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Research in Bridgetown

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Bridgetown, Barbados. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of the West Indies, Ross University School of Medicine and Ministry of Health.

Research institutions
8
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
58k
18.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Bridgetown

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 #10,634
2Queen Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system 465 #22,609 all time
3Ross University School of MedicineUniversity 296 #17,333
4Barbados Community CollegeUniversity 197 #28,582 all time
5Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 163 #20,265
6Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management AgencyInstitution 73 not ranked
7Erdiston Teachers' Training CollegeUniversity 7 not ranked
8Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and HydrologyResearch facility 3 not ranked

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.

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: 61.8%Queen Elizabeth Hospital: 14.8%Ross University School of Medicine: 9.4%Barbados Community College: 6.3%4 others listed: 7.8%62%largest
University of the West Indies1,945 · 61.8%Queen Elizabeth Hospital465 · 14.8%Ross University School of Medicine296 · 9.4%Barbados Community College197 · 6.3%4 others listed246 · 7.8%

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

Which fields of science does Bridgetown work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Bridgetown is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 294 fractional works · 42.2% of its workMedicine: 248 fractional works · 35.6% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 29 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 35 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 219 fractional works · 31.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 121 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 39 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 20 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 21 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 112 fractional works · 16.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 39 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 73 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBridgetown697fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences31%

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. Medicine24835.6%
    2. Health Professions355.0%
    3. Nursing71.0%
    4. Dentistry40.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences12117.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance263.7%
    3. Psychology233.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities223.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting213.0%
    6. Decision Sciences50.7%
    1. Environmental Science395.5%
    2. Computer Science213.1%
    3. Engineering162.3%
    4. Chemistry131.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences111.5%
    6. Mathematics40.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy40.5%
    8. Materials Science30.5%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology284.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences263.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology101.5%
    4. Neuroscience60.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Bridgetown?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology57▲ 2.0×113 topics
  2. Climate Change28▲ 1.49×60 topics
  3. Public Health27▲ 2.7×47 topics
  4. Globalization27▲ 1.96×45 topics
  5. Sustainability26▲ 1.50×40 topics
  6. Mental Health20▲ 1.99×30 topics
  7. Inflammation18▲ 1.19×57 topics
  8. Treatment18▲ 2.1×44 topics
  9. COVID-1918▲ 1.93×23 topics
  10. Diagnosis17▲ 2.6×39 topics
  11. Risk Factors16▲ 2.1×30 topics
  12. Quality of Life16▲ 1.59×46 topics
  13. Vulnerability15▲ 9.3×8 topics
  14. Diabetes15▲ 4.2×16 topics
  15. Identity14▲ 2.9×18 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 1.71×31 topics
  17. Depression13▲ 2.2×17 topics
  18. Pandemic13▲ 1.93×11 topics
  19. Gender13▲ 3.5×18 topics
  20. Obesity12▲ 2.3×20 topics
  21. Management12▲ 2.2×28 topics
  22. Culture12▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Postcolonialism12▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Health Education12▲ 3.8×8 topics
  25. Non-Communicable Diseases11▲ 5.9×3 topics
  26. Maternal Mortality11▲ 7.1×5 topics
  27. Resilience11▲ 3.2×11 topics
  28. Global Burden10▲ 2.7×11 topics
  29. Pathogenesis10▲ 2.9×23 topics
  30. Infectious Diseases9▲ 4.0×7 topics
  31. Primary Care9▲ 3.5×12 topics
  32. Vaccine Development9▲ 5.0×10 topics
  33. Governance9▲ 3.9×6 topics
  34. Race8▲ 10×8 topics
  35. Decolonization8▲ 14×5 topics
  36. Politics8▲ 4.4×7 topics
  37. Global Trade8▲ 5.7×6 topics
  38. Chronic Disease8▲ 6.3×4 topics
  39. Ocean Acidification7▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Caribbean7▲ 54×3 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

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting20%40%Bridgetown12.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 32.4% in 2016.

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