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Research in Havana

Science Explorer records 41 research institutions in Havana, Cuba. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Havana, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana and Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología.

Research institutions
41
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
65k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
5.7%
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 Havana?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of HavanaUniversity 13,244 #7,928
2Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la HabanaUniversity 6,908 #13,652
3Polytechnic José Antonio EcheverríaUniversity 4,559 #19,931
4Ministerio de Salud PúblicaGovernment institution 3,174 #24,004
5Centro Nacional de Investigaciones CientíficasResearch facility 2,594 #26,986
6Hermanos Ameijeiras HospitalHospital / health system 2,387 #27,574
7Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Pedro Kourí”Research facility 2,092 #23,687
8Centro de Ingeniería Genética y BiotecnologíaResearch facility 2,051 #14,151
9Instituto Nacional de Ciencias AgrícolasGovernment institution 1,958 #23,319 all time
10Instituto de Hematología e InmunologíaHospital / health system 1,604 #25,671 all time
11Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y MicrobiologíaUniversity 1,512 #33,505 all time
12University of Information ScienceUniversity 1,373 #24,278
13Agricultural University of HavanaUniversity 1,281 #26,448
14Cuban Neuroscience CenterResearch facility 1,227 #25,173
15Finlay InstituteResearch facility 1,178 #23,393 all time
16Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio AmbienteGovernment institution 1,156 #26,893
17Instituto de Investigaciones AvícolasResearch facility 1,134 #33,929 all time
18Centro de Aplicaciones Tecnológicas y Desarrollo NuclearResearch facility 1,120 #19,957 all time
19Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía CardiovascularHospital / health system 1,107 #27,164 all time
20Instituto de Información Científica y TecnológicaResearch facility 1,062 #24,496
21Instituto de Oncología y RadiobiologíaHospital / health system 1,010 #29,813 all time
22Instituto de Neurologia Y NeurocirugiaResearch facility 988 #24,036
23Instituto de Geofísica y AstronomíaResearch facility 918 #21,053
24Instituto de Investigaciones en Fruticultura TropicalResearch facility 912 #34,464 all time
25Instituto de Nutricion e Higiene de los AlimentosResearch facility 880 #27,138
26Latin American School of MedicineUniversity 879 #22,095
27Instituto de GastroenterologíaHospital / health system 848 #30,534 all time
28Center of Molecular Immunology (Cuba)Company 763 #22,910
29Instituto Cubano de Investigaciones de los Derivados de la Caña de AzúcarResearch facility 688 #34,758 all time
30Instituto de Ecologia y SistemáticaResearch facility 650 #36,378 all time
31Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied SciencesUniversity 640 #16,138
32Instituto de Cibernética Matemática y FísicaResearch facility 623 #22,717 all time
33Pan American Health Organization (Cuba)Hospital / health system 576 #22,692 all time
34International Center of Neurologic RestorationResearch facility 507 #30,995 all time
35Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas Enrique José VaronaUniversity 440 #27,942
36Universidad de las ArtesUniversity 439 #26,839
37Centro Nacional de Biopreparados (Cuba)Company 318 #38,470 all time
38Advanced Technologies Application CenterNonprofit 258 #37,778 all time
39Instituto de Geografía TropicalGovernment institution 71 not ranked
40University of Pedagogical SciencesUniversity 56 not ranked
41Agencia de Energía Nuclear y Tecnologías de AvanzadaInstitution 12 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 Havana: 20.3%Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana: 10.6%Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría: 7.0%Ministerio de Salud Pública: 4.9%37 others listed: 57.2%20%largest
University of Havana13k · 20.3%Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana6,908 · 10.6%Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría4,559 · 7.0%Ministerio de Salud Pública3,174 · 4.9%37 others listed37k · 57.2%

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

What is Havana strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Havana is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Computer Science Applications and Development (7.0× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 36.0 works7.0×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 53.5 works4.6×
  3. DevelopmentSubfield · 21.4 works4.5×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Havana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Education, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Health Policy, Social Determinants of Health, Healthcare Access and Competitiveness.

▲ 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. Epidemiology327▲ 1.75×132 topics
  2. Public Health309▲ 4.5×66 topics
  3. Education288▲ 3.6×74 topics
  4. Sustainability200▲ 1.75×83 topics
  5. Climate Change197▲ 1.55×90 topics
  6. Globalization187▲ 2.0×82 topics
  7. Quality of Life179▲ 2.6×57 topics
  8. Innovation165▲ 3.3×37 topics
  9. Sustainable Development148▲ 1.98×55 topics
  10. Healthcare141▲ 2.7×28 topics
  11. Educational Technology138▲ 2.5×34 topics
  12. Health Promotion138▲ 9.2×17 topics
  13. Health Policy135▲ 18×7 topics
  14. Social Determinants of Health132▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Healthcare Access131▲ 9.9×11 topics
  16. Gender122▲ 4.8×27 topics
  17. Competitiveness120▲ 32×6 topics
  18. Identity119▲ 3.5×42 topics
  19. Latin America112▲ 12×22 topics
  20. Knowledge Management109▲ 4.2×21 topics
  21. Teacher Training108▲ 3.7×21 topics
  22. Culture101▲ 4.1×24 topics
  23. Aging Population97▲ 23×5 topics
  24. Pedagogy97▲ 4.2×19 topics
  25. Communication96▲ 6.6×16 topics
  26. Chronic Diseases96▲ 7.9×7 topics
  27. Digital Marketing92▲ 4.7×4 topics
  28. Nutrition91▲ 4.3×17 topics
  29. Medical Education84▲ 6.9×13 topics
  30. Global Health78▲ 11×7 topics
  31. Politics78▲ 6.1×13 topics
  32. Community Health74▲ 9.8×7 topics
  33. Economy74▲ 20×5 topics
  34. Race73▲ 14×10 topics
  35. Social Responsibility73▲ 6.6×6 topics
  36. Small and Medium Enterprises72▲ 8.8×6 topics
  37. Healthcare Quality70▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Revolution70▲ 68×2 topics
  39. Innovation Ecosystems69▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Healthcare Systems66▲ 29×2 topics

What research is done in Havana?

  1. 1 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 65 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 64 works
  3. 3 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 63 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 58 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 56 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 48 works
  7. 7 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 41 works
  8. 8 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 33 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 33 works
  10. 10 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 29 works

Research output over time

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