Global perspective

Research by Country

Name: Research by Country: Global University Intelligence – ITS Research Solution
Creator: ITS Research Solution

Compare national research systems through the universities that meet the ITS public-data quality gate. Country pages combine recent output, citations, growth and institution-level benchmarking rather than simple directory counts.

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Countries appear here only after enough universities have complete recent research histories to support a meaningful comparison. This prevents a country page from being published simply because a registry contains institution names. The figures below are based on the current local snapshot and will change as OpenAlex and ROR records are refreshed.

China

1,048 index-ready universities · 9,313,285 five-year works · 112,468,463 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Tsinghua University.

United States

1,905 index-ready universities · 8,090,875 five-year works · 86,632,151 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Harvard University.

India

1,154 index-ready universities · 3,070,433 five-year works · 20,914,504 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Saveetha University.

Indonesia

601 index-ready universities · 2,437,728 five-year works · 4,479,201 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Indonesia.

United Kingdom

252 index-ready universities · 2,401,066 five-year works · 28,372,532 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University College London.

Brazil

429 index-ready universities · 2,063,692 five-year works · 7,612,925 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidade de São Paulo.

Germany

331 index-ready universities · 1,936,879 five-year works · 17,478,030 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Heidelberg University.

France

290 index-ready universities · 1,608,100 five-year works · 12,533,377 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Université Paris Cité.

Japan

614 index-ready universities · 1,388,851 five-year works · 10,518,802 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: The University of Tokyo.

Italy

134 index-ready universities · 1,337,683 five-year works · 14,114,348 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Milan.

Canada

174 index-ready universities · 1,195,752 five-year works · 13,099,627 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Toronto.

Australia

70 index-ready universities · 1,104,980 five-year works · 14,108,754 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Monash University.

Türkiye

201 index-ready universities · 1,060,538 five-year works · 6,001,504 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Istanbul Technical University.

Spain

129 index-ready universities · 1,032,469 five-year works · 8,660,762 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universitat de Barcelona.

Russia

541 index-ready universities · 939,053 five-year works · 3,439,584 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Lomonosov Moscow State University.

South Korea

227 index-ready universities · 885,367 five-year works · 10,229,703 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Seoul National University.

Iran

284 index-ready universities · 860,550 five-year works · 7,746,195 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Tehran.

Pakistan

193 index-ready universities · 604,131 five-year works · 5,403,730 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: COMSATS University Islamabad.

The Netherlands

57 index-ready universities · 599,136 five-year works · 7,156,861 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Amsterdam.

Poland

161 index-ready universities · 589,364 five-year works · 4,155,588 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: AGH University of Krakow.

Saudi Arabia

53 index-ready universities · 528,754 five-year works · 6,792,131 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: King Saud University.

Malaysia

83 index-ready universities · 487,266 five-year works · 3,941,294 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Malaya.

Egypt

81 index-ready universities · 473,988 five-year works · 4,352,375 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Cairo University.

Sweden

40 index-ready universities · 471,392 five-year works · 5,229,533 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Karolinska Institutet.

Mexico

243 index-ready universities · 459,156 five-year works · 1,956,822 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Switzerland

62 index-ready universities · 442,588 five-year works · 4,890,363 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: ETH Zurich.

Nigeria

153 index-ready universities · 423,276 five-year works · 1,843,575 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Ibadan.

Taiwan

129 index-ready universities · 408,642 five-year works · 4,160,818 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: National Taiwan University.

Portugal

101 index-ready universities · 365,440 five-year works · 3,112,844 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Lisbon.

Ukraine

215 index-ready universities · 355,741 five-year works · 780,621 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Sumy State University.

Belgium

41 index-ready universities · 333,683 five-year works · 3,380,167 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: KU Leuven.

South Africa

38 index-ready universities · 329,048 five-year works · 2,900,679 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Cape Town.

Hong Kong

14 index-ready universities · 310,359 five-year works · 4,858,934 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Hong Kong.

Denmark

29 index-ready universities · 310,202 five-year works · 3,315,509 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Copenhagen.

Austria

66 index-ready universities · 308,898 five-year works · 2,784,862 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Medical University of Vienna.

Norway

39 index-ready universities · 300,691 five-year works · 2,295,829 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Oslo.

Iraq

71 index-ready universities · 273,650 five-year works · 1,663,380 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Technology - Iraq.

