Subfield · Microbiology
Top Countries in Microbiology (Immunology and Microbiology) Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 22 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 | 25.5% | 4k | 43k | #3 |
| 2 | United States | 77.6 | 15.5% | 3.9k | 27k | #1 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 64.5 | 19.7% | 864 | 6.8k | #2 |
| 4 | India | 55.2 | 13.1% | 1.4k | 7k | #12 |
| 5 | Australia | 47.9 | 21.3% | 542 | 4.9k | #6 |
| 6 | Italy | 42.0 | 21.9% | 566 | 4.8k | #9 |
| 7 | France | 37.0 | 16.0% | 595 | 4.4k | #7 |
| 8 | Germany | 32.7 | 15.8% | 647 | 4.1k | #4 |
| 9 | South Korea | 28.9 | 18.0% | 412 | 3.5k | #17 |
| 10 | Canada | 25.5 | 18.4% | 460 | 3.4k | #5 |
| 11 | Spain | 22.4 | 15.5% | 515 | 3.4k | #14 |
| 12 | Iran | 19.6 | 16.6% | 416 | 2.9k | #25 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 17.0 | 24.0% | 252 | 2.4k | #8 |
| 14 | Brazil | 14.6 | 9.0% | 774 | 3.3k | #18 |
| 15 | Poland | 12.4 | 20.7% | 258 | 2.2k | #22 |
| 16 | Japan | 10.3 | 9.5% | 644 | 3k | #11 |
| 17 | Egypt | 8.3 | 15.5% | 253 | 1.7k | #33 |
| 18 | Russia | 6.5 | 5.0% | 458 | 1.3k | #28 |
| 19 | Pakistan | 4.7 | 10.5% | 204 | 901 | #40 |
| 20 | Türkiye | 3.1 | 5.7% | 360 | 928 | #35 |
| 21 | Indonesia | 1.5 | 3.4% | 314 | 504 | #45 |
| 22 | Iraq | 0.0 | 2.5% | 219 | 346 | #47 |
countries ranked worldwide in Microbiology (22). 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.