Subfield · Sociology and Political Science
Top Countries in Sociology and Political Science Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 122 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 | United States | 100.0 | 21.3% | 111k | 388k | #1 |
| 2 | China | 85.6 | 27.2% | 40k | 181k | #4 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 77.1 | 26.7% | 37k | 158k | #2 |
| 4 | Germany | 71.1 | 19.3% | 35k | 84k | #3 |
| 5 | Australia | 66.5 | 29.4% | 16k | 74k | #5 |
| 6 | India | 62.7 | 17.9% | 21k | 52k | #12 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 59.5 | 8.6% | 116k | 109k | #10 |
| 8 | Canada | 56.7 | 20.3% | 19k | 59k | #6 |
| 9 | Italy | 54.3 | 21.7% | 13k | 42k | #8 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 52.1 | 33.1% | 7.8k | 41k | #7 |
| 11 | Spain | 50.1 | 19.5% | 16k | 45k | #9 |
| 12 | Türkiye | 48.3 | 15.6% | 19k | 33k | #23 |
| 13 | France | 46.6 | 6.6% | 38k | 32k | #11 |
| 14 | Malaysia | 45.1 | 17.3% | 9.7k | 25k | #25 |
| 15 | South Korea | 43.6 | 27.4% | 5.4k | 25k | #17 |
| 16 | Sweden | 42.3 | 33.6% | 5k | 26k | #13 |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 41.0 | 33.8% | 3.2k | 18k | #18 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 39.8 | 21.4% | 6k | 20k | #14 |
| 19 | South Africa | 38.7 | 24.5% | 7.1k | 20k | #16 |
| 20 | Brazil | 37.6 | 5.0% | 52k | 34k | #19 |
| 21 | Norway | 36.6 | 32.1% | 4.1k | 19k | #15 |
| 22 | Finland | 35.7 | 32.6% | 3.3k | 16k | #24 |
| 23 | Portugal | 34.7 | 20.4% | 5.6k | 16k | #29 |
| 24 | Austria | 33.8 | 21.5% | 4.5k | 14k | #22 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 33.0 | 26.7% | 2.9k | 13k | #37 |
| 26 | ?? | 32.2 | 10.0% | 11k | 15k | #36 |
| 27 | Denmark | 31.4 | 26.1% | 3.8k | 14k | #20 |
| 28 | Taiwan | 30.6 | 31.0% | 2.6k | 14k | #27 |
| 29 | Greece | 29.9 | 27.1% | 2.4k | 9k | #34 |
| 30 | Poland | 29.2 | 14.0% | 8.1k | 15k | #35 |
| 31 | Japan | 28.5 | 13.2% | 9.7k | 17k | #30 |
| 32 | Belgium | 27.9 | 21.1% | 4.4k | 13k | #21 |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 27.2 | 24.9% | 2.5k | 9.2k | #41 |
| 34 | Pakistan | 26.6 | 15.0% | 5.4k | 13k | #39 |
| 35 | Jordan | 26.0 | 24.2% | 1.6k | 7.4k | #50 |
| 36 | Singapore | 25.4 | 31.2% | 2.1k | 9.9k | #32 |
| 37 | Iran | 24.8 | 15.1% | 4.3k | 11k | #38 |
| 38 | Ireland | 24.3 | 23.1% | 2.7k | 9.4k | #33 |
| 39 | Israel | 23.7 | 23.2% | 3.8k | 11k | #28 |
| 40 | New Zealand | 23.2 | 28.9% | 2.4k | 10k | #26 |
| 41 | Vietnam | 22.7 | 17.1% | 3k | 7k | #49 |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 22.2 | 27.6% | 1.6k | 7.6k | #45 |
| 43 | Romania | 21.7 | 15.8% | 3.1k | 7.2k | #48 |
| 44 | Thailand | 21.2 | 20.3% | 2.7k | 7.2k | #46 |
| 45 | Russia | 20.8 | 7.6% | 18k | 15k | #31 |
| 46 | Macau | 20.3 | 39.8% | 921 | 5.5k | #52 |
| 47 | Nigeria | 19.9 | 12.8% | 5.3k | 7.3k | #51 |
| 48 | Hungary | 19.4 | 17.0% | 2.9k | 5.8k | #44 |
| 49 | Egypt | 19.0 | 14.1% | 2.4k | 5.7k | #56 |
| 50 | Czechia | 18.6 | 15.5% | 3.1k | 5.7k | #47 |
