Nearly half of the world’s Nature Index chemistry research is now done in China

Deep diveA country-level breakdown of chemistry output in the Nature Index illustrates just how dominant China is in the subject. In 2025*, China was responsible for 53% of total chemistry Share in the Index. The United States, ranked second in the subject, accounted for 15%.Source: Nature IndexSubject shareThe top 10 countries for chemistry in the Nature Index in 2025* are ranked by the proportion of their total research output that is related to chemistry. For example, one-quarter of US output during the period was chemistry-related, compared with nearly 60% for India.Collaboration nations

Nature 653, S55 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00431-0This article is part of Nature Index 2026 Chemistry, an editorially independent supplement. Advertisers have no influence over the content. For more information about Nature Index, see the homepage.

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