Subfield · Information Systems
Top Countries in Information Systems Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 93 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 | 20.2% | 40k | 178k | #2 |
| 2 | United States | 84.7 | 19.2% | 27k | 106k | #1 |
| 3 | India | 75.8 | 17.5% | 30k | 103k | #4 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 69.4 | 6.1% | 123k | 133k | #6 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 64.5 | 26.8% | 6.3k | 37k | #3 |
| 6 | Australia | 60.5 | 34.6% | 3.2k | 27k | #8 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 57.1 | 37.7% | 2.6k | 23k | #16 |
| 8 | Germany | 54.1 | 21.0% | 6.1k | 24k | #5 |
| 9 | Spain | 51.5 | 24.0% | 5.5k | 25k | #10 |
| 10 | Canada | 49.2 | 25.0% | 3.6k | 21k | #7 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 47.1 | 16.7% | 5.8k | 19k | #17 |
| 12 | Italy | 45.2 | 27.5% | 3.5k | 19k | #9 |
| 13 | South Korea | 43.4 | 23.4% | 3.6k | 19k | #12 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 41.8 | 39.5% | 1k | 12k | #14 |
| 15 | Pakistan | 40.3 | 22.2% | 2.8k | 14k | #26 |
| 16 | Türkiye | 38.8 | 20.9% | 3.6k | 13k | #23 |
| 17 | ?? | 37.5 | 10.4% | 8.1k | 17k | #33 |
| 18 | Jordan | 36.2 | 33.0% | 961 | 7.6k | #37 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 35.0 | 32.7% | 1.1k | 9k | #34 |
| 20 | Greece | 33.9 | 30.4% | 1.3k | 8.7k | #22 |
| 21 | South Africa | 32.8 | 27.2% | 2k | 9.4k | #32 |
| 22 | Iran | 31.8 | 23.0% | 1.9k | 10k | #29 |
| 23 | Netherlands | 30.8 | 29.0% | 1.7k | 10k | #11 |
| 24 | France | 29.9 | 17.2% | 2.8k | 15k | #13 |
| 25 | Russia | 29.0 | 6.9% | 14k | 17k | #24 |
| 26 | Brazil | 28.1 | 6.7% | 14k | 16k | #18 |
| 27 | Singapore | 27.3 | 29.6% | 960 | 7.7k | #20 |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 26.5 | 22.1% | 1.5k | 6.8k | #42 |
| 29 | Taiwan | 25.7 | 24.0% | 1.5k | 8.4k | #19 |
| 30 | Ecuador | 25.0 | 15.7% | 3k | 5.5k | #47 |
| 31 | Norway | 24.2 | 30.5% | 907 | 6.3k | #25 |
| 32 | Sweden | 23.5 | 30.0% | 1.1k | 7.1k | #21 |
| 33 | Portugal | 22.9 | 19.3% | 1.8k | 6.7k | #38 |
| 34 | Nigeria | 22.2 | 13.1% | 3.2k | 6.7k | #43 |
| 35 | Switzerland | 21.6 | 25.7% | 1k | 6.6k | #15 |
| 36 | Finland | 20.9 | 29.3% | 890 | 6.3k | #30 |
| 37 | Japan | 20.3 | 11.0% | 3.5k | 7.5k | #27 |
| 38 | Morocco | 19.7 | 24.8% | 1.2k | 5.1k | #50 |
| 39 | Egypt | 19.2 | 18.1% | 1.3k | 5.4k | #44 |
| 40 | Iraq | 18.6 | 16.1% | 1.8k | 5.7k | #51 |
| 41 | Romania | 18.1 | 18.1% | 1.3k | 4.7k | #49 |
| 42 | Vietnam | 17.5 | 19.0% | 1.4k | 4.6k | #48 |
| 43 | Poland | 17.0 | 17.0% | 1.6k | 5.4k | #41 |
| 44 | Ukraine | 16.5 | 8.1% | 6.6k | 8.1k | #46 |
| 45 | Ireland | 16.0 | 29.0% | 610 | 4.3k | #31 |
| 46 | Austria | 15.5 | 25.2% | 903 | 4.4k | #28 |
