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Research in Basseterre

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ministry of Education, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and University of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.8k
▲ 93% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
13.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1964-2026
63 years on the record
Basseterre

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Which research institutions are in Basseterre?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ministry of EducationGovernment institution 837 #3,071
2Ross University School of Veterinary MedicineUniversity 720 #13,963
3University of Medicine and Health SciencesUniversity 267 #14,047

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Basseterre work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Basseterre is in Health Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 315 fractional works · 32.7% of its workMedicine: 260 fractional works · 27.1% of its workSurgery: 30 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmall Animals: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEquine: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 308 fractional works · 32.0% of its workEngineering: 163 fractional works · 17.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 50 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 268 fractional works · 27.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 140 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 85 fractional works · 8.8% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 55 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPlant Science: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 48 fractional works · 5.0% of its workImmunology: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workParasitology: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBasseterre962fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine26027.1%
    2. Health Professions272.8%
    3. Veterinary202.0%
    4. Nursing60.6%
    5. Dentistry20.2%
    1. Engineering16317.0%
    2. Environmental Science505.2%
    3. Materials Science343.6%
    4. Chemistry202.1%
    5. Computer Science161.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy50.6%
    8. Energy50.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.3%
    10. Mathematics20.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14014.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences555.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology485.0%
    4. Neuroscience222.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.4%
    1. Psychology252.6%
    2. Social Sciences252.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting60.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities50.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.5%
    6. Decision Sciences50.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Basseterre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Inflammation, Biomedical Applications, Public Health, Pathogenesis and Biomarkers.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology68▲ 1.78×113 topics
  2. Inflammation44▲ 2.1×78 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress44▲ 2.8×57 topics
  4. Cancer38▲ 2.9×53 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications32▲ 2.8×30 topics
  6. Public Health27▲ 1.95×40 topics
  7. Climate Change23◆ 0.89×49 topics
  8. Biomarkers20▲ 3.0×17 topics
  9. Biodiversity19▲ 2.5×18 topics
  10. Gene Expression18▲ 3.0×17 topics
  11. Pathogenesis18▲ 3.6×23 topics
  12. Nanoparticles17▲ 1.40×28 topics
  13. Diagnosis17▲ 1.85×36 topics
  14. Immune Response17▲ 3.0×21 topics
  15. Immunotherapy16▲ 2.3×18 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 1.98×21 topics
  17. Cancer Therapy15▲ 2.8×19 topics
  18. Metabolism14▲ 2.7×23 topics
  19. Invasive Species14▲ 3.3×14 topics
  20. Immunity14▲ 3.5×10 topics
  21. Resilience13▲ 2.7×13 topics
  22. Pore Structure12▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Pharmacokinetics11▲ 4.4×12 topics
  24. Metastasis11▲ 3.4×12 topics
  25. CO2 Sequestration10▲ 5.6×3 topics
  26. Biogenesis10▲ 6.3×3 topics
  27. Molecular Phylogeny10▲ 6.6×10 topics
  28. Innate Immunity10▲ 3.3×11 topics
  29. Coal Permeability10▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Coalbed Methane10▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Neuroprotective Effects8▲ 5.6×6 topics
  32. Soft Robotics8▲ 11×2 topics
  33. MicroRNA8▲ 7.2×2 topics
  34. Aquatic Environment8▲ 9.5×2 topics
  35. Therapeutics8▲ 7.5×2 topics
  36. Host-Pathogen Interactions7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  37. Zoonotic Transmission7▲ 9.8×4 topics
  38. Work-related Stress7▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Dysregulation7▲ 9.7×1 topic
  40. Targeting7▲ 9.7×1 topic

What research is done in Basseterre?

Coal Properties and Util…7Coal Properties and Utilization: 7 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regu…6MicroRNA in disease regulation: 6 fractional worksVeterinary Equine Medica…6Veterinary Equine Medical Research: 6 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…5Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 5 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 5 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and Education Studies: 5 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applic…4Soft Robotics and Applications: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 4 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 3 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …3Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringCancer ResearchEquineEcology6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Coal Properties and Utilization Ocean Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 6 works
  3. 3 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 6 works
  4. 4 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  6. 6 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 5 works
  7. 7 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Basseterre21.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.8% in 2024.

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