | #15 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 48.9 | 34.0% | 4k | 31k | #14 |
| 12 | Türkiye | 47.0 | 12.4% | 25k | 54k | #25 |
| 13 | France | 45.3 | 12.9% | 14k | 44k | #10 |
| 14 | South Korea | 43.7 | 21.8% | 7.8k | 42k | #24 |
| 15 | Switzerland | 42.3 | 24.1% | 5.5k | 34k | #12 |
| 16 | Sweden | 40.9 | 27.0% | 5.6k | 33k | #11 |
| 17 | Iran | 39.6 | 11.5% | 12k | 38k | #33 |
| 18 | Taiwan | 38.4 | 24.8% | 4.2k | 26k | #26 |
| 19 | Singapore | 37.2 | 31.0% | 2.2k | 17k | #27 |
| 20 | Israel | 36.1 | 25.1% | 5.1k | 27k | #13 |
| 21 | Japan | 35.1 | 11.7% | 14k | 39k | #17 |
| 22 | Finland | 34.1 | 28.5% | 3.5k | 23k | #18 |
| 23 | Norway | 33.2 | 25.6% | 5.1k | 30k | #19 |
| 24 | Malaysia | 32.3 | 14.9% | 7.1k | 23k | #34 |
| 25 | Portugal | 31.4 | 20.7% | 5.4k | 23k | #29 |
| 26 | Brazil | 30.6 | 6.6% | 22k | 37k | #22 |
| 27 | Austria | 29.7 | 22.8% | 3.3k | 16k | #23 |
| 28 | Denmark | 29.0 | 18.6% | 4.4k | 20k | #21 |
| 29 | Poland | 28.2 | 15.5% | 7k | 25k | #32 |
| 30 | Belgium | 27.5 | 22.3% | 3.9k | 20k | #16 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 26.8 | 22.9% | 4.1k | 22k | #40 |
| 32 | Ecuador | 26.1 | 9.0% | 3.2k | 4.9k | #44 |
| 33 | South Africa | 25.5 | 21.2% | 4.6k | 19k | #30 |
| 34 | ?? | 24.8 | 13.2% | 5.6k | 18k | #28 |
| 35 | Greece | 24.2 | 25.1% | 3.1k | 17k | #37 |
| 36 | New Zealand | 23.6 | 23.9% | 2.6k | 17k | #20 |
| 37 | Indonesia | 23.0 | 6.5% | 31k | 31k | #38 |
| 38 | Ireland | 22.5 | 23.6% | 2.8k | 16k | #31 |
| 39 | Mexico | 21.9 | 8.1% | 5.8k | 11k | #36 |
| 40 | Romania | 21.4 | 17.1% | 2.7k | 9.7k | #46 |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 20.8 | 20.2% | 1.9k | 8.2k | #48 |
| 42 | Czechia | 20.3 | 17.0% | 2.1k | 7.3k | #39 |
| 43 | Hungary | 19.8 | 15.9% | 2.6k | 8.5k | #42 |
| 44 | Russia | 19.3 | 6.4% | 9.5k | 14k | #35 |
| 45 | Chile | 18.9 | 15.6% | 3.2k | 9.6k | #41 |
| 46 | Pakistan | 18.4 | 8.1% | 6.6k | 14k | #47 |
| 47 | Argentina | 17.9 | 6.8% | 2.8k | 4.2k | #43 |
| 48 | Peru | 17.5 | 10.3% | 2.7k | 6.1k | #53 |
| 49 | Egypt | 17.0 | 10.4% | 3.2k | 8.9k | #54 |
| 50 | Macau | 16.6 | 35.0% | 820 | 5.7k | #50 |
| 51 | Thailand | 16.2 | 16.0% | 2.7k | 9.1k | #49 |
| 52 | Colombia | 15.8 | 8.4% | 3.4k | 6.5k | #45 |
| 53 | Philippines | 15.4 | 8.7% | 3.7k | 6.7k | #52 |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 15.0 | 23.3% | 1.3k | 7.4k | #56 |
| 55 | Ukraine | 14.6 | 7.3% | 3.4k | 4.8k | #60 |
| 56 | Jordan | 14.2 | 18.8% | 1.4k | 6.1k | #63 |
| 57 | Vietnam | 13.8 | 17.8% | 1.6k | 5.3k | #61 |