Colombia

155 index-ready universities · 271,312 five-year works · 1,048,047 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidad de Los Andes.

Thailand

122 index-ready universities · 270,779 five-year works · 1,835,721 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Chulalongkorn University.

Finland

41 index-ready universities · 259,308 five-year works · 2,492,035 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Helsinki.

Vietnam

132 index-ready universities · 239,605 five-year works · 1,566,702 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Duy Tan University.

Chile

63 index-ready universities · 237,251 five-year works · 1,686,908 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Bangladesh

112 index-ready universities · 237,219 five-year works · 1,994,294 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Dhaka.

Greece

44 index-ready universities · 217,331 five-year works · 2,220,605 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Singapore

31 index-ready universities · 200,390 five-year works · 3,460,772 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: National University of Singapore.

Israel

49 index-ready universities · 199,064 five-year works · 2,092,191 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Tel Aviv University.

Czechia

38 index-ready universities · 197,801 five-year works · 1,732,101 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Charles University.

Argentina

95 index-ready universities · 194,246 five-year works · 778,386 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Romania

78 index-ready universities · 185,233 five-year works · 1,325,828 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

Morocco

50 index-ready universities · 171,202 five-year works · 1,068,870 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique.

Ireland

18 index-ready universities · 162,017 five-year works · 1,721,071 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Trinity College Dublin.

Peru

85 index-ready universities · 158,130 five-year works · 504,891 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

Ecuador

63 index-ready universities · 154,022 five-year works · 480,368 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidad San Francisco de Quito.

Hungary

41 index-ready universities · 147,415 five-year works · 1,061,820 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Semmelweis University.

Ethiopia

39 index-ready universities · 144,494 five-year works · 1,107,034 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: New Generation University College.

New Zealand

26 index-ready universities · 141,991 five-year works · 1,375,483 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Auckland.

United Arab Emirates

49 index-ready universities · 140,051 five-year works · 1,622,503 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Khalifa University of Science and Technology.

Algeria

69 index-ready universities · 128,636 five-year works · 705,921 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University Ferhat Abbas of Setif.

Philippines

193 index-ready universities · 128,064 five-year works · 462,274 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Northwestern University.

Uzbekistan

54 index-ready universities · 119,427 five-year works · 258,892 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: New Uzbekistan University.

Tunisia

32 index-ready universities · 114,265 five-year works · 675,240 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Sfax.

Jordan

28 index-ready universities · 105,753 five-year works · 1,060,799 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Applied Science Private University.

Kazakhstan

63 index-ready universities · 98,881 five-year works · 391,654 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Nazarbayev University.

Serbia

24 index-ready universities · 92,250 five-year works · 582,875 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Belgrade.

Ghana

45 index-ready universities · 88,957 five-year works · 562,607 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Croatia

31 index-ready universities · 77,766 five-year works · 507,081 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Zagreb.

Kenya

56 index-ready universities · 72,395 five-year works · 309,037 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Aga Khan University Nairobi.

Nepal

30 index-ready universities · 65,727 five-year works · 277,796 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Tribhuvan University.

Slovenia

36 index-ready universities · 63,900 five-year works · 465,149 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Ljubljana.

Slovakia

29 index-ready universities · 62,841 five-year works · 414,495 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Comenius University Bratislava.

Bulgaria

46 index-ready universities · 57,089 five-year works · 253,220 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski".

Cyprus

25 index-ready universities · 49,605 five-year works · 541,333 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Cyprus.

Cameroon

19 index-ready universities · 49,043 five-year works · 242,452 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Université de Yaoundé I.

Sri Lanka

19 index-ready universities · 48,168 five-year works · 296,577 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Peradeniya.

Lebanon

25 index-ready universities · 46,712 five-year works · 638,349 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Lebanese American University.

Lithuania

26 index-ready universities · 44,623 five-year works · 342,506 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Vilnius University.

Qatar

16 index-ready universities · 40,542 five-year works · 595,131 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Qatar University.

Uganda

27 index-ready universities · 39,095 five-year works · 254,157 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Makerere University.

Tanzania

33 index-ready universities · 38,583 five-year works · 190,320 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.

Latvia

27 index-ready universities · 37,643 five-year works · 187,376 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: College of Business Administration.

Costa Rica

31 index-ready universities · 37,446 five-year works · 104,502 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidad de Costa Rica.

