Field · Social Sciences
Top Countries in Social Sciences (field) Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 151 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 | 20.4% | 333k | 1M | #1 |
| 2 | China | 86.2 | 26.3% | 113k | 492k | #7 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 78.1 | 26.3% | 105k | 399k | #2 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 72.4 | 10.8% | 613k | 604k | #6 |
| 5 | Australia | 67.9 | 29.6% | 47k | 206k | #3 |
| 6 | Germany | 64.3 | 20.3% | 85k | 207k | #4 |
| 7 | Spain | 61.2 | 18.2% | 66k | 144k | #8 |
| 8 | India | 58.6 | 16.0% | 61k | 122k | #13 |
| 9 | Türkiye | 56.2 | 17.4% | 70k | 107k | #15 |
| 10 | Canada | 54.1 | 21.1% | 49k | 154k | #5 |
| 11 | Italy | 52.2 | 22.1% | 37k | 107k | #12 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 50.5 | 31.4% | 23k | 110k | #9 |
| 13 | South Africa | 48.9 | 26.6% | 24k | 63k | #10 |
| 14 | France | 47.4 | 7.7% | 87k | 74k | #11 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 46.0 | 37.9% | 9.4k | 58k | #19 |
| 16 | Sweden | 44.7 | 31.6% | 16k | 68k | #14 |
| 17 | Malaysia | 43.5 | 17.8% | 31k | 67k | #26 |
| 18 | Norway | 42.4 | 31.8% | 13k | 54k | #16 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 41.3 | 22.5% | 16k | 52k | #17 |
| 20 | Finland | 40.3 | 26.9% | 13k | 45k | #22 |
| 21 | Portugal | 39.3 | 18.8% | 18k | 41k | #30 |
| 22 | Brazil | 38.4 | 5.8% | 177k | 114k | #21 |
| 23 | ?? | 37.5 | 11.4% | 41k | 51k | #37 |
| 24 | South Korea | 36.7 | 24.6% | 15k | 56k | #28 |
| 25 | Nigeria | 35.8 | 12.3% | 20k | 24k | #32 |
| 26 | Denmark | 35.1 | 23.7% | 12k | 38k | #18 |
| 27 | Poland | 34.3 | 10.4% | 50k | 48k | #31 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 33.6 | 27.3% | 8.4k | 36k | #42 |
| 29 | Austria | 32.9 | 21.7% | 12k | 33k | #27 |
| 30 | Pakistan | 32.2 | 14.1% | 19k | 33k | #38 |
| 31 | Israel | 31.6 | 25.3% | 9.9k | 31k | #24 |
| 32 | Japan | 30.9 | 13.9% | 27k | 47k | #29 |
| 33 | Russia | 30.3 | 8.9% | 80k | 61k | #25 |
| 34 | Greece | 29.7 | 26.5% | 7.5k | 25k | #36 |
| 35 | Belgium | 29.1 | 22.5% | 13k | 38k | #20 |
| 36 | Hungary | 28.6 | 14.1% | 16k | 21k | #43 |
| 37 | Romania | 28.0 | 14.1% | 10k | 17k | #52 |
| 38 | Ireland | 27.5 | 25.6% | 7.5k | 28k | #33 |
| 39 | Iran | 27.0 | 15.7% | 13k | 32k | #40 |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 26.5 | 22.0% | 7.7k | 21k | #47 |
| 41 | Philippines | 26.0 | 15.5% | 15k | 21k | #51 |
| 42 | Singapore | 25.5 | 29.8% | 6.2k | 29k | #34 |
| 43 | Taiwan | 25.0 | 29.6% | 6.8k | 31k | #35 |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 24.6 | 28.5% | 4.6k | 20k | #48 |
| 45 | New Zealand | 24.1 | 27.3% | 7.3k | 27k | #23 |
| 46 | Thailand | 23.7 | 20.7% | 9.2k | 21k | #49 |
| 47 | Mexico | 23.3 | 9.7% | 32k | 28k | #39 |
| 48 | Vietnam | 22.8 | 19.5% | 7.3k | 18k | #56 |
| 49 | Jordan | 22.4 | 22.6% | 4.3k | 16k | #57 |
| 50 | Chile | 22.0 | 16.5% | 16k | 25k | #41 |
| 51 | Czechia | 21.6 | 16.3% | 10k | 17k | #45 |
