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Research in Bridgetown

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Bridgetown, Barbados. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of the West Indies, Ross University School of Medicine and Ministry of Health.

Research institutions
9
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.1%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Bridgetown?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the West IndiesUniversity 1,945 #10,895
2Queen Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system 465 #28,335 all time
3Ross University School of MedicineUniversity 296 #18,663
4Barbados Community CollegeUniversity 197 #36,833 all time
5Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 163 #24,844
6Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management AgencyInstitution 73 not ranked
7Boston Scientific (Barbados)Company 16 not ranked
8Erdiston Teachers' Training CollegeUniversity 7 not ranked
9Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and HydrologyResearch facility 3 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of the West Indies: 61.5%Queen Elizabeth Hospital: 14.7%Ross University School of Medicine: 9.4%Barbados Community College: 6.2%5 others listed: 8.3%61%largest
University of the West Indies1,945 · 61.5%Queen Elizabeth Hospital465 · 14.7%Ross University School of Medicine296 · 9.4%Barbados Community College197 · 6.2%5 others listed262 · 8.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which keywords describe research in Bridgetown?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Vulnerability, Globalization, Climate Change, Sustainability, Mental Health and Postcolonialism.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology48▲ 1.93×110 topics
  2. Climate Change26▲ 1.56×55 topics
  3. Public Health25▲ 2.8×44 topics
  4. Sustainability24▲ 1.60×36 topics
  5. Globalization24▲ 1.97×44 topics
  6. Mental Health19▲ 2.1×29 topics
  7. COVID-1916▲ 1.93×23 topics
  8. Diagnosis15▲ 2.5×39 topics
  9. Treatment15▲ 1.95×41 topics
  10. Vulnerability15▲ 10×8 topics
  11. Risk Factors14▲ 2.1×29 topics
  12. Quality of Life14▲ 1.55×43 topics
  13. Depression13▲ 2.3×17 topics
  14. Pandemic13▲ 1.91×11 topics
  15. Diabetes12▲ 4.0×16 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 1.71×27 topics
  17. Identity11▲ 2.5×14 topics
  18. Gender11▲ 3.3×17 topics
  19. Management11▲ 2.2×28 topics
  20. Non-Communicable Diseases10▲ 5.7×3 topics
  21. Culture10▲ 3.1×12 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 2.1×21 topics
  23. Resilience10▲ 3.5×11 topics
  24. Health Education10▲ 3.6×8 topics
  25. Obesity10▲ 2.1×20 topics
  26. Consumer Behavior10▲ 2.5×9 topics
  27. Postcolonialism9▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Pathogenesis9▲ 2.8×22 topics
  29. Infectious Diseases9▲ 4.2×6 topics
  30. Governance8▲ 4.2×6 topics
  31. Guidelines8▲ 2.9×12 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality8▲ 6.1×5 topics
  33. Decolonization8▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Global Trade7▲ 5.8×5 topics
  35. Healthcare Workers7▲ 4.5×5 topics
  36. Vaccine Development7▲ 4.3×10 topics
  37. Chronic Disease7▲ 6.1×4 topics
  38. Ocean Acidification6▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Race6▲ 8.7×6 topics
  40. Health Inequities6▲ 16×2 topics

What research is done in Bridgetown?

Global Public Health Pol…5Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts5COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 5 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 5 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…4Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 4 fractional worksCaribbean history, cultu…4Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…3Coastal and Marine Management: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEconomics and EconometricsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDemography5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  3. 3 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  4. 4 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 4 works
  5. 5 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 4 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works

Research output over time

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