| 51 | Qatar | 18.2 | 34.0% | 766 | 3.6k | #55 |
| 52 | Chile | 17.8 | 12.7% | 3.7k | 5.7k | #43 |
| 53 | Ukraine | 17.4 | 7.2% | 9.9k | 6.1k | #62 |
| 54 | Ghana | 17.0 | 26.8% | 1.4k | 4.9k | #57 |
| 55 | Mexico | 16.6 | 8.9% | 6.2k | 6.9k | #40 |
| 56 | Cyprus | 16.2 | 26.6% | 901 | 3.3k | #53 |
| 57 | Philippines | 15.8 | 13.3% | 2.8k | 4.7k | #58 |
| 58 | Colombia | 15.5 | 11.4% | 4k | 5.8k | #54 |
| 59 | Slovenia | 15.1 | 15.9% | 1.7k | 3.1k | #42 |
| 60 | Morocco | 14.8 | 15.1% | 1.3k | 2.2k | #68 |
| 61 | Iraq | 14.4 | 5.4% | 3.6k | 3k | #75 |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 14.1 | 28.2% | 886 | 3.5k | #72 |
| 63 | Serbia | 13.8 | 15.9% | 1.5k | 2.9k | #63 |
| 64 | Ecuador | 13.4 | 13.5% | 2.3k | 3.3k | #74 |
| 65 | Lithuania | 13.1 | 15.9% | 1k | 2.1k | #66 |
| 66 | Croatia | 12.8 | 11.4% | 1.9k | 2.9k | #61 |
| 67 | Peru | 12.5 | 10.9% | 2.4k | 3.2k | #69 |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 12.2 | 11.3% | 1.8k | 2k | #73 |
| 69 | Argentina | 11.9 | 6.5% | 4.3k | 3.2k | #59 |
| 70 | Lebanon | 11.6 | 22.7% | 681 | 1.8k | #65 |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 11.3 | 21.8% | 725 | 1.4k | #77 |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 11.0 | 6.7% | 1.7k | 1.4k | #81 |
| 73 | Oman | 10.7 | 25.7% | 446 | 1.5k | #76 |
| 74 | Brunei | 10.4 | 23.6% | 374 | 905 | #85 |
| 75 | Slovakia | 10.1 | 13.7% | 1.2k | 2k | #60 |
| 76 | Estonia | 9.9 | 22.8% | 567 | 1.5k | #67 |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 9.6 | 12.0% | 1k | 1.5k | #70 |
| 78 | Palestine | 9.3 | 22.6% | 449 | 1.2k | #87 |
| 79 | Kenya | 9.0 | 11.7% | 1.6k | 2.1k | #71 |
| 80 | Uganda | 8.8 | 20.9% | 493 | 1.4k | #79 |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 8.5 | 19.9% | 426 | 1.3k | #64 |
| 82 | Nepal | 8.3 | 11.7% | 1.1k | 1.6k | #89 |
| 83 | Tunisia | 8.0 | 12.5% | 785 | 1.3k | #83 |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 7.8 | 16.3% | 710 | 1.6k | #84 |
| 85 | Tanzania | 7.5 | 16.6% | 692 | 1.6k | #88 |
| 86 | Cambodia | 7.3 | 21.2% | 365 | 860 | #96 |
| 87 | Kuwait | 7.0 | 19.1% | 344 | 916 | #91 |
| 88 | Latvia | 6.8 | 13.5% | 588 | 1k | #78 |
| 89 | Algeria | 6.6 | 8.0% | 994 | 724 | #80 |
| 90 | Cameroon | 6.3 | 12.8% | 543 | 845 | #93 |
| 91 | Bahrain | 6.1 | 25.8% | 219 | 679 | — |
| 92 | Iceland | 5.9 | 24.3% | 254 | 829 | #82 |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 5.6 | 15.6% | 397 | 676 | #86 |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 5.4 | 8.9% | 579 | 455 | #99 |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.2 | 7.9% | 557 | 449 | — |
| 96 | Albania | 5.0 | 12.2% | 355 | 428 | — |
| 97 | Uruguay | 4.8 | 8.9% | 523 | 448 | #98 |
| 98 | Puerto Rico | 4.6 | 14.1% | 256 | 707 | #92 |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 4.3 | 7.4% | 600 | 600 | #97 |
| 100 | Venezuela | 4.1 | 7.6% | 458 | 452 | #95 |
countries ranked worldwide in Sociology and Political Science (122). 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.