Subfield · Global and Planetary Change
Top Countries in Global and Planetary Change Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 72 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 | 27.2% | 36k | 391k | #2 |
| 2 | United States | 83.8 | 21.2% | 23k | 212k | #1 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 74.3 | 26.9% | 5.8k | 63k | #3 |
| 4 | Germany | 67.6 | 27.6% | 5.5k | 57k | #4 |
| 5 | India | 62.4 | 18.3% | 9.8k | 58k | #11 |
| 6 | Australia | 58.1 | 26.4% | 4.1k | 42k | #5 |
| 7 | France | 54.5 | 20.2% | 4.4k | 38k | #6 |
| 8 | Italy | 51.4 | 24.6% | 4k | 33k | #9 |
| 9 | Canada | 48.6 | 21.3% | 3.7k | 33k | #7 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 46.2 | 31.7% | 1.9k | 23k | #8 |
| 11 | Spain | 43.9 | 22.3% | 3.4k | 28k | #12 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 41.9 | 33.0% | 1.3k | 16k | #10 |
| 13 | Brazil | 40.0 | 12.5% | 4.1k | 20k | #15 |
| 14 | Sweden | 38.3 | 28.2% | 1.3k | 15k | #13 |
| 15 | Japan | 36.7 | 13.7% | 3.7k | 20k | #14 |
| 16 | Norway | 35.2 | 25.9% | 1.2k | 12k | #16 |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 33.8 | 35.9% | 581 | 8k | #28 |
| 18 | ?? | 32.4 | 19.8% | 1.4k | 11k | #24 |
| 19 | Iran | 31.2 | 19.7% | 1.8k | 15k | #23 |
| 20 | Türkiye | 30.0 | 15.7% | 2.3k | 13k | #30 |
| 21 | South Korea | 28.8 | 17.6% | 2k | 15k | #22 |
| 22 | South Africa | 27.7 | 21.0% | 1.3k | 8.8k | #20 |
| 23 | Austria | 26.7 | 26.8% | 717 | 7.9k | #17 |
| 24 | Belgium | 25.7 | 25.3% | 832 | 7.8k | #18 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 24.7 | 29.9% | 684 | 7k | #36 |
| 26 | Poland | 23.8 | 16.8% | 1.4k | 8.5k | #33 |
| 27 | Portugal | 22.9 | 22.3% | 1.2k | 9.4k | #25 |
| 28 | Pakistan | 22.1 | 21.4% | 874 | 6.8k | #43 |
| 29 | Finland | 21.3 | 27.2% | 880 | 9.1k | #19 |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 20.5 | 24.2% | 983 | 7.3k | #39 |
| 31 | Denmark | 19.7 | 24.5% | 758 | 7.1k | #21 |
| 32 | Malaysia | 19.0 | 16.0% | 1.2k | 7.2k | #32 |
| 33 | Indonesia | 18.2 | 8.6% | 2.9k | 7.4k | #31 |
| 34 | Greece | 17.5 | 21.0% | 1k | 7.9k | #29 |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 16.9 | 29.6% | 858 | 8.7k | #44 |
| 36 | Ukraine | 16.2 | 5.2% | 3.7k | 4.9k | #47 |
| 37 | Russia | 15.6 | 4.7% | 4.1k | 9.3k | #27 |
| 38 | Egypt | 14.9 | 21.8% | 681 | 4.9k | #51 |
| 39 | Czechia | 14.3 | 18.9% | 721 | 4.8k | #37 |
| 40 | Nigeria | 13.7 | 9.8% | 1.1k | 3.9k | #53 |
| 41 | New Zealand | 13.2 | 20.2% | 664 | 5.3k | #26 |
| 42 | Mexico | 12.6 | 9.5% | 1.4k | 5.5k | #35 |
| 43 | Singapore | 12.1 | 30.1% | 332 | 3.9k | #38 |
| 44 | Taiwan | 11.5 | 15.0% | 806 | 4.9k | #42 |
| 45 | Romania | 11.0 | 17.6% | 647 | 3.7k | #50 |
| 46 | Morocco | 10.5 | 22.7% | 537 | 3.6k | #57 |
| 47 | Thailand | 10.0 | 16.6% | 693 | 3.8k | #54 |
| 48 | Argentina | 9.5 | 13.1% | 827 | 4.2k | #40 |
| 49 | Vietnam | 9.0 | 15.0% | 717 | 3.9k | #45 |
| 50 | Chile | 8.5 | 16.2% | 688 | 4.4k | #46 |
| 51 | Israel | 8.1 | 20.6% | 438 | 3.8k | #34 |
| 52 | Ireland | 7.6 | 24.7% | 360 | 3.1k | #41 |
| 53 | Colombia | 7.2 | 12.3% | 644 | 3k | #55 |
| 54 | Iraq | 6.7 | 10.4% | 635 | 2.9k | #61 |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 6.3 | 22.1% | 262 | 2k | #62 |
| 56 | Hungary | 5.9 | 16.2% | 493 | 2.7k | #48 |
| 57 | Ghana | 5.5 | 21.8% | 336 | 2.7k | #58 |
| 58 | Kenya | 5.1 | 16.5% | 335 | 2.2k | #49 |
| 59 | Philippines | 4.7 | 9.8% | 508 | 1.6k | #59 |
| 60 | Slovakia | 4.3 | 13.0% | 396 | 1.8k | #52 |
| 61 | Algeria | 3.9 | 11.8% | 360 | 1.7k | #72 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 3.5 | 13.0% | 309 | 1.4k | #68 |
| 63 | Nepal | 3.1 | 13.5% | 381 | 1.6k | #65 |
| 64 | Tanzania | 2.8 | 16.5% | 266 | 1.4k | #71 |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 2.4 | 13.2% | 279 | 1.3k | #69 |
| 66 | Peru | 2.0 | 10.2% | 347 | 1.3k | #63 |
| 67 | Serbia | 1.7 | 15.1% | 275 | 1.3k | #67 |
| 68 | Croatia | 133.7 | 12.7% | 258 | 1.3k | #64 |
| 69 | Slovenia | 99.5 | 19.5% | 206 | 1.2k | #66 |
| 70 | Tunisia | 65.9 | 12.9% | 231 | 2.5k | #60 |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 32.7 | 12.3% | 240 | 709 | #79 |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 0.0 | 6.4% | 341 | 791 | #73 |
countries ranked worldwide in Global and Planetary Change (72). 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.