Subfield · Geochemistry and Petrology
Top Countries in Geochemistry and Petrology Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 21 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 | 23.1% | 6.8k | 65k | #2 |
| 2 | United States | 77.2 | 13.2% | 2.5k | 13k | #1 |
| 3 | India | 63.9 | 18.8% | 1.5k | 12k | #6 |
| 4 | France | 54.5 | 14.6% | 685 | 3.6k | #5 |
| 5 | Germany | 47.1 | 20.0% | 548 | 4.4k | #4 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 41.1 | 17.8% | 460 | 3.4k | #3 |
| 7 | Australia | 36.1 | 23.0% | 402 | 3.7k | #8 |
| 8 | Canada | 31.7 | 19.3% | 420 | 3k | #7 |
| 9 | Italy | 27.8 | 18.3% | 409 | 2.6k | #10 |
| 10 | Egypt | 24.4 | 21.8% | 253 | 2.2k | #21 |
| 11 | Iran | 21.2 | 16.6% | 268 | 2.1k | #18 |
| 12 | Russia | 18.4 | 4.1% | 903 | 1.9k | #14 |
| 13 | Poland | 15.8 | 14.1% | 296 | 2k | #20 |
| 14 | Japan | 13.3 | 9.3% | 447 | 1.8k | #9 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 11.1 | 11.5% | 255 | 1.5k | #36 |
| 16 | ?? | 8.9 | 17.8% | 220 | 1.7k | #27 |
| 17 | Spain | 6.9 | 13.0% | 305 | 1.8k | #13 |
| 18 | Brazil | 5.1 | 8.4% | 450 | 1.8k | #19 |
| 19 | South Korea | 3.3 | 11.2% | 255 | 1.6k | #23 |
| 20 | Indonesia | 1.6 | 5.5% | 430 | 1.1k | #37 |
| 21 | Türkiye | 0.0 | 10.9% | 217 | 1.1k | #33 |
countries ranked worldwide in Geochemistry and Petrology (21). 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.