Azerbaijan

30 index-ready universities · 37,229 five-year works · 130,928 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Azerbaijan State University of Economics.

Estonia

14 index-ready universities · 36,207 five-year works · 343,996 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Tartu.

Cuba

24 index-ready universities · 32,837 five-year works · 55,676 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Havana.

Oman

21 index-ready universities · 31,737 five-year works · 314,529 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Sultan Qaboos University.

Yemen

21 index-ready universities · 31,339 five-year works · 216,608 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Sana'a University.

Sudan

37 index-ready universities · 30,708 five-year works · 153,910 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: National University.

Belarus

41 index-ready universities · 30,132 five-year works · 57,520 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Belarusian State University.

Georgia

28 index-ready universities · 28,714 five-year works · 104,400 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Ilia State University.

Venezuela

32 index-ready universities · 27,557 five-year works · 61,541 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Central University of Venezuela.

Puerto Rico

27 index-ready universities · 25,736 five-year works · 226,107 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: National University College.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

18 index-ready universities · 23,455 five-year works · 93,007 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Sarajevo.

Ivory Coast

12 index-ready universities · 22,455 five-year works · 44,815 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

Bolivia

34 index-ready universities · 21,038 five-year works · 49,308 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidad Mayor de San Andrés.

Palestinian Territory

16 index-ready universities · 20,638 five-year works · 182,026 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: An-Najah National University.

DR Congo

31 index-ready universities · 20,453 five-year works · 79,037 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Kinshasa.

Mongolia

15 index-ready universities · 20,168 five-year works · 59,257 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: National University of Mongolia.

Cambodia

17 index-ready universities · 20,036 five-year works · 66,106 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Health Science.

Zimbabwe

15 index-ready universities · 20,017 five-year works · 92,910 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Zimbabwe.

Zambia

13 index-ready universities · 18,904 five-year works · 84,055 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Zambia.

Mozambique

15 index-ready universities · 17,077 five-year works · 39,313 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Eduardo Mondlane University.

Moldova

17 index-ready universities · 17,016 five-year works · 25,991 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

Libya

14 index-ready universities · 16,712 five-year works · 71,776 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Tripoli.

North Macedonia

13 index-ready universities · 16,213 five-year works · 72,818 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

Bahrain

11 index-ready universities · 16,006 five-year works · 123,732 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Bahrain.

Albania

21 index-ready universities · 15,880 five-year works · 58,519 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Agricultural University of Tirana.

Paraguay

24 index-ready universities · 14,882 five-year works · 29,804 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidad Nacional de Asunción.

Senegal

12 index-ready universities · 14,398 five-year works · 41,123 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Cheikh Anta Diop University.

Syria

16 index-ready universities · 14,333 five-year works · 72,793 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Damascus University.

Armenia

14 index-ready universities · 13,080 five-year works · 38,012 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Yerevan State Medical University.

Rwanda

10 index-ready universities · 12,641 five-year works · 75,547 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Rwanda.

Kyrgyzstan

22 index-ready universities · 11,469 five-year works · 28,274 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Central Asia.

Afghanistan

28 index-ready universities · 11,430 five-year works · 52,980 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Kabul University.

Myanmar

23 index-ready universities · 10,709 five-year works · 30,221 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of Dental Medicine.

Dominican Republic

20 index-ready universities · 9,798 five-year works · 31,042 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidad Iberoamericana.

Somalia

18 index-ready universities · 8,575 five-year works · 31,987 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: SIMAD University.

Panama

12 index-ready universities · 8,474 five-year works · 23,672 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Universidad de Panamá.

Nicaragua

17 index-ready universities · 8,206 five-year works · 14,260 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: National Autonomous University of Nicaragua.

El Salvador

14 index-ready universities · 6,670 five-year works · 10,219 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: University of El Salvador.

Honduras

11 index-ready universities · 5,249 five-year works · 13,229 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: National Autonomous University of Honduras.

Tajikistan

11 index-ready universities · 5,215 five-year works · 13,242 citations.

Current leading research-performance institution: Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan.

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ITS Research Solution only indexes pages when the underlying data is rich enough to support useful comparison and interpretation. Registry-only records, short research histories, missing topics and low-completeness profiles stay in the database but remain outside the public sitemap. This prevents repetitive, thin institution and subject pages.

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