Subfield · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Top Countries in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 15 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 | 13.2% | 1.6k | 11k | #1 |
| 2 | China | 74.4 | 22.6% | 736 | 7.6k | #3 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 59.4 | 20.7% | 554 | 4.8k | #2 |
| 4 | India | 48.8 | 9.1% | 928 | 3.7k | #4 |
| 5 | Italy | 40.6 | 27.9% | 257 | 3.1k | #7 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 33.8 | 18.9% | 219 | 2.3k | #12 |
| 7 | Australia | 28.1 | 19.6% | 226 | 2k | #6 |
| 8 | Spain | 23.2 | 15.4% | 266 | 1.9k | #9 |
| 9 | France | 18.9 | 12.0% | 270 | 1.6k | #8 |
| 10 | Iran | 15.0 | 12.3% | 224 | 1.3k | #15 |
| 11 | Brazil | 11.5 | 7.2% | 263 | 1k | #13 |
| 12 | Nigeria | 8.2 | 9.2% | 207 | 843 | #19 |
| 13 | Pakistan | 5.3 | 7.5% | 238 | 833 | #17 |
| 14 | Indonesia | 2.5 | 2.0% | 691 | 883 | #18 |
| 15 | Türkiye | 0.0 | 7.5% | 233 | 787 | #20 |
countries ranked worldwide in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (15). 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.