Subfield · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Top Countries in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 70 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 | 30.0% | 12k | 83k | #4 |
| 2 | United States | 83.7 | 24.5% | 12k | 67k | #1 |
| 3 | Germany | 74.1 | 30.8% | 3.3k | 22k | #3 |
| 4 | India | 67.4 | 12.5% | 7.4k | 18k | #15 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 62.1 | 27.0% | 3k | 18k | #2 |
| 6 | France | 57.8 | 12.6% | 6k | 16k | #6 |
| 7 | Australia | 54.2 | 29.3% | 1.9k | 13k | #5 |
| 8 | Spain | 51.1 | 26.5% | 2k | 11k | #9 |
| 9 | Italy | 48.3 | 28.5% | 1.8k | 11k | #13 |
| 10 | Brazil | 45.8 | 14.1% | 5.6k | 16k | #12 |
| 11 | Canada | 43.6 | 24.6% | 1.8k | 9.1k | #7 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 41.5 | 29.1% | 801 | 5.6k | #8 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 39.6 | 29.8% | 862 | 5.9k | #11 |
| 14 | Japan | 37.9 | 15.3% | 2.5k | 9.2k | #14 |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 36.3 | 27.9% | 646 | 3.8k | #33 |
| 16 | South Africa | 34.7 | 24.4% | 1k | 4.9k | #16 |
| 17 | Sweden | 33.3 | 39.2% | 536 | 4.1k | #10 |
| 18 | Pakistan | 32.0 | 20.7% | 721 | 3.3k | #35 |
| 19 | Poland | 30.7 | 21.9% | 1.4k | 6.2k | #24 |
| 20 | ?? | 29.5 | 17.5% | 890 | 3.8k | #28 |
| 21 | Czechia | 28.3 | 19.1% | 1.1k | 4.5k | #23 |
| 22 | Russia | 27.2 | 7.3% | 3.9k | 6.6k | #26 |
| 23 | Iran | 26.2 | 15.2% | 1k | 3.9k | #37 |
| 24 | Belgium | 25.2 | 16.8% | 1k | 3.4k | #17 |
| 25 | Argentina | 24.2 | 16.4% | 1.3k | 4.2k | #27 |
| 26 | South Korea | 23.3 | 12.1% | 1.7k | 4.7k | #32 |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 22.4 | 20.8% | 512 | 2.2k | #43 |
| 28 | Nigeria | 21.6 | 11.4% | 787 | 1.9k | #41 |
| 29 | Mexico | 20.7 | 11.6% | 1.9k | 4.6k | #21 |
| 30 | Austria | 19.9 | 27.4% | 480 | 2.8k | #20 |
| 31 | Denmark | 19.2 | 33.7% | 376 | 2.4k | #22 |
| 32 | Portugal | 18.4 | 27.7% | 469 | 2.9k | #31 |
| 33 | Türkiye | 17.7 | 11.2% | 1.9k | 4.2k | #39 |
| 34 | Egypt | 17.0 | 14.8% | 697 | 2.6k | #45 |
| 35 | Finland | 16.3 | 32.8% | 360 | 2.4k | #18 |
| 36 | Kenya | 15.7 | 26.0% | 345 | 1.7k | #29 |
| 37 | Indonesia | 15.0 | 6.7% | 1.4k | 1.7k | #48 |
| 38 | New Zealand | 14.4 | 23.4% | 451 | 2.2k | #19 |
| 39 | Hungary | 13.8 | 16.9% | 584 | 2.2k | #38 |
| 40 | Israel | 13.2 | 26.4% | 347 | 2.1k | #30 |
| 41 | Chile | 12.6 | 18.5% | 486 | 1.7k | #40 |
| 42 | Morocco | 12.0 | 16.4% | 499 | 1.5k | #49 |
| 43 | Norway | 11.5 | 25.7% | 336 | 1.8k | #25 |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 10.9 | 23.6% | 306 | 1.7k | #53 |
| 45 | Thailand | 10.4 | 18.0% | 514 | 2.1k | #50 |
| 46 | Colombia | 9.9 | 8.2% | 965 | 1.8k | #34 |
| 47 | Ghana | 9.4 | 29.7% | 206 | 1.1k | #54 |
| 48 | Vietnam | 8.9 | 10.6% | 575 | 1.3k | #56 |
| 49 | Malaysia | 8.4 | 13.4% | 383 | 1.4k | #46 |
| 50 | Greece | 7.9 | 25.6% | 269 | 1.5k | #52 |
| 51 | Taiwan | 7.5 | 17.2% | 351 | 1.4k | #44 |
| 52 | Cameroon | 7.0 | 11.2% | 445 | 801 | #60 |
| 53 | Slovakia | 6.5 | 17.5% | 328 | 1.1k | #47 |
| 54 | Romania | 6.1 | 16.5% | 277 | 1k | #59 |
| 55 | Ukraine | 5.7 | 7.7% | 654 | 1k | #65 |
| 56 | Tanzania | 5.3 | 23.6% | 210 | 716 | #63 |
| 57 | Philippines | 4.8 | 8.3% | 400 | 649 | #57 |
| 58 | Ecuador | 4.4 | 13.6% | 329 | 769 | #61 |
| 59 | Serbia | 4.0 | 18.2% | 230 | 804 | #64 |
| 60 | Iraq | 3.6 | 6.9% | 354 | 646 | #86 |
| 61 | Nepal | 3.2 | 13.8% | 221 | 602 | #81 |
| 62 | Benin | 2.9 | 11.9% | 292 | 546 | #71 |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 2.5 | 11.7% | 261 | 430 | #70 |
| 64 | Peru | 2.1 | 9.7% | 317 | 569 | #66 |
| 65 | Algeria | 1.7 | 6.9% | 417 | 641 | #77 |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 138.5 | 7.8% | 331 | 572 | #67 |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 103.1 | 11.2% | 249 | 492 | #58 |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 68.2 | 4.0% | 449 | 352 | #69 |
| 69 | Senegal | 33.9 | 6.7% | 224 | 284 | #82 |
| 70 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0 | 5.8% | 212 | 190 | #91 |
countries ranked worldwide in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (70). 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.