Subfield · Biotechnology
Top Countries in Biotechnology Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 30 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 | 27.0% | 7.9k | 83k | #2 |
| 2 | United States | 79.6 | 15.8% | 4.5k | 32k | #1 |
| 3 | India | 67.7 | 18.2% | 2.8k | 19k | #6 |
| 4 | Italy | 59.2 | 22.2% | 725 | 6.6k | #10 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 52.7 | 20.2% | 632 | 5.6k | #3 |
| 6 | Germany | 47.3 | 18.0% | 900 | 7k | #4 |
| 7 | Spain | 42.8 | 22.5% | 658 | 5.8k | #9 |
| 8 | Brazil | 38.9 | 14.9% | 1.1k | 6.7k | #13 |
| 9 | Iran | 35.4 | 20.1% | 583 | 4.7k | #22 |
| 10 | South Korea | 32.3 | 16.3% | 925 | 6.4k | #15 |
| 11 | France | 29.5 | 15.5% | 709 | 4.6k | #5 |
| 12 | Canada | 26.9 | 20.5% | 461 | 3.9k | #8 |
| 13 | Poland | 24.6 | 22.4% | 337 | 3.3k | #21 |
| 14 | Egypt | 22.4 | 19.6% | 539 | 4.1k | #27 |
| 15 | Australia | 20.4 | 21.1% | 358 | 3.3k | #11 |
| 16 | Japan | 18.5 | 9.7% | 1.1k | 5.1k | #7 |
| 17 | Türkiye | 16.7 | 12.9% | 628 | 3.3k | #34 |
| 18 | ?? | 15.0 | 20.1% | 278 | 2.4k | #28 |
| 19 | Indonesia | 13.4 | 3.5% | 1.2k | 2.3k | #35 |
| 20 | Pakistan | 11.9 | 17.1% | 374 | 2.5k | #31 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 10.5 | 26.8% | 251 | 2.4k | #43 |
| 22 | Portugal | 9.1 | 24.9% | 277 | 2.8k | #24 |
| 23 | Netherlands | 7.8 | 24.3% | 229 | 2.3k | #12 |
| 24 | Mexico | 6.6 | 11.8% | 442 | 2.3k | #26 |
| 25 | Taiwan | 5.4 | 16.6% | 297 | 2k | #32 |
| 26 | Thailand | 4.2 | 15.5% | 315 | 2k | #44 |
| 27 | Russia | 3.1 | 6.5% | 686 | 2.4k | #30 |
| 28 | Malaysia | 2.0 | 13.6% | 274 | 1.8k | #37 |
| 29 | Nigeria | 99.7 | 8.1% | 288 | 1.3k | #46 |
| 30 | Iraq | 0.0 | 4.3% | 288 | 759 | #55 |
countries ranked worldwide in Biotechnology (30). 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.