Subfield · Animal Science and Zoology
Top Countries in Animal Science and Zoology Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 46 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 | 30.3% | 8.8k | 100k | #2 |
| 2 | United States | 81.9 | 15.4% | 5.4k | 37k | #1 |
| 3 | India | 71.3 | 9.7% | 2.4k | 8.8k | #12 |
| 4 | Italy | 63.8 | 21.8% | 1.1k | 8.9k | #9 |
| 5 | South Korea | 58.0 | 16.7% | 1.1k | 8.6k | #14 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 53.2 | 17.9% | 885 | 6.2k | #3 |
| 7 | Canada | 49.2 | 17.4% | 863 | 6.2k | #4 |
| 8 | Egypt | 45.7 | 12.1% | 1.4k | 6.9k | #20 |
| 9 | Spain | 42.6 | 16.4% | 1k | 7.2k | #5 |
| 10 | France | 39.9 | 11.3% | 1.1k | 5k | #6 |
| 11 | Australia | 37.4 | 20.7% | 687 | 5.4k | #8 |
| 12 | Brazil | 35.1 | 8.1% | 2.3k | 8.9k | #11 |
| 13 | Germany | 33.0 | 17.0% | 845 | 5.7k | #7 |
| 14 | Iran | 31.1 | 13.9% | 891 | 5.4k | #22 |
| 15 | Poland | 29.3 | 13.9% | 751 | 5.1k | #21 |
| 16 | Türkiye | 27.6 | 8.2% | 1.5k | 5.6k | #26 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 26.0 | 20.3% | 403 | 3.5k | #10 |
| 18 | Portugal | 24.5 | 22.2% | 272 | 2.3k | #27 |
| 19 | Indonesia | 23.1 | 4.1% | 1.8k | 3k | #36 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 21.8 | 21.7% | 325 | 2.7k | #35 |
| 21 | Japan | 20.5 | 10.1% | 760 | 3.8k | #13 |
| 22 | Pakistan | 19.3 | 11.8% | 544 | 2.7k | #32 |
| 23 | Belgium | 18.1 | 19.7% | 298 | 2.5k | #15 |
| 24 | Denmark | 17.0 | 20.6% | 295 | 2.4k | #18 |
| 25 | Thailand | 15.9 | 17.1% | 511 | 3.3k | #38 |
| 26 | Nigeria | 14.9 | 3.1% | 1.3k | 2.2k | #41 |
| 27 | South Africa | 13.9 | 15.2% | 354 | 1.9k | #24 |
| 28 | Switzerland | 13.0 | 18.2% | 245 | 1.8k | #19 |
| 29 | Ireland | 12.0 | 25.5% | 206 | 1.9k | #17 |
| 30 | Malaysia | 11.2 | 14.8% | 276 | 2k | #39 |
| 31 | Mexico | 10.3 | 6.9% | 708 | 2.4k | #28 |
| 32 | Iraq | 9.5 | 3.4% | 794 | 1.2k | #49 |
| 33 | Taiwan | 8.7 | 13.0% | 285 | 1.8k | #42 |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 7.9 | 9.3% | 337 | 1.4k | #47 |
| 35 | Russia | 7.1 | 3.3% | 890 | 1.5k | #33 |
| 36 | ?? | 6.4 | 11.3% | 308 | 1.7k | #37 |
| 37 | Greece | 5.7 | 18.1% | 204 | 1.7k | #31 |
| 38 | Hungary | 5.0 | 11.4% | 239 | 1.2k | #44 |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 4.3 | 10.5% | 295 | 1.3k | #53 |
| 40 | Czechia | 3.7 | 13.1% | 217 | 1.2k | #40 |
| 41 | Argentina | 3.0 | 9.3% | 230 | 940 | #43 |
| 42 | Colombia | 2.4 | 7.1% | 212 | 632 | #52 |
| 43 | Peru | 1.8 | 4.9% | 208 | 428 | #57 |
| 44 | Ukraine | 116.1 | 2.9% | 318 | 512 | #59 |
| 45 | Vietnam | 57.4 | 4.7% | 231 | 595 | #54 |
| 46 | Ecuador | 0.0 | 3.7% | 216 | 301 | #62 |
countries ranked worldwide in Animal Science and Zoology (46). 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.