Subfield · General Materials Science
Top Countries in General Materials Science Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 8 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 | 17.9% | 1.3k | 5.9k | #3 |
| 2 | Russia | 66.7 | 7.1% | 2.7k | 3.3k | #2 |
| 3 | India | 47.2 | 14.1% | 411 | 1.2k | #10 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 33.3 | 10.9% | 698 | 1k | #7 |
| 5 | United States | 22.6 | 5.7% | 862 | 1.1k | #1 |
| 6 | Poland | 13.8 | 17.9% | 230 | 657 | #9 |
| 7 | Germany | 6.4 | 11.9% | 222 | 386 | #6 |
| 8 | Japan | 0.0 | 6.7% | 252 | 330 | #5 |
countries ranked worldwide in General Materials Science (8). 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.