Subfield · Plant Science
Top Countries in Plant Science Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 92 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 | 40.0% | 75k | 836k | #2 |
| 2 | India | 84.7 | 17.3% | 54k | 266k | #5 |
| 3 | United States | 75.7 | 24.4% | 29k | 227k | #1 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 69.3 | 31.7% | 5.4k | 54k | #3 |
| 5 | Germany | 64.4 | 32.5% | 6.3k | 61k | #4 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 60.4 | 25.1% | 6.2k | 49k | #16 |
| 7 | Italy | 57.0 | 33.7% | 6.9k | 66k | #12 |
| 8 | Australia | 54.0 | 35.5% | 4.3k | 48k | #7 |
| 9 | Spain | 51.4 | 30.8% | 6.4k | 55k | #10 |
| 10 | France | 49.1 | 23.4% | 6.7k | 48k | #6 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 47.0 | 39.2% | 3k | 36k | #20 |
| 12 | Egypt | 45.0 | 20.6% | 7k | 46k | #19 |
| 13 | Canada | 43.3 | 29.6% | 4k | 37k | #11 |
| 14 | Iran | 41.6 | 22.8% | 6.4k | 44k | #21 |
| 15 | South Korea | 40.1 | 25.9% | 5.4k | 43k | #17 |
| 16 | Brazil | 38.7 | 11.4% | 19k | 67k | #14 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 37.3 | 39.5% | 1.7k | 21k | #9 |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 36.1 | 22.5% | 3.1k | 20k | #33 |
| 19 | Poland | 34.9 | 23.0% | 4.6k | 34k | #22 |
| 20 | Japan | 33.7 | 18.9% | 6.9k | 40k | #8 |
| 21 | Türkiye | 32.7 | 14.4% | 8.5k | 36k | #29 |
| 22 | South Africa | 31.6 | 25.3% | 2.6k | 20k | #26 |
| 23 | ?? | 30.7 | 21.8% | 3.4k | 23k | #30 |
| 24 | Switzerland | 29.7 | 37.2% | 1.2k | 15k | #13 |
| 25 | Mexico | 28.8 | 14.5% | 4.9k | 22k | #23 |
| 26 | Indonesia | 27.9 | 3.7% | 21k | 28k | #41 |
| 27 | Malaysia | 27.1 | 17.6% | 2.7k | 17k | #38 |
| 28 | Portugal | 26.3 | 28.9% | 1.8k | 17k | #32 |
| 29 | Russia | 25.5 | 7.8% | 8.2k | 23k | #31 |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 24.8 | 20.6% | 2.7k | 15k | #50 |
| 31 | Greece | 24.1 | 32.8% | 1.4k | 13k | #40 |
| 32 | Belgium | 23.4 | 31.4% | 1.4k | 14k | #15 |
| 33 | Nigeria | 22.7 | 8.2% | 5.5k | 15k | #43 |
| 34 | Czechia | 22.0 | 26.3% | 1.9k | 14k | #28 |
| 35 | Morocco | 21.4 | 29.6% | 1.7k | 13k | #42 |
| 36 | Thailand | 20.7 | 21.1% | 2.7k | 16k | #47 |
| 37 | Denmark | 20.1 | 35.9% | 859 | 9.2k | #27 |
| 38 | Sweden | 19.6 | 35.5% | 1.1k | 11k | #18 |
| 39 | Hungary | 19.0 | 22.6% | 1.5k | 9.5k | #34 |
| 40 | Austria | 18.4 | 33.3% | 808 | 8.2k | #24 |
| 41 | Israel | 17.9 | 32.7% | 895 | 9.4k | #25 |
| 42 | Romania | 17.3 | 18.8% | 1.4k | 8.3k | #53 |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 16.8 | 37.5% | 514 | 5.4k | #60 |
| 44 | Iraq | 16.3 | 7.6% | 3.6k | 7.3k | #61 |
| 45 | Taiwan | 15.8 | 25.5% | 1.4k | 11k | #37 |
| 46 | Argentina | 15.3 | 17.7% | 2.1k | 10k | #36 |