| 58 | Nigeria | 13.4 | 8.5% | 3.5k | 6.6k | #62 |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 13.1 | 27.2% | 975 | 5.7k | #68 |
| 60 | Estonia | 12.7 | 18.8% | 564 | 2k | #55 |
| 61 | Croatia | 12.4 | 11.1% | 1.5k | 3.6k | #57 |
| 62 | Ghana | 12.0 | 20.1% | 1k | 3.8k | #64 |
| 63 | Qatar | 11.7 | 27.2% | 538 | 3.6k | #59 |
| 64 | Slovenia | 11.3 | 16.8% | 1.1k | 3.7k | #51 |
| 65 | Lebanon | 11.0 | 27.3% | 585 | 3.5k | #65 |
| 66 | Cyprus | 10.7 | 23.2% | 830 | 3.8k | #58 |
| 67 | Serbia | 10.4 | 12.1% | 1.2k | 3.3k | #74 |
| 68 | Slovakia | 10.1 | 14.6% | 931 | 3.1k | #69 |
| 69 | Lithuania | 9.7 | 18.1% | 850 | 3.5k | #72 |
| 70 | Palestine | 9.4 | 25.0% | 356 | 1.5k | #85 |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 9.1 | 11.2% | 1.1k | 2k | #77 |
| 72 | Nepal | 8.8 | 9.0% | 1k | 2.2k | #75 |
| 73 | Iraq | 8.5 | 5.5% | 2.3k | 2.8k | #78 |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 8.3 | 6.5% | 415 | 526 | #73 |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 8.0 | 21.7% | 292 | 1.4k | #66 |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 7.7 | 10.1% | 722 | 1.3k | #76 |
| 77 | Puerto Rico | 7.4 | 10.6% | 318 | 862 | #67 |
| 78 | Kenya | 7.1 | 11.8% | 1.1k | 2.3k | #70 |
| 79 | Morocco | 6.9 | 13.3% | 1.1k | 2.4k | #79 |
| 80 | Tunisia | 6.6 | 11.4% | 903 | 2.4k | #92 |
| 81 | Venezuela | 6.3 | 6.8% | 305 | 404 | #80 |
| 82 | Oman | 6.1 | 21.9% | 389 | 1.4k | #89 |
| 83 | Cuba | 5.8 | 6.0% | 326 | 448 | #82 |
| 84 | Uganda | 5.6 | 19.5% | 477 | 1.9k | #93 |
| 85 | Kuwait | 5.3 | 18.3% | 268 | 1.1k | #98 |
| 86 | Panama | 5.1 | 7.3% | 258 | 282 | #90 |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 4.8 | 11.0% | 714 | 1.7k | #95 |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 4.6 | 4.9% | 1k | 721 | #100 |
| 89 | Uruguay | 4.3 | 7.6% | 333 | 551 | #88 |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 4.1 | 11.8% | 245 | 628 | — |
| 91 | Iceland | 3.8 | 19.6% | 304 | 1.3k | #83 |
| 92 | Georgia | 3.6 | 6.9% | 282 | 363 | — |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 3.4 | 7.7% | 526 | 437 | — |
| 94 | Latvia | 3.2 | 10.1% | 393 | 879 | #86 |
| 95 | Bolivia | 2.9 | 7.5% | 241 | 365 | #91 |
| 96 | Tanzania | 2.7 | 11.9% | 434 | 1k | #81 |
| 97 | Malta | 2.5 | 17.2% | 232 | 729 | #71 |
| 98 | Algeria | 2.3 | 7.5% | 464 | 764 | — |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.1 | 6.8% | 394 | 538 | — |
| 100 | Cambodia | 1.8 | 10.5% | 206 | 353 | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Psychology (109). 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.