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Research in George Town

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in George Town, Cayman Islands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University College of the Cayman Islands.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
594
▲ 75% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
19.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
27.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
George Town

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Which research institutions are in George Town?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University College of the Cayman IslandsUniversity 168 #19,970
2GlobalFoundries (Cayman Islands)Company 37 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.

Which fields of science does George Town work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research in George Town is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (46%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 163 fractional works · 63.7% of its workComputer Science: 118 fractional works · 46.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 56 fractional works · 22.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 40 fractional works · 15.7% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 7.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 23.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 7.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGeorge Town255fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences23%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science11846.1%
    2. Engineering187.3%
    3. Environmental Science166.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences52.1%
    5. Mathematics20.7%
    6. Materials Science20.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences3312.8%
    2. Psychology114.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting62.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.5%
    5. Decision Sciences31.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities31.1%
    1. Medicine187.1%
    2. Health Professions10.4%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology93.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    3. Neuroscience20.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is George Town strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in George Town is most concentrated in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science (13.0× the world share in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition).

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 36.8 works13×
  2. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 52.6 works9.7×
  3. Computer ScienceField · 107.0 works6.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 6.11× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science6.11×107 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.42×3 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.41×5 works
  4. Psychology1.38×9 works
  5. Environmental Science1.36×15 works
  6. Social Sciences1.02×29 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.81×6 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×4 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×7 works
  10. Engineering0.46×16 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.42×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.36×1 works
  13. Medicine0.34×15 works
  14. Neuroscience0.30×1 works
  15. Energy0.23×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.20×1 works
  17. Materials Science0.18×1 works
  18. Health Professions0.18×1 works
  19. Nursing0.15×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×2 works
  21. Veterinary0.14×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.12×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Which keywords describe research in George Town?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Information Retrieval, Text Classification, Machine Translation, Topic Modeling and Semantic Similarity.

▲ 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. Deep Learning54▲ 6.1×52 topics
  2. Neural Networks38▲ 9.7×24 topics
  3. Machine Learning17▲ 2.0×39 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks16▲ 8.5×11 topics
  5. Information Retrieval15▲ 26×3 topics
  6. Text Classification15▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Climate Change13▲ 1.83×26 topics
  8. Machine Translation13▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Topic Modeling13▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Semantic Similarity12▲ 40×1 topic
  11. Word Representation12▲ 40×1 topic
  12. Corpus Linguistics12▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Neural Machine Translation12▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Statistical Machine Translation12▲ 51×1 topic
  15. Unsupervised Learning10▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Globalization9▲ 1.87×12 topics
  17. Representation Learning9▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Convolutional Networks8▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Ocean Acidification7▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Image Captioning7▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Visual Question Answering7▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Identity6▲ 3.4×6 topics
  23. Marine Ecosystems6▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Semi-Supervised Learning6▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Pose Estimation5▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Caribbean5▲ 105×2 topics
  27. Generative Adversarial Networks5▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Deep Neural Networks5▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Meta-Learning5▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Image Classification4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  31. Postcolonialism4▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Population Dynamics4▲ 6.5×7 topics
  33. Bleaching4▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Coral Reefs4▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Transfer Learning4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  36. Dancehall4▲ 220×1 topic
  37. Image Recognition4▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Action Recognition4▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Object Detection4▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Spatiotemporal Features4▲ 30×1 topic

What research is done in George Town?

Topic Modeling12Topic Modeling: 12 fractional worksNatural Language Process…12Natural Language Processing Techniques: 12 fractional worksMultimodal Machine Learning Applications: 6 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksHuman Pose and Action Recognition: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques: 4 fractional worksCaribbean history, culture, and politics: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 4 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 3 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and Synthesis: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionEcologyCultural Studies

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

  1. 1 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  2. 2 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  3. 3 Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  5. 5 Human Pose and Action Recognition Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  7. 7 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 4 works
  8. 8 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  9. 9 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 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%60%George Town18.1% 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 46.3% in 2021.

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