Subfield · Building and Construction
Top Countries in Building and Construction Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 73 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 | 21.1% | 31k | 292k | #1 |
| 2 | United States | 83.8 | 15.9% | 9.2k | 62k | #2 |
| 3 | India | 74.4 | 12.9% | 11k | 55k | #6 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 67.7 | 22.6% | 3.8k | 36k | #3 |
| 5 | Australia | 62.5 | 28.1% | 2.6k | 30k | #4 |
| 6 | Italy | 58.2 | 21.6% | 3.8k | 30k | #5 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 54.6 | 36.8% | 1.2k | 18k | #11 |
| 8 | Canada | 51.5 | 18.6% | 2.6k | 20k | #7 |
| 9 | Germany | 48.8 | 14.1% | 3.3k | 19k | #8 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 46.3 | 28.3% | 1.2k | 14k | #28 |
| 11 | Spain | 44.1 | 18.6% | 2.4k | 18k | #10 |
| 12 | Iran | 42.1 | 18.0% | 2k | 16k | #18 |
| 13 | Malaysia | 40.2 | 12.9% | 2.3k | 13k | #17 |
| 14 | Türkiye | 38.5 | 11.7% | 3.6k | 18k | #15 |
| 15 | South Korea | 36.9 | 17.7% | 2.2k | 18k | #14 |
| 16 | Egypt | 35.4 | 15.6% | 2k | 14k | #29 |
| 17 | Poland | 34.0 | 12.0% | 2.1k | 12k | #26 |
| 18 | Portugal | 32.6 | 17.7% | 1.4k | 10k | #13 |
| 19 | France | 31.4 | 11.1% | 2.5k | 13k | #12 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 30.2 | 23.6% | 918 | 8.7k | #9 |
| 21 | Brazil | 29.0 | 6.6% | 4.4k | 14k | #22 |
| 22 | Sweden | 28.0 | 20.7% | 891 | 8.5k | #16 |
| 23 | ?? | 26.9 | 13.8% | 1.1k | 7.6k | #36 |
| 24 | Switzerland | 25.9 | 21.5% | 705 | 6.9k | #20 |
| 25 | Japan | 25.0 | 8.4% | 2.5k | 10k | #19 |
| 26 | Pakistan | 24.1 | 18.8% | 917 | 7.8k | #32 |
| 27 | South Africa | 23.2 | 19.7% | 919 | 6.6k | #34 |
| 28 | Greece | 22.3 | 20.0% | 759 | 6k | #25 |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 21.5 | 17.0% | 710 | 5.1k | #43 |
| 30 | Singapore | 20.7 | 30.0% | 552 | 7.3k | #23 |
| 31 | Russia | 20.0 | 4.8% | 3.2k | 7k | #30 |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 19.2 | 22.1% | 636 | 5.8k | #41 |
| 33 | Iraq | 18.5 | 7.8% | 1.7k | 8k | #40 |
| 34 | Norway | 17.8 | 20.3% | 566 | 4.6k | #31 |
| 35 | Indonesia | 17.1 | 3.7% | 3.7k | 5.8k | #42 |
| 36 | Denmark | 16.5 | 19.9% | 719 | 6.1k | #21 |
| 37 | Belgium | 15.8 | 19.0% | 743 | 5.9k | #24 |
| 38 | Nigeria | 15.2 | 7.3% | 1.4k | 4.7k | #46 |
| 39 | Morocco | 14.6 | 15.5% | 695 | 4.5k | #54 |
| 40 | Finland | 14.0 | 20.1% | 486 | 4.5k | #33 |
| 41 | Thailand | 13.4 | 15.7% | 802 | 4.9k | #37 |
| 42 | Jordan | 12.9 | 22.0% | 402 | 3.5k | #51 |
| 43 | Taiwan | 12.3 | 14.6% | 685 | 4.7k | #27 |
| 44 | Ireland | 11.8 | 26.2% | 272 | 2.8k | #39 |
| 45 | Austria | 11.3 | 14.9% | 576 | 3.7k | #35 |
| 46 | Romania | 10.8 | 10.7% | 724 | 3.3k | #49 |
| 47 | Vietnam | 10.3 | 11.5% | 793 | 3.7k | #48 |
| 48 | New Zealand | 9.8 | 20.2% | 389 | 3k | #38 |
| 49 | Chile | 9.3 | 17.7% | 393 | 2.8k | #50 |
| 50 | Mexico | 8.8 | 8.9% | 743 | 2.8k | #52 |
| 51 | Czechia | 8.4 | 8.2% | 758 | 3.2k | #44 |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 7.9 | 16.0% | 310 | 2.4k | #64 |
| 53 | Colombia | 7.5 | 11.8% | 471 | 2.6k | #56 |
| 54 | Ukraine | 7.0 | 5.6% | 904 | 1.5k | #55 |
| 55 | Hungary | 6.6 | 12.4% | 442 | 2.4k | #53 |
| 56 | Algeria | 6.2 | 7.6% | 602 | 2.3k | #61 |
| 57 | Ghana | 5.8 | 16.4% | 312 | 1.9k | #63 |
| 58 | Serbia | 5.4 | 11.2% | 347 | 1.7k | #58 |
| 59 | Slovakia | 5.0 | 8.8% | 431 | 1.7k | #59 |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 4.6 | 12.6% | 340 | 1.6k | #72 |
| 61 | Philippines | 4.2 | 5.9% | 371 | 826 | #71 |
| 62 | Lithuania | 3.8 | 12.1% | 269 | 1.5k | #45 |
| 63 | Ecuador | 3.4 | 9.6% | 289 | 981 | #69 |
| 64 | Croatia | 3.1 | 9.5% | 298 | 1.6k | #67 |
| 65 | Slovenia | 2.7 | 11.6% | 257 | 1.5k | #57 |
| 66 | Peru | 2.3 | 6.8% | 393 | 977 | #76 |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 2.0 | 7.5% | 353 | 1.2k | #75 |
| 68 | Nepal | 1.7 | 7.3% | 220 | 753 | #79 |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 131.3 | 5.9% | 287 | 617 | #77 |
| 70 | Tunisia | 97.8 | 9.0% | 229 | 1.1k | #68 |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 64.7 | 5.2% | 265 | 579 | #73 |
| 72 | Latvia | 32.1 | 7.2% | 204 | 812 | #74 |
| 73 | Argentina | 0.0 | 5.4% | 262 | 863 | #65 |
countries ranked worldwide in Building and Construction (73). 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.