Subfield · Computer Networks and Communications
Top Countries in Computer Networks and Communications Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 71 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 | 18.9% | 51k | 314k | #2 |
| 2 | India | 83.7 | 14.3% | 28k | 114k | #4 |
| 3 | United States | 74.2 | 14.9% | 21k | 96k | #1 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 67.5 | 34.1% | 2.2k | 25k | #17 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 62.2 | 20.2% | 4.5k | 33k | #3 |
| 6 | Australia | 58.0 | 28.2% | 2.2k | 24k | #8 |
| 7 | Canada | 54.4 | 19.7% | 3.8k | 27k | #6 |
| 8 | South Korea | 51.2 | 19.2% | 4.1k | 27k | #10 |
| 9 | Italy | 48.5 | 18.8% | 3.9k | 21k | #7 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 46.0 | 26.5% | 1.5k | 14k | #26 |
| 11 | Germany | 43.7 | 13.6% | 5.4k | 22k | #5 |
| 12 | ?? | 41.7 | 15.5% | 2.7k | 14k | #28 |
| 13 | Spain | 39.8 | 16.0% | 3.4k | 16k | #11 |
| 14 | Iran | 38.1 | 22.9% | 1.9k | 15k | #21 |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 36.5 | 28.2% | 820 | 8.3k | #35 |
| 16 | Malaysia | 35.0 | 19.3% | 1.6k | 11k | #27 |
| 17 | France | 33.5 | 7.7% | 6.7k | 20k | #9 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 32.2 | 28.1% | 1.1k | 11k | #13 |
| 19 | Türkiye | 30.9 | 17.0% | 1.9k | 9.9k | #25 |
| 20 | Singapore | 29.7 | 27.5% | 926 | 9.3k | #16 |
| 21 | Jordan | 28.6 | 28.2% | 643 | 5.6k | #39 |
| 22 | Japan | 27.5 | 8.0% | 4.3k | 12k | #14 |
| 23 | Egypt | 26.4 | 20.4% | 958 | 7.4k | #36 |
| 24 | Iraq | 25.4 | 13.6% | 1.8k | 7.8k | #43 |
| 25 | Taiwan | 24.5 | 13.5% | 1.7k | 8.2k | #18 |
| 26 | Greece | 23.6 | 18.8% | 1.2k | 6.9k | #20 |
| 27 | Morocco | 22.7 | 18.8% | 1k | 5.3k | #44 |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 21.8 | 18.0% | 832 | 4.6k | #42 |
| 29 | Finland | 21.0 | 21.7% | 704 | 5.4k | #22 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 20.2 | 17.1% | 1.1k | 5.7k | #15 |
| 31 | Sweden | 19.4 | 18.1% | 1.1k | 6.4k | #19 |
| 32 | Portugal | 18.7 | 16.1% | 1.1k | 5k | #33 |
| 33 | Brazil | 18.0 | 8.8% | 2.8k | 8.3k | #24 |
| 34 | Ireland | 17.3 | 23.3% | 486 | 4k | #32 |
| 35 | Poland | 16.6 | 11.6% | 1.2k | 4.9k | #37 |
| 36 | Norway | 15.9 | 22.1% | 565 | 4.1k | #34 |
| 37 | Austria | 15.3 | 15.8% | 706 | 3.8k | #30 |
| 38 | Russia | 14.7 | 5.8% | 2.9k | 5.8k | #31 |
| 39 | Vietnam | 14.1 | 14.7% | 818 | 3.6k | #48 |
| 40 | Switzerland | 13.5 | 15.0% | 983 | 4.1k | #12 |
| 41 | Qatar | 12.9 | 29.7% | 226 | 2.9k | #40 |
| 42 | Indonesia | 12.3 | 5.0% | 2.9k | 4.3k | #57 |
| 43 | South Africa | 11.8 | 16.3% | 527 | 2.8k | #47 |
| 44 | Nigeria | 11.2 | 10.3% | 797 | 2.8k | #58 |
| 45 | Algeria | 10.7 | 13.7% | 819 | 3.2k | #53 |
| 46 | Macau | 10.2 | 27.6% | 250 | 2.1k | #55 |
| 47 | Denmark | 9.7 | 18.3% | 489 | 3.2k | #38 |
| 48 | Tunisia | 9.2 | 18.3% | 528 | 3k | #52 |
| 49 | Belgium | 8.7 | 12.8% | 763 | 3k | #29 |
| 50 | Ukraine | 8.2 | 6.5% | 1.5k | 2.2k | #54 |
| 51 | Romania | 7.8 | 10.7% | 792 | 2.7k | #45 |
| 52 | Mexico | 7.3 | 8.8% | 884 | 2.5k | #51 |
| 53 | Czechia | 6.9 | 12.4% | 591 | 2.3k | #41 |
| 54 | Israel | 6.4 | 12.1% | 698 | 2.7k | #23 |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 6.0 | 27.5% | 214 | 1.5k | #46 |
| 56 | Hungary | 5.6 | 11.3% | 518 | 1.7k | #50 |
| 57 | Thailand | 5.2 | 10.7% | 566 | 2.2k | #56 |
| 58 | Serbia | 4.7 | 12.0% | 329 | 1.3k | #63 |
| 59 | Ecuador | 4.3 | 10.7% | 432 | 1.1k | #69 |
| 60 | New Zealand | 3.9 | 19.3% | 258 | 1.4k | #49 |
| 61 | Cyprus | 3.6 | 19.7% | 238 | 1.5k | #59 |
| 62 | Colombia | 3.2 | 9.5% | 370 | 1.3k | #64 |
| 63 | Chile | 2.8 | 9.7% | 302 | 970 | #60 |
| 64 | Slovakia | 2.4 | 9.5% | 345 | 954 | #68 |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 2.1 | 12.2% | 273 | 751 | #75 |
| 66 | Philippines | 1.7 | 6.8% | 417 | 681 | #77 |
| 67 | Nepal | 136.0 | 8.9% | 262 | 658 | #76 |
| 68 | Argentina | 101.3 | 5.2% | 377 | 497 | #67 |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 67.0 | 5.0% | 453 | 816 | #72 |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 33.3 | 9.8% | 229 | 513 | #80 |
| 71 | Peru | 0.0 | 6.1% | 235 | 407 | #83 |
countries ranked worldwide in Computer Networks and Communications (71). 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.
Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 51k works
- 2 India 28k works
- 3 United States 21k works
- 4 France 6.7k works
- 5 Germany 5.4k works
- 6 United Kingdom 4.5k works
- 7 Japan 4.3k works
- 8 South Korea 4.1k works
- 9 Italy 3.9k works
- 10 Canada 3.8k works
- 11 Spain 3.4k works
- 12 Indonesia 2.9k works