Subfield · Ecology
Top Countries in Ecology 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 | 28.9% | 28k | 288k | #3 |
| 2 | United States | 83.7 | 20.6% | 26k | 194k | #1 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 74.1 | 27.4% | 5.6k | 50k | #2 |
| 4 | India | 67.4 | 16.2% | 7.6k | 38k | #13 |
| 5 | Germany | 62.1 | 29.4% | 4.7k | 46k | #4 |
| 6 | Australia | 57.8 | 27.1% | 4.9k | 45k | #5 |
| 7 | France | 54.2 | 23.6% | 4.9k | 40k | #6 |
| 8 | Canada | 51.1 | 21.7% | 4.6k | 35k | #7 |
| 9 | Spain | 48.3 | 23.3% | 3.9k | 29k | #9 |
| 10 | Italy | 45.8 | 26.5% | 3.5k | 29k | #10 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 43.6 | 31.4% | 1.6k | 18k | #8 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 41.5 | 32.4% | 1.3k | 14k | #11 |
| 13 | Brazil | 39.6 | 10.0% | 7k | 24k | #15 |
| 14 | Indonesia | 37.9 | 3.7% | 11k | 14k | #26 |
| 15 | Japan | 36.3 | 13.3% | 3.8k | 19k | #14 |
| 16 | Denmark | 34.7 | 31.1% | 942 | 11k | #16 |
| 17 | Sweden | 33.3 | 31.3% | 1.1k | 11k | #12 |
| 18 | South Africa | 32.0 | 20.0% | 1.5k | 9.9k | #20 |
| 19 | Poland | 30.7 | 18.7% | 1.7k | 11k | #27 |
| 20 | ?? | 29.5 | 14.8% | 2k | 11k | #23 |
| 21 | South Korea | 28.3 | 15.6% | 2k | 12k | #30 |
| 22 | Portugal | 27.2 | 23.5% | 1.2k | 9.2k | #29 |
| 23 | Russia | 26.2 | 5.2% | 4.7k | 12k | #25 |
| 24 | Pakistan | 25.2 | 20.4% | 661 | 4.9k | #44 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 24.2 | 29.0% | 521 | 5.1k | #37 |
| 26 | New Zealand | 23.3 | 21.6% | 1.1k | 8.3k | #17 |
| 27 | Norway | 22.4 | 24.3% | 1.1k | 8.6k | #19 |
| 28 | Belgium | 21.6 | 23.5% | 988 | 7.4k | #18 |
| 29 | Iran | 20.7 | 18.1% | 1.3k | 7.9k | #34 |
| 30 | Finland | 19.9 | 27.7% | 810 | 7.3k | #22 |
| 31 | Türkiye | 19.2 | 11.4% | 1.6k | 6.6k | #43 |
| 32 | Austria | 18.4 | 26.1% | 660 | 5.8k | #21 |
| 33 | Mexico | 17.7 | 8.6% | 2.5k | 8.2k | #31 |
| 34 | Czechia | 17.0 | 17.4% | 1.1k | 6.8k | #28 |
| 35 | Israel | 16.3 | 24.1% | 589 | 5.2k | #24 |
| 36 | Egypt | 15.7 | 18.3% | 802 | 5k | #47 |
| 37 | Hong Kong | 15.0 | 32.7% | 374 | 4.5k | #36 |
| 38 | Malaysia | 14.4 | 13.2% | 1.2k | 5.9k | #35 |
| 39 | Argentina | 13.8 | 11.1% | 1.5k | 5.8k | #33 |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 13.2 | 21.8% | 528 | 3.7k | #49 |
| 41 | Ireland | 12.6 | 25.9% | 457 | 3.9k | #32 |
| 42 | Greece | 12.0 | 23.8% | 588 | 4.6k | #41 |
| 43 | Nigeria | 11.5 | 8.8% | 919 | 2.6k | #51 |
| 44 | Chile | 10.9 | 12.7% | 1.2k | 5k | #39 |
| 45 | Vietnam | 10.4 | 2.1% | 3.4k | 2.6k | #50 |
| 46 | Taiwan | 9.9 | 15.9% | 767 | 4.4k | #45 |
| 47 | Thailand | 9.4 | 16.3% | 724 | 4.1k | #52 |
| 48 | Singapore | 8.9 | 26.5% | 343 | 3.3k | #38 |
| 49 | Hungary | 8.4 | 15.0% | 719 | 3.5k | #42 |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 7.9 | 19.1% | 469 | 3.3k | #56 |
| 51 | Colombia | 7.5 | 8.1% | 1.1k | 3k | #46 |
| 52 | Romania | 7.0 | 16.6% | 427 | 2.3k | #55 |
| 53 | Kenya | 6.5 | 17.6% | 415 | 2.2k | #40 |
| 54 | Morocco | 6.1 | 19.4% | 304 | 1.8k | #58 |
| 55 | Ecuador | 5.7 | 9.3% | 479 | 1.4k | #63 |
| 56 | Philippines | 5.3 | 8.5% | 483 | 1.4k | #59 |
| 57 | Peru | 4.8 | 7.1% | 640 | 1.5k | #62 |
| 58 | Slovakia | 4.4 | 12.1% | 337 | 1.4k | #54 |
| 59 | Croatia | 4.0 | 15.6% | 264 | 1.4k | #64 |
| 60 | Ukraine | 3.6 | 6.4% | 544 | 1.2k | #61 |
| 61 | Iraq | 3.2 | 5.6% | 507 | 1.3k | #77 |
| 62 | Slovenia | 2.9 | 20.4% | 219 | 1.3k | #60 |
| 63 | Tanzania | 2.5 | 14.2% | 271 | 1.2k | #53 |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 2.1 | 14.7% | 205 | 935 | #65 |
| 65 | Serbia | 1.7 | 14.2% | 241 | 987 | #75 |
| 66 | Nepal | 138.5 | 10.9% | 264 | 980 | #69 |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 103.1 | 7.1% | 308 | 880 | #73 |
| 68 | Algeria | 68.2 | 8.3% | 227 | 802 | #83 |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 33.9 | 11.9% | 202 | 613 | #78 |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 0.0 | 7.5% | 231 | 580 | #70 |
countries ranked worldwide in Ecology (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.