| 47 | Mexico | 15.1 | 9.8% | 3.3k | 5.6k | #45 |
| 48 | Thailand | 14.6 | 16.8% | 1.5k | 4.1k | #54 |
| 49 | Qatar | 14.1 | 38.0% | 248 | 2.8k | #53 |
| 50 | New Zealand | 13.7 | 31.4% | 430 | 3.3k | #40 |
| 51 | Colombia | 13.3 | 13.3% | 1.8k | 3.5k | #56 |
| 52 | Belgium | 12.8 | 21.3% | 754 | 3.2k | #35 |
| 53 | Tunisia | 12.4 | 26.5% | 531 | 2.7k | #59 |
| 54 | Israel | 12.0 | 26.6% | 547 | 2.4k | #36 |
| 55 | Denmark | 11.6 | 24.1% | 638 | 2.8k | #39 |
| 56 | Philippines | 11.2 | 10.5% | 2.4k | 3.4k | #64 |
| 57 | Peru | 10.8 | 13.1% | 2.2k | 3.9k | #63 |
| 58 | Cyprus | 10.4 | 29.1% | 377 | 2.4k | #57 |
| 59 | Hungary | 10.0 | 18.5% | 810 | 2.5k | #58 |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 9.7 | 13.3% | 1.4k | 3k | #72 |
| 61 | Czechia | 9.3 | 15.9% | 866 | 2.8k | #52 |
| 62 | Ghana | 8.9 | 24.7% | 610 | 2.4k | #61 |
| 63 | Chile | 8.6 | 17.3% | 970 | 2.5k | #55 |
| 64 | Serbia | 8.2 | 18.3% | 538 | 1.8k | #67 |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 7.9 | 7.7% | 1.6k | 1.8k | #69 |
| 66 | Macau | 7.6 | 28.8% | 307 | 1.8k | #70 |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 7.2 | 29.6% | 352 | 2k | #78 |
| 68 | Bahrain | 6.9 | 29.1% | 216 | 1.1k | #81 |
| 69 | Oman | 6.6 | 27.0% | 310 | 1.4k | #71 |
| 70 | Algeria | 6.3 | 16.2% | 607 | 1.8k | #73 |
| 71 | Lebanon | 6.0 | 28.7% | 223 | 1.7k | #74 |
| 72 | Croatia | 5.6 | 14.4% | 587 | 1.6k | #66 |
| 73 | Slovenia | 5.3 | 15.9% | 468 | 1.3k | #62 |
| 74 | Slovakia | 5.0 | 15.7% | 516 | 1.4k | #75 |
| 75 | Tanzania | 4.7 | 17.4% | 396 | 997 | #83 |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 4.5 | 8.9% | 493 | 627 | #86 |
| 77 | Estonia | 4.2 | 30.0% | 204 | 953 | #65 |
| 78 | Nepal | 3.9 | 10.2% | 588 | 1.2k | #87 |
| 79 | Lithuania | 3.6 | 18.0% | 295 | 838 | #84 |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 3.3 | 9.6% | 768 | 1.1k | #79 |
| 81 | Argentina | 3.0 | 7.4% | 839 | 983 | #68 |
| 82 | Cameroon | 2.8 | 22.0% | 263 | 1.1k | #77 |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 2.5 | 15.4% | 395 | 938 | #85 |
| 84 | Latvia | 2.2 | 16.0% | 283 | 762 | #80 |
| 85 | Kenya | 2.0 | 9.8% | 594 | 1k | #82 |
| 86 | Panama | 1.7 | 11.7% | 360 | 426 | #94 |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 147.1 | 11.7% | 336 | 487 | #92 |
| 88 | Venezuela | 121.9 | 9.2% | 256 | 363 | #89 |
| 89 | Cuba | 97.0 | 6.6% | 267 | 286 | #91 |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 72.3 | 4.3% | 316 | 196 | — |
| 91 | Belarus | 48.0 | 4.4% | 308 | 261 | #98 |
| 92 | Mozambique | 23.9 | 4.3% | 308 | 241 | #99 |
| 93 | Moldova | 0.0 | 4.3% | 246 | 133 | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Information Systems (93). 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.