Subfield · Virology
Top Countries in Virology Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 14 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 | 16.3% | 3.1k | 25k | #1 |
| 2 | China | 73.7 | 18.8% | 1.3k | 9.3k | #7 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 58.4 | 21.4% | 482 | 5.8k | #2 |
| 4 | India | 47.5 | 10.4% | 979 | 4.1k | #15 |
| 5 | Germany | 39.0 | 19.5% | 296 | 2.9k | #4 |
| 6 | France | 32.1 | 16.5% | 384 | 3.4k | #3 |
| 7 | Spain | 26.3 | 15.7% | 302 | 2.9k | #10 |
| 8 | Australia | 21.2 | 20.3% | 242 | 2.3k | #5 |
| 9 | Canada | 16.7 | 16.6% | 269 | 2.2k | #6 |
| 10 | South Africa | 12.7 | 19.4% | 219 | 1.9k | #12 |
| 11 | Italy | 9.1 | 17.9% | 323 | 3k | #11 |
| 12 | Brazil | 5.8 | 9.6% | 522 | 2k | #16 |
| 13 | Japan | 2.8 | 8.8% | 226 | 1k | #14 |
| 14 | Indonesia | 0.0 | 3.5% | 221 | 383 | #29 |
countries ranked worldwide in Virology (14). 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.