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Research in Georgetown

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Georgetown, Guyana. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Guyana and Texila American University.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2k
▲ 105% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.5k
4.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Georgetown

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 Georgetown?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of GuyanaUniversity 1,150 #7,431
2Texila American UniversityUniversity 794 #9,258
3Guyana School of AgricultureUniversity 50 not ranked
4Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and DevelopmentNonprofit 22 not ranked
5Guyana Forestry CommissionGovernment institution 14 not ranked
6Gemsville Technical UniversityUniversity 1 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 Guyana: 56.6%Texila American University: 39.1%Guyana School of Agriculture: 2.5%Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development: 1.1%2 others listed: 0.7%57%largest
University of Guyana1,150 · 56.6%Texila American University794 · 39.1%Guyana School of Agriculture50 · 2.5%Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development22 · 1.1%2 others listed15 · 0.7%

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

Which fields of science does Georgetown work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Georgetown is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 405 fractional works · 40.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 216 fractional works · 21.5% of its workEducation: 63 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 54 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 58 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 41 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 52 fractional works · 5.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 43 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 251 fractional works · 25.0% of its workMedicine: 173 fractional works · 17.3% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 57 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 34 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 205 fractional works · 20.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 70 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 43 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 40 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 144 fractional works · 14.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 86 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPlant Science: 32 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKGeorgetown1,004fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences40%

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. Social Sciences21621.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance585.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting525.2%
    4. Psychology434.3%
    5. Decision Sciences191.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities171.7%
    1. Medicine17317.3%
    2. Health Professions575.7%
    3. Nursing161.5%
    4. Dentistry50.5%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Environmental Science706.9%
    2. Computer Science434.2%
    3. Engineering404.0%
    4. Materials Science131.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences111.1%
    6. Chemistry90.9%
    7. Energy80.8%
    8. Mathematics70.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy40.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences868.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology363.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology70.7%
    5. Neuroscience60.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Georgetown?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Development, Epidemiology, COVID-19, Postcolonialism, Climate Change, Maternal Mortality and Caribbean.

▲ 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. Globalization58▲ 2.9×51 topics
  2. Epidemiology56▲ 1.41×79 topics
  3. Climate Change46▲ 1.67×59 topics
  4. Sustainability41▲ 1.68×48 topics
  5. COVID-1937▲ 2.8×23 topics
  6. Environmental Impact33▲ 1.94×36 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress32▲ 1.91×36 topics
  8. Economic Development32▲ 3.9×19 topics
  9. Public Health30▲ 2.1×41 topics
  10. Mental Health27▲ 1.89×21 topics
  11. Pandemic26▲ 2.6×12 topics
  12. Antioxidant24▲ 3.5×30 topics
  13. Economic Growth23▲ 2.8×17 topics
  14. Pedagogy23▲ 4.5×12 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity22▲ 3.6×20 topics
  16. Social Capital22▲ 4.2×16 topics
  17. Identity22▲ 3.0×14 topics
  18. Postcolonialism21▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Vaccine20▲ 5.0×10 topics
  20. Maternal Mortality20▲ 8.9×5 topics
  21. Caribbean19▲ 103×2 topics
  22. Culture19▲ 3.6×6 topics
  23. Nationalism18▲ 4.0×7 topics
  24. Risk Perception18▲ 6.5×6 topics
  25. Politics17▲ 6.5×4 topics
  26. Race17▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Tourism Development16▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Teaching Methods16▲ 9.7×3 topics
  29. Dancehall16▲ 212×1 topic
  30. Language Teaching15▲ 5.6×4 topics
  31. Critical Thinking15▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Digital Education14▲ 9.6×3 topics
  33. Formative Assessment14▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Educational Technologies14▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Poverty Reduction14▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Community Health Workers14▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Artistic Education14▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Student Competencies14▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Health Inequalities14▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Socio-economic Factors13▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Georgetown?

Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 14 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…10Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 10 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…8Child Nutrition and Water Access: 8 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 8 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 7 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…7Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 7 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 7 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 6 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…6Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 6 fractional works
Cultural StudiesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEducationNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 14 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  3. 3 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 10 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 8 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  6. 6 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 7 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 7 works
  9. 9 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  10. 10 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 6 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 counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Georgetown9.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.0% in 2005.

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