| 47 | New Zealand | 14.9 | 26.2% | 842 | 7.5k | #35 |
| 48 | Chile | 14.4 | 24.4% | 1.1k | 7.2k | #49 |
| 49 | Ireland | 13.9 | 33.9% | 453 | 4.6k | #45 |
| 50 | Finland | 13.5 | 30.9% | 636 | 6.3k | #39 |
| 51 | Vietnam | 13.0 | 13.2% | 1.9k | 7.3k | #57 |
| 52 | Colombia | 12.6 | 14.9% | 1.6k | 6.2k | #52 |
| 53 | Serbia | 12.2 | 19.3% | 1.2k | 6.5k | #58 |
| 54 | Kenya | 11.8 | 20.1% | 968 | 5.3k | #51 |
| 55 | Tunisia | 11.4 | 23.8% | 1.1k | 7k | #56 |
| 56 | Ghana | 11.0 | 21.5% | 770 | 4.4k | #64 |
| 57 | Singapore | 10.6 | 36.0% | 367 | 4.1k | #46 |
| 58 | Hong Kong | 10.2 | 39.9% | 340 | 4.6k | #55 |
| 59 | Slovakia | 9.8 | 19.7% | 622 | 3.8k | #54 |
| 60 | Philippines | 9.5 | 11.1% | 1.4k | 3.9k | #48 |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 9.1 | 13.9% | 709 | 3.1k | #69 |
| 62 | Nepal | 8.7 | 10.3% | 1.2k | 4k | #68 |
| 63 | Norway | 8.4 | 24.0% | 513 | 3.5k | #44 |
| 64 | Algeria | 8.0 | 11.9% | 1.1k | 4.4k | #66 |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 7.7 | 14.6% | 907 | 3.8k | #62 |
| 66 | Croatia | 7.3 | 20.8% | 686 | 4.1k | #67 |
| 67 | Ecuador | 7.0 | 10.5% | 938 | 2.4k | #74 |
| 68 | Tanzania | 6.7 | 21.6% | 538 | 2.8k | #65 |
| 69 | Uganda | 6.4 | 24.3% | 374 | 2.4k | #73 |
| 70 | Ukraine | 6.0 | 6.8% | 1.8k | 3.5k | #70 |
| 71 | Estonia | 5.7 | 34.0% | 279 | 2.7k | #59 |
| 72 | Oman | 5.4 | 33.3% | 240 | 2.1k | #63 |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 5.1 | 12.8% | 722 | 2.5k | #80 |
| 74 | Jordan | 4.8 | 25.4% | 318 | 2.4k | #78 |
| 75 | Slovenia | 4.5 | 21.0% | 407 | 2.3k | #71 |
| 76 | Cameroon | 4.2 | 10.7% | 651 | 2k | #76 |
| 77 | Peru | 3.9 | 10.4% | 833 | 2.1k | #75 |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 3.7 | 7.8% | 827 | 1.8k | #72 |
| 79 | Lithuania | 3.4 | 27.6% | 363 | 2.8k | #85 |
| 80 | Latvia | 3.1 | 19.4% | 254 | 1.3k | #97 |
| 81 | Sudan | 2.8 | 11.3% | 283 | 1k | #81 |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 2.5 | 6.8% | 428 | 628 | #92 |
| 83 | Benin | 2.3 | 17.5% | 263 | 1k | #83 |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 2.0 | 11.0% | 283 | 754 | #96 |
| 85 | Uruguay | 1.8 | 13.1% | 269 | 1.1k | #84 |
| 86 | Côte d'Ivoire | 149.1 | 6.0% | 457 | 752 | #93 |
| 87 | Georgia | 123.6 | 3.9% | 514 | 328 | #100 |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 98.3 | 8.2% | 284 | 658 | #95 |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 73.3 | 7.5% | 226 | 537 | — |
| 90 | Armenia | 48.6 | 6.9% | 207 | 416 | #98 |
| 91 | Belarus | 24.2 | 4.7% | 290 | 502 | #89 |
| 92 | Cuba | 0.0 | 7.5% | 201 | 438 | #91 |
countries ranked worldwide in Plant Science (92). 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.