The article draws on the 2025 ScholarGPS country rankings to examine how global scientific leadership is becoming more distributed and more competitive.

China now leads in several major fields, India is rising rapidly, and Iran has made striking gains in Engineering, Agriculture, Public Health, and Pharmacy despite sweeping sanctions and limited access to Western research infrastructure.

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