| 52 | Ecuador | 21.2 | 14.5% | 16k | 17k | #59 |
| 53 | Ghana | 20.9 | 25.9% | 5k | 15k | #44 |
| 54 | Colombia | 20.5 | 11.9% | 19k | 23k | #46 |
| 55 | Ukraine | 20.1 | 9.0% | 36k | 25k | #62 |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 19.8 | 13.3% | 8.1k | 8.8k | #64 |
| 57 | Egypt | 19.4 | 14.1% | 6.4k | 13k | #63 |
| 58 | Qatar | 19.1 | 34.3% | 2k | 10k | #61 |
| 59 | Cyprus | 18.7 | 26.8% | 2.7k | 8.9k | #54 |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 18.4 | 28.4% | 3.7k | 14k | #70 |
| 61 | Macau | 18.1 | 37.2% | 2.2k | 11k | #68 |
| 62 | Slovenia | 17.7 | 17.7% | 4.4k | 7.7k | #50 |
| 63 | Tanzania | 17.4 | 17.5% | 3.4k | 5.9k | #69 |
| 64 | Peru | 17.1 | 11.5% | 14k | 15k | #66 |
| 65 | Croatia | 16.8 | 11.2% | 5.8k | 7k | #60 |
| 66 | Argentina | 16.5 | 8.2% | 19k | 12k | #53 |
| 67 | Slovakia | 16.2 | 13.9% | 4.3k | 6.2k | #55 |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 15.9 | 16.1% | 2.4k | 3.9k | #67 |
| 69 | Lithuania | 15.6 | 13.6% | 3.6k | 5.3k | #71 |
| 70 | Serbia | 15.3 | 16.3% | 4.7k | 7.6k | #72 |
| 71 | Morocco | 15.0 | 14.6% | 4.5k | 6.1k | #79 |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 14.8 | 5.7% | 12k | 5.1k | #86 |
| 73 | Estonia | 14.5 | 25.2% | 1.9k | 5.6k | #65 |
| 74 | Kenya | 14.2 | 11.6% | 6.1k | 7.5k | #58 |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 13.9 | 11.8% | 3.3k | 3.6k | #73 |
| 76 | Uganda | 13.7 | 19.1% | 2.1k | 4.5k | #80 |
| 77 | Iraq | 13.4 | 6.3% | 10k | 7.9k | #84 |
| 78 | Oman | 13.2 | 26.0% | 1.3k | 4k | #75 |
| 79 | Nepal | 12.9 | 12.7% | 4k | 5.4k | #90 |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 12.7 | 9.9% | 3.3k | 1.9k | #93 |
| 81 | Lebanon | 12.4 | 22.8% | 1.6k | 4.3k | #82 |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 12.2 | 20.7% | 2k | 3.4k | #78 |
| 83 | Latvia | 11.9 | 13.0% | 2.4k | 3.5k | #76 |
| 84 | Brunei | 11.7 | 25.4% | 930 | 2.3k | — |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 11.5 | 20.0% | 1.3k | 3.4k | #74 |
| 86 | Palestine | 11.2 | 20.9% | 1.1k | 2.7k | — |
| 87 | Mongolia | 11.0 | 10.0% | 1.2k | 821 | #98 |
| 88 | Venezuela | 10.8 | 8.3% | 2.6k | 2.1k | #85 |
| 89 | Kuwait | 10.5 | 19.9% | 1.1k | 3k | #77 |
| 90 | Armenia | 10.3 | 7.0% | 2.1k | 1k | — |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 10.1 | 15.6% | 1.4k | 2.2k | #83 |
| 92 | Albania | 9.9 | 13.6% | 1.4k | 1.5k | — |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.7 | 8.6% | 1.9k | 1.5k | — |
| 94 | Bahrain | 9.4 | 22.3% | 723 | 2.1k | — |
| 95 | Cuba | 9.2 | 6.0% | 2.1k | 1.4k | #91 |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 9.0 | 7.9% | 3.1k | 2.3k | #99 |
| 97 | Tunisia | 8.8 | 11.2% | 2k | 2.8k | — |
| 98 | Georgia | 8.6 | 7.3% | 2.4k | 1.2k | — |
| 99 | Rwanda | 8.4 | 24.4% | 799 | 2.1k | — |
| 100 | Cambodia | 8.2 | 19.2% | 972 | 1.7k | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Social Sciences (151). 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.